Mayweather breaks his silence...

[ElTerribleMorales]

Mayweather blames bout collapse on Pacquiao - Boxing - Yahoo! Sports

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

"Floyd Mayweather Jr. has fired back at Manny Pacquiao, saying the Filipino star’s refusal to compromise on drug testing concerns is the reason for the collapse of their prospective bout.

Mayweather made his first public comments about the negotiations in a written statement Thursday, one day after Pacquiao promoter Top Rank declared the March 13 bout dead due to an impasse in discussions over drug testing requirements.

Mayweather demanded repeated blood testing right up to the day of the fight, while Pacquiao asked for a 30-day cutoff before the bout. Mayweather now says he agreed to a 14-day cutoff compromise, but Pacquiao still won’t accept the terms.

Mayweather also says he’s still ready to sign a deal for the fight."

[eagle]

14 days is a more than resaonable compromise i would think.
That totally dismisses Manny's excuse about being weakened by the blood test...

[Kirkland Laing]

It still allows Pacneedle almost two weeks to take PEDs and still pass the tests. The question is will that be enough for Pacneedle to agree to the fight?

You've gotta love this.

[JazMerkin]

Look at Gayweather duck de fight wit his 14 day 'compromize'. Fraud is fraid to fight Pacquiao on fair terms, where Floyd is handcuffed whilst Manny has barbed wire on his gloves. You know WHY!! Coz Gayweather iz a pussy! He's not real fighter like our lord and saviour Emanuel PacquiaO.

There don't seem to be any Pactards about at the moment, so I thought I should represent their views.

[DatsiK]

Look at Gayweather duck de fight wit his 14 day 'compromize'. Fraud is fraid to fight Pacquiao on fair terms, where Floyd is handcuffed whilst Manny has barbed wire on his gloves. You know WHY!! Coz Gayweather iz a pussy! He's not real fighter like our lord and saviour Emanuel PacquiaO.

There don't seem to be any Pactards about at the moment, so I thought I should represent their views.

LOL. Rep

Nothing to say on the matter.. it's pretty clear Mayweather wants to fight, 14 day cut off is more than fair. Now Pacneedle will go down as the fighter who was scared to fight Floyd.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Look at Gayweather duck de fight wit his 14 day 'compromize'. Fraud is fraid to fight Pacquiao on fair terms, where Floyd is handcuffed whilst Manny has barbed wire on his gloves. You know WHY!! Coz Gayweather iz a pussy! He's not real fighter like our lord and saviour Emanuel PacquiaO.

There don't seem to be any Pactards about at the moment, so I thought I should represent their views.

LOL. Rep

Nothing to say on the matter.. it's pretty clear Mayweather wants to fight, 14 day cut off is more than fair. Now Pacneedle will go down as the fighter who was scared to fight Floyd.

apparently if you're not weight drained or shot (or a combination of both), then you don't qualify to be one of Pacquiao's opponents

[DaxxKahn]

It still allows Pacneedle almost two weeks to take PEDs and still pass the tests. The question is will that be enough for Pacneedle to agree to the fight?

You've gotta love this.

Actually nothing to love about this...(Though I know you meant it in a sarcasim way)...This thing is a disgrace to boxing, crazyhess is what I call it, for what ever reasons who ever is right who ever is wrong I can care less all I know is this makes not only the fighters involved lookl bad but the whole damn sport!!!!

It is times like this I wish commissions would step in and say something, anything, be it force the test on Manny or jump in and state

Pacquiao will be allowed X amount of days before the bout with no random testing, Mayweather will pay X amount of the weight issue and if neither party agrees the commission should jump in and say the fiught is scrapped period, if you guys cant agree on something move on period!

[Zilla]

It still allows Pacneedle almost two weeks to take PEDs and still pass the tests. The question is will that be enough for Pacneedle to agree to the fight?

You've gotta love this.

Actually nothing to love about this...(Though I know you meant it in a sarcasim way)...This thing is a disgrace to boxing, crazyhess is what I call it, for what ever reasons who ever is right who ever is wrong I can care less all I know is this makes not only the fighters involved lookl bad but the whole damn sport!!!!

It is times like this I wish commissions would step in and say something, anything, be it force the test on Manny or jump in and state

Pacquiao will be allowed X amount of days before the bout with no random testing, Mayweather will pay X amount of the weight issue and if neither party agrees the commission should jump in and say the fiught is scrapped period, if you guys cant agree on something move on period!

You crazy? That's like a dog sitting up and saying to its master, "Hey, if you don't feed me that big juicy steak right now, don't bother feeding me at all."

[DaxxKahn]

It still allows Pacneedle almost two weeks to take PEDs and still pass the tests. The question is will that be enough for Pacneedle to agree to the fight?

You've gotta love this.

Actually nothing to love about this...(Though I know you meant it in a sarcasim way)...This thing is a disgrace to boxing, crazyhess is what I call it, for what ever reasons who ever is right who ever is wrong I can care less all I know is this makes not only the fighters involved lookl bad but the whole damn sport!!!!

It is times like this I wish commissions would step in and say something, anything, be it force the test on Manny or jump in and state

Pacquiao will be allowed X amount of days before the bout with no random testing, Mayweather will pay X amount of the weight issue and if neither party agrees the commission should jump in and say the fought is scrapped period, if you guys cant agree on something move on period!

You crazy? That's like a dog sitting up and saying to its master, "Hey, if you don't feed me that big juicy steak right now, don't bother feeding me at all."

Name another sport that has this much publicized bullshit about something like this? Name another sport where there is a potential 60,000,000 on the line for two men and they cant even manage to make a fight happen?

Does it happen in the UFC? Does it happen in Football? NASCAR? No it doesnt...Every sport has its little controversy and every sport has those guys who are screw ups but it is handled appropriately...This is the only sport that has an ongoing spectacle...It is a freaking embaressment not only to thge other fighters in the sport who have not stooped to this level but also is taking away much deserved attention that could be paid to them....

NO FIGHTER/FIGHTERS....NO ONE FIGHT IS BIGGER THEN THE SPORT AS A WHOLE!!!!!!

Anyone who believes that Mayweather and Pacquiao define boxing and this fight MUST happen is delusional and needs to find a new sport to follow because they are not boxing fans they are fans of two men....

Would it be a nice fight to happen? Sure...and exciting fight? sure a big money grosser for all those involved of course but is it worth all this? NO!!!!

[killersheep]

Now we wait to see if the mediator comes back saying this is false. If this stands as true, that will mean that nothing Team Pacquiao has said in regards to the drug test is true. If the mediator comes back and states this is false then I start yelling at Mayweather as well.

[Kirkland Laing]

By Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"Throughout this whole process I have remained patient, but at this point I am thoroughly disgusted that Pacquiao and his representatives are trying to blame me for the fight not happening when clearly the blame is on them.
"First and foremost, not only do I want to fight Manny Pacquiao, I want to whip his punk ass.
"Before the mediation, my team proposed a 14-day, no blood testing window leading up to the fight. But it was rejected. I am still proposing the 14-day window but he is still unwilling to agree to it, even though this is obviously a fair compromise on my part as I wanted the testing to be up until the fight and he wanted a 30-day cut-off. The truth is he just doesn't want to take the tests.
"In my opinion it is Manny Pacquiao and his team who are denying the people a chance to see the biggest fight ever. I know the people will see through their smokescreens and lies. I am ready to fight and sign the contract. Manny needs to stop making his excuses, step up and fight."


Floyd Mayweather: "I Want To Whip Pacquiao's Punk A$$" - Boxing News

You've got to say that this is a generous offer by Floyd. Pacneedle will have two full weeks to recover from losing two or three mills of blood before the fight. I'm 100% certain that Mayweather made this offer during the mediation, there's no way he'd be dumb enough to make this up.

[ElTerribleMorales]

Now we wait to see if the mediator comes back saying this is false. If this stands as true, that will mean that nothing Team Pacquiao has said in regards to the drug test is true. If the mediator comes back and states this is false then I start yelling at Mayweather as well.

yup i'm leaning towards..... fuck Bob Arum, Richard Schaeffer, Al Heyman, Manny Pacquiao, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. at this point, they need to stop the drama and make the fight, if they're trying to make up for the lack of time to promote the fight with this bullshit well i'd prefer that it happen at the end of the year, cause this crap is beyond ridiculous

[Greig]

If what Mayweather says is true, and he bended to 14 days - then Pac really is a pussy. 14 days is plenty, too much even...

[ElTerribleMorales]

If what Mayweather says is true, and he bended to 14 days - then Pac really is a pussy. 14 days is plenty, too much even...

agreed, funny that none of the Pacnuthugger's have done just what Jaz was emulating lol

[Gandalf]

If what Mayweather says is true, and he bended to 14 days - then Pac really is a pussy. 14 days is plenty, too much even...

Agreed.

If Mayweather truly has offered this and the Pac camp has refused then all I can say is "wow". They really have chickened out big style. It makes it really look as though they have something big to hide. 14 days was the perfect compromise. After all Manny gets "dizzy" after giving blood. But 14 days is plenty of time to get over this "major" trauma, he can rest a few hours and there is nothing more to worry about and then get back into training for a final hard week or so. But to flat out turn down Mayweathers proposal is astonishing. And what's more we have been hearing all kinds of shite from Arum and most of it appears to have been lies or at best misinformation.

And a big to Pacquiao and Arum. They are both a couple of shadey crooks and scoundrels. The fight was there to be made and again they have blown it.