I find the following excerpts taken from FightNews to be somewhat troubling....

Pacquiao to sue Mayweather | Fightnews - Boxing News Updated 24/7
Pacquiao said he is not against any form of drug testing mandated by any state athletic sports commission whenever, wherever he fights. He just finds it funny and stupid to change a system that has been set for decades now. Pacquiao has undergone drug testing and other medical examinations before and after every fight over the past 15 years and has never failed any of these tests.
“These people think they are doing the sport a great service. They are not,” added Pacquiao. “To Floyd, despite all these accusations, may your Christmas be merry and I will see you in court, soon, too.”


What is so funny and stupid about wanting to update the antiquated testing procedures that we have in boxing? Surely, it would a smart thing to have boxing following the current practices involved in other sports where blood is used along with urine to provide comprensive checks. Manny seems to support the status quo, even though he is probably quite aware that it allows for loopholes. Manny seems to take pride in having never failed a urine test, which I agree is a good thing. But why now the outright aversion to random testing procedures?



The quotes at the end sum up the contradiction and absurdity of the Pac teams response to this entire scandal. How is wanting comprensive testing NOT doing the sport a great service? It just doesn't make any sense. Two athletes getting tested to the highest levels, is surely setting a great example to the boxing world. It is saying top boxers have nothing to hide. It is also saying that boxing may well be able to take it's testing procedures as seriously as in other sports. The final statement from Manny is that the top fighter in the world is choosing a lengthy drawn out court process (which I think he will lose) rather than simply go ahead and show himself as a clean living top level athlete.



It's all very sad really. Manny has dug himself in deep with his response. It could have been resolved in minutes and yet they have allowed it become something else. Manny has made himself look suspicious in his response more so than through any comments by Mayweather Snr. or Goldenboy. Lashing out with legal proceedings is the icing on the cake of this whole sorry exercise in futility.