Do you think Pacquiao is a drugs cheat?

[JJson]

Well it matters not if all other fighters are using PEDs. All other fighters are not in this negotiation. This is about MP and PBF. If the consensus is that all other boxers as using roids as an enhancement, the more reason to upgrade the testing process in a mega fight that will focus full attention on the issue

The supporters of MP have no leg to stand upon. It is looney to criticize PBF for raising bar that he also has to hurdle. If MP will be weakened by the taking of blood close to the fight, then so too will PBF. Perhaps there should be a condition that any ranom testing must be of both fighters at the same time.

This issue has become like Hans Christian Anderson's tale about the Emperor and his invisible garments. MP is the Emperor, and his trainer and promoter represent the tailor who has adorned him with magnificent garments that they claim can only be seen by the most knowledgeable of Boxing fans. PBF, GBP and PM represent the little kid standing and pointing at the Emperor's nakedness, and shouting this out for all to hear.

[Kirkland Laing]

Anybody who followed baseball through the steriod scandals can see the same pattern here. The outraged denials pointing to the fact that they'd never tested positive previously. The claims that the improved performance-weight gain was just down to hard work in the gym. The existence of a "personal trainer" who appeared the same time that the performance started to improve. The retreat behind lawyers, the issuing of lawsuits. The ridiculous excuses when facts come out, scared of needles, weakened by losing a teaspoon of blood etc. I've seen this movie before.