WTF is PBF demanding w/ those Blood Tests???

[Rantcatrat]

Marble exagerated a little bit, but I agree with him. It's not like Mayweather came out and petitioned the Nevada Boxing Commission to require stricter testing. It's been more than one year since his last fight - he has had plenty of time to petition the Commission for more thorough testing for all fighters. And yet, he hasn't. Indeed, Floyd or his team manage a few younger fighters. Fighters whose welfare they care for. Do they require stricter testing when those boxers fight?

My theory is that Floyd is more of a businessman than a boxer. Floyd's fight history proves me correct. More power to him. He isn't in boxing to retire as the best of all time; he isn't trying to outdo Sugar Ray Robinson or Ali. If he was boxing for legacy, he'd fight Pacquiao regardless of a test, and then he'd fight Sergio, and then he'd try to go up and fight someone else. We all know the odds are that he would beat Pacquiao (and for that matter, the odds are he'd beat Sergio). Think about it. The odds favored Floyd when they came out after his last fight so even the bookies (who are correct most of the time) think he'll beat Pacquiao, and those odds weren't accounting for a drug test. They were saying if Floyd fought Pacquiao in 2010, he would likely win, drug test or not.

I believe out of Floyd's last five opponents, Pacquiao would be his toughest test. Why jump in and fight Pacquiao now? What sense does that make? The fight will be worth more money in a year seeing as though Pacquiao is signing endorsement deals with Hewlett Packard and coming out with a cologne in his name. Floyd might as well take a warm-up at the end of the year, maybe even two warm-ups and then take the riskiest fight out there for more money. That would be two or three fights making more than $10M per fight, and then a fight for $50M.

I don't buy that Floyd was putting off fighting Manny because he thought steroids made Manny too tough and not worth the risk of wear and tear to his body, and that without steroids, Manny wasn't the same risk. Floyd is the best defensive fighter in the game. It is my opinion that even with wings, Manny wouldn't catch Floyd very often.

It's the same reason why Arum decided to keep JuanMa away from Gamboa. Now, that backfired, but JuanMa as talented as he is, is no Floyd. It's why David Haye took fights against Valuev and Ruiz before stepping in with Wlad. And now, Haye's money is better because of it.

Floyd ain't dumb. The drug test is more of a rouse to make there even be more controversy surrounding the fight. The bottom line is money and Floyd's bet is that if Pacquiao gets to be even a bigger star, maybe even to the point where Pacquiao is the A-side in a fight with him, Floyd makes more money. This all makes even more sense if Floyd believes Pacquaio is the biggest risk to him. Why not make more money fighting your toughest fight?