Pacquiao 'agrees to Mayweather's demands'

**:::PSL:::** · 07-09-2011 08:17 AM

**GAME** · 07-09-2011 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by Taffturner

Bout time this fight happened!! Be interesting to see if mayweather can keep pacmans furious attacks at bay, but also if pacman can get through mayweathers backfoot defense and counter tactics?!? Best two boxers on the planet 50/50 fight....... Get it on!!!

I wouldnt hold your breath but if it does finally happen in 2012 the world will be watching. Im predicting that Pac beats Marquez in November, Floyd beats Ortiz but before the superfight I think Floyd takes on Khan first. Khan beats Judah and we have that as a prelude to the big one. Floyd should get past Khan and that sets up the Nov 2012 showdown.

Its hard to envision Floyd having 2 fights in a year these days but he safely outpoints Khan and Ortiz before the huge clash with Pac. Manny wont have any extra miles on the clcok after finally getting a conclusive victory over Marquez.

**Majesty** · 07-09-2011 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by Pavlik

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The much-anticipated super-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jnr has taken a significant step closer after Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, said his charge is willing to agree to random drug testing - but not by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
Negotiations have previously collapsed over the timing of sampling, with Pacquiao refusing to accept Mayweather's demands of Olympic-style probes right up until fight night.
But while Arum's revelation does fuel hopes of a bout materialising, the situation is clouded by Pacquiao's decision to file a defamation lawsuit against Mayweather, which has done nothing to quell the animosity between the camps.
"We have agreed in the Pacquiao camp to unlimited random testing done by a responsible, neutral organization," Arum told Yahoo. "We don't believe USADA is a neutral organization.
"I don't think anybody's test is as vigorous as the test administered by the Olympic Organization. And we can arrange for the Olympic Organization to handle the test under the supervision of the Athletic commission respective of the state where the fight is going to be held.
"We're not going to make this into a cowboy situation. We have an organization that has no authority [USADA] and even does it [blood testing] without reporting to an organization that is responsible for the conduct of the fight.
"We are focusing on Pacquiao v Marquez fight [on November 12]. And if Pacquiao beats Marquez again and then if Mayweather says he's agreeable to us, then we can have the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight next year."
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Oh for crying out loud. Now you're gonna say the USADA Drug organization isn't neutral despite the fact they work the Olympics. I wonder if Arum realizes how dumb this is all getting.

We want the drug tests with a cut off date, we agree but we want it two weeks before the fight, ok we finally agree to the drug testing, but the USADA can't do it cause we don't believe in them.

Why is no journalist jumping on this

**Pavlik** · 07-09-2011 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by Majesty

Originally Posted by Pavlik

Manny Pacquiao 'agrees to Floyd Mayweather Jnr's demands' | Boxing News | ESPN.co.uk

ESPN staff
July 8, 2011 « Timepiece clocks victory at Newmarket | Maurice Holmes suspended from bowling »

The much-anticipated super-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jnr has taken a significant step closer after Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, said his charge is willing to agree to random drug testing - but not by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
Negotiations have previously collapsed over the timing of sampling, with Pacquiao refusing to accept Mayweather's demands of Olympic-style probes right up until fight night.
But while Arum's revelation does fuel hopes of a bout materialising, the situation is clouded by Pacquiao's decision to file a defamation lawsuit against Mayweather, which has done nothing to quell the animosity between the camps.
"We have agreed in the Pacquiao camp to unlimited random testing done by a responsible, neutral organization," Arum told Yahoo. "We don't believe USADA is a neutral organization.
"I don't think anybody's test is as vigorous as the test administered by the Olympic Organization. And we can arrange for the Olympic Organization to handle the test under the supervision of the Athletic commission respective of the state where the fight is going to be held.
"We're not going to make this into a cowboy situation. We have an organization that has no authority [USADA] and even does it [blood testing] without reporting to an organization that is responsible for the conduct of the fight.
"We are focusing on Pacquiao v Marquez fight [on November 12]. And if Pacquiao beats Marquez again and then if Mayweather says he's agreeable to us, then we can have the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight next year."
© ESPN EMEA Ltd

Oh for crying out loud. Now you're gonna say the USADA Drug organization isn't neutral despite the fact they work the Olympics. I wonder if Arum realizes how dumb this is all getting.

We want the drug tests with a cut off date, we agree but we want it two weeks before the fight, ok we finally agree to the drug testing, but the USADA can't do it cause we don't believe in them.

Why is no journalist jumping on this

I agree with you Pacquiao's camps statements before were inconsistent and at times illogical. But the bottomline is who is Floyd Mayweather Jr to demand these tests to begin with, quoting Marvin Hagler "Who do you think you are!?, Who do you think you are!?". Now I don't see any reason for this fight not to happen.