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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Team Mayweather Rejects Final Offer!!!!

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Even in the best of times, nothing is ever quite as it seems in boxing. When it comes to the unceasing political hard-balling that surrounds the biggest fight that has yet to be, every action and reaction comes with a liberal coating of chicanery.

On the surface, the would-be superfight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao was further away from resolution than ever Sunday, with the drug-testing ruckus – specifically whether and when to draw blood from the fighters – that has stalled discussions remaining unmitigated.

Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum made what he called his “final proposal,” suggesting that each camp make representations to the Nevada State Athletic Commission as to why their preferred testing system should be used. Both sides would then be expected to accept the commission’s final ruling on a testing format. Arum said that if the Mayweather camp doesn’t agree, he would begin negotiations Monday with Paulie Malignaggi as Pacquiao’s next opponent.

But Mayweather adviser Leonard Ellerbe and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer indicated to Yahoo! Sports that they would not accept such a proposal, meaning Arum’s deadline of Monday morning would not be met.



That means Pacquiao-Malignaggi and not Pacquiao-Mayweather will happen on March 13, right?

Not so fast.

In this feud that operates in a parallel boxing universe, where truth, spin and trickery make awkward bedfellows, ultimatum can mean conciliation. Indeed, with the egos and pride involved on all sides, it could take this fight heading to the brink of collapse before it can actually get sorted out.

Everyone knows what is at stake here, from Arum to Schaefer to the fighters themselves. The magnitude of the fight, the biggest and most lucrative of both fighters’ careers, means that negotiations must be made with strength and conviction.

But it is all for nothing if the whole thing goes to shreds, leaving nothing more than a black hole of lost money for both sides.

So Monday, deadline or no, this thing has a ways to run.

“We are prepared to have this handled in a way that is not us deciding or them deciding,” said Arum, speaking while vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. “The commission meets on Jan. 19. Mayweather’s people can say why they believe additional testing above what we agreed to is necessary and we can give our viewpoint.

“Let the commission decide. If they come away and decide Manny needs to be blood tested every single [expletive] day, then we will go with that. This is the way to go to give this thing legitimacy. I hope they [Team Mayweather] see reason.”

Arum’s concession may help swing public opinion in Pacquiao’s favor. The Filipino star’s arguments that he did not like needles and feared that blood testing within 30 days of the fight would drain him were met with little sympathy.

But it is Mayweather who stands to look unreasonable if he does not accept this proposal. And now we may find out once and for all whether the Pretty Boy’s stance over the drug issue was more mired in deep concern that Pacquiao is a steroid cheat or mere posturing aimed at disrupting his opponent.

Either way, there are no guarantees that the Nevada commission would approve the kind of random testing that Mayweather’s people want, as it would effectively be an admission that its current policies are ineffective and potentially would set an expensive precedent for future fights.

“It does not make sense for this to become a commission matter,” Schaefer told Yahoo! Sports. “This is a contractual matter. The commission did not decide the weights or the purse split or how the foreign television rights would be sold.

“If this is Bob’s final ultimatum, then that’s what it is. That is his decision if he wants to take that position. I very much hope this fight can be made, but the reason it is at a standstill is because of the way they have handled things.”

Ellerbe’s response when told of Arum’s offer was brief and to the point.

“Random is random,” he said. “We are all intelligent people and we know what random testing is. That is what we want and it has not changed.”

This to-and-fro negotiation is boxing’s biggest fight right now, and it has become a bitter feud. There has to be some give and take – and with millions of dollars and countless reputations on the line, it would still be a surprise if Mayweather-Pacquiao doesn’t happen, despite all the bumps in the road.

“This is boxing and it is the boxing business,” HBO commentator Larry Merchant said. “Mayweather calls himself ‘Money,’ so it is hard to see him walking away from this much of it, especially when he thinks he is going to win.

“This would be the biggest fight that has been sabotaged because of a blood feud. No one wants to see it come to that.”

Source: yahoo.com

23 comments:

  1. Random...can somebody explain to this idiots that certainty is more exact than random probabilities...is random testing better than the blood test after the fight ????

    If they want to put up a New Gang's Boxing Commission why dont they petition the government of Nevada or lobby at Congress..Maybe their dreams can somehow come true....

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  2. Ellerbe's Brief and to this point: "We are not going to have Mayweather register a loss. No way. We will now arrange a mega fight with Little orphan Annie."

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  3. fuck mayweather he's coward and a real chicken...

    please lay down your eggs...

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  4. GBP people is completely insane...
    100% idiot people.

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  5. Random testing means that blood can be drawn even after weigh-in before the fight the next day. Floyd's real intention for this is to weaken Manny Pacquiao come fight night. Because of their styles, Pacquiao will tire easily and weaken much faster than Floyd later in the rounds because Pacquiao throws way a lot more power punches while Floyd conserves more of his energy by doing his style of defense, that is, moving away, potshots, clinching. When Manny slows down due to fatigue, Floyd is hoping he can catch Manny with a KO punch or win by a decision.

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  6. Boycot pbf and gbp
    Any event that there involve
    Don't spend a penny on it

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  7. gayweather to the bone....

    not surprising..

    0 loss = Humungous loss..

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  8. if this fight pushes through, we should all pray that floyd does not get hurt too badly in the ring... no doubt about it, he will go down.

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  9. I wonder what Floyd doing right now? He just let GBP talk after Pacman made a statement on public to face him on ring. Do you have any links?

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  10. If doesn't bradley and pacquiao should be the next logical choice.

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  11. Blood test was taken few days before Morales fight!! Pac passed so there's your proof pac is steroid free. 22urine samples and 1 Blood test and still NO HISTORY OF STEROID!!! WHY HAS ANYONE EVER BROUGHT THIS UP BEFORE?

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  12. Money Mayweather just turned down Money hmmmmm. that has to be odd. It must be fear then. He says he fights fighters only if the money is right. $50million is not right? Man Floyd we have to call you The Blood Drain King!

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  13. THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME DADDY!!!THAT LITTLE ASIAN PUNK COULD'VE KICKED MY ASS OVER THE RING NO DOUBT ABOUT IT,GOOD THING YOU CAME UP WITH THAT STEROID THING AND EVRYBODY JUST BUY IT...UR GENIUS DAD,THANKS TO YOUR BIG STINKING MOUTH YOU HAVE COME SAVE MY BOXING CAREER....I WILL ALWAYS BE A CHAMPION BY DOIN THIS KIND OF THINGS,RIGHT DADDY?

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  14. Good if its dead. I don't like to see Mayweather to fight PacMan. I dont like to see him fight other boxers. He is so boring. He better go again and retire. He got no business in boxing running around. Boxing is a sport of tough guys. No Chicken allowed. He is chickening out fighting a little man. LOL

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  15. "This is boxing and it is the boxing business".. Yeah!! Shame on you Floyd!! this is boxing not a wrestling sport that you can fool the minds of boxing fans.. Why do you care about STEROIDS? if you think you have more advantage than pacman. Well if you feel afraid to lose then you better back on your retirement and announce it ASAP to the public..

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  16. “It does not make sense for this to become a commission matter,” Schaefer. - What the F&*K right!? They have been doing this for over 40 years! You mean to say that its current policies are ineffective? And for you to call the shots makes sense!? What an idiot.

    “This is a contractual matter. The commission did not decide the weights or the purse split or how the foreign television rights would be sold.” Schaefer. OFCOURSE! they won't decide on weights or the purse split, THAT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY! It's the promoters responsibility. Now, please let them do their job and stop turning this thing around, we're all sick of your posturing and bickering!

    GBP has not addressed the important issues: why their preferred testing system should be used?
    why they believe additional testing above what the Nevada State Athletic Commission says is necessary?
    why random testing to them is better and more efficient than the blood test after the fight?

    These are things that have been purposely overlooked.

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  17. Psychological edge is what all boxers strive to have in every battle. Floyd's demand is just a ploy to gain more edge. Pacquiao knows it, Why should he accept it?

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  18. During the MP-Cotto fight, Sr, was watching with Shane. Awed by MP's performance, Shane asked Sr. what he thinks. He thinks MP is taking something 'coz he was just freakin' awesome. He then advised Shane that Jr. cna beat MP ass silly but he would strongly advise Jr. not to fight MP. WTF....contradicting.

    anyways, FMJ camp found the excuse to back down and that's that. sheesh! scared as hell and very disappointing and frustrating.

    i mean, if he gets beaten up and MP tested positive afterwards, then his 40-0 is still intact. So what's the prob? I guess the thought of getting a beating is just too much for the self-proclaimed greatest.

    an emphatic "Sheesh!!!!"

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  19. i don't care about gayweather anymore...he can go to hell and be burned with the blogger/writer that convicted any accussed -"until proven innocent".

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  20. Mayweather is coward. I will not watch your fight anymore.

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  21. to all this gayweather nuthuggers, your gayweather is coward, manny called him coward, what are you waiting for? please somebody convince gayweather to step up to the plate and fight. enough of this bullshit demands chicken gayweather, you know manny is clean and you know you will get the beating you'll never experience in your lifetime...

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  22. I don't care about the fight anymore. I want Manny to pursue the lawsuit up to the end no matter what.

    Whether the fight could push thru or not continue the lawsuit.

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  23. After all said and done the only way to see that justice has been done would be for Manny to sue for damages, hit Floyd Sr., Floyd Jr, GBP, Malignaggi, and Kermit Cintron where it hurts most - their pockets and cap it all up with a devastating KO of Floyd Jr in the ring.

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