""Before the mediation, my team proposed a 14-day, no blood testing window leading up to the fight. But it was rejected," Mayweather said. "I am still proposing the 14-day window but he is still unwilling to agree to it, even though this is obviously a fair compromise on my part as I wanted the testing to be up until the fight and he wanted a 30 day cutoff. The truth is he just doesn't want to take the tests." BINGO. They offer you to settle on mid grounds about the tests, you come up with a last offer (6 days less) then call the fight off and say the other guy is ducking you. Brilliant on Arum's part I've got to say.
You and 4 other guys believe this sh*t. Everybody knows Fraud Fairyweather doesn't want to die in the ring. He fight set-ups against smaller guys at catch weights while ducking any real challenges. Check out the video of his bullsh*t excuses. Classic stuff! :: <object width="640" height="505"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KGdJZsWEE5Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KGdJZsWEE5Q&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="505"></embed></object>
Then the fucking retard should have went along with the arbitrator. He's doing what he does best, talking.
Arum Slams Mayweather's 14-day Story <table id="table16" width="738" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" height="170"><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="739" height="18"> <!-------------------------------- NEPHP SLIDESHOW: END -----------------------> By Ronnie Nathanielsz Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has slammed the latest proposal by Floyd Mayweather <nobr style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; color: darkgreen;" id="itxt_nobr_0_0">Jr</nobr> asking pound-for-pound king and boxing hero Manny Pacquiao to agree to a blood test, 14 days before their planned March 13 mega fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Arum told BoxingScene.com, insidesports.ph, Standard Today and Viva Sports that “after the horses leave the barn and they rejected Manny’s 24 days offer he now comes up with the 14 days which is totally unacceptable†although Mayweather, in a statement on boxingscene.com claimed that “before the mediation my team proposed a 14 day, no blood-testing window leading up to the fight and it was rejected†However, Team Pacquiao vehemently disputed Mayweather’s claim even as we learned that no such proposal was offered even during the mediation talks let alone before. Mayweather said he is still proposing the 14-day window but that Pacquiao is still unwilling to agree to it, “even though this is obviously a fair compromise on my part as I wanted the testing to be up until the fight and he wanted a 30-day cut-off. The truth is he just doesn't want to take the tests. †Here again Team Pacquiao said it was a falsehood since they had agreed to bring forward the cutoff date to 24 from the original 30 for the blood test proposed by the Mayweather camp.. Arum stressed that the Mayweather proposal was made after the mediation efforts of former federal judge Daniel Weinstein had failed to get the two sides to agree on a cutoff date and the blood testing procedure pointing out that “this is not a swap thing among a bunch of kids.†Arum made it clear that the initial position of Pacquiao was that he would agree to a blood test one day before the kickoff press conference, a second test 30 days before the fight and a third in the dressing room immediately after the fight. He said “we agreed to go to 24 days before the fight for the blood test but he rejected it and that’s it. Its over.†Arum feels that since Mayweather has been getting a bad press where the majority are blaming him for the collapse of a fight that millions wanted to happen, he is trying to turn things around but that “it's not working.†In typical fashion Mayweather in his statement said "First and foremost, not only do I want to fight Manny <nobr style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 100%; color: darkgreen;" id="itxt_nobr_9_0">Pacquiao</nobr>, I want to whip his punk ass.†Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz branded the Mayweather statement as “both humorous and ludicrous all in one.†Koncz revealed it he had been told by experts that any performance enhancing drugs “will be in your blood 40 days before the fight or the day after the fight. Whatever is there is there for that time period. So what the hell does 14 days have to do with it? Nothing other than to irritate Manny knowing that he has whatever, a fear or a superstition of extracting blood less than 30 days.†http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=24562 </td></tr></tbody></table>
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Then Pacquaio comes back to the table and says 19 days. Instead of Kentucky Floyd Chicken signing and getting the fight on, he blames Pacquaio by not agreeing to 14 days and pulls out.Pacquaio says fuck it, I'm not playing this game anymore. Mayweather comes back but I offered him 16 days.This is all utter BULLSHIT!
Freddie Roach:- "It’s just like having sex before a fight. You’re not supposed to have sex before a fight, it makes you weak. If you mentally think that, it will. When Manny gives blood it takes him 3 or 4 days to recover from it. I am not going to have my fighter going into a fight feeling weak and not sure of himself". Freddie is doing a splendid job,.. so even if a desperate groupie was to believe this fucking garbage,.. why wouldn't you take the 14 day cut off?.. 3 or 4 days to recover from a blood-test,.. :laughing: ..that is appauling.
I would sooner believe Arum than Floyd. This is the same Floyd who said "he lives in Puerto Rico" as his reason for not wanting to fight Cotto. Floyd doesn't want to fight Manny.
Then why sign the contract in the first place? And why come out and say I'll fight him if X happens, when X would be such an easy concession. I think Floyd has been a bitch in this whole thing but its not as simple as you make out. I don't think Arum wants this fight when he can make the Clottey then Foreman fights and take home all the pie & I suspect he's hardly been a positive influence in this either
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Just in via fightnews! Floyd “Money†Mayweather has released the following statement regarding a superfight with Manny Pacquiao: “Throughout this whole process I have remained patient, but at this point I am thoroughly disgusted that Pacquiao and his representatives are trying to blame me for the fight not happening when clearly the blame is on them. “First and foremost, not only do I want to fight Manny Pacquiao, I want to whip his punk ass. :bears: “Before the mediation, my team proposed a 14-day, no blood testing window leading up to the fight. But it was rejected. I am still proposing the 14-day window but he is still unwilling to agree to it, even though this is obviously a fair compromise on my part as I wanted the testing to be up until the fight and he wanted a 30-day cut-off. The truth is he just doesn’t want to take the tests. “In my opinion it is Manny Pacquiao and his team who are denying the people a chance to see the biggest fight ever. I know the people will see through their smokescreens and lies. I am ready to fight and sign the contract. Manny needs to stop making his excuses, step up and fight.†[/FONT]
Hut Hut - he didn't sign the contract, if he signed the contract they'd be fighting. I think it is more or less as simple as I'm making out. I don't know if Arum truly wanted the fight, I believe Pacquiao did, and would fight anyone. I think Floyd had no real intention of fighting Manny, but chose to play the cards this way to make Manny look bad, and try and save face, rather than backing out over money etc, which would look like a more obvious duck job.
