Floyd Mayweather and his family have been screaming from all the hilltops that Pacquaio is on the juice. Pacquaio brings the case to court and says PROVE IT! The judge calls on Floyd to testify on the RECORD, giving him a platform to document Pacquaio's alleged cheating in front of the world and he is a no show.:scared2::Alabama: DISCUSS...
http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/mayweather-defies-court-order-87341 This morning, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. refused to appear for a court-ordered deposition in the defamation lawsuit filed by Manny Pacquiao in a Las Vegas federal court. Mayweather tried to postpone the deposition last minute, but Federal Magistrate Judge Robert Johnston denied his request and ordered Mayweather to appear for deposition today. Mayweather did not appear. Pacquiao’s attorney, Daniel Petrocelli of O’Melveny & Myers, said, “Mr. Mayweather maliciously leveled false accusations about Mr. Pacquiao. We are anxious to examine him under oath about those statements. He is just dodging his deposition because he is afraid to testify, but he has no right to defy a Court Order.”
I'm no big Mayweather fan right now, but how do you "prove" somebody is a juicer when they refuse to take the applicable tests?
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Another good question. I'll defer to Irish... but I imagine, in a case where the athlete has passed tests in the past, you would need actual evidence of a purchase/injection etc...
The onus is on Floyd to back up what he says. Manny, even if he was juicing, is entitled to not self-incriminate. For instance, if there were photos of Manny juicing, Floyd could say what he wants, so long as he can produce acceptable evidence in Court. Here, he has none. Manny's people may have fucked up by actually calling the wrong guy to Court, unless what Leonard said can be vicariously imputed unto Floyd , by way of Leonard being an agent of Floyd etc.
Basically, in instances of defamation, nothing you say is defamatory, if you can show it is true. How does Floyd show what "he" says is true??? He can't make Manny take the tests. Thats not how the law works. You get the proof first, then you proceed with a charge, with a publication, with a statement, etc.
There was a coordinated effort between the Mayweathers(Floyd Jr, Sr and uncle Roger) and Golden Boy Promotions to discredit all Pacquaio's accomplishments in the ring by asserting he was using illegal substances.:Steve-Dave/MMA: That was their way of explaining how a 106 pder could move up all these divisions and not only win but DESTROY elite fighters. Pacquaio call them on it. G is no longer involved in the suit, sidestepping it by APOLOGIZING, admitting they were wrong and that they had no PROOF. Now Floyd is given the LEGAL opportunity to appear in a court of LAW to be questioned under OATH and he is AWOL.
it seems mayweather jr.'s detractors may have to settle for him going to jail instead of seeing him lose. ortiz may be their last, best chance at vindication.
Neil IGNORES Mayweather's legal SILENCE.... Any fight for Floyd other then Pacquaio is just a measuring stick to Manny. Pacman, the best FIGHTER in the world is all that matters. How many years will he take off after easily beating "Too much for me I'm ready to quit" Ortiz? Two? How many tuneups before NEVER actually fighting Pacquaio in the ring?
I think getting Pacman to be randomly tested is a good way to prove it but we all know how that turned out.
Neil ignores his silence you like you ignore your boy not wanting to put a needle in his arm. Speaking of tune ups Manny just had 3 in a row.
Manny has fought the best available at the time. One PUSSY went into HIDING after the Mosley fight, even after Pacquaio agreed to all testing. "What? Pacquaio agreed? Nah no fight. I need to spend time with my family. I need Pacquaio to get old fast...errr a vacation from boxing, maybe 2 years..."
It's either get your ass reamed in the ring or any other venue possible, like in court. Floyd doesn't want to fight in the ring and is afraid of lying under oath. So he will have his ass tapped in court, without even murmuring a peep.