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Pacquiao to clash with Mayweather…in court
Published: 31 December, 2009, 14:56
Edited: 19 January, 2010, 13:21
US, Las Vegas: Manny Pacquiao (Ethan Miller / Getty Images / AFP)
The still remaining hopes of salvaging the hotly anticipated fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have been dealt another blow after the Filipino filed a lawsuit against his opponent and his team.
Pacquiao and Mayweather had been due to settle their differences in a clash on March 13, but a row over blood testing seems to have finally ruined the contest.
Pacquiao has recently refused to accept Mayweather's conditions for Olympic-style testing, saying he fears a blood test less than 30 days before the fight could “weaken” him. Pacquiao has proposed instead to have a blood test immediately after the fight and also said he would give urine samples throughout the build up.
Despite all that, Mayweather's camp has accused Pacquiao of having used performance-enhancing drugs.
In response the Filipino has filed a defamation lawsuit against Mayweather, his father Floyd Snr and uncle Roger Mayweather, as well as Oscar De La Hoya and Richard Schaefer – both part of the promotional team.
"Mr Pacquiao simply could not allow these false, reckless and malicious statements to go unanswered," Pacquiao's attorney Daniel Petrocelli told Reuters.
28.12.2009, 14:02
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Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard... Champs like those would have fought each other in a dingy backalley to see who was the best. But not today. Example, Floyd Mayweather. He's always backed out of fighting opponents he suspects he can't beat, Margarito, Cotto, Clottey, and now Pacquiao. Mayweather is also too stupid to actually realize that he's scared of Pacquiao. So he makes excuses. Another way to explain his approach is as follows: Ever played a tennis player who had a million excuses for losing, the wind's too much, the balls too soft, the net's too high, etc. Floyd has his own: the money's too little, the venue isn't right, the fighter is taking steroids.... In short, Floyd joins a legion of boxers who dodge(d) the best... Joe Calzaghe, who stayed firmly in Wales for most of his career while his division heated up; Roy Jones Jr, who was a class fighter, but started to fake his pound for pound status until he was found out in 2004, and pummeled by an above average welterweight named Antonio Tarver. Pacquiao would have fit perfectly in the old school of Duran, Leonard and others. He probably would have lost at times, but he would have showed up on the day. Not Scaredweather, not Make my way outta here weather.
Floyd & his camp have painted themselves into a corner.The Nevada testing rules are allready in place.Mayweather is trying to throw folks a curveball on this isue.He wants to make his own rules and Manny has absoutly no reason to play that game.In the interest of $$$$,$$$$.$$$.Pac Man has made reasonable comprimises to make the fight happen.If the Mayweather camp can't handle that, then eff them.Truly,Floyd wanting to have his own rules put into place gives me reason to doubt his motives.I'm beginning to think he's afraid to lose his undefeated status or maybe he should tell his father to smarten up!!! and just make that good money.He will get beat anyway.C'mon Floyd,just take the money and run.And I think there are other fighters around that can beat Mayweather including,Mosley,Paul Williams and maybe even Clottey.I saw the Cotto/Clotty fight and thought Clotty beat him!Where are you really coming from Floyd?you worried about it?
floyd gayweather is just too!!!!scared to fight the best fighter in the world which is the one and only manny pacquiao..thats all.. floyd is always gonna make xcuses not to fight the best fighter in the world.