Can Sen. John McCain help save the Mayweather-Pacquiao super fight?
By Nowboxing Staff
According to ESPN’s Dan Rafael, HBO boxing analyst Larry Merchant suggested that HBO president Ross Greenburg, and both promoters for Floyd Mayweather Jr and Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao reach out to Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) in a last ditch effort to help breathe some life back into the dysfunctional negotiations between Floyd Mayweather Jr., Golden Boy Promotions, Manny Pacquiao and his promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank.
Manny Pacquiao has recently expressed his intentions to file multiple lawsuits against Team Mayweather which includes Floyd Mayweather Jr. his father, and Golden Boy Promotions, specifically Oscar De La Hoya and Richard Schaefer for false steroid allegations.
McCain the former Republican Presidential candidate has been contacted to help mediate the drug testing dispute between both camps. McCain a big boxing fan and active supporter of boxing reform helped enact the Professional Boxing Safety Act in 1996 and the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act in 2000.
Earlier this year McCain sent in a proposal to President Barack Obama requesting that the first black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson be posthumously pardoned, Jack Johnson violated the Mann Act by sleeping with a white prostitute.
If both fighters can come to an agreement on drug testing the fight will continue on as planned and take place at the MGM grand in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 13.
If the fight doesn’t get saved Manny Pacquiao will look into other replacement opponents such as- Timothy Bradley, Paulie Malignaggi, Devon Alexander, Yuri Foreman and the winner of Andre Berto Vs. Sugar Shane Mosley.
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John who?
John who?
26% thats how good Manny Pacquiao is , even you!is saying that he is taking Steroids! ahaha. .
John McCain will save it especially if Manny takes the test – a little help would –
wait for it ….
help ginormously
Lets have the fight Next Saturday – would this help the hype
your welcome for the solution
good day
wait for it …. good tidings to all a good night
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Another solution have one in Texas next saturday then the rematch at Staples just to honor the song above
wait for it … another solution
Instead of talking to the solutions screen is anyone else going to comment
and yes Manny is that good
Jingle all the way home to the bank on this mega fight – we are talking billions if this fight gets there
hahahahaha
mayweather jr has come to realized that he can’t beat manny pacquiao after all his rubbish talks against manny while manny is keep quiet.
to save his ass from shear humiliation, he created a way to scape from sure disappointment by accusing him of using steroid and asking manny to under go on 3 separate drug testing including drug testing on the day of their fight (aside from standard drug testing done by WBO).
mayweather is an obvious coward hahaha
The gov’t of the Phil. can save this fight. Make the fight venue be in the Phil., make the random test be via Phil. agency.
to be honest, Valero can beat Floyd’s ass even if DLH and Ellerbe help in the middle of the ring if the fight is held in Venezuela and Valero can use his anti-doping agency to stick ‘random’ test for all of them for the fight.
I suggest Floyd is cycling substances. He had rib injury, postponing his fight w/ JMM and he paid $600k to cheat JMM bec. he can’t make proper weight despite extended training time.
I suggest Floyd is the one cycling substances and had difficulty flushing it. He had rib injury, postponing his fight w/ JMM and he paid $600k to cheat JMM bec. he can’t make proper weight despite extended training time.
yall are retards floyd will embarass yalls stelroid jacked up hero pacman if he wasnt on stelroids hed take the test not refuse it in try in sue ppl hes a chicken yall just hatin but fact is floyds defense is unbeatable so yall just keep talkn why floyd stays undefeated after the fight=]
If Mayweather loses to Pac…that would be the biggest embarrassment to Mayweather.
HEADLINE: A natural big man Mayweather beaten by a small fierce Filipino
Mayweather would not feel good. So the best that he can do is accuse Pac of taking steroids so he can get away from the fight. He probably knows that Pac does not like the drug testing days before the fight so he is pushing this issue. Test after the fight is not enough.
It is illogical to state or believe that Mayweather’s request that both fighters take some kind of scientifically valid drug test somehow proves Mayweather wants out of the fight. Mayweather obviously wants the fight. And if Pac is clean and passes the test, then Mayweather will be waiting for him on March 13. It really soundslike some of you are actually scared for Pacquiao.
I garentee if pacman takes the drug tests, mayweather will still come up with some other excuse to hold the fight… why?… because mayweather is a bitch, he jus doesn’t want to look stupidby gettin his ass fukd & raped by pacman
Pacman camp agreed to have a blood test a week before the fight and right after the fight. Mayweather is scared to face Pacman, he cannot hide it… he is taller and bigger and have a lot of advantage to Pacman but he is the one who is scared. Mayweather camp is asking random blood testing? mean they can have a test any time they want? how about if they ask a blood test two days before the fight, and say they are not satisfied with the result? and request another blood test a day before? and not satisfied again? so another blood sucking test on the day of the fight? and another one after the fight? Mayweather, don’t be ashamed to request and ask Pacman to blind fold his eyes and tied up his hand when he enter the ring. So you can sure for a win. When you fight Pacman, your color will not be black again, Pacman will turn your mouth in to red color because of your own blood. I suggest Pacman urine test will be divided to 1/4 goes for the test, 1/4 will drink by Mayweather Jr. 1/4 will be share to drink by Mayweather Sr. and Roger Mayweather and 1/4 will be shared to drink by Dela Hoya and Schaefer. Once they drink Pacman pee, they will know for sure that there is no steroids in his body, that is fair…
Pacquiao will not allow this because Pacquiao said he was rooting for Obama
I understand Mayweathers wanting Manny to take the tests. He has a remarkable undefeated professional record and he obviously cares about it. He doesn’t want to lose the fight of his life knowing that a guy beat him with steroids. Imagine how shitty he’d feel if he lost this fight then found out in a couple years Manny was on the juice. Then not only is Manny tainted but then so is mayweathers record.
I have noticed floyd mayweather jr.’s hands are involuntarily shaking when he’s holding the microphone..it appears he has problem with his nervous system..
I would imagine his hands will shake more 2 hours before the March 13 fight with Manny..hahahaha
This is absolute bull$hit Mayweather dirty tactic. Floyd Sr, who has spent 7 years in prison for drug trafficking. Was shot by his brother in law while using baby PBF as a shield. Then went estranged with is son, then his brothers…Jeff and Roger. And Floyd Sr called his brothers “snakes”. Meanwhile we have Manny, who doesn’t trash talk. Takes are of his people, opening hospitals, providing eduction to his province. Gives respect to his opponents and honors them. He is the epitomy of what our famous role models should be. But he is accused by this scumbag Floyd Sr who’s character is by far an extreme compared to Manny. I wouldn’t advise Manny to take a test. Afterall, it is the accusers burdened of proof and they no proof. PBF in his last 4 fights even with his mega bout with DLH,didn’t ask for an Olympic style drug testing program. He didn’t ask anyone in all of his career. But why Manny all of sudden? He was satisfied with all the test results before and after his fight with Marquez. Obviously he didn’t have problem with the test. Now with Manny, all of sudden he feels the current test are inadequate. PBF without a doubt is using dirty tactics to taint Manny even without proof. And all that is due to PBF’s father, scumbag Floyd Sr. Nobody is boxing is questioning the governing commission of its testing program but why Manny has to be given a test that didn’t require other boxers to comply. It seems Manny is really not playing in an even field. He is burdened to prove his innocence when all this time his passed every test…they even said he clean as a whistle. There is a hidden agenda in Mayweather’s camp, and I believe they want to discredit Manny and if this fight fails, PBF will still have his undefeated streak, and at the same time taint Manny’s legacy and victories. It is absolutely a dirt tactic…really dirty. And if any of you believe and lend credibility to Floyd Sr.’s accusation of Manny, you guys are bigger suckers. All Floyd Sr had to do, is basically accuse a very popular fighter of taking PED’s even without evidence, he will know it will take a life on its own. He is like an arsonist. He lightes a very small branch, it is set afire and it spreads quickly and now it is an inferno. I more opt to believe Manny because of who his is and his passion to give honor and pride to his people and to his sport…boxing. While Floyd Sr, well we already know his very very very checkered past.
of course Sen John McCain can save the match with the condition that blood test can be done 30 days before the fight and right after in the locker room, fair enough??…. but mayweather is no where to be found because he was rush to the hospital at this time? ha-ha..
of course Sen John McCain can save the match with the condition that blood test can be done 30 days before the fight and right after in the locker room, fair enough??…. but mayweather is no where to be found because he was rush to the hospital at this time?…
floyd must have done his research and learned that manny’s scared of needles so he wants to put him to that kind of test. i agree with chuck strongbow’s points.
my take on it is floyd is really scared that he’s being a fluke will be exposed by manny. floyd will not win on manny. not now, not ever.. and please stop calling him pretty boy floyd. he looks like our rottweiler for crying out loud. screw the mayweathers for tainting manny’s reputation. i hope that manny sues them for all they got as well as that old fag dela hoya and schaefer.. they’ll surely lose a lot and i hope they go bankrupt for their unfair practices.
hey oscar, how’s the lingerie you wore once in a photo shoot? are you using it now with floyd?
Manny pacquaios plan is to get the whole entire boxing world to accuse him of being a drug cheat so that he can sue all there ass’s in court and get the money he was spose to earn in the fight againest mayweather. Very smart thinking pacquaio why didn’t i think of that.
I have more questions than answers in this situation. If the blood test is more accurate than the urine test, why was it not used with professional boxers? does that mean that Golden Boy promotions do not trust the Nevada sports commision drug tests? Maybe Floyd should fight in the olympics. Does Floyd know that Pacquiao will not consent for a blood test thats why he is insistent on this? I would say that this fight should be fought outside of the ring now to fend of harrassment.
I cant believed what people will do or say let alone believed the words coming out of the mouth of a convicted drug felon like Floyd Sr. This accusation is plain harassment and defamation, what would you people do if you get accused of something you dont even know about? The burden of proof is on the Mayweathers and they have nothing.
This is all a ploy. Fight will happen.