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Intro: Floyd Mayweather's camp has repeatedly made claims against Manny Pacquiao. We attempt to discern fact from fiction. Additionally, we detail several fighters and athletes, current or prior, who have tested positive for any drugs.
[ PHOTOS >> 20 Boxers Who Tested Positive ]
Camp Floyd's Claims >
Claim # 1: Floyd Mayweather, Sr and Roger Mayweather have repeatedly accused WBO and Ring welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao of taking performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs). Boxers Paulie Malignaggi and Kermit Cintron have aired similar public comments against the Filipino icon.
Fact # 1: Pacquiao maintains a perfect record when it comes to fight-related tests throughout his career. The more visible fights have been administered by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) which conducts standardized tests across the sport, which all boxers are subject to. These programs have been administered for over four decades.
Perfect testing record.
Claim # 2: Floyd's camp, Malignaggi, and Cintron have claimed that Pacquiao cheated in his ascent to boxing's pound for pound summit.
Fact # 2: It was Floyd Mayweather, Jr who cheated against Juan Manuel Marquez, a fighter two to three weight divisions under Floyd's normal fighting weight, in their September 2009 bout. Floyd tipped the scaled two pounds in excess of the contracted fight weight of 144 lbs. Mayweather's fine was a paltry $600,000 despite a reported guaranteed purse of $15 million. The fine represented 4% of the minimum guarantee, without factoring in pay-per-view (PPV) incentives. Did Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) sell out their client Juan Manuel Marquez? The Mexican would eventually suffer a shutout decision loss.
Who really cheated?
Claim # 3: In Floyd Mayweather's statement requesting an Olympic-style test, he alluded to the importance of competing in a "level playing field."
Fact # 3: In March 2008, Pacquiao fought Juan Manuel Marquez and secured a third lineal title in the super featherweight division. Given that Camp Mayweather wanted the fight at the 154 lb. junior middleweight limit, this weight class represents four weight divisions (24 lbs) above the super featherweight limit. The Filipino has only fought at the 147 lb. weight limit once (against Oscar de la Hoya).
Is fighting a smaller boxer a level playing field?
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>> PHOTOS: 20 Boxers Who Tested Positive
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) after his fight with Troy Rowland on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto on November 14, 2009. Others have tested positive for drugs: Fernando Vargas, James Toney, Mike Tyson, Vitali Klitschko, Ricardo Mayorga, Shane Mosley . . . . . . . . Read More
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Claim # 4: Camp Mayweather and Richard Schaefer of GBP wants Olympic-style blood and urine tests.
Fact # 4: In 2008, Schaefer himself vehemently opposed this type of invasive testing for one of GBP's clients, Shane Mosley. In a statement, Schaefer mentioned that he would not allow Mosley to be treated like a cheater. Which is exactly the same logic as to why Pacquiao is now preparing a lawsuit against the Mayweathers and GBP.
Olympic drug tests required now, but not required earlier?
Claim # 5: There is a myth in the boxing community that "Pacquiao will not do the tests" and that "he is the one preventing the fight from happening."
Fact # 5: Team Pacquiao has already agreed to more stringent tests - ones stricter than what the NSAC would normally require (which are exclusively urine tests). So long as those blood tests do not interfere with training leading up the fight (30 days prior and a day after the bout). As mentioned, these are beyond NSAC's normal protocol.
Refuse to do the test?
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Claim # 6: Floyd Mayweather, Jr has claimed that he is the greatest boxer of all time.
Fact # 6: While Manny Pacquiao is ranked by Ring Magazine as the number one welterweight in the world, Shane Mosley is ranked number two. Mayweather is ranked third. "Money" has not faced the following boxers: Joshua Clottey, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito, Paul Williams, Shane Mosley, Andre Berto, Cory Spinks, Sergio Martinez, and Kelly Pavlik.
Greatest boxer of all time?
Claim # 7: Floyd Mayweather, Jr stated that he considers Manny Pacquiao as "easy work" in the ring. "Money" usually wins his fights via decisions.
Fact # 7: Instead of three boxing judges scoring this fight, this battle appears to be headed for the courtroom - not inside the ring. Judge Judy may end up tallying points in the court of public opinion. Okay, that's not a fact.
But "easy work"?
Claim # 8: Floyd Mayweather, Jr claimed that he provided Shane Mosley with an opportunity to fight him, but that Mosley turned down that offer.
Fact # 8: Shane Mosley suffered a mouth and teeth injury in a fight and requested an additional one month in order to recoup and heal from his injury. He agreed to the fight. Mayweather, Jr went on to fight lesser caliber fighters and avoided Mosley's repeated challenges, most recently after the Juan Manuel Marquez fight in September 2009.
Who avoided who?
Manny Pacquiao's Four Lineal Titles >
| Lineal Titles |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
| Flyweight |
Dec 4, 1998 | Chatchai Sasakul | W - KO - 8 |
| Featherweight |
Nov 15, 2003 | Marco Antonio Barrera | W - TKO - 11 |
| Junior Lightweight | Mar 15, 2008 | Juan Manuel Marquez | W - SD - 12 |
| Junior Welterweight | May 2, 2009 | Ricky Hatton | W - KO - 2 |
| Welterweight (?) | 2010 (?) | Shane Mosley (or Andre Berto) | n/a |
| Junior Middleweight | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Pundits often point to "Hammerin'" Henry Armstrong. He pursued a fourth championship in the middleweight division on March 1, 1940. Armstrong would earn a draw against Filipino Ceferino Garcia. (The late Garcia hails from my hometown of Cebu City, Philippines.) Even the great Armstrong (who is considered a top three boxer amongst all-time greats) failed at the attempt of climbing yet another weight division. (Video: Armstrong vs Garcia in 1938 fight)
Conclusions >
Floyd, Sr has been fairly adamant in accusing Manny Pacquiao of taking steroids. In one of the installments of HBO's 24/7 series, the senior Mayweather maintained his need for having a relationship with his son. The two were separated for a few years following a dispute. Perhaps one of his reasons for villifying Pacquiao is to initiate closer bonds with his son. You unite your own clan by creating an enemy. External threats, whether perceived and manufactured, can establish closer ties. Food for thought.
Marv Dumon, All Rights Reserved, 2009
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Reportedly, the movie studio needs to rake in $750 million just to brake even. Production costs ran to nearly $300 million, and the financial backers spent a war chest on promotions and marketing. The opening weekend tallied $77 million. Roughly 10% of break even numbers. Looks like there's an uphill climb in this economy.
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Individuals who have attained success may be in the best position to understand Manny Pacquiao's experience of success. Today, he is considered Fighter of the Decade. And there are dozens of adulating fans and well-wishers who perpetually swarm the "People's Champ." The vast majority of successful people traversed the early stages of their own journey by themselves, alone . . . . Read More
Nearly 2,500 years ago, Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu declared in his timeless treatise The Art of War: "The battle is won before it is fought." The actual battle itself is but the fourth and last element - not the first - in the four variables that decide a contest . . . Read More
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There is one singular strategy that has never been employed against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Using it would leverage the element of surprise - which is a critical variable in war. It is a tactic that has been successfully used before, and a technique that plays to Floyd's weaknesses. We believe that this plan will also be employed by Freddie Roach to play to Mayweather's massive ego . . . Read More
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Conflicting reports in the media are arising regarding the ongoing negotiations of Manny Pacquiao's and Floyd Mayweather's camps.WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (and Philippine congressional candidate) has signed the contract to fight former pound-for-pound king Floyd . . . Read More
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WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (50 - 3 - 2) has agreed to a March 13, 2010 super fight date with Floyd Mayweather, Jr (40 - 0), as conveyed by Pacquiao advisor Michael Koncz. . . . Read More
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We explore four boxers that have given Mayweather, Jr ( either temporary or sustained ) problems in the ring. There are several potential reasons for avoiding the welterweights in his division. Floyd encountered problems with these four boxers, and those avoided welterweights would exacerbate Floyd's . . . Read More
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Manny Pacquiao is our psyche’s physical manifestation of a warrior archetype. Carl Jung, the famous 20th-century Swiss psychiatrist, regarded an archetype as a psychological organ ( similar to that of a biological organ ) – an evolutionary construct that has morphed within our minds; shaped by ancestral human . . . Read More
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Marv Dumon: "You caused the stoppage, give me your thought process on that."
Referee Kenny Bayless: "Well at the point of the stoppage, Cotto's tank had basically ran out. He was moving around just to survive the 12 rounds. He wasn't really throwing punches. Though he was hitting Pacquiao with some good jabs, I was waiting for the opportunity on a good flurry to stop it because I didn't want Miguel to take any . . . Read More
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We provide an alternative explanation of what happened during the Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto. We believe the strategy "Master" Freddie Roach employed against the bigger Puerto Rican was far "more than meets the eye." Roach stated to the general public that his pupil would attack the then-welterweight champion similar to how Pacquiao attacked Ricky Hatton. Roach declared that Pacquiao would knock out Cotto in the first round. This was an easy deception to detect. In the words of Sun Tzu: "All warfare is based on deception . . . Read More
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Comments
When a crackhead like Floyd Sr. rapes a crackwhore, you get a coward crackbaby like Floyd Jr.
Nice article. Meaning drug doesn't guarantee to enhance 100% win in a fight. Does it. Not all takers win the fight.
Manny should rescind his contract with Golden Boy after Oscar Dela Hoya issued that press release about Manny. It just shows that they are protecting Money instead of Manny in this fight even if Manny is still under GBP. It just shows the GBP has no integrity and credibility and they can be bought easily. ($$) I wonder how much are they being paid by Money, that they defended Mosely last year against Zab Judah but they can't protect Manny.
Nice one marv!!!
IF THERE ARE PRACTICING ENDOCTRINOLOGISTS HERE, YOU MAY BUTRESS OR REFUTE THIS ARTICLE FROM A MEDICAL JOURNAL TO END ONCE AND FOR ALL THE PRESUMPTION THAT PRESENCE OF HGH COULD NOT BE DETECTED THROUGH URINE TEST.
"Measurement of human growth hormone in urine: development and validation of a sensitive and specific assay
P. Hourd and R. Edwards
A specific solid-phase immunoradiometric assay (IRMA), optimized for maximum sensitivity, has been developed for measurement of human GH (hGH) in urine.. . .
Journal of Endocrinology (1989) 121, 167–175".
Here's Pacquiao's weights in the last 4 years:
Pacquiao vs. Morales 3: November, 2006 - Pacquiao's weight inside the ring was 144 lbs.
Pacquiao vs. Barrera 2: October 2007 He was 144 during fight night.
Pacquiao vs. Marquez 2: March 2008 - Pacquiao's weight during the fight was 145.
Pacquiao vs. Diaz: June 2008 - Pacquiao went up to lightweight for the first time and on fight night re-hydrated to 147.
Pacquiao vs. De La Hoya: December, 2008 - The limit for the fight was 147 and on fight night Pacquiao weighed 148 1/2.
Pacquaio vs. Hatton: May, 2009 - Pacquiao weighed 148.
Pacquiao vs. Cotto: November, 2009 - There were no in-ring weights given but my insiders told me Pacquiao weighed around 149.
That's a five pound increase in 4 years!!! Wow! WHAT Steroids huh?!?
Let us join hand by, "Banning" Floyd Mayweather Sr. Floyd Jr. GBP, Shaeffer from Boxing!
They are the " MAFIAS" Of Boxing!
Please pass this massage.
We are on "STRIKE" BANNED THIS PEOPLE:
1. FLOYD MAYWEATHER SR.
2. FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR.
3. GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS
4. RICHARD SCHAEFFER
BOXING WORLD PLEASE "BANNED" OR "BLACK LIST" THIS MAFIAS.
nice article, who would you believe, a god fearing man in manny pacquiao or a drug user and ex convict clan of mayweather... you decide
Marv this one is a great article. You are one of my fave examiner alongside Marley and Dennis. Keep it up man!
Just dont buy pvp run by GoldenGays Promotion to teach them lesson. I always buy pvp but now i will stop buying goldengays promotions fighters, they will not earn money from me anymore lol.
Pac vs Mayweather
NEW DEMANDS OR ELSE SUE $500MILLION
1. 99/1 SPLIT FOR PAC
2. PACS NAME BEFORE MAYWEATHER
3. FIGHT FOR JR WELTERWEIGHT
BELT 140LBS hehehehe
4. FLOYD WEAR A DRESS IN RING
OK JUST JOKING HEHEHEHE!!!! 70/30 SPLIT ONLY HEHEHE
like what @ kikz715 take your pick.
What do you expect from this clan anyway... they have all a perfect record... violent record!
great article Marv
Probably this fight will end in the court room not inside the ring.This Mayweathers belongs to SHAMELESS PEOPLE.
WHATEVER!
PACMAN WILL GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BUSTED STEROID USER, A FAKE P4P.
FLOYD WILL GET HIS LEGACY - UNDEFEEATED NO. 1 POUND FOR POUND CHAMPION OF THE WORLD!
Mere accusation is not evidence itself. Unforunately, some people are going along this line. It is easy to accuse anyone of wrong doing but without an evidence, the allegation is in the realm of speculation or wishful thinking. If I accuse Mayweather, Jr. of ducking fighters who are in a position to beat him and put a loss in his record but which I have no eveidence to prove it, then it proves nothing. The burden of proof is always on the accuser. Thus far, the Mayweathers and their ilk in the person of his father, Oscar de Hoya, the Golden Boy Promotions and gullible fans of Mayweather, Jr. have no iota of evidence to prove Manny Pacquiao is on steroids or PEDs.
As in chess, Manny made a brilliant move to bring this issue to the proper forum. The hunted has now become the hunter. You wanna play games, well Manny always has the upperhand. Every sh_t these Mayweathers and company throw against Manny comes back to them.
wahaha! you're right about that Marcus! a bitch mother and a bitch father will certainly yield a bitch gay daughter... err i mean son? lol!
@Mazhar, did you not read the article or are you just a mindless sheep of Floyd?
floydie gay will go as the best boxer in history..... please award giving bodies.... we plead to you. give us some awards???? boxing fans? please give us some respect?
^a typical gayweather whinner
I'm about the same height as Pac. It is not incredible to go up in weight to welterweight. Even as i was 105lbs as a teen, now my difficulty is to go down in weight to welterweight. As for knocking people, it is technique and training and knowledge of the target. I bet u i can go up in weight to knock Yuri Foreman or BHop it they show their balls to the trajectory of my punch.
another pactard filipino writer.. only the filipinos are defending pacquiao now and the boxing community is behind floyd on this one.. nothing to hide? take the test.
MazHAR, you are right Floyd is the best in beating the nobodies.
Tarando mo!
"treated like a cheater"? Oh yeah That doesn't sound like a cop-out. Nah, not at all. lol. Both boxers would be taking the same tests! If Pacquiao is clean then it seems like the approach would be to make a public statement calling the Mayweather camp idiotic and then, not only accept the testing regime but suggest even stricter measures. That way the argument is turned in favor of Pacquiao. I'm not that big a boxing fan but refusing to take tests that the other fighter is willing to take makes Pacquiao look like a punk.
@Wapakman, yet again READ the article you mindless follower
Excellent article!!!
what does OJ simpson and pacman have in common? both not proven guilty but everyone knows they are guilty.. pacman can be saved though.. just take the test.. oh.. random test by the way not set dates..
@ ABC,
actually, i read the first sentence then skipped to read the comments.. pactards are the best when it comes to annoyance.. they only tell mama jokes and curses.. thats it.. but they dont make any sense.
Scrap floyd and face Malignaggi this will only prove the greatness of pacman. Nobody will watch any floyd's fights from hereon...Let's support american fighters but not floyd.
to all gayweather fans.. you are all brainless and dumb.. just like you idel... nice article by the wat...
@ yep: I second the motion.
"Enough is enough. These people, Mayweather Sr., Jr., and Golden Boy Promotions, think it is a joke and a right to accuse someone wrongly of using steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs. I have tried to just brush it off as a mere pre-fight ploy but I think they have gone overboard"
"Now, I say to Floyd Mayweather Jr., don't be a coward and face me in the ring, mano-a-mano and shut your big, pretty mouth, so we can show the world who is the true king of the ring"
"Pretty Boy Floyd, face me instead on March 13 in Las Vegas and not in some talk show forum or in press releases written for you by people who don't even know me. Face me in a fight where I get to punch back".
we don't want any simian in the ring whether it's a father and a son tandem...the father was once a pretty floyd user moron!
@ wapakman...MP is WILLING... i repeat WILLING to take the test ..but not with the company that GBP is suggesting..and not taking blood before the fight..are you not reading other articles??
ohh and his normal body weight is around 140-147..he has weight issues since JMM 3rd fight.. look at his body when he started.. his so thin ...sheesh....
to all pactards.. you are all brainless and dumb.. just like pacf@g.. oh.. what a dumb article by the way.
I have nothing more to say about Mayweathers, ok they are good people that's what you want. In their dream.
@ wut: pacman is not willing for RANDOM tests.. i repeat not willing for RANDOM tests.. scheduled tests is not conclusive? arent you reading other articles? scheduled test (including after the fight, since its also scheduled) may be mask hours to days before the test.. even lance armstrong took blood tests 24 days straight. sometimes twice in a day, at dawn when he was half asleep but still won tour de france.. now thats clean..
oh.. and those test was taken during the tour too.. but pacquiao wants no less than 30 days prior the fight? what a joke..
floyd is chicken. mayweathers are cowardly b1tches. enough said. :)
Pacquiao is very mad that he wants to fight another loud mouth in Malignaggi. this time he will not pray for the safety of his opponent. Have paramedics on standby after the fight, its not gonna be a pretty sight, ewww...
gayweather claimed pacman is one dimentional not impress w/ fight against cotto. easy work why they are asking more test crazy floyd.
@wapakman..dont you read..arum said manny is willing to take not 30 days before now ..he can take 3 weeks before...at most drug that enhances your body it takes 2 weeks to set in and you cant get that out of your body in 3weeks time after the fight were manny usually takes test after the fight??? and they can also take MP blood right after the fight...
oh and the company thats willing to take the test has good ties with GBP...
warning to all boxing lovers!
beware of patronizing Oscar de la Hoya. He is the very reason why boxing has gone down the sinkhole. He is never a sportsman. Until now he cannot accept the fact that he does not have anything anymore as a boxer; he can never pull a trigger anymore. In simple words, ya no tiene cojones. Wake up Oscar and start being honest in doing your promotion. Put a stop to all this machinations derogatory against one very honest and cleanest boxer in the Pacma. Order your lapdog Shaefer to stop his lies and devilish propaganda. Just accept the fact that all you who are under golden boy promotion are cheats and crooks. You did it to Juan Manuel marquez.
PACMAN will always win whether in the ring or in the court. Gayweathers select the best choice, ring or court? Clue to Gay; in the ring you will get money even if you lose the fight while in court you will surely lose substantial amount. Again, ring or court? Accept the fact Gay that Manny will always win. Be sane Gay don't be a perfect duplicate of the drug addict Gay Sr.
@wut: again.. steroids may be masked (not flushed) hours to 2 days before the test. again.. steroids may be masked (not flushed) hours to 2 days before the test. again.. steroids may be masked (not flushed) hours to 2 days before the test. again.. steroids may be masked (not flushed) hours to 2 days before the test.
You can’t win ‘em all – not even the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
The seven-year-old agency suffered its first-ever defeat in a case brought to arbitration Friday when a three-person arbitration panel ruled in favor of sprinter LaTasha Jenkins, who had been sanctioned for using the anabolic steroid nandralone.
USADA’s overall record fell to 36-1 since it started prosecuting American athletes for doping violations. Jenkins, a 2001 world track medalist, now has the option of resuming her effort to try for the 2008 U.S. Olympic team.
The arbitration panel ruled the results of Jenkins’ positive doping test from a track meet in Belgium last year were compromised because both European labs testing her sample violated international standards that require the tests be run by two different technicians.
“It’s a good day for athletes,” said Michael Straubel, a Valparaiso Law School professor who worked for free for Jenkins, along with four Valpo law students. “The panel acknowledged that an
"The gayiest fighter of boxing history", Floyd Gayweather Jr. ...hahaha. better to play dildo floyd...
@wut: and the nevada commision have good ties with arum.
That's why a lot of Mexicans hate Dela Hoya.
@wapakman..ohh steroids?? he has been tested many time that his negative with that..random urine test..which can detect steroids..
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