DALLAS--Not to belabor the issue as it was Floyd Mayweather Jr. who flatly refused to discuss either drug testing or Manny Pacquiao at that Los Angeles press conference on Thursday.
There is some consistency to Mayweather's inconsistency as he completely blew off ESPN inquisitor Michael Wildon on the PTI Show Wednesday when he kept bringing up Pacman questions.
Every time Wilbon uttered the name Pacquiao, Mayweather chirped, "Mosley."
Blaming spokesperson Kelly Swanson for Mayweather not speaking to any media about drug testing or Pacman is like blaming the Johnstown flood on a leaky faucet in Altoona.
Ms. Swanson acts as a mother hen to her clients, sure. But she works for Mayweather and not vice versa. She does not set Mayweather's daily agenda by any means.
Another important point which was misinformation passed on, I think innocently, by Swanson.
She told Sports Examiner Paula Duffy the two Pinoy TV guys, Chino Trinidad of GMA and a Dyan Castillejo associate working for big TV rival ABS-CBN, showed up late for the media shindig in front of the Staples Center.
Not true, according to both Trinidad and Castillejo, who I just encountered at the Gaylord Texan Hotel check-in desk.
"I do not go to any media events late," Trinidad informed in an email. "I am a professional and I've been doing this for some time.
Coach Freddie Roach raps out with Manny Pacquiao upon arrival at Gaylord Texan Hotel in Grapevine, Texas (Top Rank/Chris Farina Photo)
"Both Oscar de la Hoya and Richard Schaefer did grant me interviews so I was hardly late."
Now, I think it's time to let this incident pass and chalk it up to Mayweather being one of the Jerky Boys.
(mlcmarley@aol.com)
Comments
Who Cares!!!!!!!!
TWAT!
Perhaps the Mayweathers and GBP, dysfunctional though they may be, would view Marley and his ilk as more credible journalists if the writing was more balanced and substantial.
When you have been around the boxing game for 40 years as Mike Marley has, and you still are not taken seriously, that is not somebody else's fault. Look within yourself.
Tired of this story already, its not going anywhere.
Why don't you mention that Shane Mosley didn't talk to the Phillipino media either? I guess that makes Shane a racist as well?
who cares about trinidad & castillejo? they ask dumb questions anyway! i think they should be happy floyd gave them a break or else floyd would have embarassed them in front of everyone. another thing is, they're too biased!
Hey Mr. Michael Marley if you could read this msg. Do you have any news if Mayweather Vs. Mosley beat Pacquaio Vs. Clottey ticket sales in opening sales? or just to find out too if floyd ticket sales surpass mannys fight? Right now we dont know about PPV, but surely i will watch manny vs joshua. thx
Don't buy this fight, Arum has the worst undercards.Save your money for the Mayweather vs Mosley fight instead, besides GBP has some exciting undercards.
Chino Trinidad does not deserve an interview, the guy is a liar.Trinidad lied BIG TIME when Pacroid took a blood test on Monday Feb.22nd....Trinidad FALSELY reported that the blood test was for PED testing..what a liar!!!The blood test was only for a physical and further higlighted that Pacroid was lying when he said he wouldn't give blood too close to a fight since this blood test was only 20 days before the Clottey fight.Why give super shady reporters like that an interview? they might twist your own words or even flat out lie.
the mayweathers control every aspect on their team. they can not just claim the credit when things are going great, when it is not then they should get the blame. but then again, they have always made it a one way street and beyond reason, fairness or decency. hey, what are thugs for?
Marley, stop harrassing Pacquiao and his entourage! You didn't make the chartered jet because you're too big!
BTW, your prediction sucks!
Yeah, who the hell cares!!! Right on, william137. This country is racist ever since it was founded...know the history of this country. For those Filipino journalists, dude go fight for your right. Go write something about it, and make Mayweather realize that you guys are not push over. Stand up for your right. Go fight for your rights, like the black panthers did in the '60's. Go fight for your right like Jose Rizal; go fight for your right like Lapu Lapu; don't freakin' complain to someone who doesn't even have the ability to correct this issue. You're the only one than can make this right.
@Pacroid be lying -- you mean I'll buy the PBF/Mosley PPV because of the undercard and not because of the main event? How idiotic is that. I advise you to think a little bit before you post your idiotic idea.
hey dopey....stop using that powder your grandmother use on her face how come that the opening sales of ticket for kfc/mosroids fight can generate 15k where the venue can accommodate only 14k ....your IQ compare to the 2 years old child cant differentiate the fact from fiction
Can Chino Trinidad post the incident on youtube please. I thought the incident was recorded on video?
Then, have that linked to all sports website for everyone to see how they treated the pinoy media.
Heck, maybe TMZ might get a wind of this and show it on local network.
THE TWO PINOY SCRIBES WERE DENIED INTERVIEW BY THE TRASH TALKER DUMPSTER 'CAUSE HE WAS SCARED HE WOULD BE ASKED ABOUT THE TRUTH!! THE TRUTH THAT PINOYS WERE NOT AT WAR AGAINST THEM GRINGOS 500 YEARS AGO!! IGNORANT BLACK GORILLA,READ THE HISTORY BOOK!! THAT'S IF YOU KNOW HOW TO READ!!!
well dopey, you maybe right that mayquacker out sold packies fight,but the short fall of ticket sale favors packie in his lawsuit, he will get whatever mayquacker make in his fight,don't you think of that? duh.
Chino Trinidad is a liar just like Pacroid.Chino trinidad lies in his articles just to cove rup for the PED abusing Pacroid.BTW is it just me or has anyone else noticed Pacroid's face has mutated tremendously from the PEDs...he looks like an urangutan wearing boxing gloves.
mayquacker knows no boundary of his stupidity, he shamed african american who fight and love freedom, in which he enjoy now, this action only proven how mayquacker is racist and jealous of another human being who achieve what he doesn't
pacroid ; your racial slur doesn't need in this site go f...ck yourself
if this crap happen on african american sharpton and jackson will be crying bloody murder and there might be another rodney king riot, CAN WE GET ALONG?
@pacroid be lying, that's funny...actually it's just you. You're in love so much with floyd, and you starting to hallucinate. I hope u know that floyd is gay. Of course, gay community stick together. Well, good luck to you and floyd on your next parade in San Fran. Damn, smell like vaseline in here...hahah.
GODSPEED PACTEAM!!!!!!!! PAC THEM ALL!!!!! WHATEVER YOU SAY AGAINST THE NO. 1 P4P KING PACMAN, YOU CAN NEVER EVER DENY THE FACT BEHIND HIS NAME... HE IS THE GREAT!!!! WHAT ABOUT YOUR IDIOT IDOL APEMAN MAYWEATHER JR.? WHAT HAS HE GOT????? ARROGANT BASTARD!!!!! JUST WATCH HOW PACMAN DO IT HIS WAY...!
PACQUIAO’S FIGHT WITH CLOTTEY
WILL BE THE GREATEST FIGHT THE
WORLD WILL EVER HAVE
After Pacquiao irresponsibly revealed that God had spoken to him and him to God, the latter initially intended then to deliver Pacquiao as a prey to Clottey. But because God does not want that the filipino people will be disgraced from Pacquiao’s defeat (many filipinos will also die from worries if Pacquiao will be defeated), God then has decided not to allow Pacquiao to be defeated by Clottey. In this fight, however, Pacquiao will be having a hard (not easy) victory. He will also be castigated by Clottey, but in the end Pacquaio will be victorious or utmost Clottey will be able to obtain a draw. This is a fight which God wishes all the people of the world to see. There will be full of excitement, thrill, fear and gasping from the viewers. This is the greatest fight the world will ever have and will never forget. This is also the fight, the world will acknowledge that the filipinos are God’s
Filipino journalist and commentator, Chino Trinidad, has found himself at the center of a manufactured controversy surrounding claims that Floyd Mayweather Jr’s publicist, Kelly Swanson, intentionally snubbed the Filipino media during the Los Angeles portion of the Mayweather-Mosley publicity tour.
Trinidad alleges that he and another Filipino journalist were directly told by Swanson that the Philippine media was essentially banned from accessing Mayweather Jr at the press conference.
Of course, some dim-witted bomb throwers were bound to latch on to the issue and milk it for some cheap publicity. At the expense of any sense of fair play or journalistic ethics, a Pacquiao fan boy at The Examiner immediately pounded fingers on keyboard and produced a poorly thought-out, incendiary article aimed at taking dig number one million at Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Knowing the writer in question’s work (a writer who once threatened to stab me in a Twitter disagreement), I’m sure the article w
Let's boycott girly Floyd's fight!!!!
Attention all Pacquiao c#m guzzlers, attention!
Shane Mosley has also been identified as being racist against Filipinos aswell, because he declined to speak with the Filipino journalist. Attention Pacquiao guzzlers, attention! I repeat
Shane Mosley has also been identified as being racist against Filipinos aswell, because he declined to speak with the Filipino journalist. We should all boy cott this fight. All Pacquiao c#m guzzlers say cheers
I could feel for the Filipino journalist if they weren't so biased. For example if being denied access to speak to Floyd was so wrong to them they would have also pointed out how Mosley decided to do the same, but they didn't. The so called journalist we are talking about are so biased you have to question whether or not what they claim is even true. Some of you have to stop, and remove Pacquiao from your rear.
@funny is pretty much an idiot and for @clowns welcome to the internet buddy. If Floyd and his A-Side meth accusing entourage can go around spreading this BS around the world then the fan boys from either side can do the same damn thing on the forums. It's a two way street.
Banned GayWeather and boycot his all coming boxing fights, He's not worthy of our money to support a watch of an arrogant and disrectful, full of envy people.... All Filipino must boycot GayWeather fights.... Then they will see the importance of Filipino people in the unity againts GayWeather Gangs.
I'm also filipino but I say those Filipino journalist deserves the reception that they received. Ano naman kasi ang ginagawa nila sa Mayweather vs Mosley promotion eh hindi pa tapos ang laban ni Pacquioa at Clottey.
Put yourselves in Mayweather's shoes. May laban sila Mosley and our filipino journalist are there to ask Mayweather about Pacquiao? I mean really... Ano sa tingin nyo ang gagawin nyo kung kayo si Mayweather? Kung ako si Mayweather pinasipa ko rin ang mga pinoy na journalist.
Ang hirap kasi sa ating mga Pinoy journalist is that they are covering the wrong fight. Nauna ang laban ni Pacquiao at Clottey pero nandon sila sa promotion ng laban ni Mayweather at Mosley... What are they doing there in the first place? I say, buti nga sa inyo.... I hope next time you learned your lessons... Mayweather don't care about us, so why do we care about him? TO HELL WITH HIM.... I HOPE HE LOSE TO MOSLEY SO PACQUIAO AND MOSLEY WILL BE THE ONES WHO WILL GET PAID THE 25M.
hmmmm... lotsa pinoy with cra montality here.
Its time to show this Gayweather that he does not own the Boxing Fans!!! BOYCOTT GAYWEATHERS MAY 1ST FIGHT!
A big number of people in my community will not be watching or buying PPV of this FRAUD!
LETS ALL UNITE!!! BOYCOTT! BOYCOTT! BOYCOTT!!!
@ hmmm... YOU'RE AN IDIOT!
you see. gayweather is a ducker. proven again.
ghary; then shame is on you, americans loves freedom will go hard on you if that is your mentality,even the president in united state of A is subjected to scrutiny by media, you probably a throw back in mao era
Tama si Ghary. Hindi dapat pinagaasksayahan ng panahon ang mayabang na boksingerong yon kaya lumalaki ang ulo kasi pinapansin.
if mosley is racist against pilipino? tsk tsk . no wonder her lovely asian wife left him . Hmmm
May anting-anting ang mga pinoy kaya takot sila eh.
Parang si ramon revilla..
When a person chirp, Is he cheep or cheap? The blaming game is in on the swing, swang or swung ! Who did what ? The chieftain and the home of the big mouth Floyd is wielding like an arrow hurting everybody that comes along the way. Ask ESPN inquisitor Michael Wilbon if you have any doubts. How much more can we have this circus anyway ???
Mayweather Jr and his team seems out of touch with reality.Being "The hype" they're believing all of it now.
Even a no brainer normal media interview needs to follow their claws in the contract ..from their hype.Anyway what goes around comes around,there will be a time that they'll be begging for an exposure through media even if to ...wait...and to wait..
CALLING ALL FILIPINO AMERICAN ( FIL AM }AND ALL FILIPINO WORKING AROUND THE GLOBE LET'S BOYCOTT GAYWEATHER ALL COMING FIGHT
Floyd is racist, Floyd is arrogant, Floyd is boring, Floyd is not exciting to watch, Floyd is comedian, Floyd is garbage talker, Floyd is just talks no walks, Floyd beat women, Floyd associated himself with druggist, Floyd has been using pain numbing meds, Floyd thinks he is better than Ali, Floyd compared himself to MLK and M. X – what a cheat and false accuser. Floyd is anti-asian, Floyd is anti-Hispanic and anti-white. Floyd just love himself and he said it many times. Boycott Floyd.
It all started with the convicted Floyd Sr when his guy, Hatton got KO by Pacman. He started with his accusations. he also said after Hatton, he won’t allow his son to fight Pacman.
This family started using the media to ruin pacman but it backfired to them. They got to answer this month as court ordered. that’s why Floyd kind of avoiding the subject of pacman. If I were Shane bring the subject to him because in the first place he likes to play mind games. BOYCOTT FLOYD THE RACIST AND CHEAT
Floyd said all top WW avoided him including Cotto, Margarito, Paul Williams. Floyd said these people didn't call him because they were afraid of him. Floyd is anti-hispanics and anti-white. BOYCOTT FLOYD THE RACIST.
to ghary: hwag ganyan! tayong pinoy graceful sa pagsabi ng NO! minsan hirap tayong tumanggi . . . there is always a graceful manner of saying NO to our journalist . . . or you may say NO COMMENT . . . this is a promotional fight for MAyweather so will just entertain question a such no paquiao please . . . alam mo ba noong nagtrabaho sa abroad yung expat na boss ko akala mo kung sinong manlait . . . pero nung makita diskarte . . . bumilib . . binigyan pa ako ng increase at recommendation para bumalik so tayong pinoy ang sisira at mag-aangat sa bansa natin . . .balasihin natin ang sitwasyon at manindigan sa tama ant katuwiran . . . good day
I stand for BOYCOTT MAYWEATHER . . . .watch the fight for free on May 1st . . . BOYCOTT MAYWEATHER . . . .watch the fight for free on May 1st . . .BOYCOTT MAYWEATHER . . . .watch the fight for free on May 1st . . .BOYCOTT MAYWEATHER . . . .watch the fight for free on May 1st . . .
Good day Mr MARLEY. Can you please provide me data of Clottey regarding the following: NECK, BICEP, FOREARM, WRIST AND FIST.
Thank you MR MARLEY.
Im in for the boycott..
I was so saddend that it takes a crab pinoy writer who wants to pretend to be an american muddles the issue.They are of the same breed of pinoys during the japanese occupation in PI who is sporting hoods in cahoots with the japs soldiers in exchange for a measly sum.
PINOY are S***T!!!! You are all nothing with out AMERICANS!!!
Pages
Got something to say?
Examiner.com is looking for writers, photographers, and videographers to join the fastest growing group of local insiders. If you are interested in growing your online rep apply to be an Examiner today!