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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Note to Mayweathers: Prove your statements or else stop destroying Boxing

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For the record, I have spoken to Floyd Mayweather Sr. to try and get his comments on the video that was recently leaked about his insinuations that boxing's pound-for-pound best fighter and it's current biggest star Manny Pacquiao is on some kind of performance enhancing supplements.

Sr. asked me to call him back after an hour when I phoned him last night around 7 pm Pacific time since he said he was on the highway driving. When I called back however, this writer's call was rejected and after a few more failed attempts to try and get Sr. back on the line, I left a message for a callback.

As of press time, I still haven't received a return call. Granted, the Mayweathers are busy preparing for the showdown in Las Vegas this weekend between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez, but this scribe will keep trying in pursuit of the TRUTH.

Or perhaps this steroids issue that Floyd Mayweather Sr. and as further supported by his brother Jeff Mayweather has finally made Floyd Mayweather Sr. think twice before he speaks his mind.

Let me try and put things in perspective a little bit. When Floyd Sr. accused the best and biggest name in boxing right now of "cheating" and when his brother Jeff supported it saying a lot of other people inside boxing share the same sentiment and that boxers get away with stuff like that and that they are untraceable by the sport's governing bodies, that does not only put question on Pacquiao's character, but the sport of boxing as a whole.

Such bold statements should be backed up by names, proof and accountability. This is professional boxing. Fighters work hard and sacrifice a lot just to get to a respectable level and to try and taint that with such irresponsible accusations is downright dirty. And Pacquiao of all people in the sport has displayed exemplary character and has helped thousands of people around the world. Such a statement is damning to his reputation. So if Pacquiao's physique get defined, he automatically does steroids? What about Floyd Mayweather Jr.? What about any other ripped fighter out there? So we want people to assume that regardless of how hard a person trains, if he gets ripped, and despite of tests conducted by boxing's sanctioning bodies, that he could be using some kind of steroid?

Don't get me wrong, I play no sides. If the Mayweathers can prove that Pacquiao is indeed a cheater, then I will sing their praises because as a sports fan, I despise nothing more than cheaters. Ehem. ehem Antonio Margarito.

We need to know the truth.

That's why I'm trying to get to the bottom of this. It doesn't even have to be me. I challenge my fellow boxing writers who are good around the Mayweather circles to try and get Floyd Sr. to back up his statements if not, lay this issue to rest and release a retraction, explanation, clarification or some kind of Kanye West type of apology for the sake of the integrity of all boxers who are now brought under the microscope because of these accusations.

Two nights ago when I first penned my thoughts on this, I ended by saying this can only get ugly. Well right now, somehow, somewhere I hear some lawyers drafting a law suit. You got to remember, Pacquiao is running for politics in his home country and accusations of being a cheater will almost spell certain defeat so I doubt he will let this issue slide easily. Maybe it's just my imagination, but I doubt it.

Source: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-10947-Indianapolis-Fight-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Note-to-Mayweathers-Prove-your-statements-or-else-stop-destroying-Boxing

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