Now that Floyds retired, we get to talk about certain subjects. Can I get a Classic Forums take on the Floyd-Manny situation? Was Floyd wrong in demanding a blood test, or was Paquiao wrong in not taking it? Is there actually a "right" answer? Or does it fall under interpretation in the face of many variables?
I'm a Pac fan and I place the blame squarely on him here. That's the one of Floyd's many demands that's actually very good. The more sure we can be that neither fighter is using PEDs the better, and bringing about as high certainty as possible should never be a reason not to make a fight. Certainly not the fight of the century.
I'd say it Floyd's fault. He was looking to make demands that wouldn't be agreed to, I think. I don't care about PEDs though. I think most fans just wanted to see the Pacquiao that faced Hatton and Cotto against Floyd. But Floyd was "right" because he made money for both of them in the long run. And when it came to it they didn't even get out of first gear to earn such fortunes. Then again, maybe they would have always thrown us a dud.
I think Arum was the main one blocking it. He likes to keeep things in his stable. He let the fight happen when it was about time to cash out on Manny.
The truth here. Pride I think stopped Manny from the extra testing also, which I understand. They both messed around with Peds in their careers imo
Definitely were both on PEDs. Mayweather was caught flushing himself with an intravenous drip, he never quite satisfactorly explained why he was doing that, or why he was allowed to against the rules of the agency contracted to enforce the anti-doping. Very corruptn goings on. Pacquiao's weight gain and that power he brought with him for a couple of years was highly suspicious. Plus PED use to some extent is the norm at the elite level. The sooner all sports admit that and end the hypocrisy the better, imo.
I think it was just a tactic used by both camps so they could feed off each other's name for longer, and make more money off the other fights they were fighting.
Yes, that seems to be what happened. I think it was Floyd's plan though. He deserves credit for the foresight. The most remarkable thing is how big the fight was and how much interest people had when, to me, it seemed a dead issue, a missed opportunity. I overestimated the fans, underestimated the promotion. I thought Pacquaio's obvious decline (the Marquez saga) had killed the thing or reduced the magnitude but they built it huge again.
