I think this is all on Mayweather. Without him putting these demands up this fight would already have been signed and over with by now, but this guy knows that for the first time in his career he has a legitimate chance of losing and losing in a rather ungraceful manner(KO). I could give you the run down of this guys whole career and here is goes. Mayweather hasn't beat anyone worth a shit. Sure, he has some names he can claim on his resume, but this little bastard has picked his spots like he's playing connect the dots. He's always got people at the end of their rope, after fights that had lasting effects into their fights with him, or he's just found people he knew were far less skilled or smaller than him.
Mayweather's never been in a war like Pacquiao has and he knows it. He knows that this guy isn't going to go away or slow down if he gets caught with even with the hardest punch Mayweather can throw. On the flip side of that coin going back a statement, he's not battle tested and that scares the shit out of him because he doesn't know if he's going to have what it takes when it comes down to it. When Pacquiao is hitting him with his best stuff, hunting him down, and continually delivering punishment, Mayweather has no clue whether he is going to be able to fight or fold. With that said, everything in his career will be riding on this one fight. If Mayweather wins he can keep running his mouth about how great he is and how he always said as much but no one believed him. If he loses, the critics become right and everyone can then say "See, he finally fought someone in their prime, whom he didn't have every physical advantage over, and when that happened he lost. He was never that good, he was opportunistic"
Originally posted by: Dave Mizianin
As for the blood test. I got blood taken a couple of weeks back and all I wanted to do after it is sleep. They took 8 vials of blood from me and it left me feeling absolutely drained. Now think if I was a professional athlete and the main point of my sport was how athletic and sharp I was. I can definitely see where he is coming from. Imagine that you are exhausting yourself in the gym every day and than have the blood tests on top of that. Pacquiao has every right to turn it down that close to the fight.
Thank you. Your testimony is perfect evidence to exactly why Mayweather is pushing this so hard. Take this into consideration; If Pacquiao is going this consistently throughout his training and it has this effect on him which it does, how much time training do you think he will lose? I'll tell you. Pac has said that it drains him pretty bad and it takes him 2-3 days to get back to 100%, that's not unrealistic either considering this is a guy who naturally is only about 112lbs. You take much blood from that body and it's taxing. So, if he is testing every week at least once, they train for 12 weeks, 3 days lost each week, that adds up to 36 days he could potentially miss. Now, don't you think that would effect him come fight night? Of course it would, he's miss a couple weeks of training and not be at his best. Mayweather knows that and is doing anything he can to get any edge he can. Mentally, that would have to mess with Pacquiao too as he would go in knowing he isn't as prepared as he COULD be. It throws off his training regiment, which in turn means he can't get into the condition he needs to be in to take this fight.
Let me tell you, a Boxers training is set up a specific way, with different training procedures at different points of the training period, to maximize the physical conditioning and preparedness at the specific point of time in which they will be fighting. It's progressive. You might start the first 2 weeks focusing on getting your stamina up but you can't push it too hard the whole time or you'll actually have less so there is a window of time to do that, then the next 2 week after you've got your stamina raised a bit you might start working on your strength, this too can't be overdone or you just make yourself weaker so there is a window of time to do the most intense part of that as well. The next couple weeks you might be working on your footwork getting your legs more conditioned, then the next couple weeks your speed, etc... If you are having to take time off of all those things you won't be half the fighter going in you could be as it is, as I said, progressive. If you understand the concept of compound interest, it's the same thing. The body is an instrument and has to be finely tuned. Mayweather wants the instrument of pain he would have to fight to be as poorly tuned as possible.
Originally posted by: Super Hans
I also dont agree with your assumption that Mayweather cares about his undefeated tag as he only fights for money, he does not care about legacy, he has stated this fact many times.I know where you are coming from when you say he could command more money with his undefeated tag still intact, but the fact is this is the biggest fight by far he can make and even if he were to lose there would be a rematch clause in the contract that would guarantee him more cash in taking these fights than his next 5 combined.
Oh he cares all right, that is why he is so apprehensive about taking this fight. His "Undefeated" record is his bread and butter, it's what validates his high pay scale. Otherwise there is no reason to give him that much money because he isn't that entertaining to watch anyways. But, he goes around making his claims, using his "Undefeated" record to back that up, saying he's worth every penny. Once he gets his ass kicked by Pacquiao his stock drops dramatically. Sure, he's told the public this and that, but that's what he wants you to hear. It's a front, a gimmick, a tool he uses to garner interest and fans. All Fighters fight for money, don't let any one of them tell you otherwise. Even the most sincere is either blatantly lying to you, or lying to themselves. If it's not at all about money than why wouldn't they be doing something that they don't have to take a beating to make money at? Because most of these guys couldn't do much else. That's a pretty harsh statement but it's true.
There is one more big point and I promise I am done. There is a big underlying principle here that Mayweather is dismissing. Up until the Mosley fight, where Mayweather found someone to bend to his will. Not one time in boxing history had a fighter determined the rules surrounding the fight or the drug testing policy surrounding the fight. As someone else noted earlier, that is the job of the sanctioning body. Those who have cheated in the past have been busted, they do their job just fine. It's not up to Mayweather to decide those terms, he has no place in that conversation. That is why he has made the accusations, or should I say excuses to put his place in that conversation.
Back when James Braddock fought Joe Louis, Braddock knew he was going to get his ass kicked so he had special stipulations put on the fight regarding the purse(he and his manager would receive 10% of any purse Joe Louis would win in the next 10 years) That is the only instance of a fighter making the terms of a fight I have ever heard of besides when the rule was put in place by Jack Dempsey that upon a knockdown the opponent must go to a neutral corner and still neither situation had anything to do with preparations for the fight. Mayweather acts as though he, his will, and his ego(a holy trinity! who knew?!) are bigger than the sport. That is not so and if anyone were it certainly wouldn't be him.
Pacquiao to me at least, is the the most innocent party in this situation. He's not the one doing the negotiating, that's Bob Arum and Co. doing all that, and they have an axe to grind with Mayweather already due to past issues so what you really have are politics between to former allies getting in the way of one of the biggest fights of all time. Pacquiao, I can guarantee, is not worried about Mayweather. But, he sure as hell isn't going to let this guy get the advantage over him, he is at least smart enough to recognize what is going on and what Mayweather is trying to do. I don't find it unreasonable, especially considering the slanderous accusations that have been thrown at him without warrant. I would like for this to just go down so that Mayweather can finally, just go down.
