With his latest demands, Floyd Mayweather Jr shows he's 'ducking' and 'running' from Manny Pacquiao

By Rockwell, Examiner.com

Manny Pacquiao called it correctly. He said that if Floyd Mayweather Jr makes another excuse then he really doesn't want to fight the PacMan. Well, that excuse has come and it's pretty much a deal breaker.

Over the last few weeks, Manny has come out firing with his public negotiations and compromises. When we finally get word back from Floyd Jr it's nothing but an empty excuse to end the negotiations.

I've been saying it for the last couple of months that Floyd would demand more of the purse and now Manny's team has confirmed it. Floyd Jr said earlier this year that he wanted more of the "money" and that hasn't changed as we get ready for a very heated summer in Boxing. 

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Pacquiao willing to take random dope test

By NICK GIONGCO, MB.Com

Here’s a piece of good news to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
As part of efforts to agree on a November 13 fight, Manny Pacquiao said he is amenable to undergo random drug and urine testing 14 days before the fight.
“As long as they’re not getting a large amount of blood, I am willing to give out blood as close to two weeks before the fight,” Pacquiao told the Bulletin late Wednesday night during a lull in shooting a Ginebra commercial in Makati.
Pacquiao said he will not hesitate to be tested provided that the amount to be taken would be minimal, noted the 31-year-old fighter, gesturing with his pointer and index fingers a measurement equivalent to a short syringe.
Pacquiao and Mayweather had agreed in principle to face off but a last-minute demand by Mayweather for Olympic-style testing did not augur well with Pacquiao’s handlers, saying they would not be bullied into accepting his seemingly-outlandish terms.

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