{"id":12385,"date":"2011-07-04T16:05:12","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T20:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=12385"},"modified":"2011-07-04T16:05:12","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T20:05:12","slug":"manny-pacquiao-vs-floyd-mayweather-jr-steroids-lawsuits-the-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=12385","title":{"rendered":"Manny Pacquiao Vs Floyd Mayweather JR: Steroids, Lawsuits & the Fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>By Gina L. Caliboso<\/strong><\/p>\n

Author\u2019s Note: Have fun with this RSR fans. Just one of those things I think about when I don\u2019t have a date on Saturday night. And for all you faithful readers, that\u2019s been the case far too much this past year.<\/em><\/p>\n

Wildcard Gym, Hollywood, CA. In a boxing world not too far into the future, the microphones are poised, flashes going off, there is a simple podium awaiting for the arrival of the man \u2013 THE man \u2013 Manny \u201cPacman\u201d Pacquiao, the undisputed world champion of the welterweight division. From rags to riches, Pacquiao has kept the boxing world alive with his explosive power punching and undeniably fast hands to truly show that size does not matter in the boxing ring. Sitting in the front row of the press conference, Floyd Mayweather, JR., looks up, along with friend 50 Cent, hidden behind glasses, awaiting the announcement.<\/p>\n

Mayweather is noticeably quiet. He leans in occasionally, shows a nod of a chin, a smile. On the other side of him sits uncle Roger. He is expressionless and he awaits the arrival for the man as well. Near the podium rests a table with three microphones. In the background, a Pacquiao CD is playing in a hushed tone. The bulk of the gym is taken over by cameras from Showtime and Top Rank. Oscar De La Hoya is there as well. This is a big announcement.<\/p>\n

Finally, the door opens with the all too familiar Pacquiao entourage. Trainer Freddie Roach appear and sits down furthest from the podium, followed by Bob Arum, and finally, wife Jinkee. Pacquiao makes an entrance and lovingly pats Roach, then Arum, and finally his wife. He wears glasses and makes a move as if to wipe away a tear. On this day, finally, the announcement.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao: \u201cFirst, I\u2019d like to thank God, my wife, Freddie, and Bob for having faith in me over the years. It\u2019s been a lifelong dream for me to be a professional boxer and become world champion. I have nothing to prove to anyone because I beat everyone even when people thought I was too small or didn\u2019t have enough power. I beat everyone and showed I could match anyone in the ring. But now, after discussion with my wife and with Freddie, I\u2019ve come to the following decision (RSR Readers \u2013 fill in the blank here).<\/p>\n

But here is my take on the options available for Pacquiao. And I\u2019ll start by writing the obvious:<\/p>\n

Scenario #1:<\/p>\n

Pacquiao says, \u201cI\u2019ve come to the following decision to agree to fight Floyd Mayweather, JR. Both of us have come to terms to fight some time in 2012.\u201d<\/p>\n

Upon the announcement, Mayweather JR., stands up, along with Uncle Roger. Both make their way to the podium. Camera flashes going crazy. The Pacquiao press conference has now turned into a spot for him to plug his reality show titled, \u201cMeet the Mayweathers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayweather, JR: \u201cNow, even after I beat Victor Ortiz, there were still some people that said I only took the fight as another way to stall fighting Pacquiao. No matter what, my undefeated record stands on its own. Pacquiao has never faced anyone like me and I\u2019ve never faced anyone like him. Yeah, he\u2019s got speed, but I got speed too. I haven\u2019t been fighting as much or even showing how much shape I\u2019m in. But I\u2019ve told everyone before, I\u2019m always in shape, you just don\u2019t know how much shape I\u2019m in. In one year, 2012, just watch, you are going to see me, defeat this man.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unknown member of the Filipino press: \u201cWhat about your steroid accusations? What about your guidelines on testing?\u201d<\/p>\n

Roger Mayweather, JR: \u201cYeah, Floyd and I been talking and there is going to be testing. We haven\u2019t decided yet, but after watching his last few fights and from before, we\u2019ve agreed that the blood testing for both Floyd and Manny will be fair. The fight will be clean, no bad words about that, the past is the past. And we\u2019ll agree to and move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another member of the press: \u201cManny, what type of money will you be getting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pacquiao: \u201cLike I said, both Floyd and I have agreed to fight some time in 2012. We\u2019ll figure out and determine what is fair. And I trust my promoter, Bob Arum, to work out the best deal for both of us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scenario #2: Okay, RSR, this next one is what we can all can, maybe, gulp, possibly expect.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao says, \u201cI\u2019ve come to the following decision that I will retire in 2012. In order to better serve my people as a Congressman in the Philippines, I\u2019ve talked it over with my wife, Freddie, and Bob, that there is no one else to fight. Nothing else to prove \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

There is a melee. Both Roger Mayweather and Floyd Mayweather, JR stand up.<\/p>\n

Mayweather, JR: \u201cThat\u2019s right. He decides to retire which only tells me one thing. I\u2019m the best and he refuses to fight me because he wants to retire. But I\u2019m telling you all now, I\u2019ll fight him, I\u2019ll fight him now.\u201d<\/p>\n

All cameras are flashing.<\/p>\n

Roger Mayweather: \u201cSee, what\u2019d I been saying. Pacquiao is afraid to get hurt. He\u2019s been on steroids, been making him not see straight, and he\u2019s been fighting guys he knows are bigger so that he can say he beat them on speed. But he doesn\u2019t have speed. Floyd got speed, but now we aren\u2019t going to see it because he\u2019s going to retire. Floyd can beat him. No one can beat Floyd. His record shows no defeats.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pacquiao: \u201cI can beat Mayweather, but I\u2019m not going to fight him because I\u2019m retiring for my people. Where was he when I wanted to fight him?\u201d<\/p>\n

Mayweather JR: \u201cStep into that ring now and let\u2019s fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pacquiao: \u201cI can fight you any time. Any place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Floyd Mayweather, JR., along with 50 Cent both stand up. Roger pulls at Floyd\u2019s shirtsleeve. A few words exchanged. Pacquiao looks at Roach, then whispers something to Jinkee.<\/p>\n

End Scenario #2. Yes, RSR fans, sometimes the best scenarios are better left to the imagination.<\/p>\n

In hopes that Pacquiao versus Mayweather will ever occur, I\u2019m hoping that maybe a little bit of scenario 1 and 2 both happen. But if you think about it RSR fans, the groundwork and words have already been approached. It\u2019s now up to both the Pacquiao and Mayweather JR camps to agree \u2013 whether it\u2019s testing or the amount of the purse, I\u2019d offer that any fight with either Pacquiao or Mayweather would be a good one. In the next few months, Pacquiao will go up against in a third installment to finally settle the score, or at least in Marquez\u2019s mind, how he can stand to fight against Pacquiao. Mayweather, JR vs Victor Ortiz. Give me a week RSR fans on this bout. I\u2019m still trying to process this one. Either way, the two upcoming bouts really don\u2019t ignite any sense of a superbout in the works.<\/p>\n

As for the possibility of retirement for Pacquiao, I gave the reason that simply put, Pacquiao, should he retire, will do so because he is in service to his constituents back in the Philippines. Pacquiao is definitely a man that is a hero to his people and will always be thankful to his fans in the Philippines and even here. But his retirement is inevitable if he really decides he has no one else to fight. And as I am a dedicated Pacquiao fan, I support his decision either fight or retire because he has already shown his greatness as a champion.<\/p>\n

Pacquiao vs Mayweather JR \u2013 electric isn\u2019t it? The fight is even bigger than the landscape of Vegas. As for the terms of the fight, I\u2019d like to see the bout happen in Manila \u2013 this generation\u2019s version of the \u201cThrilla in Manila.\u201d I just think it would be a great homage to Pacquiao in his final bout in his home country fighting in front of the fans who will continue to support him as a boxer or even in retirement. As for Mayweather, JR, it\u2019s on him to put his record aside, even answer to his own sense of fight satisfaction and fight Pacquiao.<\/p>\n

So, both Pacquiao and Mayweather, JR will be fighting in the new few months. It\u2019s something to look forward to, maybe, but I don\u2019t buy it. Let\u2019s just end the suspense. Pacquiao vs Mayweather JR must happen. The sport of boxing calls for it. But more importantly, boxing fans want to see it.<\/p>\n

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By Gina L. Caliboso Author\u2019s Note: Have fun with this RSR fans. Just one of those things I think about when I don\u2019t have a date on Saturday night. And for all you faithful readers, that\u2019s been the case far too much this past year. Wildcard Gym, Hollywood, CA. In a boxing world not too […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[105,260,267,477,902],"class_list":["post-12385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-boxing-news","tag-boxing","tag-fight","tag-floyd-mayweather","tag-manny-pacquiao","tag-victor-ortiz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12385"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12385\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}