Pacquiao-Mayweather fight called off
Posted on December 25th, 2009
It could have been the biggest fight of the new millennium, but because of some disagreements, it was called off. The Pacquiao-Mayweather dream fight will no longer push through as Bob Arum effectively closed the door on Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Christmas Eve.
The move opens the door for Paul Malignaggi, Shane Mosley and practically anyone else drooling for a fight with Manny Pacquiao.
The Top Rank chief told USA Today on Thursday, that he’s not going to lose sleep over the matter, “Life goes on. We’re not going to let Manny get pushed around by Floyd. Floyd wants to play his games, let him play.”
“This all has to do with Mayweather being Mayweather. He never wanted to fight Manny. He wanted a way out. We’ll he’s got his way out. Goodbye,” he added.
Mayweather was asking for an Olympic-style drug testing by the US Anti-Doping Agency, one that may require as many as five blood tests and a dozen urine tests, in the months, weeks or a day before and after the fight.
Pacquiao, however, would have none of it. He has agreed to do three blood tests, on the first week of January, the month before the fight and right after the fight, under the same agency that does the NBA of the NFL. But Mayweather would have none of it though.
Many believe, including Pacquiao, that it was Mayweather’s way of running out of the fight.
Arum is now looking at Malignaggi as Pacquiao’s next opponent. He is also considering Tim Bradley, who wants a fight with Pacquiao, with or without the blood test. There’s also Yuri Foreman, Juan Manuel Marquez, Edwin Valero, and Shane Mosley.
But whoever it may be, the boxing promoter said that it is going to be a big one.
