The doping issue started with the boxing trainer with the biggest mouth in the planet- Floyd Mayweather Sr. Seeing that Manny Pacquiao has been going up in weight and demolishing presumably bigger and better opponents, even without a shred of evidence and despite the fact that Pacquiao has yet to test positive for any banned substance under the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) tests, Floyd Sr. declared that Pacquiao is on to something illegal saying that there’s no way somebody could climb up the weight ladder maintain their speed and retain their knockout power.
At first his pronouncements were considered ramblings of a sour loser, a crazy old man even. But then certain boxers just like Floyd Sr openly expressed their opinion that Manny may be on to something, boxers like Kermit Cintron and Paulie Malignaggi. How these people gathered courage to say the things they were saying without a shred of proof I have no idea. But I have to say, these guys saying those things is not only foolish but incriminatory as well. Seeing that their comments have been recorded and read by a lot of people, these comments could be evidence for libel or slander.
Manny Pacquiao’s camp however has yet to bring any legal proceeding against these folks, and rightly so. During the time that these things were being said, whoever said those were seen as jealous of Pacquiao’s success. Mayweather Sr. has only himself as his biggest fan. Kermit and Paulie, well we all know that they can and will never reach the lofty heights that elite boxers walk on. If I have to be really brutal about it, these two guys are not even fit to shine Manny Pacquiao’s shoes.
But now the dynamics has changed. The irresponsible doping allegations a few months back is now threatening to sink a fight that could potentially earn Manny Pacquaio millions in dollars, that’s at least a billion pesos right here. Can we hypothesize and say that some legal proceeding is in order? Oh yeah, and Cintron and Malignaggi and even Floyd Sr. should be feeling apprehensive right now.
The only way that these guys don’t spend a little time in court is when the blockbuster Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight pushes through. But even that is no guarantee.
