Floyd camp declines Arum final offer
MANILA, Philippines - Hopes of salvaging the megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are slim after American promoter Bob Arum’s”final counter offer” was promptly declined by Mayweather’s head adviser, Leonard Ellerbe, and negotiator, Richard Schaefer.
Arum, main man of Top Rank, had given the Mayweather camp until Monday (today in Manila) to determine on his final proposal that both parties allow the Nevada State Athletic Commission to establish the final judgment on the blood tests issue.
According to Yahoo! Sports, Arum advised that both sides explain to the NSAC why their “preferred (blood) testing system” ought be applied or complied, and allow the Nevada body make the final decision.
Mayweather wanted an Olympic-style blood testing to be monitored by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Under the set-up, both fighters should agree to as many as five blood and dozen urine examinations - randomly.
Freddie Roach stated it’s so random that that USADA can knock on your doors in the midst of the night to acquire blood or urine samples, in the weeks, days or just hours ahead the fight, and shortly afterwards.
Pacquiao’s camp said there’s no need for such, and has accorded to three blood tests (one on the first week of January, then 30 days before the match and additional after the match, but was again unacceptable to Mayweather.
Arum gave the offer by allowing the NSAC to determine. And if the Mayweathers disagree, the Top Rank president said he could seal a Pacquiao fight with Paulie Malignaggi on March 13 “within an hour.”
Arum may discover himself making the phone call when he wakes up Monday morning while vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico after Ellerbe and Schaefer literally thumbed down the final counter offer from Top Rank.
“Random is random. We are all intelligent people and we acknowledge what random testing is. That is what we desire and it has not altered,” said Ellerbe.
“It doesn't make good sense for this to become a commission matter. This is a contractual matter. The commission didn't decide the weights or the purse split or how the foreign television rights would be sold.
“If this is Bob’s final ultimatum, then that’s what it is. That is his decision if he would like to accept that position. I very much hope this fight can be established, but the reason it is at a impasse is because of the way they have managed affairs,” Schaefer said.
Pacquiao is vacationing with his family in Gen. Santos City and his adviser, Mike Koncz, stated the 31-year-old champion doesn’t prefer to establish any further notice on the subject.
The other day, Schaefer stated Mayweather can do away with the USADA, and it’s barely a matter of both camps agreeing on the dates of the blood tests only to be sure that they’re still effective.
But that was the other day.
“We're organised to have this covered in a sense that it's not us deciding or them deciding,” said Arum. “The commission meets on Jan. 19. Mayweather’s people can say why they think additional testing preceding what we agreed to as necessary and we can give our viewpoint.
“Let the commission determine. If they come off and resolve Manny needs to be blood examined every single [expletive] day, then we'll go with that. This is the way to go to give this thing legitimacy. I hope they [Team Mayweather] see reason.”
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