By PAT SHEEHAN, The Sun
MANNY PACQUIAO claims he has been stabbed in the back following his drug-testing row with Floyd Mayweather Jnr.
The Filipino is furious at suggestions he has beefed up by using steroids after he refused to undergo Olympic standard testing.
Mayweather's camp are demanding Pacquiao submits blood and urine samples throughout his training regime, fight week and even the day after their proposed March 13 clash.
Pacman has agreed to unlimited urine testing and at least three blood tests, one in early January, a second 30 days before the fight and another in the dressing room immediately after the bout.
However, Mayweather's side are adamant only procedures conducted by the US Anti-Doping Agency should be used.
But Pacquiao came out shooting from the lip at the stance Mayweather and his promoters Golden Boy — headed by legend Ocar De La Hoya — have taken in the row.
He roared: "In all my years of fighting, I have never tested positive for any steroids or performance enhancing drugs use.
"I will provide any specimen, whether it be blood or urine samples, just right after the fight but not a day or two before, for obvious reasons.
"That should stop these clowns from asking for other drug testing procedures other than the ones already required by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
"It is a pity because Oscar Golden Boy Dela Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions should have been supporting me, too, because his company has a promotional stake in my career.
"They all say they got my back, but yes, they stab me, too, when I turn my back."
Source: thesun.co.uk
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