Manny Pacquiao has accused Floyd Mayweather Jnr of running scared after Mayweather once again insisted on pre-fight drug testing when asked about a future showdown between the two fighters.
Shane Mosley was swept aside by Mayweather over the weekend, making it five decision victories in his last six fights. However, for the first time in his career, "Pretty Boy" was put in real trouble by Mosley who clearly buckled the legs of Mayweather with a big right hand.
Inevitably, post-fight thoughts immediately turned to a super-fight with Pacquiao, in a contest that would -in the eyes of many - determine the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world of boxing. Mayweather continues to insists on Olympic-style drug testing, as adhered to by Mosley, and until Pacquaio follows suit it seems there will be no agreement.
"If Manny Pacquiao wants to fight, it's not hard to find me," Mayweather said after Saturday's victory. "We were going to make this fight happen a couple of months back. We couldn't make it happen, so we moved on.
"All I want to do is be on an even playing field. If every athlete is keen, then take the test. I'm willing to take the test. Like I've said before, if Manny Pacquiao takes the blood and urine tests, we can make the fight happen. [If he doesn't] then we got no fight."
Pacquiao is adamant there is no need to call his honesty into question by implementing tests, and he accused Mayweather of 'dodging' the defining fight of his career.
"He's just making up excuses," Pacquiao said in the Times. "He's still dodging me.
"I'm not against blood testing, as long as it's not done on the fight day itself."
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