Manny Pacquiao Knocks Out De La Hoya in Settlement, Continues to Attack Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao is back in the news today because he has supposedly reached a settlement with Oscar de La Hoya and Richard Schaefer on a defamation lawsuit filed back in December 2009.
The suit was based on allegations that those two, along with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his uncle and father, made against Pacquiao suggesting he uses performance-enhancing drugs.
The Mayweather clan did not reach a settlement, and in fact over the last few weeks has been throwing out more public allegations that Pacquiao is scared to take a drug test and continues to use PEDs.
Two weeks ago Mayweather’s girlfriend, Shantel Jackson, posted a picture to her twitter feed of a ‘Take the Test’ t-shirt obviously aimed at Pacquiao.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been out of boxing since mid-2010 and is facing a litany of separate charges for issues unrelated to his dealings with Pacquiao.
of his blood and urine, which Mayweather has stated he would also undergo. He does so under the banner of his larger crusade, to get a higher standard of drug testing into all of American sports.While Mayweather’s cause may seem noble, his stance and refusal to negotiate with Pacquiao is depriving boxing fans of one of the most anticipated fights in history.
We can only hope that the two come to terms on a rational agreement sometime in the near future and the two men step into the ring for an unforgettable bout.
Source: bleacherreport.com
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