Much as I love Manny and would love to see him beat PBF I am curious as to why he wouldn’t accept Olympic-style testing. What’s worse is Arum’s excuse that “I have a Filipino fighter who is very superstitious” just makes you wonder even more. Yeah, I fan get Manny not wanting to have blood drawn the day prior to the fight but if PBF has no issue with it, why should Manny. People who are innocent and have nothing to hide don’t give up over $25 million payday over blood tests. I think Manny is the best fighter I’ve seen in the last 25 years (followed closely by PBF), and this fight would be the biggest in recent memory and cement one of these fighter’s legacy. I’d hate to see Manny’s career be tarnished by the question “Why wouldn’t he agree to blood tests”
He says he is that needle phobic that it totally throws him off his game....who knows. I hope the fight happens and that Manny kicks ass.
If it is true that Manny offered to take a blood drug test right after the fight, he’s probably covered. At this point it’s a PR battle for people’s trust.