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Blood-gate: Can Pacquiao vs. Mayweather be saved?

A controversy over implementing stricter blood testing has the potential mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the ropes. Can the fight be saved? Have your say, only on FightFan.com!

FightFan.com is where the fans come to fight, and we want to hear your thoughts! It was announced last week that Manny Pacquiao has nixed the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (at the request of Floyd Mayweather Jr.) administering additional random testing because they cannot guarantee they will not draw his blood in the days prior to the fight. The USADA will not deviate from their policy and have said they cannot promise they won’t conduct a test in the days leading up to the March 13 bout. As a result, the negotiations have come to a screeching halt. Team Mayweather insists it will not back down on it’s insistence to have the USADA conduct the tests. Pacquiao refuses to have blood drawn close to the fight… and now there appears to be a line drawn in the sand. With things currently looking very bleak just in time for Christmas, the question we pose to you is: Can the fight be saved… and if so, how?

What is the best solution to save the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao bout? Pacquiao should submit to random blood tests Mayweather should back off additional testing demand Find a compromise that includes additional testing Nothing: This fight can’t be made

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