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The buzz on steroids

IF BOTH the Golden Boy and Top Rank Promotions are to be believed, it?s the Tooth Fairy who doesn?t want the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight to happen.

Bob Arum said Mayweather Jr. doesn?t really want to fight Pacquiao and is just looking for a way out.

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?He?s a coward,? dear ol? Bob said.

Golden Boy promotions said Pacquiao and Arum are walking away from the biggest fight in boxing history.

So, if it isn?t any of them, it?s got to be the Tooth Fairy, don?t you think?

Floyd is no sissy and if he?s comeback was spurred by his reported debt to Uncle Sam, then another $50 mil goes a long way.

Pacquiao has also said he wants to fight Floyd Jr.

So what?s the snag?

The blood tests? Doping allegations?

Oh come on! I don?t?for a minute?believe in any of that.

If the Mayweather camp was serious, it would have requested the WBO, and other bodies, to strip Pacquiao of his titles and put him under investigation.

Instead of mouthing off through press releases.

Floyd Sr. said it?s impossible for Pacquiao to gain 17 pounds of muscle through the years, climbing from super featherweight to welterweight.

That?s crap and Floyd Sr. knows it.

Gaining all that weight is not impossible in boxing.

Ricky Hatton, that poor guy Floyd Sr. trained, gained 12 pounds from the weigh-in before his two-round loss to Manny.

Was he on ?roids, Floyd?

Oscar dela Hoya has also chimed in, teasing Pacman that ?if he has nothing to hide, he should just do the tests.?

Hey Oskie, for the record, Manny?s willing to do the test. He?s even willing to do it immediately after the bout.

Whatever is in his system during the fight should still be there a few minutes later.

What, I think, pisses Pacman off is how he has been wedged into a corner.

All this allegations crap started from Mayweather Sr. and all of a sudden Pacman?s forced to clear his name?

Pacquiao has fought back, and has threatened to sue the Mayweathers and Golden Boy Promotions.

The two, interestingly, issued another press release yesterday saying they are not accusing of Pacquiao of anything.

What?

Oh really?

Who first said that Pacquiao was on ?roids?

A ghost?

An impersonator?

One thing for sure, all this crap has generated a lot of interest for the fight.

You only have to check the various boxing websites for it.

It seems all they?re talking about is the March 13 bout.

Just like what happened when Mike Tyson faced Lennox Lewis, and Iron Mike threatened to eat Lewis?s children.

The buzz for the fight skyrocketed.

The buzz and interest for this fight is also sky-high.

You can even say the pre-fight promo is on steroids.

Enough of the tease, make it happen already!

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