By Abac Cordero (The Philippine Star) Updated December 16, 2009 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines
- Freddie Roach doesn’t mind putting his fighter under random drug testing as long as the other camp goes through exactly the same procedure.
The three-time Trainer of the Year yesterday reacted to calls made by the camp of Floyd Mayweather Jr. to have Manny Pacquiao
, the hottest fighter out there, to random tests in the weeks leading to their March 13 encounter.
Mayweather’s father, Floyd Sr., has raised concerns that the Filipino pound-for-pound champion, whose amazing run of victories as he moved up in weight has baffled his critics, is into some sort of performance-enhancing drugs.
Roach told The STAR that Pacquiao is a clean fighter, if not the cleanest.
“Yeah, we’ll do it but they have to do it as well. Manny fights clean. If they’ll do it, then we’ll do it,” said Roach as he expressed his willingness to have Pacquiao go through the random tests.
“I don’t have any problem with that. But no blood tests close to the fight. They can take urine tests,” said Roach, adding that it’s how they do it in the Olympics.
The Mayweather people said they want tests like the way it’s being done in the Olympics.
“I had a girlfriend who was in the Olympics in triple jump and that’s how it’s done. They get urine tests. They can come to her in the middle of the night and take urine tests but not blood tests,” Roach added.
He was asked where the heat is coming from and said it all started when Floyd Jr. started raising the issue.
“I don’t know. Maybe they’re just looking for an excuse,” said Roach.
Source: philstar.com
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