The two, considered the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, have repeatedly failed to reach terms to meet in the ring in what could be the richest bout in boxing history. Federal magistrate Judge Robert Johnston on Thursday denied an emergency motion that would have allowed Mayweather to delay testifying.
Mayweather claimed that he needed to concentrate on his September 17 fight against Victor Ortiz. On May 31, Pacquiao settled his defamation lawsuit against Oscar de la Hoya and his Golden Boy promotions chief Richard Schaefer.
Under the terms of their settlement, de la Hoya and Schaefer issued a statement and apology to Pacquiao, saying they "never intended to claim that Manny Pacquiao has used or is using any performance enhancing drugs, and further state that we do not have any evidence whatsoever of such use."
Pacquiao has never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, and in his original 2009 lawsuit he claimed that Mayweather, his father Floyd Snr and uncle Roger along with de la Hoya and Schaefer "conducted a campaign in a set of interviews to make people think he used them."
Pacquiao's lawsuit is not Mayweather's only pending legal issue. He also faces felony charges stemming from a domestic dispute and misdemeanor harassment and battery charges in separate cases.
Congressman Manny D.Pacquiao has legitimate lawsuit this is Defamation of Character as well as Slander/ Hearsay with no CONCRETE/ VALID PROOF or EVIDENCE. This Hurts Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao a great deal from a Political Standpoint as Bonafide Public Official/ Public Servant of Republic of Philippines. Has no serious effect on Endorsement Deals with Nike Corporation, Head & Shoulders, SMART Phones, or Pre-paid Bank Card for Dollar Remittance because Hearsay has not been Proven through Extensive Testing or Blood Work. "I Will go ON RECORD and Say that Congressman Manny "Pacman" D. Pacquiao is CLEAN, NO PED, NO BALCO PRODUCTS, NO STEROIDS. In Very Beautiful & God Centered Philippine Islands many Citizens could barely afford to put Food on Table 2 times a day, let alone manufacture or synthesize Anabolic Steroids. So With All Due RESPECT to Team Mayweather Sr. & Jr. and Trainer Roger Mayweather, "Congressman Pacquiao and Team Pacquiao is INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN OTHERWISE!" Just Brainstorming, "Don't you think if Manny "Pacman" D.Pacquiao was doing PED, Boxing Master Freddie Roach and Great Promoter Mr. Bob Arum, Top Rank Boxing Inc. would have BLOWN THE WHISTLE and have their VERY OWN PEOPLE'S CHAMPION Go through EXTENSIVE URINE, Sputum, and BLOOD TESTING Under LAS VEGAS or WBO Boxing Commission Standards?" "To God Be the Glory!" "Team Mayweather... Just Do Your Job and FIGHT the People's Champion. Let WBO and Las Vegas Commission do their JOB and you Focus on Doing Your Job, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Paper Champion, Undefeated Because of Cherry-Picking Opponents"..."If you Want a Piece of the Rock, ANYTIME, ANYPLACE, and ANYWHERE!"...
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