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A day after the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight had officially been declared "dead" - for the time being any way - Mayweather has lashed out at Pacquiao.
"In my opinion it is Manny Pacquiao and his team who are denying the people a chance to see the biggest fight ever," said Mayweather. "I know the people will see through their smoke screens and lies. I am ready to fight and sign the contract. Manny needs to stop making his excuses, step up and fight."
Mayweather also added: "First and foremost, not only do I want to fight Manny Pacquiao, I want to whip his punk ass."
A March 13 date was initially set in what appeared to be a seamless process with no known distractions. The two camps then began squabbling over drug testing protocol.
Both fighters agreed to unlimited random urine testing, but Mayweather also insisted on random blood testing, even though the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which would oversee the bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, requires only urine testing.
The cancellation of the fight was a huge blow to online sportsbooks, many of whom had taken extensive betting action on Mayweather vs. Pacquiao already.
Not all is lost as bookies scramble to push other boxing cards including the upcoming Sugar Shane Mosley vs. Andre Berto bout, with odds listed below and available at Sportsbetting.com.
| 01/30/2010 | 400 | Sugar Shane Mosley |
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Another fight on tap expected to received decent amount of action is Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Ricky Hatton with the later a -130 favorite.
| 12/31/2010 | 1208 | Juan Manuel Marquez |
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Still, nothing could have compared to Mayweather vs. Pacquiao.
"This promised to be one of the top 5 most bet on events of the year," said Don Shapiro, Head of Gambling911.com's Sports Odds Department.
The fight will likely happen at some point in the future, it's just a matter of "when". Some books have maintained odds on the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight with the stipulation that it goes off before December 31, 2010.
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