ESPN.com released information Friday evening that according to Team Mayweather advisor Leonard Ellerbe, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley have come to “terms” on the proposed May 1st Welterweight Title defense in Las Vegas, NV.
According to the report: “Shane [has gone through] every provision of the contract and he signed,” says [Judd] Burstein, Mosley’s attorney. “He is excited to move forward with the bout.”
Perhaps more importantly, “Mosley has [also] agreed to undergo random blood and urine testing, as has Mayweather, Ellerbe said.” This is significant as Manny Pacquiao had refused to conduct himself any level of blood testing within a 30-day window of the fight, which in turn was the main reason why the (proposed) fight was cancelled.
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“Many believe that ‘reasonable men’ (perhaps not the fore mentioned) would have been able to put aside their negotiable differences for the betterment of a sport that has afforded them both the elevated riches and celebrity they enjoy… a sport that has appoints the kind of international stardom that prevents simple privacies, but conversely tends to handsomely compensate several million for your troubles. Most would agree that ‘reasonable promotional teams’ (perhaps not Top Rank & Goldenboy) would have taken advantage of the free mass-media coverage and used the excess publicity as fuel to insure that the deal-flow between “Pac-Man’s” & “Money’s” respective camps went through like tax-cuts in the Bush Administration. After all, this was an opportunity for boxing to demonstrate that it had matured beyond the era of Don King, where good business sense and fan appreciation would generate too high a dividend to allow ego, trash talk, & spooky superstitions to disrupt the business cycle. Besides, ‘reasonable fans’ (perhaps not the skeptical casual viewer who doesn’t care one-way or the other) would assume that such an opportunity would be too great for anyone to pass up… whether you are a tattooed champion with a very suspicious fear of needles, or an undefeated superstar who has been accused of being too defensive & safe not only in the ring, but in his opponent-selection. Either way, up until about a week ago there existed nothing beyond a reasonable doubt that this fight would happen…“
“I mean come on, there was just too much money on the table!! Professional fighters are groomed with a mentality to continue until you are “physically incapable.” So, why would two fighters in their prime venture past each other on the principle of pride, or an unwillingness to compromise when there is so much to gain? There is no way Manny Pacquiao would permit the biggest payday in boxing history to escape him because he felt insulted by a mischaracterization of what he has achieved… nor would a man who garners an intellectual capacity that would make him a viable candidate for public office in the Philippines, pass on an opportunity to earn the kind of payday that would feed several million hungry mouths in his native country. There is no way that Floyd Mayweather Jr., a man who changed his moniker to reflect his obvious love for ‘
On Wednesday, PacMan pressed forward with a defamation law suit aimed at both Floyd Mayweather Jr. & Sr., in addition to Golden Boy Promotions’ head executives Richard Schaefer & Oscar De la Hoya. There have been growing accusations from Team Mayweather that Pacquiao has used/is using performance-enhancing drugs, though the Pound-for-Pound Champion has never failed a drug test. Team Pacquiao threatened to file suit several days ago amidst a barrage of accusations that his success is due in part to performance stimulants; unproven claims that were later followed by rumors that his hesitation to participate in Olympic style testing (which Mayweather initially insisted upon) was rooted in ‘a questioned’ fear of an unscheduled testing cycle administered by the USADA. Although Team Pacquiao proclaimed that they’re refusal to accept these testing terms were in the interest of not wanting to draw blood close to fight night, the public perception of his hesitation for this heightened testing measure was (perhaps unfairly) beginning to sound more & more like an “all too familiar” excuse in the world of sports. 
It appears that the biggest fight-card in the history of boxing will begin its promotional tour in a Nevada State court room, and not in a Las Vegas event center. In my estimation, there is still room for the opportunistic folks at Golden Boy & Top Rank to reach an agreement. But, there is a sense of irony in the fact that men who earn a living competing in violent sport would resort to court filings and legal papers to settle a personal dispute. As L.A. Times columnist J.A. Adande wrote a few days ago in a 
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Reports are coming in… and according to whats being released, Freddy Roach has advised Manny Pacquiao that he should not subject himself to random drug testing prior to his “penciled” bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr….
