Pacquiao mulls legal action vs Mayweather over ‘steroids’ claim
A strong left hook as devastating as the one that knocked out Ricky Hatton last summer may be coming Floyd Mayweather Sr.âs way. Boxing star Manny Pacquiao bared heâs seriously contemplating on taking legal action against the outspoken American trainer regarding comments he made insinuating the Filipino boxing idol is into steroids. The issue surrounding illegal supplement welcomed Pacquiao Thursday morning upon his return from a week-long promotional tour for his Nov. 14 title fight with Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto. The worldâs top pound-for-pound king didnât take the Mayweather accusation sitting down, readily instructing legal counsel Jeng Gacal to examine the statements made by the ageing American trainer and see if possible legal action could be filed. âPinag-aaralan na namin kung sasampahan namin siya ng kaso tungkol sa mga pinagsasabi niya," said the 30-year-old boxing champ. Pacquiao was quick to deny heâs taking steroids and other type of supplements that resulted in his sensational victories over boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya and Hatton â two fighters bigger and stronger than him, but whom he brutally beat in succession.
Mayweather Sr. incidentally, was the trainer of Hatton when Pacquiao knocked him out cold inside two rounds. âAno ba yang steroids na yan? Anong kulay ba yan? Ni hindi ko nga alam ang hitsura ng steroids. Baka sila ang gumagamit nun," said Pacquiao, obviously annoyed by Mayweather Sr.âs insinuation. Quoted by the international press, Mayweather Sr. the other day implied Pacquiao was into illegal stuff the way other boxers have been doing these days. âI believe heâs (Pacquiao) on some type of supplements. Iâm convinced about a lot of (boxers). Thatâs what theyâre (Pacquiao camp) doing right now. Everybody should be checked a little bit more thoroughly. Sometimes people know whatâs going on but they ainât saying anything." Despite the threat of a legal action against him, Mayweather Sr. remains steadfast in his belief. âI think Pacquiao is on something," he said in an interview with FightHype.com. âIâm telling you, he puts on that weight too fast and itâs too lean. They need to start checking him and monitoring him better. And yes, Mayweather is aware of it, acknowledging, âI hear the Filipinos are mad at me."
Pinag-aaralan na namin kung sasampahan namin siya (Mayweather Sr.) ng kaso tungkol sa mga pinagsasabi niya.