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The steroid defamation suit filed by pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Floyd Sr. and Roger Mayweather advanced to the next stage. The court required Floyd Jr. to give his deposition on Friday but his lawyers asked for a postponement of the hearing because of several reasons. They asked U.S. District Court Judge Robert Johnston to postpone the deposition at a much later date to allow Floyd Jr. to concentrate on his upcoming fight. They also stated that the lawyers are not available on the scheduled hearing on Friday.
Floyd Jr. Busy Preparing for Ortiz Fight
The lawyers also explained that testifying in court will affect the training and preparation of Mayweather against Ortiz. ?Mr. Mayweather Jr. needs to concentrate on training for the fight and not be distracted by preparing for, and testifying at, his deposition in this case,? stated in the request. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be fighting the recently crowned WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz on September 17. Some boxing fans were surprised about the match up because they feel Ortiz is not yet ready for a Mayweather style of fighting.
According to NowBoxing, Judge Robert Johnston denied the motion. The hearing on Friday will proceed but another news agency reported that Mayweather did not attend the hearing. This would allow the lawyers of Pacquiao to seek for a default judgment.
Floyd Jr. Will Not Follow Dela Hoya?s Apology
In the assessment of Nowboxing writer Freddy Fresco, Floyd Jr. will not show up in the hearing because he might be forced to admit the charges. ?Floyd Mayweather Jr. won?t show up because he knows he would probably lose and asked to apologize to Pacquiao and his pride will not allow him to do that. Floyd also knows he has no proof that Manny Pacquiao is on ?power pellets? or ?Steroids? and probably was advised not to show up because he would further make a fool of himself,? said Fresco in his column.
In the previous weeks, Dela Hoya issued a public apology to Top Rank?s Bob Arum and Manny Pacquiao while undergoing a rehab. A formal apology was also sent to Pacquiao which led to the dropping of the charges against Oscar Dela Hoya and the Golden Boy Promotions. It leaves the Mayweathers as the defendants in the steroid defamation case.
However, the unpredictable Floyd may change his mind if he can?t get away with the steroid suit. ?I?m not saying that Manny Pacquiao is cheating,? Floyd Jr. said in recent interview with FightHype.
Floyd Jr. Busy Preparing for Ortiz Fight
The lawyers also explained that testifying in court will affect the training and preparation of Mayweather against Ortiz. ?Mr. Mayweather Jr. needs to concentrate on training for the fight and not be distracted by preparing for, and testifying at, his deposition in this case,? stated in the request. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be fighting the recently crowned WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz on September 17. Some boxing fans were surprised about the match up because they feel Ortiz is not yet ready for a Mayweather style of fighting.
According to NowBoxing, Judge Robert Johnston denied the motion. The hearing on Friday will proceed but another news agency reported that Mayweather did not attend the hearing. This would allow the lawyers of Pacquiao to seek for a default judgment.
Floyd Jr. Will Not Follow Dela Hoya?s Apology
In the assessment of Nowboxing writer Freddy Fresco, Floyd Jr. will not show up in the hearing because he might be forced to admit the charges. ?Floyd Mayweather Jr. won?t show up because he knows he would probably lose and asked to apologize to Pacquiao and his pride will not allow him to do that. Floyd also knows he has no proof that Manny Pacquiao is on ?power pellets? or ?Steroids? and probably was advised not to show up because he would further make a fool of himself,? said Fresco in his column.
In the previous weeks, Dela Hoya issued a public apology to Top Rank?s Bob Arum and Manny Pacquiao while undergoing a rehab. A formal apology was also sent to Pacquiao which led to the dropping of the charges against Oscar Dela Hoya and the Golden Boy Promotions. It leaves the Mayweathers as the defendants in the steroid defamation case.
However, the unpredictable Floyd may change his mind if he can?t get away with the steroid suit. ?I?m not saying that Manny Pacquiao is cheating,? Floyd Jr. said in recent interview with FightHype.
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