I missed this back when it was reported by USA Today on Christmas, but the story has new significance now.



Just last year, Golden Boy Promotions was against blood testing when one of its fighters, Shane Mosley, was asked to submit to it for a fight in Las Vegas.



The most revealing comment in the brief article is a quote by Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer:



"Whatever tests they [Nevada Athletic Commission] want them [Shane Mosley and Zab Judah]  to take, Shane will submit to that. We are not going to do other tests than the Nevada commission requires," Schaefer said. "The fact is Shane is not a cheater and he does not need to be treated like one."



After the jump, we see that  Schaefer's recent comments haven't been so hostile towards testing not required by the Nevada commission.






"We are OK to move off USADA," Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, who is representing Mayweather, told ESPN.com. "What we're saying, and what is important to us, is four things -- that the tests be random, that they include blood and urine and the time frame, meaning when do you stop the tests before the fight but know they will still be effective. Three of them we have agreed on -- random, blood and urine. So now it is a matter of the two sides working out the specifics of the cutoff date to assure it will still be effective."



Bob Arum's recent stance on the testing not required by the athletic commission echoes Schaefer's previous comments when it came to Shane Mosley:



"Our position is that since the fight would be in Nevada, let [the Mayweather side] make any petition it wants to the commission," Arum said. "We wash our hands of it. If the commission wants to take blood, fine. We don't care. But we're not going to pander to this petty [expletive] about how many days before the fight they can test and so forth. Who are they [Golden Boy] to tell Manny what he's supposed to do? How many times did [Golden Boy boss] Oscar De La Hoya ever give blood before a fight? I will not let this kid get pushed around.



 


The point here is not about who's right and who's wrong.  Instead, it's about holding both sides accountable for the present situation and not forgetting about their previous stances.







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