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Many Pacqiuao boxer from Philippine using newspaper articles as proof of libel filed boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. on him. Not mentioned the newspaper article which used Pacman, the nickname Manny Pacquiao, but the article contains Mayweather Jr. statement that Pacman using doping.
Disputes Pacman vs. Mayweather Jr. is already up on the court in Las Vegas, United States. However, Mayweather Jr. and his father, Floyd Mayweather, never attended the hearing despite having received a warrant to come.
As quoted from Boxing Scene, Thursday, August 4, 2011, this makes Manny Pacquiao urged the judge to win it in the case. According to court documents, Pacman has also filed 24 dated the Mayweather family could attend. But for various reasons, Mayweather Jr. and his father was never able to attend.
Pacman's attorney, Daniel Petrocelli, his party would continue to chase Mayweather to take responsibility for his statement. If it is proven guilty, Mayweather family must pay damages of U.S. $ 75,000.
"No appeal submitted. We will seek all means to fight Mayweather," Petrocelli said as reported by The Examiner some time ago.
The lawsuit stemmed from an interview Mayweather Jr. in The Guardian of dubious durability Manny Pacquiao in the ring when the two will fight in 2009. This statement was confirmed when an interview with a radio. "Because we know that Filipinos boxer (Pacman) has been taking drugs," said Mayweather Jr. accused.
