Requiring Manny Pacquiao to undergo random blood testing to test for steroid or any banned substances was the primary concern of the Mayweather camp. It was actually the cause of the cancellation of their big fight on March 13. But their real intention may be questioned by the public if Floyd Mayweather will be fighting Shane Mosley, a former steroid user.

According to Oscar Dela Hoya, the head of the Golden Boy Promotions, there are already on-going talks with Shane Mosley. In an interview with Fabforum, DelaHoya answered the question whether the fight will really happen. “I’m confident it will,” said Dela Hoya. The promoter previously lost to Mosley who admitted publicly that he used steroids. The negotiation is being handled by Golden Boy Chief Executive Richard Schaefer who was also part of the Mayweather-Pacquaio negotiators.

The Mayweather camp said that a boxer who wants to fight Floyd will be required to undergo steroid testing. “I believe Mosley will raise his hand, and say, ‘Take me to the lab,’” De La Hoya said. He also added that his company will be pushing for a more stringent steroid testing policy in the State Athletic Commissions like the procedures being used by USADA. “You know what’s happening out there: all these athletes are taking steroids,” De La Hoya said referring to his former opponents (Mosley and Fernando Vargas) who were on steroids. “It’s dangerous,” he said. The promoter wants testing to be USADA-like and mandatory. “It’s crucial. This is not like hitting a baseball or running a sprint. It’s two guys bashing their heads in,” he added.

Meanwhile, the head of the USADA, Travis Tygart, also shared the same concern with Dela Hoya. He believes that the state athletic commissions were not effective in catching those steroid users. When asked during an interview about the case of Shane Mosley, Tygart replied that the current state of drug testing done by state commissions is a joke. “They don’t test for EPO. They don’t test for designer steroids. They test for a basic, simple menu that anybody with a heartbeat will escape,” Tygart said.

Tygart also added that he hates to hear that Shane Mosley used a sophisticated method of doping. He believes that Shane Mosley will be caught under their steroid testing program. But this was contradicted by Zak Woods of WathcKalibRun.com. According to Woods, Mosley used an advanced type of steroid which the doping agency did not know until Coach Trevor Graham informed them of the drug.

The steroid which Mosley took came from Victor Conte, the founder of BALCO. Conte is famous among the professional athletes for his designer steroids. Mosley was alleged using the Clear and the Cream. According to Woods, the “clear” acts as the anabolic steroid while the “cream” acts as a masking agent. “The “clear” is actually a steroid called THG, tetrahydrogestrinone, which was unknown to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency until June of 2003, when track coach Trevor Graham anonymously mailed a syringe of THG to the Doping Agency,” Woods said.

The head of the anti-doping agency did not consider the purpose of Conte’s products, that is to beat normal steroid tests. Using “the cream” and “the clear” together will make it a powerful and effective steroid cocktail according to experts since the products were designed to be undetectable in standard drug tests. THG, a clear liquid taken in droplets under the tongue, likely would have all of the effects of any anabolic steroid which include promoting muscle growth according to Woods. This is one of the reasons why many athletes use these steroids.

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