Mosley says he's never taken steroids, but Pacquiao is questionable?

In a recent interview, Shane Mosley shared his thoughts on the controversy regarding Floyd Mayweather’s demands for Olympic-style random drug testing leading up to his highly-anticipated clash with Manny Pacquiao.

“They could test me anyday they want to. I’m so clean. I’ve always been clean, till I was tricked, but it’s all good though. They could test me any day of the week. They’ve already tested me for the CBC blood test; okay whatever, let’s do it,” he stated when asked whether or not he would submit to the same type of testing if Mayweather requested it.

“When they talk about steroids, they could test me right now. Matter fact they could test me when I retire. I’ve never taken steroids ever, ever. I would never knowingly take steroids ever. I don’t do that.”

Despite admitting in 2007 that he inadvertently took two designer steroids before his rematch with De La Hoya, Mosley insists that he’s never taken any steroid and would be more than willing to submit to blood testing 30 days before a bout. To paraphrase what Mosley would say in an interview with Boxinqtalk, he basically believes that the fact that Pacquiao is unwilling to do random blood tests leading up to the fight makes him look “questionable.”

That being said, he did admit that he would prefer to take a test 30 days out as opposed to taking one the week of the fight. Perhaps to avoid also being named in a lawsuit, Mosley also made it clear that he was not accusing Pacquiao of using anything.

According to Mosley, guys like himself, Fernando Vargas and, James Toney have fallen victim to the unknown techniques implemented by strength & conditioning coaches. He maintains that he had no knowledge or details of all the supplements that he was taking and maintains the responsibility lies with the conditioning coaches.

In fact, Mosley even goes so far as to blame Oscar De La Hoya’s own loss to Pacquiao, stating the “blood diet” that his conditioning coach had him on affected his ability to put on more weight. Why Mosley, again, an admitted user of BALCO steroids, would even bother to touch this issue remains a mystery. One can only assume that, as a partner with Golden Boy Promotions, he’s simply doing the bidding of the company that he works for.

If that’s the case, then shame on Shane Mosley for helping Mayweather, who himself has repeatedly called Mosley a steroid user on numerous occassions. You have to wonder exactly how Mosley would feel if the shoe was on the other foot and it was his integrity that was brought into question. Then again, seeing as how Mosley already admitted to “unknowingly” using steroids, perhaps we already know everything there is to know about his integrity.