Victor Conte, owner of the now-defunct BALCO lab
Victor Conte, owner of the now-defunct BALCO lab, talks next to bottles of his nutritional supplements in his office in Burlingame, California, in this March 20, 2007 file photo. Photo taken March 20, 2007. Reuters

Controversial sports scientist Victor Conte, who is the founder of the equally controversial Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO), is claiming that there’s something suspicious on the Alex Ariza and Floyd Mayweather Jr. partnership.

Conte, who is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SNAC Sytem, Inc and creator of popular sports nutrition products, tweeted the speculation last Wednesday.

Victor Conte Suspicious on Ariza Working With Mayweather http://t.co/ynkQpPoo9U @arizafitness @guruscience

— Victor Conte (@VictorConte) October 1, 2014

Conte’s contention came from a tweet a day before when a fan asked of about the Ariza-Mayweather partnership:

Suspicious RT @AirdBilly: @VictorConte @TeamUBG @SNACsystem what’s your opinion with ariza working with mayweather?? — Victor Conte (@VictorConte) September 30, 2014

Other fight fans, who do not share Conte’s opinion, also got into the action:

Thanx. Blocked RT @cguenard: .@VictorConte LOL. it's really not a good time for you to make vague PED allegations right now. #LazorFocus

— Victor Conte (@VictorConte) October 1, 2014

Conte pleaded guilty in 2005 to charges in connection with steroids distribution and was sentenced to four months in prison and four months of house arrest. Conte then was front and centre of the steroids scandal that rocked Major League Baseball (MLB) and Barry Bonds, and sprinter Marion Jones among others involved in the controversy.

But it appears Conte has turned over a new leaf after his conviction from the steroids scandal.

In a 2011 article in the New York Times, Conte admitted his mistakes but was already working with respectable sports personalities like boxer Nonito Donaire.

"I have to live with the mistake I made in the past," Conte said in the NY Times article. "Some people will never forgive me for my crimes of the past. But I'm extremely grateful to those who did."

Floyd Mayweather Jr. easily beat Marcos Maidana in their rematch last Sept. 13, 2014. And if Conte’s opinion is considered there may more to Mayweather than meets the eye courtesy of Alex Ariza.

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