Pacquiao Fans Should Brace For Another Excuse…Steroids
By Oliver Suarez, special contributor to The National Fist
In an interview with Ringtalk Radio last week, Kermit Cintron basically accused Manny Pacquiao of using steroids. Antonio Margarito did mentally damage a fighter but maybe it wasn’t Miguel Cotto. If Kermit wants publicity since his career has taken a downturn since his losses to Margarito, what he needs to do is beat the elite of his division instead of getting a gift victory over Sergio Martinez.
First off for another professional boxer to accuse someone of using steroids without any evidence is foul. Before he mouthed off he should have researched Pacquiao’s career and how it is in living in the Philippines. Pacquiao started his boxing career at a tender age of 16. How many people are only a few pounds from how much they weighed at 16?
Also, unlike in the U.S. where people in poverty have access to a number of government assistance, there is almost none of that in the Philippines as Freddie Roach mentioned in one of the 24/7 of Hatton vs. Pacquiao. As a result, many people in the Philippines are often malnourished. Pacquiao didn’t earn much in the beginning of his career and certainly not enough to completely support his family. Ask some immigrants from any poor countries how much weight they have gained since coming to the US and you will be surprised by their answers.
Furthermore, Pacquiao has been able to go up in weight classes because he trains like no other and now is receiving proper nutrition. With his success, he is not only able to buy almost anything he wants, but also get the best trainer and conditioning coach. Maybe Kermit needs to spend a day with Pacquiao to see how the best trains. Kermit is not exactly known for his conditioning as he often falters in the later rounds in his fights. The difference between Pacquiaos, Mayweathers, Mosleys and other fighters are their work ethic. Just ask those who trained with Jordan, Jerry Rice and Kobe Bryant. They often explain how they thought their work ethic was great until they worked out with them.
This issue has also been overblown. Pacquiao only walks around 150-155 lbs when he is not training for a fight. He hasn’t even made weight in any of his fights above the Junior Lightweight division. In his fight against Oscar at Welterweight, he only weighed in at 142. In the fight against Hatton, he only weighed 138 for a Junior Welterweight fight. Even in the fight against David Diaz, he weighed at only 135 ½ lbs.
Also like many superstars in other sports, Pacquiao is blessed with great genetics. Only one needs to see his family to notice this. His legs are also like tree trunks. Some of the pounds he has added are probably caused by working out his legs alone. His legs are also an important factor in his success to higher weight classes as it has helped him maintain his explosiveness and power.
As far as his punching power, I think people have put too much attention to his knockout of Hatton. Hatton was knocked out because he did not see the punch. What makes Pacquiao dangerous is because his punches come from odd angles. The most dangerous punch in boxing is the ones you don’t see as they cause the most damage. Just ask Miguel Cotto.
The fact is Pacquiao has often been tested for drugs and other substances and so far he has passed them all. Until he fails a test, all the talks of him using steroids are nonsense and just another excuse in a long list of excuses to downgrade Pacquiao’s accomplishments.
Editor’s Note: A recent interview with Paulie Malignaggi reveals that he also thinks Manny uses steroids. HATERS!
In case you’ve already forgotten, let’s take a look back at Manny’s beat down of Cotto SANS steroids:
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“Pacquiao only walks around 150-155 lbs when he is not training for a fight.” what??
That is the sickness of the people, they cannot accept anyone who is doing better than they are so they make excuses for themselves…. this is one big example.. just like crabs in a bucket…. when one makes it to the top the one below him grabs his legs and pulls him down..
It’s very normal for people who envy others to say negative comments, they think Pacquaio is a threat to them…he really is!It doesnt matter, Pacman has proven that he’s the best amomg the best….Go Phillipines….Pinoy tayo!!!!!
Did either Cintron or Malignaggi offer any reasoning or evidence to back up those accusations?
People who are accusing Pacquiao to be on steroids obviously do not know what an ACTUAL person on steroids look like. Every single time a person of another race other than caucasian, african-american or latino gets to a high level of their profession, someone always has to say some load of bullsh!t about that person that’s achieved it. Ignorance is a disease – go find a cure and f*ck yourself.
it is called crab mentality….that is why these people remain losers
I think the guy who said Pacman is on steroids is on steroids.
buwaha, ha, ha. ha.
steroids? r u kidding me? The Philippines does not even know what steroids is.
It’s all natural. But then again, this is only a spin to make the upcoming fight heats up between pacman and gayweather.
buwaha, ha, ha. ha.
just shows how far haters will go to bring THE CHAMP down… but we all know what’s up. Bring it on Gayweather! and STFU Kermit.
Paulie was basically murdered by Hatton. And he goes to comment a “steroid” issue to pac?
Thats what i call a low blow.
Paulie! youre not even a boxer! Wash your hair! youre gettin’ split ends!
How about do a live Steroid & Drug test on TV, and include other boxers that says that Manny is on steroids as a participant too, so we know who’s lying. And who ever doesn’t want to do it is automatically by default will be considered the one using steroids & drugs.
they are not only envious,they want publicity,they cannot accept the fact that a superstar superman pacquiao who came from a poor country is among the greatest in boxing nowadays.
Manny’s diet
lumpia, BBQ pork, Pansit, Lechon, BBQ chicken ASS and some balut
Gayweather eats shit like KFC
Steroids? cmon. manny has the strenght that is incomprable to any other boxers..(ask cotto,hatton and all other boxers who was beaten up by manny)…go pinoy!!!
words are words… accusations are accusations… does it change anything??… Its a DEAD END… BOXING talks with FISTS…not MOUTH…fools…
I’ve heard that Pacquiao doesn’t even know what steroids are lol. All those haters talking about Manny using steroids just want to crap and spread gosssip.
your analysis on the weight issue is absolutely correct! years ago, typical snack for a Pinoy is mamon and coke, you won’t gain weight with that! but now anytime you can eat cheeseburgers and floats. Manny was very poor years ago, his nutrition was really insufficient to gain his ideal body weight
They’re just envious of pacman’s success! And they don’t know that its the “balut” that makes pinoy strong
PACQUIAO IS THE BEST.END OF STORY.GO AND F*CK YOURSELF HATERS
I’m a huge Manny fan and I don’t understand he walks around at 155? You seem to contradict yourself because you are also talking about how he has a little trouble even making weight… FILIPINOS HAVE HUGE QUADS AND CALVES!! its a fact
file a lawsuit…
remember you lose a lot of weight during training in boxing….cotto usually walks around 165-170…
I don’t see any steriods involve there. He simply trained harder than Cotto did and the out come is the results. He is a great match for Mayweather. Mayweather got speed but no power like the Pacman. Pacman has the heart that all Pinoy’s have been dreaming to represent. God Speed….
Manny don’t even know what steroids look like? I don’t even know what steroids look like. Mayweather family is a bunch of chicken. Just because his not from this country you have to hate. Why don’t people in the NBA complain why Yao Ming is tall he might be taking growth hormone pills. ITS ALL BULL!
Manny is pure pinoy power!
Kermit Crab
Kermit Crab V.S. Gayweather – March 10, 2040
Huh? after all of that fight? after all of the knockouts? starting from Barera … How can he accuse that?
Cintron or Malignaggi?????who are they??never heard those name…
Just a smear campaign on the Pacman. Expect it. Comes with the territory. Fighters are tested for illegal substances all the time, and science will prove the Pacman innocent of all charges.
This is a very interesting accusation for a person who grew up in a pill dependent country.. Grow up…
Yeah ur right Emmanuel! They are like one of my co-workers here in Stockholm who happens to be a filipino too. He could’nt accept anybody who gets any achievement or better than him esp. a filipino. He’ll just throw some bad words & critics to them. I think “critizism” is his middle name! Damn…!
Manny Pacquiao – the Man….a superman is coming home to a hero’s welcome…..learn to stay healthy and wealthy…family first….say no….learn to know when to stop – when enough is just enough or enough is just too much. You’ve had enough man….Money and power are not the end of it. Fame and glory are yours now….enjoy..relax…why the need for more.. Tommy Manotoc wants you to have a golf vacation. Forget that crap – you don’t need a pill to be good. Inggit lang sila kasi di nila matanggap na isang Pinoy ang magbabago ng takbo sa boxing sa buong mundo..Hurray Pinoy!
I have seen almost every pacman fight from 112 pounds to now. Here is why i think it is likely he is on perfomance enhancement drugs:
1- Physique: Just recently Juan Manuel Marquez moved up alot of weight to fight Mayweather, Marquez unlike Pacman retained some water weight. He was muscular but not ripped as pacman who now looks like bruce lee. Boxer Kermit Cintron has said there is no way without some perfomance enhancement drugs can you gain over 20 pounds of muscle in such a short time. Even Duran, De La Hoya, and Mayweather didnt look that ripped.
2- He seems to get stronger with weight. If you look at pacman he was actually knock down 5 times at 126 and lower. He was knocked out twice by torrecampo and Singurat 3k batter, and was taken down by a stiff jab by Hussein at 122. But now he is willing to allow Cotto give him free body shots on the ropes. Cotto a man who can knockout a natural welter with ONE body shot and couldnt do any damage to pac with dozens. He had to go 12 rounds with Marquez twice, Larios, and Morales (1st fight) but now he can physically dominate naturally bigger fighters as David Diaz, De la hoya, Hatton, and Cotto.
3-Stamnia – Most fighters show fatigue and less sting in their punches in the late rounds. But pacman never shows any signs of that. in fact, the volume of punches get higher often. People say steroids hamper stamina for boxing. WRONG. If steroids don’t help stamina why would pitchers like Clemens and Pettite take them if they decrease and not increase pitches thrown and innings pitched . In addition, these drugs help increase recovery time. Most importantly, pacman has been active for 15 years as a fighter and he never shows any effects of his tough fights. His energy seems to be get higher even after numerous slugfests. After Duran fought Hagler in a 15 round battle he had nothing left for Thomas Hearns and was knocked out in 2 rounds.
4-Head- His head seems to get bigger in proporation to his body. These are signs of HGH and other substances.
5- Designer Steroids can’t be Traced- The fact is synthethic steroids as THG, Madol and Genabol can’t be traced. There are also synthetic stimulants that can’t be traced. So of course he hasen’t tested positive. Futhermore, as boxer malginaggi said they dont check even the blood. That means HGH cant be traced, and even blood tests are limited in finding HGH. Morevoer,boxing dosent do random tests so the boxer can even cycle it out of the system before and after a fight. Cycling and Track and field give numerous random testing. In addition, they have a system in place where they can check for abnormalities in blood as hemoglobin, RBC,WBC, and Testesterone to see if designer drugs are being taken. The same can be said about stimulant and painkiller drugs used to have more energy and take pain. Many MMA Fighters have admitted taking painkillers used to take blows without being drowsy and never caught.
6-Never heard of Steroids: Manny has stated he never heard of steroids. That is both humorous and preposterous at once. I guess when they do his urine drug tests he thinks they are checking if he takes Flinstones Vitamins for kids or if he takes energy bars. Of course, HE KNOWS. They even have to sign papers with drug tests. That sounds very defensive to say i never heard of steroids.
7-No Wear Down: All fighters are human after numerous fights they start to show age and wear down. Pacman has been active for 15 years as a fighter and he never shows any effects of his tough fights. His energy seems to be get higher even after numerous slugfests. After Duran fought Hagler in a 15 round battle he had nothing left for Thomas Hearns and was knocked out in 2 rounds. Even Hagler after the Duran fight looked shaky with Roldan early on. He even had his only official knockdown on the 1st round. Although some will argue it was half slip and half punch. Pacman has had tough wars with Morales, Marquez, Sanchez, Barreras etc., yet he seems to be impervious to slowing down as a fighter. Hagler a very conditioned fighter definitely started to slow down after his fights with Duran, Hearns, and John Beast Mugabi. Hagler was very slow in the Leonard fight due to the constant wars he had. Ray Leonard was never knock down early in his career but was knockdown several times late in his career,
8- Top Rank doesent sue for Libel or Slander: Floyd Mayweather Jr and his father both have accused pacman of taking perfomance enhancing drugs. Bob Arum is an attorney why wouldnt he seek relief and damages for his top prize fighter’s reputation being questioned? Because if top rank sues and they testify and its proven later that manny took drugs than they can go to jail for perjury. Some will say he wants to fight mayweather so he wont sue but other fighters as Kermit Cintron have already accused him. NO LAWSUIT yet. Even boxer Paulie Maglignaggi has suggested he is on PEDs on two occasions. Why not even a press conference denying it?
9-Philippine culture: This dosent sound politically correct but i know the culture, I been to the philippines. I can speak some tagalog and cebuano. The country has a long history of corruption, scandals, and political wrong doing. The manila airport is the only major airport that charges a terminal fee for using their facility. Hotels are known to trump up charges on visitors. Manny knows the culture wells. The motivation is to make millions of dollars by cheating. If Manny stays at Featherweight and lower he wont make $10-$20 Million fight. He at best will be like Chris John of Indonesia a featherweight making at most $1 million a fight.
10- Character: Many people keep saying that Manny is a good Christian guy and his character wont allow him to cheat. Ask his wife Jenkie about that. She was loyal to him before he was a big star. Now it is revealed he has cheated likely numerous times. I personally dont care about his personal life. But it raises an interesting question? If a man is willing to cheat on a loyal wife and mother of his kids is it impossible to believe he would cheat in a sport to make millions?
11- Not overtrained after taking 8000 calories a day: Pacman takes 8000 calories a day to make weight. But he also needs to burn that, to burn all those calories without PEDs would be impossible without overtraining and having nothing left for the fight.
12-Defies Reality: Unfortunately, we have seen boxers as Vargas, Jones, Toney, Mosley get caught. We were foolish to believe that Mcgwire and Sosa hit 70 home runs and 66 home runs due to hard work and talent. Than Barry Bonds breaks the record a few years later, a record that couldnt be touch for nearly 40 years. Now we have a boxer that is Henry Armstrong with shocking power. When De La Hoya fought Hopkins at 160 he was KOd with one body punch. THe Great Jose Napoles couldnt handle the naturally bigger Monzon, Arguello couldnt finish Pryor on his quest for his 4th weight division crown. Now we have a Flyweight knocking out welters SO EASy. He is like a God. But he didnt look like a god before at 122. He is not a god. He is JUST JUICED UP
Manny Pac-Man is on Steroids???
He doesn’t need steroids he is a steroid!
Wait till he gets up on the ring with…who’s that guy? Gayweather? Oh yeah, right! Floyd “Big Mouth” Mayweather he couldn’t even knock out Marquez who seemed like a kid he’s stealing a lollipop from inside the ring.
Manny should just knock him out once so that there will be no excuse for a second bout then Manny could retire and pursue another career…any career as long as he stays away from acting.
Congratulations Manny!
pacroid, all u have are theories, problem is u cant any prove them. if it’s so easy to get away with using steroids, then someone else must be also using them or is pacquiao, a filipino, the only one cheating and everyone else is clean. if hes the only one able to accomplish this feat(7 title in 7 division) then he must be the only one in boxing to be using steroids.
i’m not saying hes not using steroids or that he is using steroids because, i really don’t know same as you. you must really hate the guy or filipinos?
in the same line of thinking, (6 title in 6 division) oscar de la hoya, a mexican, also using steroids??? floyd mayweather,african-american, hes really fast and no loss, on steroids too.
Every punches he throw are for the Filipino. Every knock he made are for lifting the spirit of the Filpino. Every Pacquiao’s win, Filipino win.
This is Pacquiao! This is for Filipino! This is war!
Bring on Pacquiao vs Gayweather!
I have seen almost every pacman fight from 112 pounds to now. Here is why i think it is likely he is on perfomance enhancement drugs:
1- Physique: Just recently Juan Manuel Marquez moved up alot of weight to fight Mayweather, Marquez unlike Pacman retained some water weight. He was muscular but not ripped as pacman who now looks like bruce lee. Boxer Kermit Cintron has said there is no way without some perfomance enhancement drugs can you gain over 20 pounds of muscle in such a short time. Even Duran, De La Hoya, and Mayweather didnt look that ripped.
First off this argument is laughable and flawed. He has not gained 20 pounds. Hes just forced to lose less weight. Remember he was wobbled by Marquez but has showed better chin when he moved up, the same way for Cotto. He was draining himself to make thre 130 pound. Its also called genetics and hard work. Unlike many boxers like Hatton, Pacquiao keeps himself in shape year round. Mayweather did look ripped. Pacquiao does 3000 sits up a day and that along with his genes makes him ripped.
He seems to get stronger with weight. If you look at pacman he was actually knock down 5 times at 126 and lower. He was knocked out twice by torrecampo and Singurat 3k batter, and was taken down by a stiff jab by Hussein at 122. But now he is willing to allow Cotto give him free body shots on the ropes. Cotto a man who can knockout a natural welter with ONE body shot and couldnt do any damage to pac with dozens. He had to go 12 rounds with Marquez twice, Larios, and Morales (1st fight) but now he can physically dominate naturally bigger fighters as David Diaz, De la hoya, Hatton, and Cotto.
He was knocked down by punches he didn’t see. That’s the same way that Pac has knocked down many of his opponents. Its not all about the power. It’s the punches that you don’t see that are the most dangerous because the other fighter don’t have time to brace themselves. Cotto couldn’t knock out Malignaggi with a body shot. Pac train all of his body parts. That is why he does some unconventional training such as hitting his body with a stick to feel numb to the pain. And Cotto’s punches to the body did hurt him and Pac acknowledged it. Saying that he did it to pretend that he didn’t feel it. Its called playing mind games. As far as dominating bigger fighters. Pac already outgrew the 130 pound division. He was already draining himself to make the weight. Some of those guys may have been bigger in the upper body, but just like Mosley said the difference is that Pac has some huge legs which helps him push people around and generate power. And he didn’t physically dominate those fighters. His speed dominated those fighters.
Stamnia – Most fighters show fatigue and less sting in their punches in the late rounds. But pacman never shows any signs of that. in fact, the volume of punches get higher often. People say steroids hamper stamina for boxing. WRONG. If steroids don’t help stamina why would pitchers like Clemens and Pettite take them if they decrease and not increase pitches thrown and innings pitched . In addition, these drugs help increase recovery time. Most importantly, pacman has been active for 15 years as a fighter and he never shows any effects of his tough fights. His energy seems to be get higher even after numerous slugfests. After Duran fought Hagler in a 15 round battle he had nothing left for Thomas Hearns and was knocked out in 2 rounds.
Unlike many of his contemporaries, Pacquiao trains like the fighters of the past. He trains as if he will be fighting a 15 rounder. The difference with some of the people who used steroids is that they showed things that they never did before. Stamina has always been Pac’s strength from the beginning. As far as recovery time, well the hatton fight only took two rounds so he wasn’t badly damaged. Why do you think Pac may not fight until May or June its because he took some punishment too including a damaged eardrum. Also his stamina and power is more visible in the later rounds because his opponents are fatigue by his constant motion and attack.
Head- His head seems to get bigger in proporation to his body. These are signs of HGH and other substances.
Not even worth arguing.
Designer Steroids can’t be Traced- The fact is synthethic steroids as THG, Madol and Genabol can’t be traced. There are also synthetic stimulants that can’t be traced. So of course he hasen’t tested positive. Futhermore, as boxer malginaggi said they dont check even the blood. That means HGH cant be traced, and even blood tests are limited in finding HGH. Morevoer,boxing dosent do random tests so the boxer can even cycle it out of the system before and after a fight. Cycling and Track and field give numerous random testing. In addition, they have a system in place where they can check for abnormalities in blood as hemoglobin, RBC,WBC, and Testesterone to see if designer drugs are being taken. The same can be said about stimulant and painkiller drugs used to have more energy and take pain. Many MMA Fighters have admitted taking painkillers used to take blows without being drowsy and never caught.
You are right but this argument doesn’t mean that Pac has used it
Never heard of Steroids: Manny has stated he never heard of steroids. That is both humorous and preposterous at once. I guess when they do his urine drug tests he thinks they are checking if he takes Flinstones Vitamins for kids or if he takes energy bars. Of course, HE KNOWS. They even have to sign papers with drug tests. That sounds very defensive to say i never heard of steroids.
Its called knowing the person. Manny has a playful personality and to use that is a joke
No Wear Down: All fighters are human after numerous fights they start to show age and wear down. Pacman has been active for 15 years as a fighter and he never shows any effects of his tough fights. His energy seems to be get higher even after numerous slugfests. After Duran fought Hagler in a 15 round battle he had nothing left for Thomas Hearns and was knocked out in 2 rounds. Even Hagler after the Duran fight looked shaky with Roldan early on. He even had his only official knockdown on the 1st round. Although some will argue it was half slip and half punch. Pacman has had tough wars with Morales, Marquez, Sanchez, Barreras etc., yet he seems to be impervious to slowing down as a fighter. Hagler a very conditioned fighter definitely started to slow down after his fights with Duran, Hearns, and John Beast Mugabi. Hagler was very slow in the Leonard fight due to the constant wars he had. Ray Leonard was never knock down early in his career but was knockdown several times late in his career,
He dominated Barrera so that’s not reason. The first Morales fight was a war but the second and third Pac dominated the fight. As far as Marquez, yes but Pac was never put down and every fighter has been in wars. Remember back in the days the fighters fight 2 to 3 times a year or more. Most fighters today fight only 1 or 2 times a year which helps in refreshing their body. Pacquiao is also still young so we won’t know until a year or so to see some wear down. Fighters can get old in a day. There is no specific time to tell when a fighter should show signs of wear down. Its the same in other sports such as basketball some starts wear down young like mcgrady and some like kobe with great work ethic are still going strong.
Top Rank doesent sue for Libel or Slander: Floyd Mayweather Jr and his father both have accused pacman of taking perfomance enhancing drugs. Bob Arum is an attorney why wouldnt he seek relief and damages for his top prize fighter’s reputation being questioned? Because if top rank sues and they testify and its proven later that manny took drugs than they can go to jail for perjury. Some will say he wants to fight mayweather so he wont sue but other fighters as Kermit Cintron have already accused him. NO LAWSUIT yet. Even boxer Paulie Maglignaggi has suggested he is on PEDs on two occasions. Why not even a press conference denying it?
Why even response. No one even mentions their name until they accuse Pac. They are not even in his circle. Canseco knew about A Rod and Clemens because he knew them and had been with them or talked to them. Paulie as a fight coming up and it’s a stupid way to put attention to it. You actually think suing them will make a difference? Pac is about to retire why spend the money when he needs it for his political ambition.
Philippine culture: This dosent sound politically correct but i know the culture, I been to the philippines. I can speak some tagalog and cebuano. The country has a long history of corruption, scandals, and political wrong doing. The manila airport is the only major airport that charges a terminal fee for using their facility. Hotels are known to trump up charges on visitors. Manny knows the culture wells. The motivation is to make millions of dollars by cheating. If Manny stays at Featherweight and lower he wont make $10-$20 Million fight. He at best will be like Chris John of Indonesia a featherweight making at most $1 million a fight.
There are corruption in the USA too. Ask those fellow unemployed Americans. Do you know about Blackwater? What do you think would have happened if Bush was the president of another country and he did what he did here. I bet the U.S. would have had a cow about it. There are corruptions in every country but it doesn’t mean every person in that country is corrupt.
Character: Many people keep saying that Manny is a good Christian guy and his character wont allow him to cheat. Ask his wife Jenkie about that. She was loyal to him before he was a big star. Now it is revealed he has cheated likely numerous times. I personally dont care about his personal life. But it raises an interesting question? If a man is willing to cheat on a loyal wife and mother of his kids is it impossible to believe he would cheat in a sport to make millions?
Unproven rumors. Until its proven true then you cant use it.
Not overtrained after taking 8000 calories a day: Pacman takes 8000 calories a day to make weight. But he also needs to burn that, to burn all those calories without PEDs would be impossible without overtraining and having nothing left for the fight.
Don’t know where you get this fact but have you seen pac train? Maybe you should and visit him in Philippines to see how he keeps himself in shape.
Defies Reality: Unfortunately, we have seen boxers as Vargas, Jones, Toney, Mosley get caught. We were foolish to believe that Mcgwire and Sosa hit 70 home runs and 66 home runs due to hard work and talent. Than Barry Bonds breaks the record a few years later, a record that couldnt be touch for nearly 40 years. Now we have a boxer that is Henry Armstrong with shocking power. When De La Hoya fought Hopkins at 160 he was KOd with one body punch. THe Great Jose Napoles couldnt handle the naturally bigger Monzon, Arguello couldnt finish Pryor on his quest for his 4th weight division crown. Now we have a Flyweight knocking out welters SO EASy. He is like a God. But he didnt look like a god before at 122. He is not a god. He is JUST JUICED UP
Bonds gained a substantial amount above his “walking” weight. Pacquiao stills walks around 155. Hes just forced to lose weight. Dlh was flabby and didn’t train hard and his genes is different from Pacquiao’s. Manny started boxing at 16 and his knockdowns was when he was still a teenager. Hes never been knocked down by a body shot since he became a man. Its just another excuse. Pacquiao never knocked down dlh despite landing numerous punches. Pacquiao landed some shots on Cotto but only knocked him down by shots that the latter couldn’t see. Another excuse
People keep saying that he was knockdown as a teenager only the torrecampo fight he was a teenager. He was knocked out by 3k battery when he was nearly 21, Hussein when he was 22, the uzbek or kazak fighter when he was nearly 25, and Barrera also at 25. He wasent a teenager. I guess being in your 20’s is a teenager?
As i said before walk in and fight weight are different. Cotto and Clottey walk in at 170 does that mean he can fight middleweights let alone ligh heavyweights? Thought not.
the barrera one was a slip…watch the fight..and like i said the punches he was knocked down were punches he didnt see….actually they could fight at junior middleweight…pac is just an anomaly
http://la.fighthype.com/2009/11/21/pacquiao-a-different-kind-of-fighter-an-all-time-great/
Those people can’t believe manny’s ability and talent. The mentioned boxers are losers and they can’t believe that a small pinoy boxer can accomplish this far. The named boxers Mayweather sr., Malinaggi and Cintron are second rate boxers and they can’t believe that this small pinoy can outbox and knockdown bigger opponents. They are diminishing Pacquiao’s achievements because they don’t believe they have what it takes to be like champion Manny.
In their minds to be this good is to take drugs, like Mayweather Sr.who was shot by drug pushers while holding his son Floyd jr.
People who accused Manny Pacquiao are loser. Are you saying Henry Armstrong is on steroid and Babe Ruth is on steroid? They were great athletes. There is always one will come around. And Manny Pacquiao is greatest on this era.
Manny Pacquiao is the greatest in this era.
Does anyone notice how Pacquiao usually outsmarts his opponents and shows that he can take a beating as well?
You can tell when a person takes steroids. look at all the pro wrestlers in the 80’s. They were all veiny and disproportioned in their muscles. Look at how symmetric Pacquiao looks. Buddy, that’s some hard work and good dieting. Pure natural. Haters started accusing Manny Pacquiao of using steroids after he knocked out Ricky Hatton with that vicious overhand left which was setup with two previous knockdowns with well timed short right hooks. Ricky Hatton didn’t change his gameplan and adapt and was over aggressive the whole fight. He then fell for the fake jab Pacquiao threw at him and got knocked the f*ck out by the overhand left that he had no idea where it was coming from and when it was going to hit. You can see Ricky trying to brace himself for a punch he couldn’t see. It’s the ones you don’t see that knock you out. Also, watch that punch in super slow mo. That was a purely loaded and well placed haymaker that connected with 100% accuracy and had the torque of a pick up truck. That punch could have knocked out anyone, even heavyweights. Steroids don’t have anything to do with technique and good timing so all the people accusing Pacquiao of using steroids can suck a d*ck.
Pacquiao used to be more wild so his fights with Morales and Marquez were more difficult for him. It showed that when he got more control of himself that fights got more and more easier for him because he got better and improved. The Philippines have great trainers but not on that elite level that Roach is. Roach taught Manny some technical aspects of boxing he couldn’t learn in the Philippines and Manny brought some toughness from the Philippines with him to the US which makes a great team.
I’m done arguing here. People who accuse Pacquiao of using roids are f*cking idiots. Maybe his head looks bigger because he’s growing his hair and eating better. F*ck you @ssholes. If Pacquiao was on roids he’s be busted by now.
Like Manny Pacman said he don’t know what steroids are what color or something like that he also stated that he eats Malungay Rice to make him strong
“MANNY PACQUIAO” Fighting Pride of the Philippines……for those bitches ,KNOW YOUR RANK !!!!!
It just boggles my mind that people wont give credit when it is due. Everytime a champ is on top, you have haters who wanna kick him down. It’s just a vicious cycle –when you have an underdog ascend through the ranks, there’s always going to be a group of people who will find any means to discredit their position. Human nature.
Can’t hate the haters, for they’re the ones who make Pacman’s victories more deserving.
If anything, this is all laughable and..flattering, to say the least. The fact that Manny’s strength is that powerful and that he ‘MUST be on something’ is a huge compliment…for him, his training, his diet discipline, and his training.
pacroid are you stupid? terrocampo didnt knock out paquiao twice they just fought once and it is a body shot stupid and paquiao is just 18 back then when it happens 3kbattery the same body shot that loses him and he has different trainer back then you cannot say that paquiao is juiced cause he tested negative you cannot accusse some one until you have evidence
Just sour grapes, or perhaps masked fear, from the Mayweather camp. I am surprised Cintron and Malignaggi chimed in too; definitely, envy is involved here.
HGH baby nuff said!
Pacroid, it seems that you had been following Pacman’s fight. I’m sure you enjoy it like we did. And I’m sure like us you’re bored in hell watching Loud mouth Garweather’s fight. Haha.
Damn, Ive heard its mayweather who is taking steroids and other perfomance enhacing drugs as his running speed is unbelievable.. lolz.. He should be banned in professional boxing as that is unfair competition.
Pacroid, yes we are taking steroids.. Come here and you can have a taste of it. A good old staple balut. Wanna try some?
I dont know about you guys but I dont know what steroids you can take that helps out your ‘chin’? Apparently because Pac can take a punch he is on mad steroids? What? It is all natural… have you seen what white rice and working out can do? Yes yes you have Pacquiao’s fights.
Just to comment on them “tree trunk legs”, I’m pretty sure its a Filipino thing I have 18″ myself all natural haha just white rice. And if you know your physical science the punch comes from the earth first… power yeah Manny has power all you need to do is look at his calves.