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He may be ripped like Bruce Lee, but steroids can't account for Pacquiao's success (AP Photo/Jae C.Hong)
Manny Pacquiao and his team have made the doping tests results from his latest fight against Miguel Cotto public, hoping to assuage the accusations he has been facing as he cuts through the best fighters in the world with apparently little effort.
Obviously the results were clean, as they have been throughout his career, but this probably still won't be enough to stop the accusers, who seem to be growing by the day.
The accusations are often based on the fact that Pacquiao struggled with lighter fighters in the past, such as Juan Manuel Marquez, and is now running through world champions at a higher weight than he started at. The flaw with this argument would be that it implies that Pacquiao is a tiny fighter who bloats up like Marquez did against Mayweather.
Although he is small compared to some of his recent opponents, he isn't too small to carry the weight the right way, and has looked ripped and lean rather than bulky and sluggish as he has moved up. It may also be the case that as he has started to earn more and more money, he has simply been able to improve his training and diet, the end result of which being what he looks like now.
The biggest explanation of all these accusations however is simply jealousy by people who could not achieve what Pacquiao has in their own careers. Note how the accusers are all boxers or former boxers, all of which who have struggled with success. Pauli Malignaggi was outclassed and embarrassed against both Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto who Pacquiao beat easily. Mayweather Sr. was Hatton's trainer for his fight against Pacquiao, where an elementary error not corrected by his coaching was exploited by Freddie Roach. Kermit Cintron has no real motive to try to badmouth Pacquiao, other than that he is of course far less successful.
Kermit Cintron, talking to RingTalk:
“I just think that… I honestly think that he is taking something, because a lot of fighters coming up in weight like that, 40 something pounds… he just looks ripped like Bruce Lee. A lot of people who come up in weight like that don’t look as ripped as he is, they hold a lot of water weight. I just believe he is taking something. I think he is taking something that’s for sure. I don’t know what it is, whatever he is taking its not coming up in the drug test. I honestly believe he is taking something, no 112 pounder comes up to 147, to look the way he does, he is taking something. Definitely, people who come up in weight like that they look soft, they don’t look as ripped like when they fought at the weight they started. Its definitely questionable.”
Paulie Malignaggi, talking to BoxingScene:
I think there is something up with Manny Pacquiao. I am not going to get into it. I think people will understand what I am saying. Full blown welterweights don't take those type of punches from Miguel Cotto the way he took them with total disregard for his power nor do they hurt him with every punch they hit him with. These are full blown welterweights I am talking about. This guy is coming up in weight and doing all these things. There is something up with this guy but that's as far as I am going to go into it. Floyd Mayweather (Senior) has gotten into it a little bit. There have been other fighters who have mentioned it. I am not going to get into no controversy. I am going to leave it at that. There is something that seriously makes me feel weird about Manny Pacquiao. I am going to leave it at that.
Although there isn't great testing in most sports, steroid users tend to get caught eventually, and it only takes one mistimed cycle or change of fight date to make a fighter test positive. Pacquiao has yet to fail a test, and doesn't seem like the kind of fighter who would use steroids anyway. He has losses, and he doesn't seem to mind about winning or losing so long as he gives his all. The kind of fighters who tend to test positive more often than not are those who are only in the sport for the money, and only care about protecting their own records.
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I wish the Nevada State Athletic Commission will do something about these false accusations, they are not only tarnishing Manny Pacquiao's accomplishments, but the commission itself and the boxing world as a whole...these kind of innuendos should be stopped and the people who are insinuating these malicious accusations should be held accountable...
how about a legal matters of false accusation.Lawyers this is time to make money from money family.........Floyd Mayweather JR. SR.
looking for excuse,. they know problem ahead when two gladiator fight.
PACMAN the great, still winner bt. the two !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GOD BLESS MANNY PACQUIAO
ITS Counter Punching Time. SEEMS LIKE ALL ROAD LEADS TO FLOYD JR. SOMEHOW.. SEE FLOYD JR. SEEMS MISSED HIS FIGHT LAST TIME AS SCHEDULE , REASON: " RIB INJURY?" POOR TICKET SALES? STEROIDS MISTIME CYCLE"... ALMOST ONE YEAR RETIRE? OR PACKING SOME MUSCLES? ...TO ADD POWER TO HIS FEATHER PUNCH? HOW ABOUT NOW WE PUBLISH THAT JR is on STEROIDS? AND HAVE HIM TEST NOW... HE COULD BE ON UNDER STEROIDS NOW.
" THE CHICKEN WHO CROWS FIRST ARE THE ONE WHO LAYS EGGS? "
....... FACT INFORMATION.... .....
Floyd Sr. was convicted for drug trafficking as part of a ring smuggling cocaine in boxes of laundry detergent. He was convicted in 1993 and served a five-year term for his involvement.
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Majority of Filipino male kids at age 16 are just over 100 LBS. -112 LBS.
By the age of 20- 30 most weigh around 125 LBS.- 150 LBS.
FILIPINO AMERICAN/CANADA and other who grow up different parts
of the world not included.
This people that accuse Manny for using steroids are ignorants. They never lived in the philippines and never learn what filipino's eat over there. you cant find food thats not even available to where they grow up. Filipinos are small but there fast and strong people. They made the 45 caliber pistol during those days days because if filipinos gets hit by a smaller caliber they still able to get up and kill there enemies.
So, was Bruce Lee on to steroids, if he looked as ripped as Pacquiao?
It's more likely Floyd, Sr., a convicted crackhead, is feeding his son steroids.
Obviously the fried chicken wings aint cuttin it ! lol
theyre scared lol!
Just jealousy ...who are those guys anyway ? Only Mayweather Sr. is the better known, but we also know he likes to talk a lot of BS.
Anyway, check out Pacman's weigh-ins at 130lbs in the later stages, like Marquez vs Pacman II, Pacman is drained ! Irritable, hungry, grumpy, not smiling. And Shane's trainer is wondering how he can make 130lbs. Now at 135 upwards, we see a man smiling and eating as much as he can.
The article's author...Scott Heritage (?)...is right...
Although there isn't great testing in most sports, steroid users tend to get caught eventually, and it only takes one mistimed cycle or change of fight date to make a fighter test positive. Pacquiao has yet to fail a test, and doesn't seem like the kind of fighter who would use steroids anyway. He has losses, and he doesn't seem to mind about winning or losing so long as he gives his all. The kind of fighters who tend to test positive more often than not are those who are only in the sport for the money, and only care about protecting their own records.
maybe...it is Floyd Mayweather Jr who is using that steroids stuff after all....hahaha...thanks Scott!...
They should slap the results to Fraud, Sr.'s face. As a matter of fact, they should slap him with a lawsuit.
whatelse floyd sr.? you prove youself wrong! i think you are the one using steriods during your times..... shame on you both mayweathers.....
I think PACMAN and ALEX ARIZA should publish a book of nutrition for boxers...it'll definitely a best seller!
A list of recipes for boxers and aspiring athletes....like in a day's routine where you should do 5,000 crunches and sit-ups, 3 hrs of jogging, 12 rounds of sparring, just to name a few.
floyd gayweather sr. + jr. = chicken!!!!!!!!
it is simple jealousy. these accusers could not, in any way, achieve what pacquiao has accomplished. what made their jealousy even worse is that pacquiao is from asia. they could not accept the fact that an asian is now one of the all-time greats in boxing. pathetic accusers. pathetic people
Very well said Mr Writer, honestly iam a fan of floyd not after his fight with Marquez not anymore, We normally idolizes a best figther when they fight a good fight and beat the other champion ans so willing to beat all the best. BUT, we should critize them when they start to play safe and try to call out the best but in reality they are afraid to fight the best figther, they intend to make alot of excuses. They always say they only want to beat the Best and if the prize is right...ALL PEOPLE in the world knows whose the best in the boxing and whose can give the most money and it is Mr Paquiao since Delahoya sent to retirement by this man...Let's get real and this is really right thing to do to expose Floyd from being hard to get..Not all people are foolish to believe your unbecoming behaviour and child act...Just "WALK THE TALK" if you want to be called the BEST...
Hey guys, why don't we just welcome these Modern Day Boxing Clowns..and maybe they should organize an association. Headed by Mayweather S. as the president,Kermit Cintron as the vp, Paul M. as the secretary.. Mayweather Jr as the Mascot. Then they will parade in Las Vegas on the Main Street together with other sore losers like "Pretty Boy" de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton who is still sleeping up to the present. Will somebody wake em up?
This Crab Manilaggi or whatever his stinking name is. needs the one who should be tested for mental retardation
Kermit 'the frog' Cintron, Paul 'malignant' Malignaggi and ChickenFeatherSr. are next of kins.
just bec. little great pacman defeated de la hoya, hatton, cotto..they say it's steroid. you guys don't get it! have you heard about sacrifice and devotion bec. you were born so poor in the philippines huh? sacrifice for endless,tedious,painful training and DEVOTION to God. that is the steroid of manny pacquiao. go live in the philippines and reincarnate as a poor child and see for yourself. it's as simple as pure determination to achieve the american dream ok?
This unemployed boxing trainer Mayweather Sr., is he still credible? All his predictions were all wrong, all blah blahs. I just can't imagine if Pacman is going to put TIC TAC TOE on the bald head of his son.. or maybe.. two o's on the eyes and exes on the cheek of mayweather jr..... x00x.. looks awfull..
Jealousy.
Mr Paquiao is already placed in the Guiness book of records very soon as the Best and greatest boxer of all times. Floyd's name will never seen in any history books except maybe in the Ring magazine and we know very well why??? but even he is very close to the management they cannot put his name to no 1 because floys is not a true champion and not the best at all.... At present who is the Ring magazine P4P?, who is the legitimate or leneal Champion?, who is the PPV top grosser definitely not you Mr Floyd...KUDOS to the good writers who has the balls expose the negative sides of any boxer including paquiao its your job to tell the truth and the truth will set us free....
Paulie Maligayni, your fighting style sucks. You hit like a gurl. You'd be better off as a gay impersonator. - Thats a lucrative profession in Japan. You don't have a future in boxing.
Hahahaha! You know what he's taking? DISCIPLINE! There are just people who can't comprehend it.
Jealousy.................
very well said~!!! Pacman doesnt drink often, doesnt smoke and trains like a horse!
Pacquiao has provided plenty of proof he cleanly fought his way to seven world titles.
I wish Satan will get mayweather sr. sooner, i know hes suffering from illness,i wish he will die and go to hell>>>..pls. pls. pls. DIE
such jelousy, indeed!
Guys... Roach, Ariza and Manny Pacquaio should finally admit that all of em.. tasted the steroid.. coming from Baguio City. Because Gov. Chavit Singson brought them to the Slaughter House Compound Kitchenette and ordered Ilocano steriod. They call that PINAPAITAN, a baguio city delicacy. Whew that's really something.. THAT IS A GOAT or COWS Sh.T!!!! HA HA HA.
Pacquiao is not taking in something illegal based on his personality. It's more on the catchweight. They didn't allow Cotto at 146 or 147 para mahati yung focus niya sa paghabol sa weight and development of their overall strategy. Pacquiao got a bit of psychological advantage.
Those fighter who is not impressive the one who jealous like that.
jealousy is as old as the bible itself...i wouldn't be surprsed if a lot of people will buy that nonsensical theory...pacman grew up poor, he cannot afford the luxury of destroying his reputation and by extension wasting his hardearned money on roids the way other people do...he knows how it is to be hungry and peniless.
If Pacquiao is taking steroids or stuff like that, then it means he's taking it everyday. Check out all of his sparring partners what they can say about him and his work ethics (even his spectators in the gym when he's training). And if he's taking those "bad stuff" everyday, then he'll be having health problems now. Some people just don't think well or are they just simply stupid?
Poor Malignaggi....pitty...
"Pacquiao has yet to fail a test, and doesn't seem like the kind of fighter who would use steroids anyway. He has losses, and he doesn't seem to mind about winning or losing so long as he gives his all. The kind of fighters who tend to test positive more often than not are those who are only in the sport for the money, and only care about protecting their own records."
very well said. i think this pretty much sums up the whole argument about this nonsense brought about by a jealous, envious, sourgraping self-proclaimed best trainer in the world. Too bad it's only he himself who believes in it. What a loser.
these 3 human doesn't know what are they talking about
i didn't sure if these big 3 trash talker are real humans
but i thing for sure PACMAN a real human a "SUPERHUMAN"
FILIPINO yoh..!!
Pacquiao's Secret? = Extra Marital Affairs.
Pacquiao is just gifted with extraordinary abilities,.. that's for sure!!!
I hoped these guys Floyd Sr, Cintron and Malignaggi would be tested first for drug tests before they could accuse someone taking steroids. Who knows, its the other way around!
For the love of boxing,
would someone please put subtitles on what Senior Floyd said?
Its all garbled like he's drowing or something.
Is he on some type of "septoons or sepplimints"?
Re: Gayweather and sons
I was going to write a transcript of the Mayweather Sr accusation, but I couldn't make out a lot of what he was saying either so I posted the video instead. :{)
NO, IT WILL NOT STOP AS LONG AS THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH A TWISTED BRAIN THAT CAUSES THEM TO THINK AND TALK ILLOGICALLY.
I really believe he is on something! I think it is called malunggaroid and Ampalayaroid. This stuff should be banned. But unless the Nevada athletic commission bans this stuff, Pacman will just keep on winning. Sorry guys, Malunggay and Ampalaya is not listed as banned substance.
I used to admire Kermit Cintron as a fighter. What happen to you man? When Pac was still fighting in the lower weight classes, you're full of praises for him. You have a column "Ask the Champ" portion in a boxing website which I do read... It's absolutely unfair to a humble and likeable Pac!
Senior Floyd,
Pac is coming for your little daughter Floyd Jr.
Don't try to set-up an excuse not to fight.
Nobody can go against the inevitable.
And you will have to let go of that 'zero'.
tell malignaggi to change her name to pauline shes just like gayweather that fights by a mouthful
Manny's body was ripped and can carry himself form flywt. to welterwt. because of Mr. Ariza give credit to this man making Pacman like a boxing machine. Cintron and Malignaggi just face it thats envy u just cant do what manny can, ur like a f@ggot just talking and talking bring that talking in the ring with those fighters that Pacman beats. enough of talking sh!t.
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