When Manny Pacquiao began his boxing career, he was 106 pounds. He’s climbed from 106 pounds all the way to beating up Jr middleweights. Pacquiao has been crushing opponents, defeating legends, and sky rocketed to the top of the boxing food chain.
With all of Manny’s success has come speculation and accusations. Pacquiao has been accused ot taking steroids. Some people do not give Pacquiao credit for the legendary amount of boxing milestones that he has achieved. The Mayweathers have gone on the record several times with steroid accusations, and down right disrespectful verbal attacks against Manny Pacquiao.
If you have never witnessed a Manny Pacquiao training camp, then you may think with how convincing his victories are, that there might be steroid usage. This writer has seen Pacquiao train. In fact, I have been to several of his boxing camps over the years now. Nobody trains harder than Manny Pacquiao, and I mean nobody. Why can’t folks just give credit where credit is due and take Manny for his word, he doesn’t take steroids.
I wonder if any of Pacquiao’s detractors have ever taken a moment and looked at the possibility, or better said, the probablilty that Manny Pacquiao is not taking steroids. Manny’s success has come VIA hard work in the gym, and genetics.
I asked some of my fellow Mississippians what their thoughts were on Manny and steroids. Jasmine Johnson from Canton, MS about Jasime is a big Pacquiao fan, and has this to say, ” if Floyd would just shut up and fight, the truth all comes out in the end anyway.”
Chris Johnston of Jackson supports Mayweather and hsi logic, “Floyd is biding his time. He knows that