As in most sports, boxing has had it’s share of athletes who have used and or have been accused of taking steroids. In a recent interview by Keith Terceira of 8CountNews with Jeff Mayweather the subject of steroids was again brought up. Mayweather lays out several points concerning steroids and Manny Pacquiao. He also broke down why Floyd Mayweather Jr is well within his right to ask that testing be done.
Mayweather makes the point that Floyd isn’t asking anyone to do anything that he isn’t willing to do, ? I ask you this, this is where it really makes sense. How can a guy go from 106 lbs like Manny Pacquiao has, and start fighting guys the size of Tommy Hearns, Ray Leonard, Donald Curryetc, and not only beating them but knocking them out? You have got to question that.?
Now there is a big difference in asking a question and accusing someone of something. In this case with Jeff Mayweather, he is not accusing anyone of anything. He is merely posing a question about a fighter that was once 105lbs, and now is crushing Jr middleweights. It is a fair question. The answer that team Pacquiao has is that Manny has worked hard, got older, and has the genetics that naturally possess him with the skills to do it. Pacquiao’s skeptics think differently. Advertisement
Terceira, who pens articles for 8CountNews.com counters Mayweather’s point on Manny’s dramatic weight gain and weight class movement, “My response to that logic was that people don?t look at Manny Pacquiao?s diet and training at 118 pounds and at 18 years old compared to15 years later and natural thickening and weight as an adult compared to a teenager, proper diet and nutrients , etc.”
Terciera makes a great point here as well, just because a guy is able to move up in weight class and succeed at each level doesn’t guarantee that he’s using steroids.
Personally, I do not think that Manny Pacquiao uses steroids. If it were ever to be proved that Pacquiao has used steroids it would send earth tremors throughout the boxing world for years to come. Pacquiao deserves the benefit of the doubt.
