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Secret to Pacquiao?s power comes from PNCs, not PEDS

I AM not supposed to divulge this secret but I really believe that in order to prove to the world that Manny Pacquiao is greatest boxer of this generation, the playing field must be leveled and everybody must know what it is that makes him so fast and so strong.

Perhaps, Floyd Mayweather could learn from this so that he will stop using the PEDs excuse to cover up for his unwillingness to fight Manny Pacquiao.

Manny Pacquiao?s secret to his speed and power is not the PEDs, or lengthily Performance Enhancing Drugs.

Genetics? Maybe, to a certain extent, yes. But that is not what made Manny Pacquiao what he is. Otherwise, Manny?s siblings, specifically Bobby, would just have been as good as Manny or Rodel, the barangay chairman, would just as be as fast and as quick as the Pacman.

Also, if Manny is simply a product of an outstanding genetic mix, then we would not have a problem producing another Manny Pacquiao because all that we need to do is to convince Aling Dionisia to reconcile with her husband and produce more Mannys.

There are two factors that contribute to what Manny Pacquiao is as an athlete: 1) A mind so tough that brings about the strong-will to ensure hardships in training and the determination to succeed; and 2) a diet that helps develop the strength and fast muscle fibers.

Here is something that would make the Philippine hog raisers sad but gladden the rural farmers who raise native chicken, variably called Manok Tagalog in Luzon, Manok Bisaya in the Visayas and Parawakan in the Southern Philippines. In Malaysia and Indonesia, they are called Kampong chicken.

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