I suggest you pick up the latest edition of Ring Magazine.
On page 40 they do a side by side comparison of a picture of Pacquiao from 2003 as he was introduced for his bout with Marco Antonio Barrera. and a picture from media day for his Hatton fight 2009.
The 2 Pacquiao's look virtually identical with the only difference being more muscle definition. He looks no bigger than he did 6 years ago.
How bout Floyd?
i think he's into roids too, coz he was surrounded by his crackhead family
everyone says that he's a small welterweight yet he can't make the supposed
144 catchweight stipulation?
plus the fact that he has'nt slowed down in 2 years
sounds like sumthin's fishy bout this
Every single one of your posts in this thread is redundant. You keep spouting the same baseless trash in different ways. You are a 9/11 conspiracy theorist. You are a moon landing conspiracy theorist. You are an Obama birther. You are a teabagger. You wear a tin foil hat.
Al Haymon is a Floyd nuthugger who acts all calm and reasonable, but apparently puts everyone who disagrees with him on his ignore list. Keep disagreeing with him and he'll do the same to you.
Yeah... you would probably benefit by actually reading my post. With all due respect, you could have spared the redundancy.
Every single one of your posts in this thread is redundant. You keep spouting the same baseless trash in different ways. You are a 9/11 conspiracy theorist. You are a moon landing conspiracy theorist. You are an Obama birther. You are a teabagger. You wear a tin foil hat.
Even if I was some new jack that didn't know anything or anyone, I'd be suspicious a world-renowed trainer, when asked about his prize pupil and steroid use saying..."I don't think so." Really, Freddie?
This story is in no way an accusation or an inference that Manny and Batista do roids together. Merely showing that news organizations are picking up the steroid rumours and linking the two.
And that isn't good for manny, because of course Batista gears.
Nearly every wrestler gears...including probably HHH who walked Floyd to the ring.
http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/wrestling-wwe-ufc-mma/css/Pacquiao_Hatton_Batista-a.jpg
Manny Pacquiao and Dave Batista accused of taking steroids and HGH
http://www.examiner.com/x-13475-Pro-Wrestling-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Manny-Pacquiao-and-Dave-Batista-accused-of-taking-steroids-and-HGH
http://baseball.dailyskew.com/uploaded_images/pac-man-744249.jpg
Never knew this, interesting.
That is very interesting. Agree completely, we should be suspicious of any boxers who associate with juicer WWE types. Logic dictates we should first investigate those boxers who actually participate in WWE.
http://i37.tinypic.com/2qspjmh.jpg
oh my the hits just keep on coming. :rofl: :rofl:
This story is in no way an accusation or an inference that Manny and Batista do roids together. Merely showing that news organizations are picking up the steroid rumours and linking the two.
And that isn't good for manny, because of course Batista gears.
Nearly every wrestler gears...including probably HHH who walked Floyd to the ring.
http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/wrestling-wwe-ufc-mma/css/Pacquiao_Hatton_Batista-a.jpg
Manny Pacquiao and Dave Batista accused of taking steroids and HGH
http://www.examiner.com/x-13475-Pro-Wrestling-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Manny-Pacquiao-and-Dave-Batista-accused-of-taking-steroids-and-HGH
http://baseball.dailyskew.com/uploaded_images/pac-man-744249.jpg
LOL PBF has worked with HHH a few times, had him walk him in at the JMM fight and HHH definately riods (who the **** snaps their quad, twice!!)
You and this article are grasping at straws. I knew a guy in high school that took steroids, therefore I take em now?!?
There seems to be a fundamental inability to differentiate between "opinion" and "accusation" on this forum. Is that reflective of a lack of education? Educated people are taught to force themselves to think without emotion, and to take uncomfortable positions. That is what debating exercises are all about.
For now, I live in America. I am entitled to an OPINION. What I can not do is make unfounded accusations.
Now, if someone can point out an unfounded accusation that I made, I will issue an apology to Manny in size 7 font. Otherwise, i am going to continue to have opinions on who will win a fight, how much a fight will sell, who may or may not be on steroids, and what is the best steakhouse in New York City.
Monami. You need to be more informed. The word accused is not simply for cases where people are charged formally ( with police, judges) it can also be used in everyday discussion. Do you want to use dictionary.com?
You've lost your mind:
Maloney & Porcelli
Quality Meats
Peter Luger
Old Homestead
Old Homstead and Peter Luger are two of my fave's (not familiar with the other two) but Bobby Vans on Park Avenue RULES. Love that place :).
There seems to be a fundamental inability to differentiate between "opinion" and "accusation" on this forum. Is that reflective of a lack of education? Educated people are taught to force themselves to think without emotion, and to take uncomfortable positions. That is what debating exercises are all about.
For now, I live in America. I am entitled to an OPINION. What I can not do is make unfounded accusations.
Now, if someone can point out an unfounded accusation that I made, I will issue an apology to Manny in size 7 font. Otherwise, i am going to continue to have opinions on who will win a fight, how much a fight will sell, who may or may not be on steroids, and what is the best steakhouse in New York City.
Bobby Van's, easy.
It's his own personal belief, rao. What's the problem? He never said he had definite proof. He just laid out some of his reasons and offered food for thought.
Okay, if that's his argument then it's a poor one.
Yeah man, Ortiz, Manny...I didn't expect that from them either. Reason why I don't fuck with Baseball anymore, also because The Mets been sucking. Gotta expect the unexpected. They're all so defensive due to Pacquiao's personality.
Remember when Canseco first made accusations? Everything centered around him, how unreliable he was, how jealous he was, how he was a cokehead...sound familiar? Who would've thought that he'd blow the lid off this scandal? And that nearly ALL the top players were users?
I keep saying it...the only reason why this hasn't occured in other sports is because no one wants to be that rat. But should it happen in boxing...God, it's going to be ugly.
Well, isn't everybody innocent until proven guilty? I'll be the first one to admit that I was wrong if Pacquiao does indeed take steroids. But there has to be proof. Not absurd rationalizing from guys like Al Haymon. Here's one of his rationale: if a black person lives in a predominately violent neighborhood they must also be violent.
My question: could they be violent? Yes. But are they?
It's his own personal belief, rao. What's the problem? He never said he had definite proof. He just laid out some of his reasons and offered food for thought.
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If you notice, I didn't just say "Yeah, Pac is doing steroids. I don't know why, but I just feel that way."
That is not what i did.
I clearly said the evidence was circumstantial. I clearly said that this 'evidence' should not be enough to indict or convict MP. It is the opinion of one man. And I listed the reasons why I have that opinion. As a guy who has trained in gyms, and has participated in a combat sport, I know the culture.
The LEAST IMPORTANT factor that I consider is the "nice guy defense". And the principal defense I keep hearing for Manny is that he is a nice, good, humble guy. That has proven to be completely unreliable. Here are some "nice guys" who roided out: Shane Mosley, David Ortiz, Andy Petitte.
Andy Pettitte is super-religious. By all accounts, a devoted family man. Evander holyfield walks into the ring to gospel music and talks about Jesus constantly. Shane is a naturally gifted athlete who, like Manny, presumably wouldn't need roids to compete at a high level. Again, by all accounts, Shane is a "nice guy. A "good guy". A credit to the sport, right? Well.... he did steroids.
The realities of modern sports - heck, of modern life - is that people get painted by a certain brush based on factors not in their control...or because of their environment.
You may be the world's best 21 year old driver. Never had a ticket or accident. But you know what? The insurance compoany is still going to charge you a high rate for car insurance. That is just how life works.
In this age of sports, where nearly every top athlete in sports has been busted for PED's after we celebrated their too-good-to-be-true performances, it makes us think twice. You don't think there are whispers about Usain Bolt?
How many of the past few baseball MVP's were found to be roiding?
NFL defensive stars like Shawne Merriman? Half the Raiders and 49ers.
Most of the track records of the past few years have been wiped out or tainted by drugs.
Evander Holyfield, Shane Mosley and Roy Jones put on lean muscle...and all were geared up.
Again, this is not an accusation or an allegation. It is my opinion. If you asked me to bet my mortgage, I would say 'Yes, Manny Pacquiao has used PED's".
If you say that opinion is biased or blind, then you are not very smart. Because I have given you all of the factors I considered in shaping that opinion.
Are you trying to use semantics to seperate the word "opinion" ---lol. There's practically no difference with alleging Pacquiao is on steroids or accusing that's his on steroids. Laywers use circumstantial evidence all the time to try and convict people. YOU'RE trying to do the same.
How do you know the size of Mark McGwire's testes?
Silly Haymon, you told me, remember? Remember you were all caught up in the home run race and said "Anyone who hits that many home runs must be equipped". I remember you saying after you checked them out that Sosa was a dissappointment but McGwire was embarrassing.
Yeah man, Ortiz, Manny...I didn't expect that from them either. Reason why I don't fuck with Baseball anymore, also because The Mets been sucking. Gotta expect the unexpected. They're all so defensive due to Pacquiao's personality.
Well, isn't everybody innocent until proven guilty? I'll be the first one to admit fault if Pacquiao does indeed take steroids. But there has to be proof. Not absurd rationalizing from guys like Al Haymon. Here's one of his rationale: if a black person lives in a predominately violent neighborhood they must also be violent.
My question: could they be violent? Yes. But are they?