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Do roids improve Boxing technique? because i here people say how Pac started taking roids against David Diaz but what i dont here is how much better Manny Pacquiao is technically, Pacquiaio did a paint job on Diaz but if you actually look at his punch variety, angles, counter punching its quite clear that he has improved his technique dramatically, now to my mind steroids does not improve your Boxing skill, technique but still people wanna point to that fight, okay so i here you say Manny knocked Diaz out flat on his face? yeah after punishing round after round and breaking him down, Soto a super featherweight hurt him, Kendal Holt TK'oed him.
Ricky Hatton was being hurt by the likes of Collazo, admittedly a 147 pounder, but by no means a good puncher even at the higher weight, Hatton also got rocked badly by Juan Lazcano a guy who spent most his career at lightweight and was not considered a particularly devastating puncher, he got knocked out against Mayweather whom i dont considered a big puncher, more of a sneaky puncher, also we can agree that Hatton was showing signs of deterioration and everything pointed to him being past his best against Pac.
Is anyone that shocked that Manny was able to beat Cotto when you consider how slow Cotto's foot movement is and how fast Manny's is? i hear people talk about him taking Cotto's power, Cotto was never a particularly devastating puncher anyway, plus he is a one handed fighter (a converted lefty with no pop in the right hand)
Its important to remember that the accusations stem from people who have/had an axe to grind, Mayweather sr because he trained Hatton who Pac annihilated, Malignaggi who got beat down by Hatton and Cotto, Pac just happened to beat both these guys down, then we have Mayweather himself of coarse, if there are any other critics they are people who have had their opinion coerced by these original accusers, if Mayweather does not question whether Pac is on roids then this is a non issue and know one is accusing Pac of steroids, bottom line.
Personally i dont think Manny did only improve with the Diaz fight, it was a progression from the Barrera rematch where he was moving his head more and trying to Box Barrera, as appose to take his head off with the left hand, okay he still had problems with JMM but he is just a guy that will always give Pac problems, although you might argue that Pac is at a more comfortable weight now and thus would KO him now.
Okay here is a vid of Pac against Diaz take note of the counter uppercuts that he painting Diaz with thats not steroids thats better technique improvement technically.
Ricky Hatton was being hurt by the likes of Collazo, admittedly a 147 pounder, but by no means a good puncher even at the higher weight, Hatton also got rocked badly by Juan Lazcano a guy who spent most his career at lightweight and was not considered a particularly devastating puncher, he got knocked out against Mayweather whom i dont considered a big puncher, more of a sneaky puncher, also we can agree that Hatton was showing signs of deterioration and everything pointed to him being past his best against Pac.
Is anyone that shocked that Manny was able to beat Cotto when you consider how slow Cotto's foot movement is and how fast Manny's is? i hear people talk about him taking Cotto's power, Cotto was never a particularly devastating puncher anyway, plus he is a one handed fighter (a converted lefty with no pop in the right hand)
Its important to remember that the accusations stem from people who have/had an axe to grind, Mayweather sr because he trained Hatton who Pac annihilated, Malignaggi who got beat down by Hatton and Cotto, Pac just happened to beat both these guys down, then we have Mayweather himself of coarse, if there are any other critics they are people who have had their opinion coerced by these original accusers, if Mayweather does not question whether Pac is on roids then this is a non issue and know one is accusing Pac of steroids, bottom line.
Personally i dont think Manny did only improve with the Diaz fight, it was a progression from the Barrera rematch where he was moving his head more and trying to Box Barrera, as appose to take his head off with the left hand, okay he still had problems with JMM but he is just a guy that will always give Pac problems, although you might argue that Pac is at a more comfortable weight now and thus would KO him now.
Okay here is a vid of Pac against Diaz take note of the counter uppercuts that he painting Diaz with thats not steroids thats better technique improvement technically.
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