Roach Denies that Pacquiao takes Steroids – News
September 16th, 2009
By Eric Thomas: Freddie Roach, the trainer for Manny Pacquiao, denies that Manny takes steroids, saying in an interview at Boxing Fanhouse “Well, we [Pacquiao] have taken him a couple of times to be tested, and we haven’t tested positive yet…all Manny’s on is white rice.” Yesterday, Floyd Mayweather Sr. had mentioned to the Grand Rapids Press that Pacquiao might be taking steroids. The interview quickly caught on with a number of sites with some boxing fans wondering if Pacquiao had been juicing (using steroids) in the past to gain weight for his fights against Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton.
Let’s hope that Roach’s denial of steroid use for Pacquiao suffices with boxing fans. As you know, boxing fans sometimes believe the worst and even when denials of guilt are given, many of them continue to believe the original rumor. Whether the accusations of Pacquiao using steroids are true or not, steroids aren’t something that could help Pacquiao in his fight against Miguel Cotto on November 14th. Steroids help for gaining weight and strength, but as Mayweather Sr. point out in his interview, steroids don’t make you a better fighter.
If Pacquiao is going to beat Cotto, he’s going to have to be better than him, period. Any size or strength that Pacquiao could get from steroids still likely wouldn’t be enough to put Pacquiao in the power and size class of bigger and stronger welterweights like Antonio Margarito, Andre Berto and Shane Mosley.
All the steroids would do is make Pacquiao slower, more hittable and mess with his stamina and flexibility. Steroids can help in certain sports like baseball, where they allow hitters to drive the ball much further. Since swinging a bat is something that doesn’t require endurance like boxing, hitters who take steroids are able to capitalize on using them to hit more home runs. In boxing, steroid use might help a fighter be more powerful for one or two rounds at best, but after that it’ll only lead to them getting tired quicker and running out of gas.
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For a chance to erase all doubts, if I were Manny, I would take the test. The stance Manny’s taking however is you have to take his word for it. I’m afraid that’s not going to work. The challenge to take the test was thrusted to the table by Floyd. Manny’s response has been disappointing. It is just right that the public is suspicious of his PED/steroids use.
Just take your word for it, Manny? That’s the best reply you can give? Go fool your starstruck, countrymen. That’s not gonna work in the US. People know what time it is, when you go from life-and-death matches against Marquez or going the distance against the skinny bantamweight, Oscar Larios, to suddenly knocking out the elites of the welterweight division. Everyone knows what time it is. It’s ROID time!
This issue of steroids is already null n void. Pacquiao is always clean and will not resort to fraud.
Pacquiao should be wise enough not to fall in a trap by dela Hoya and Mayweather. They’re only aim is to discredit Pacman.
I wanna know if Pacquiao is really on steroids, why wouldn’t he do the drug test anyway? I don’t think he is though, I just wanna know why wouldn’t he, it would stop the rumors
omg the truth why manny didn’t want to have his blood taken few days before the fight.
watch?v=m4JrQj19R0U
Pacquiao and Arum agreed to any BLOOD TEST..the same type of blood tests conducted by the NBA or NFL…but not the USADA..because that agency has close ties to Golden Boy.
Mayweather camp insists that the testing be done by USADA.
Why are they insisting on USADA? For sure, they are up? to something. They want to cheat on the blood tests.
Pacquiao team wants a neutral agency to do the blood testing.
(I think the only ones on crack are FLoyd Sr. and Roger. They should be investigated.)
GO PACMAN SUE THEM!!!
Pacquiao and Arum agreed to any BLOOD TEST..the same type of blood tests conducted by the NBA or NFL…but not the USADA..because that agency has close ties to Golden Boy.
Mayweather camp insists that the testing be done by USADA.
Why are they insisting on USADA? For sure, they are up? to something. They want to cheat on the blood tests.
Pacquiao team wants a neutral agency to do the blood testing.
(I think the only ones on crack are FLoyd Sr. and Roger. They should be investigated.)
GO PACMAN!!
Pacquiao and Arum agreed to any BLOOD TEST..the same type of blood tests conducted by the NBA or NFL…but not the USADA..because that agency has close ties to Golden Boy.
Mayweather camp insists that the testing be done by USADA.
Why are they insisting on USADA? For sure, they are up? to something. They want to cheat on the blood tests.
Pacquiao team wants a neutral agency to do the blood testing.
(I think the only ones on crack are FLoyd Sr. and Roger. They should be investigated.)
mayweather sr. will trest positive for crack, and jr. positive for weed
It isn’t necessarily steroids. It could be some other new substance that’s only detectable by blood tests and maybe stays in the body for only a few hours or days. Sports medicine has taken giant leaps. It could even be some of the “BALCO Labs” concoctions. If Manny is such a great fighter why not let him get tested like the olympians. Something smells fishy and they, Arum and Roach, are keeping Manny from getting tested at all costs. He’s been a gold mine to them.
I can t tell Pac is in steroids but I can’t tell he is not in steroids either. What I can tell is that some steroids can not be detected in blood or urine tests. I can also tell that this writer knows nothing about steroids and it’s effects. Is he a phisyologist? I don’t think so.
I have been training since the age of 14 and im currently 42. I have been around some of the top personal trainers in the biz and can say with complete authority that the body cant put on that much pure muscle with the type of training regime that Manny goes through without performance enhancement drugs. Mayweather uses them to so it should be a good fight. Drug tests mean nothing and can be easily duped.
Truer words couldnt be spoken Bazooka. People said margorito didn’t cheat yet now picture was released showing a pink substance in his wrappings. When baseball players were breaking records like Mcgwire and Bonds people thought they were awesome and than the truth came out.
The guy is on crack who wrote this article. OF COURSE it helps for stamina. Why would baseball players like Petite and Clemens take steroids if it would DECREASE and not INCREASE the amount of innings and pitches you throw.
Synthethic Steroids like THG, Madol, and Genabol CANT BE TRACED on drug tests as urine and blood. As Manny gets bigger he is getting much stronger and has no water weight, he is ripped like bruce lee. Duran moved up alot and never looked like that. Even Marquez when he fought mayweather didnt look like that.
THe biggest sign that he has taken pefomance enhancement drugs is WHY BOB ARUM who is an attorney also didnt SUE Floyd Mayweather or his dad for Libel and Slander? Because if they testify and its later PROVEN that he took steroids than they can be charged for perjury.
In ROund 4 Pac allowed Cotto to give him body shots, WHY? BEcause the super strength of those drugs were impervious to those blows. Even Natural WELTERS go down. Manny was knocked down 5 times at lower weights, NOW HE IS LIKE A GOD, NO he is not, HE IS JUST JUICED UP
Roach also defended James Toney, when he was found to be using roids, in fact Roach openly spoke of Toney using roids prior to him getting caught.
Roach knows whats going on in that gym, do you expect a man like Roach to tell the truth when this kind of money is involved, wake up people we live in a time now where designer steroids can go un traced.
its likely Manny is roiding up, roids help you not only get bigger stronger and quicker, but you also recover quicker when you get hit.
They do not call them performance enhancers for nothing….
I fully expect to hear more accuastions about this in the future, Manny Pacquiao is obviously flirting with something…..
this doesnt make me a hater i am stating the truth something is not right with this, there is no way a kid can move up from 106 like that with that kind of power and it all be natural, especially when you consider he went rounds with smaller guys like Barrera, Morales Marquez Solis, and Larios, since moving up look at how he has looked….
and you want to trust the word of his trainer who is making alot of money off this kid…. be my guest.
mayweather sr. is piece of dumb..talk trashed like what he did before his hatton collapsed..here in the philippines, pacman trained like hell, jogging on hills, eating fresh rice and some healthy foods..if pacman use steriods, he will get punch from aling dionisia (his mom) hahahahaha
and to mayweather sr., your jr. will drop his egg on the floor and will retire again..hahaha go marquez!!!!
pacquiao aint not on steriods ..he on ice “manila ice.
I am a big fan of the Pac-Man but I have to admit he takes performance enhancing supplement,… its called,….. Balut!!!!!!
Some people are so dumb ,… low fat, high protein and lots of carbs (white rice baby)!!
Manny Pacquiao was tested for banned drugs by the Nevada commission after he fought Hatton May 2..also, manny has been tipping 140+lbs since 2006, the time he fought morales the 3rd time. also, manny lost to singurat because he’s too big for that weight because he’s getting older. lastly, there’s not proof that he’s taking it..it’s all speculation made by Floyd Sr…the guy who says girls looks at him all the time, the best trainer in the world, etc.
maybe floyd whatever sr is a pervert that just infatuated of the nice body of pacman hahaha…
poor Mayweather Sr. making it difficult for him because he’s really a poor loser in every bout he taught…. that is why the Jr. does not want his Sr. to train him…
Firstly, I would like to say I don’t believe Pacquiao is taking steriods.
But, the last sentence in the article made me wonder.
‘In boxing, steroid use might help a fighter be more powerful for one or two rounds at best, but after that it’ll only lead to them getting tired quicker and running out of gas.’ –
Cannot you not remember what happened in Pacquiao’s last fight??? LOL only joking.
SO,now you guys can denial and argument of this but the true is nobody knows it,this guy said then if aboxer take steroids can slow down but is not true,mosley fought oscar de la hoya on the second fight HE told to media ,I was taking staroids on that fight to gain speed and strength over de la hoya.SO maybe pac could used some steroids to get speed and strength as mosley? you never know
dont give hatton anymore excuses please
It’s about nutrition, conditioning and lifestyle. It’s pretty ignorant to say the guy’s on juice by gaining weight in a span of 10 years.
james – when was Pac beaten by Singsurat? Over 10 years ago? When was Pacquiao schooled by Marquez? 2008 right? It’s ok to think Pacman’s juiced but judging by the gap in years totally shuts down your argument. Wouldn’t anyone gain weight naturally in that period?
To say that he doesnt take steroids because boxers get tested is a naive argument. Track and feild athletes also get tested but everyone knows that some take steroids. There are steriods that can be out of your system in 2 hours now and lots of people take them while training but not necessarily on the day of competition. I hope its not true but you never know.
The Mayweathers (Floyd Sr., Roger, Jeff) should be tested for crack and crystal meth. It’s affect their brains (what’s left of it) and their judgement. Bottom line is that the Mayweathers are all jealous and envious of the Pacman.
may be floyd sr envies all the pacquiao team has accomplished..from best trainer to best fighter,,steroids for pacman is rice rice rice…fried rice in the morning, plain rice in the lunch and dinner with matching tinolang manok…thats make the face or head bigger..
Floyd Sr is just doing this so that people will stop talking about his son because his son is being sued by Chase Bank because Floyd Mayweather Jr. owes $167192 on default auto loan. Also he’s doing this to hype up his son’s fight because it’s not selling well right now
” trains every day” meaning, he is always active.
hey wats up freddy roach, can i have ur email please.
im a young boxer
steroids in boxing is a hell of a no no,
you will get tested. – period.
MANNY is on protein shakes, creatine shakes, and protien tablets, and cod liver oil tablets,
and other natural supplements, propely like whey or somthing,
Trains almost every day? Then why wouldn’t he return my calls?
this is friking BULL S**t,
every boxer gets tested,
people just love to hate.
PACMAN trains like a beast, he weight trains to get solid muscle, then plymetics for explosivness,
and he trains almost every day when not prepairing for a fight, not like ricky fatton.