McGuigan: “He [Pacquiao] is a victim of his own success” – News

By Peter Wells: Irish former world champion Barry McGuigan has told Manny Pacquiao in a recent interview at The Mirror that Manny is a victim of his own success. He seems to be in favour of Manny’s point of view but says that if he has nothing to hide he should get the tests done and dusted. Barry McGuigan has been a boxing pundit for quite some time now, mostly on ITV boxing.

This is what McGuigan had to say, “On the one hand Manny is right to rail against the manipulation and interference of team Mayweather. What right do they have to request a test scheduled be imposed on Pacquiao? The cheek of it. On the other hand it leaves a question dangling in the air. If Pacquiao has nothing to fear then why not submit the tests? If mischief is what the Mayweather’s had in mind when they raised the issue, they have got what they wanted.”

“I don’t think for one minute that Pacquiao is enhanced by anything other than nature’s attributes. He is in a sense a victim of his own success. Suspicion is aroused simply because no one has done in boxing. None has carried power up from Flyweight to Welterweight in that manner. It is not just about beating, it is the way you beat them. Pacquiao went through Oscar De La Hoya like a sparring partner. The way he knocked out Ricky Hatton was staggering. He just pole-axed him. Then he systematically took apart Miguel Cotto in a way none could have predicted.”