This is another thing that makes me laugh. people who say "yeah but Pacquiao has only gained 15lb" or what ever of muscle.

Ok Manny started out small but he was basically just a child still. I would say though that at 24 he was a mature grown man and he was fighting at 120lb, Super Bantam. He has put on 25lb of lean mass/muscle since then and no one could cut that much natural lean mass and be competetive in a boxing match.

He has put on 25lb or 20% of his natural body weight over the last 7 years!!

That would be like an average man of 12 stone going up to 14 and a half stone. Now with ilegal substances that is nothing fantastic although still good but we are trying to imagine a fighter who is constantly training and burning energy putting this mass on and remaining competetive.

For a start, I know little about body building but I do know that it would be very hard for Manny to put that size on because of all the boxing training. He isnt a body builder that is aiming to put muscle on. He isnt doing heavy weights and taking long rests and eating shed loads to allow extra calories for the muscles to grow.

He is a fighter whos training and aims are to stay low in body fat and high in stamina and fitness. I just find it unbelievable that he can grow so much without help.