Quote Originally Posted by killersheep View Post
One thing I like about Malignaggi is you can tell he watches a ton of boxing, he knows what's going on with fighters around him. You can tell he does his homework, everytime he is asked about another fighter he can cite specific fights and what their strengths and weaknesses were in those fights.

He does make a good point about Pacquiao gaining muscle mass over the short period of time. I'm sure anyone that's on here that's worked out to gain muscle mass would agree that adding 17 pounds of muscle in 18 months while engaging in hard core cardio nearly everyday isn't normal. And he does say that he is just speculating.

For me, I have to have faith that the drug tests are conclusive and that PAC has made his rise through the weightclasses is legit.
Even more so when you consider Manny is an elite athlete who has trained to peak fitness for well over a decade.

Maybe some skinny kid with good genetics who has never picked up a barbell in his life might pack on a lot of muscle in that period but someone who has already been training for 20 years would find it very hard to suddenly make such a drastic change to his body.

I speak purely as an armchair athlete here though