Quote Originally Posted by killersheep View Post
ok it's only 15 lbs. in 20 months but still..............

official weights

3/15/08 - 129


11/14/09 - 144


Compared to JMM who looked washed out with water weight (or maybe pee pee weight)
9/19/09 - 142



I mean, I can see where Paulie would question this.
A fighter's fight night weight is more of his true weight because in this era everyone below the HW division rehydrates to almost their natural weight on fight night.

His last fight in March of '08 at Super Featherweight.


14 months later against Hatton at Junior Welterweight, 2 divisions higher.
And he's only 3 pounds heavier from when he fought Marquez.


And although HBO didn;t have the unofficial fight night weight it was reported that Manny was 149 on fight night with Miguel Cotto. So in 20 months from 3 divisions lower to welterweight he put on 4 pounds, not 17 or 15 pounds.



And if we want to go all the way back in early '04 when he fought Marquez at Featherweight he was 137 on fight night, so in 5 1/2 years he put on 12 pounds, hardly what I call conclusive evidence he's on steroids. And he was 25, and now at 31 he's 12 pounds heavier and his body has filled out.