Now people are saying that the Pacman is on steroids. His rise up the boxing weights is remarkable but why would he need steroids to do so? He started boxing in his mid-teens, obviously his body would fill out. The new argument is that he's put on 20 pounds of muscle in two years while keeping his tone.
What would be interesting to know -- and I don't have the time for the research -- is how hard was it for him to make weight for his Featherweight and Super Featherweight. We could tell a little bit by how much he rehydrated after the weigh-in. If I remember he has not being "gaining" weight after his recent weigh-ins at welterweight.
I don't see steroid use as a means of putting on muscle but I do see it as a means to recuperate faster after training; this would allow Manny Pacquiao to train harder and train more frequently. Is this being done? Maybe.
EDIT 12/17/2009
There's a great article dealing with just this at The Boxing Truth
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