'Ang Diyos ang steroids ni Pacquiao'--Roach

MANILA, Philippines - Kung meron mang steroids na pinapasok si Manny Pacquiao sa ka­tawan, ito ay ang ‘Di­yos.”

Ito ang sinabi ni Fred­die Roach sa pa­nayam sa fighthype.com upang linawin ang issue ukol sa drug testing na naging dahilan ng pagkulapso ng negosasyon ng Manny Pacquiao--Floyd Mayweather Jr., megafight.

“If there was a steroid for Manny Pacquiao, it is God. He believes in God and God will decide who wins the fight and that’s his outlook on sports,” pahayag ni Roach. “He’s not that type of guy who will ever use an enhan­cing drug.

Tuluyan nang kina­limutan ni Roach ang nabigong Pac­quiao-Mayweather fight at nakatuon na nga­yon ang pansin sa title defense ni Pacman kay Joshua Clottey sa March 13.

Naniniwala si Roach na walang tinatago ang kanyang premyadong boxer.

“We’ve never tested positive.We don’t have any symptoms of steroids. He doesn’t breakout in pimples, he doesn’t get moody, he’s always smiling, He has no symptoms of steroids use at all,” pagtatanggol ni Roach kay Pacquiao.

Ipinaliwanag ni Roach na hindi lang talaga komportable si Pacquiao na magpakuha ng dugo at si­nabi niyang marami pang ibang test na puwe­deng gawin bukod sa blood test.

The thing is everyone reacts differently in giving blood, some people pass out, some people faint, so­me people is ok with it. But Manny doesn’t feel fine with it. I lose him for three to four days, be­cause he doesn’t feel well,” ani Roach.

I called one of my friend who works in the NFL, and one of the drug person in the OIC told me that saliva, hair and urine shows exactly the same as blood so Olympic style blood testing is irrelevant,” dagdag pa ng American trainer.

Sa Lunes nakatak­dang magtungo si Pac­quiao sa Amerika upang simulan na ang kanyang pagsasanay para sa paghahanda sa kanilang laban ni Clottey.