I would say after his second lost he started. If you look at his KOs before the seocnd lost and after, your notice his KO percentage picked up tremendously. He had a few before the second lost, but not as rapid as after the second lost. He was walking through punches like superman and had the power to match. He stopped after the sit down with Floyd in 2009. Since that time superman has not KO or TKO no one, and he fought fighters who had lack of defense. To the point that he could hit them with anything he wanted. He also lost that steel chin as well, no more walking through punches as Marquez shown us. I believe right now we are seeing the real Manny Pacquiao.
He's still juicing. There is no athletic commission in Macau. FACT! Dana White alluded to it when they held a UFC show there. Arum just made one up. So for people to say he's taking real tests is a bunch of BS.
Your theory is crap considering that he fought morales in the time frame you give. In their first fight the commission "lost" pacquiaos blood sample and took blood for testing the day of the fight. Clean. Theory shot. Stupid.
hard to tell. id say around the david diaz fight where he was more focused on moving up in weight, remember he was a malnourished kid, who went on living an unhealthy lifestyle later on because he could afford to with the beers and all that. he would gain a lot of weight back from cutting so much for fights too a real balancing act, i doubt well ever know
all of his partying is well documented. he worked hard come fight time but he partied hard, which means when youre cutting weight it gets put on quickly, especially for a fight as small as him.
Apparently......when Floyd decided he wasn't going to fight him....and he got off after Floyd had to issue the apology and come up out of pocket for slander.
Floyd parties hard as well....but like PAC, he stays in the gym so he always stays around his fighting weight. That's why you notice guys like Floyd and PAC never fluctuate in weight too much come fight night. Cutting weight for these guys have and never will be a problem as long as they are fighting at their natural fighting weight..... Or even a weight class above their natural division.
You'll never "know" becuase the truth is already known by the masses. This whole roid thing Floyd came up with has always been "smoke and mirrors" which has never grew legs becuase it was fabricated. The truth ALWAYS comes out eventually......so all the mega Floyd fans with hard-ons for anything g Floyd let's slip past his lips.....this is like the longest session of some really strange 4-play he has going on. That climax you want ain't never happening and that's gotta be the most unfulfilling feeling..... I always bust my nut. Good thread.