POTENTIAL FIGHT EXPLOSIVENESS IN PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ III

Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez is a uniquely different contender to fling down the gauntlet against eight-division title-holder Manny Pacquiao.

Pacquiao cannot afford to hyperbolize his presumed advantages against Marquez. He doesn’t have an assurance to warrant “presumptuousness” heading to a “star war” against the boxer who made him stagger in the air and gave him some real hurting blows in their first two encounters. Only the Marquez camp knows for certain at this juncture who Pacquiao would be up against on fight night.

The room for improvement has no restrictions. Every person has equal opportunity and access to it. Pacquiao went through that room and has emerged a complete boxer. So does a “better” Marquez approaching destiny. But as to what type of a fighter Marquez has evolved to this day against Pacquiao since they last figured in a brawl, the odds makers can only play their familiar game (to guess), wildly as they please.

Marquez is confident and already in a fighting mood as he exuded readiness and determination during a recent interview: “This third fight would be just like the two-closely- fought fights and very much a war... the smarter, better-conditioned fighter will win this fight.”

The Filipino champion has found his match in the Mexican counter-punching specialist who knows how to get up twice each time he falls down. Unlike Pacquiao’s previous opponents, Dinamita has the resilient “distinct style” suitable to challenge the Pacman dynamo (in every round and angle), good enough to cause “shiver” in the heart of Freddie Roach and Buboy Fernandez, the reason being why they tried to avoid making the trilogy happen. For styles indeed make fights, and make fights intense and classic.

All being invariable in the equation of both fighters’ strength and weakness in style and ability, there is going to be fierce exchange of punches again between Marquez and Pacquiao come November 12, but on one condition. This time, though, it’s going to be a knockout win for either of the two champions, but, again on the same one condition. Other than that, there will be nothing much different in the vaunted upcoming welterweight contest in Las Vegas except that Pacquiao is not the same static, single-dimensional and “less-powerful” fighter anymore from his two previous bouts against Marquez. Thus it would be a great undoing for Marquez to engage Pacquiao exactly the way he did before if he doesn’t pass the test.

Hence the requisite: Unless Marquez catches up with the big improvements of Pacquiao, the outcome of the Pacquiao-Marquez III would be a one-sided sensational and devastating knockout victory within seven rounds in favor of the Filipino sports icon.

Pacman continues to soar. He “lightly” calls the fight to be “personal” to him, a simple- sounding harmless word that carries a lot of weight to what it means and something that the team Marquez ought to take cautiously, and with much preparedness.

The excitement, therefore, of the forthcoming third matchup between a “Superman” and a “Spiderman” is laid heavily on the shoulders of the Mexican “swinging” hero; for him to do enough in training and conditioning to gain grounds in areas where Pacquiao has made adequate strides and has effectively put in place significant “adjustments” to become versatile and stronger inside the ring, or in space.

If Marquez improves just the way he should, he has the chance to pull an “upset” in a surprising fashion or he could be the toughest foe that the current top pound-for-pound pugilist would have ever fought and will ever likely face in the future which may include Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Sergio Martinez.

The ultimate “finale” between Pacquiao and Marquez ought to be suspenseful and very explosive as both fighters could be aptly described in their long-running rivalry as Dynamo vs. Dinamita. Though if not, it is going to be just another “fireworks” exhibition hit-show on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena amid the rousing applause of the entertained “happy” crowd.

Source: PhilBoxing.com

Pacquiao to set out boiling moments, then a freezing point on Marquez - Ariza

Exclusive HOT POTATO Update - Over a foggy Monday morning hovering upon Griffith Park of Los Angeles, renowned conditioning coach Alex Ariza sees a clear picture come on fight night of November 12 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas highlighting Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao versus his longtime nemesis, Juan Manuel Marquez.

"I could see Pacquiao setting out boiling moments before knocking Marquez out anytime in the first three rounds," smiles Ariza as he heads out to Palazzo Apartments after the usual treacherous outdoor training with the congressman of the Philippines. "Marquez may not see it coming."

Ariza insists an early knockout is inevitible as Pacquiao is seen to have added an extra push on his training and extends extra miles to his usual regimen this time.

"He is going to be too much for Marquez to bear on their trilogy," Ariza adds. "He (Marquez) will freeze once he feels the impact." Ariza is referring to a single knockout punch which he believes Pacquiao would fire upon Marquez at the heat of their heavy exchanges in the first three rounds.

HEALTH CONCERNS FOR PACQUIAO WITH FANS

Meanwhile, Pacquiao, as always, is not without a huge crowd of fans closing in with him for glances, autographs and pictorials, even stolen kisses by some female fans.

Last Saturday, Pacquiao had his outdoor training at the Pan Pacific Park right across Palazzo. He had shown slight body weakness and manifested episodes of "runny nose", a likely symptom of common cold which prompted him to shorten his outdoor exercises for the day, according to Ronnie Lu, one of Pacquiao's trail-tracers.

"He only jogged two rounds and went home quickly," Lu adds.

But, this morning, Pacquiao was upbeat and has shown no signs of retreat. Like a wild horse in the desert, he goes full speed and dusting the Hollywood lanes at 360 degrees focus, even at 56 degrees farenheit.

Some observers, however, have raised concerns about some fans who dare to get close to the champion and even leave inoculating marks of kisses with potential microscopic buccal fluids.

"They should be prudent not to get close to him, that if they really care about him," says James Garces from Long Beach who came along with his friends, all asking Pacquiao to sign autographs on their boxing gloves.

Even then, Pacquiao remains too gracious to his fans and only failed to entertain a few comers who came late to Charles Turner Hollywood Hiking Trail just when his driver whisked him away. Eli Sechback, an ardent and fairly known boxing fan videographer for his own ESNEWS website, was one of them who was not entertained. He wanted his boxing gloves signed. Even after his attempt to compel him to slide down the window by showing off his face through the windshield of the passenger's side of the SUV's front where he was seated, Pacquiao secured himself in and signaled he must leave, at least for now. It was 9:05 when Pacquiao left back to the Palazzo Complex, about eight miles away from Griffith Park.

"Limits to close contacts with fans should be set as Pacquiao nears his fight date," says Marco Sabanal, one of the fight fans from West Covina.

Stay tuned for more!

Source: Examiner.com

Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez 3 HBO 24/7 - Episode 1

Marquez will be taught a lesson - - Freddie Roach

When Juan Manuel Marquez arrived in The Philippines wearing a shirt that said, '' I beat Pacquiao twice'' it wasn't very funny in the eyes of Manny and his team. Recently I spoke with famed fight trainer Freddie Roach and he informed this writer that the little prank played by JMM didn't sit well with Manny Pacquiao at all.

Roach explained, '' Manny felt disrespected when JMM showed up in The Philippines wearing that shirt. I think he will teach him a lesson inside of the ring in November.''

Roach also commented on the intense training camp that Pacquiao is having thus far, ''This may be the best Pacquiao I have ever seen. The way he is taking out sparring partners and being so aggressive says something. I don't think he will let up on Marquez like he did with his last 2 opponents. I think he will keep Marquez on the floor this time.''

Pacquiao usually is a very humble guy but with this camp he seems irritated with Marquez and that probably does not bode well for the Mexican brawler. Marquez has shown in the past that he can compete with Pacquiao, but most say that with this fight he is in for a much tougher time.

A normal Pacquiao sends his opponents to the hospital. Ask Tony Margarito about that. A mad Pacquiao could be an even more dangerous monster to deal with.

What was Marquez thinking? Did he think that he could just fly into The Philippines and wear a shirt that disrespected Pacquiao and get away with it? Or is Marquez actually the clever one and by doing so he will take Manny out of his game?

We will certainly get the answers in November.

Source: Examiner.com

Juan Manuel Marquez says it's not about size, it's about mind and style

There’s very little question that of all of Manny Pacquiao’s recent opponents, Juan Manuel Marquez has presented the most dynamic of challenges. With his great timing, ability to adapt inside of the ring, and iron will, Marquez’s two battles against Pacquiao in May of 2004 and March of 2008 were both exhilarating and controversial.

The first encounter between them saw Marquez floored three times in the first round before storming back to work his way into the fight before seeing a split-draw verdict arise on the scorecards. Nearly four years later, Marquez again fought on even terms with Pacquiao but was nipped on the scorecards, with his third round knockdown coming back to haunt him.

Marquez is now less than a month away from extracting some sort of revenge on Pacquiao, as the two rivals are set to meet on November 12th inside of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, the same location as their first bout. The three-division champion recently fielded a few questions from our good friend Hermie Rivera at Manila Standard Today and isn't concerned about the fight taking place at a catch weight of 144 pounds, with Pacquiao's WBO welterweight crown on the line.

The previous two duels had been held at 126 and 130 pounds, respectively, but Marquez insists that this fight has much more to do with just weight alone.

"Again, it is not about the size, it is about the mind and style. I have also knocked out bigger guys at 135 pounds. The smarter, best-conditioned fighter will win this fight," Marquez stated.

The cards appear to be stacked against Marquez, a huge underdog in the contest, but he is showing little signs of concern. He finished up by brushing off the notion that he will be finished by Pacquiao, who dropped him a combined four times in the first two bouts, in dramatic fashion.

"We will both find out on Nov. 12 on how easy or how hard it will be for him to beat me or even try to beat me. We both know who won the first two fights and who got the decision. This third fight is a whole new chapter. The first two fights are history, let’s see what happens in the present.”

Source: Examiner.com

Manny Pacquiao training harder than usual

The man who has watched boxers prepare for fights since the 1960s approached the trainer of the sport's current king and expressed some cautionary words.

"Slow him down, Freddie," veteran fight promoter Bob Arum said near the sweat-soaked ring in Hollywood.

It's there where Manny Pacquiao has returned to train under Freddie Roach for the final four weeks before his third fight against bitter rival Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas.

"Slow him down," Arum repeated.

Almost from the moment the fight was announced, there have been concerns about properly pacing Pacquiao, who didn't even wait for the introductory news conference in the Philippines to start running.

Pacquiao, 32, is telling those close to him he doesn't want this fight in the hands of the judges after his prior battles with Marquez resulted in a 2004 draw and a 2008 Pacquiao victory by split-decision. The decisive score was a one-point margin.

He wants the knockout, and Roach says, "That's what we're training him for."

But there's danger in peaking too early, of working so hard in the first month-plus of training that the body inevitably fatigues in the final weeks before a fight.

"We're way ahead of where we usually are, like 75-80% of where we should be by fight night," Roach said. "We're usually around 50% right now. I have to make sure we don't overdo it."

Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 knockouts) grinned his way through being questioned about his fervent effort to get ready for the 38-year-old Marquez.

"I'm focusing on my strength and speed," Pacquiao said. "They're watching my body, so I don't become too big. I control my training, step by step, until the time comes to fight. I want to be gradual in my training."

Pacquiao's words aren't matching his actions, conditioning coach Alex Ariza says. Pacquiao and Ariza had an occasionally animated conversation in the ring last week. Ariza said he convinced Pacquiao that drills to build up strength in the feet and legs are more important at this juncture than upper-body strength training.

"He wants to be as big as he was against Miguel Cotto," Ariza said of Pacquiao's last knockout two years ago — which has been followed by three consecutive unanimous decisions versus larger opponents. "But Cotto was the equivalent of a linebacker, and Marquez is a free safety.

"I think he just wants to kill Marquez."

Pacquiao has never forgiven Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KOs) for not only complaining incessantly after the 2008 loss, but traveling to the Philippines to wear T-shirts saying he was robbed of victory and pleading for a third fight.

"This fight," Pacquiao said, "will be the answer to all those doubts."

Source: latimes.com

Wanted: Sparring partner for Pacquiao

The search for a new sparring partner for World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao continues.

This, after the eight-division world belt-holder looked to have run out of somebody who, not only could approximate Mexican arch-rival Juan Manuel Marquez’ style, but at the same time withstand his punching prowess.

Last Saturday, Pacquiao, who is preparing for his third bout with Marquez on November 12 in Las Vegas, according to trainer Freddie Roach, floored a sparring partner, whom the Wild Card Boxing Gym owner refused to identify, during a skirmish at his famous sweat shop.

Roach, in interview midnight Tuesday (Monday in Manila), wouldn’t divulge whether the guy was Zambian Olympian Hasting Bwalya, whose face he rendered bloodied during a separate sparring session Thursday.

Roach, who was apparently half-asleep and was awakened by the call of this reporter in that wee hour of the night, would not bare the identity of the fighter, obviously, to avoid destroying his boxing career, except to say that the pound-for-pound king just dropped him to the canvas, in what round, he also refused to say.

“He (Pacquiao) knocked him down … he knocked him down… ,” he murmured to Malaya Business Insight.

Asked if Bwalya, who he said he will give another chance the same day, did spar and wherther he is already out, Roach, likewise, would not say.

“I’ll see what happens tomorrow (Tuesday start of the sparring sessions in Team Pacquiao’s second week of training in Los Angeles).”

Meaanwhile, Pacquiao resumed his roadwork Monday morning at the hilly Griffith Park in downtown L.A. with strength and conditiong coach Alex Ariza supervising and assisted by assistant trainers Buboy Fernandez and Nonoy Neri.

Also in Pacquiao’s roadwork were Filipino fighters Bernabe Concepcion, Rodel Mayol and Richie Mepranum who are all scheduled to in a boxing card on October 27 at the San Manuel Indian Casino in Southern California.

Asked by this writer, in a separate interview, whether Pacquiao was affected by the loss of Jorge Linares against Antonio de Marco Saturday for the World Boxing Council lightweight championship, Ariza allayed such fears.

“He’s sad, yes because the two have already cemented their friendship in their three-week stay in Baguio City in the first leg of Manny’s training,” Ariza assured. “But whether it will affect the remaining phase of his training is out of the question.”

“Manny is Manny. He has never been and will not be affected by events, said of otherwise, that happened during camp,” Ariza said. “in fact, he is now more focused in what he’s doing thinking that the fight against Marquez is just around the corner.”
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Pacquiao, who attended the fight to lend morale support to Linares, even went to the Venezuelan dressing room after the bout to console his friend.

“Manny is all business as usual and is looking extremely fast and powerful during training,” Ariza said.

Ariza, likewise, expressed disappointment with the result of the fight, saying it was stopped prematurely.

Source: PhilBoxing.com

Marquez bulks up, stays fast, furious in workout

MANILA, Philippines - Juan Manuel Marquez shadow-boxed and limbered up in front of a huge mirror, surrounded by his supporters and some members of the media.

He looked like Lou Ferrigno, the “Incredible Hulk.”

Yes, the 38-year-old Mexican, gearing up for his Nov. 12 clash with Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, has bulked up and has grown so big it’s a little hard to recognize him these days.

Marquez, during last September’s whirlwind press tour for his third clash with Pacquiao, said he will be a changed man by the time he climbs the ring at the MGM Grand just 25 days from now.

He is a changed man.

Marquez has added up on the muscles he thinks he’d need to beat Pacquiao, now the reigning welterweight champion.

“I need to prepare myself physically for this fight. My body must be ready as well as my mind,” said Marquez, who has hired medical experts to make sure he bulks up without sacrificing on speed.

In a 57-second video that was posted at www.pinoygreats.com, Marquez, the lightweight champion, was shown as he wrapped up his training in Mexico, in white trunks and groin protector.

His feet bounced off the floor as he shadow-boxed and shuffled, and smiled at those near him. He looked fast, muscular and ready.

Pacquiao, meanwhile, continued to train at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, and entered the crucial stages in sparring.

A fresh batch of sparring partners is coming his way after Jorge Linares left for a recent fight, while Hastings Bwalya, the Zamibian fighter, was reportedly given the pink slip.

Bwalya sparred four rounds with Pacquiao over the weekend, and proved a little cocky, and paid the price – a bloody nose.

Pacquiao is peaking just in time for the fight, cool, calm and collected as he awaits the November issue of Playboy Magazine where he will be featured.

Source: philstar.com

Pacquiao sparmate sent packing home

MANILA, Philippines — As Manny Pacquiao enters the most crucial phase of his training, his handlers have decided to give the touted Zambian sparring partner the pink slip after failing to live up to his billing.

“We have sent him home,” said Mike Koncz, who handles the day-to-day affairs of the Filipino fighter revving up for the Nov. 12 trilogy with Juan Manuel Marquez.

Last week, Hastings Bwalya was told to report at the Wild Card Boxing Club and work out with Pacquiao.

Bwalya, who had sterling credentials, failed to give the 32-year-old Pacquiao the work trainer Freddie Roach wanted and was told to go home.

Koncz said another guy from Orange County is arriving to replace Bwalya and work alongside many-time sparmate Rey Beltran in the remaining weeks.

Koncz is hoping that the new guy will not follow the path of the trash-talking Bwalya, who wound up with a bloody face after trading power blows with Pacquiao.

“But if he does, we have no choice but to look for another,” added Koncz.

This week, Pacquiao’s sparring sessions will reach its zenith and towards the end of the month, he would already be tapering off.

Source: mb.com.ph

PACMAN THE DOG

Dogs appearing in movies could be more popular than this canine, but certainly, Pacman is the most-travelled of his kind in the world today.


Pacman, of course, is the favorite pet of World Boxing Organization welterweight and eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao who always makes it a point to tag the Jack Russell along terrier wherever he goes to fight since acquiring pint-sized animal five years ago. Pacman, who is based in Los Angeles, even has a special permit from the U.S. department of foreign affairs to join Pacman wherever he wishes to go.

“Pacman is an American citizen,” Noel Lautengco, an uncle-in-law of the pound-for-pound king’s wife Jinkee assigned to take care of the canine, attested in an interview one day during Team Pacquiao’s three-week stint in Baguio City in the first leg of his preparation for his third fight with Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez. “He’s gone to many places, kasi lagging isinasama ni Manny tuwing bi-biyahe either para lumaban, mag-training o mamasyal,” Lautengco, who is married to Jinkee’s aunt Marlyn Jamora, said. “Kaya nga masasabi kong siya na sigurado and the most-travelled dog sa buong mundo.”

“Well, maybe the kind which appear in movies could be more popular than Pacman is, but, undoubtedly, hindi nila mapapantayan ang dami ng biyahe ni Pacman. Just think of how many times Manny fought since 2006. Ang dami na. Eh yun pang biyahe kapag nag-ensayo? “ Lautengco who now works as an on call plumber in L.A. said.

“Manny nga always tags him along sa mga biyahe niya. Si Pacman kasi ang taga-gising nya kapag tumatakbo sa umaga in the course of his training. Kaming mga nasa Team Pacquiao, alam na namin kapag gising na si Manny kasi nauuna nang bumaba sa Pacman,” Lauterngo related. “Kapag nagising kasi ‘yan sa umaga, pupunta agad kung saan natutulog si Manny at kakatukin nya hanggang magising. Napakasipg naman sa takbuhan. Lagi siyang nauuna kay Manny sa roadwork. Kaya tuloy siya na ang ginagamit ni Manny na Pacer,” he continued.

“Pacman is the only guy who could keep pace with Manny on the road, kaya team up lagi silang dalawa. At si Manny lang nag nakakasabay sa kanya. Mabilis kasing tumakbo at tuwqang-tuwa siya kapag nagkakarera silang dalawa ni Manny,” Lautengco, who claims to be Pacquiao’s confidante even before the boxer wooed Jinkee, said.

The past few days in Pacquiao’s first week in L.A., Pacman, again, shared the limelight with his popular boss as he, as in the past, kept the champ company in his roadwork at the mountainous Griffith Park in downtown L.A.

“Manny and myself were already friends even before he courted my niece, who then worked as a model and endorser for Ponds (a beauty product). “I was, in fact, responsible for introducing him to Jinkee. Lautengco relayed that Pacman is actually a half-breed Jack Russel terrier given to him by boyhood friend and now assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez. “The dog was given to Buboy by a friend. Hiningi ni many kasi nagandahan. Maliit at malikot. Si Buboy na ang nagbinyag ng Pacman.”

“Napamahal na kay many si Pacman. Before Pacman slept besides Manny sa gabi. Pero na-allergy si Manny sa balahibo kaya sa akin na pinatatabi sa pagtulog. Ako ngayon ang binubuwisit, kasi ayaw nang walang katabi. Nilalagaya ko sa lapag ng kama bago matulog, magigising na lang ako nasa paanan ko at kasukob ko sa kumot,” Lautengco related chuckling.

Source: PhilBoxing.com

Pacquiao spars on first day

MANILA, Philippines — Even though he was not scheduled to spar on Monday – his first day of training at the Wild Card Boxing Club – Manny Pacquiao was ordered to lace on his gloves and put on a headgear by trainer Freddie Roach.

Roach paired Pacquiao with Venezuelan Jorge Linares and the two did four rounds together and another four rounds was added, this time, with Ray Beltran, who had helped many times in the past, as the Filipino's sparmate.

Roach wanted to give Linares, who fights this Saturday at Staples Center in Los Angeles, his final quality sparring session and exactly got what he wanted.

Since Pacquiao had an unscheduled sparring session, Roach said the next will not happen until Thursday and with Linares out of the picture, only Beltran and an African puncher training under cutman Miguel Diaz will fill the void.

Roach said the three-week training in Baguio City proved very helpful and Pacquiao himself said upon his arrival in the US over the weekend that he feels that he is 80 percent in shape for the Nov. 12 rubber match with Juan Manuel Marquez.

While Pacquiao insists that he is already in fiery form, Roach believes there are still lots of work to do.

“I think Manny's about 65 to 70 percent now,” said the 51-year-old Roach, who has eght weeks to whip the pound-for-pound king into a beast come fight night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Pacquiao is an 8-1 favorite to repulse Marquez's challenge but he is not taking chances against the 38-year-old Mexican, who he said will go all-out since this will be his last big fight.

Source: mb.com.ph

Is Juan Manuel Marquez Making Manny Pacquiao Nervous?

Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez are set to do battle for the third -- and hopefully, final -- time on November 12. Even though Bob Arum and the powers that be involved with marketing the bout have tried to sell it as an “anything’s possible” type of showdown, fans and pundits seem to agree that Pacquiao will handily beat his opponent.

Naturally, the assumption was that Pacquiao was just as confident as the fans and pundits going in and that, even if he couldn’t publicly say it, he realized that he’d destroy Marquez. His conditioning coach Alex Ariza, after all, not too long ago explicitly stated that Pacquiao would wreck his opponent.

Over the last few days, however, certain things have happened or come to light that throw into question just how confident Pacquiao and his camp really are. Just yesterday, it was revealed that Pacquiao and his advisors requested a rematch clause prior to this fight being agreed to – albeit, one that they have deemed as just a precaution. Then, on Monday, Pacquiao arrived at Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles and, in the words of The Philippine Star, “broke tradition.”

According to the report, usually when Pacquiao arrives in L.A. he spends the first Monday “breaking sweat and loosening up” as he prepares for the more grueling aspects of training. This time around, though, the Filipino champion was all business. Instead of taking it slow, he opted to spar – something that in the past he has traditionally only done on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

And, on top of all that, Pacquiao has also been earily quiet over the last few weeks. Granted, he did peak his head out of the shadows a few days ago to say that he was “80 percent" ready for Pacquiao – but that’s as far as it’s gone. Nothing on Sergio Martinez. Nothing on Floyd Mayweather Jr. Nothing on Amir Khan. Nothing on Timothy Bradley.

Pacquiao, of course, has already met Marquez twice before to mixed results. The first time around the pair fought to a draw, even though it was later revealed that the Filipino champion was robbed of a victory by a judge’s error. The second time around, he beat Marquez via a decision even though many skeptics questioned the validity of the win, noting that Marquez had better stats throughout the bout.

“Yes. I feel that, you know, there’s an extra motivation for this training camp I think because of what happened in our last fight,” Pacquiao recently said.

“This fight, this will be the answer to all of the doubters about whether or not I lost to my opponent.”

Should Manny be nervous heading into November 12? Absolutely not.

Is he? It sure looks that way.

Source: opposingviews.com

Pacquiao picks Hawaii for next title bout

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Manny Pacquiao's next fight may not be against Floyd Mayweather, but local fans of the WBO Welterweight Champion and Filipino congressman may still have cause for celebration.

According to local defense attorney Michael Green, Pacquiao wants his next title bout to be staged in Hawaii. The islands are one of seven potential sites worldwide Team Pacquiao is considering, with the fight taking place in either 2012 or 2013. An opponent has not yet been discussed.

Green says that Pacquiao is more than familiar with his loyal following in Hawaii, and has sought the attorney's help in planning a fight in the islands, possibly at Aloha Stadium. Green says he plans to do research and crunch the numbers, but thinks a Pacquiao fight would sell out the venue.

Pacquiao is slated to visit the islands between November 19 and 21, ahead of a potential Hawaii fight and just a week after his highly anticipated November 12 bout with Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

During that trip, Green is hopeful that several local high-profile officials, including Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle and Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie, will help solidify the deal with such shows of support as offering the boxer a key to the city.

Pacquiao is also scheduled to attend a fundraiser at the Hilton Hawaiian Village during his visit.

Source: hawaiinewsnow.com

24/7 Pacquiao-Marquez Music Video & Fight Preview

It's still about a month until the third installment in the Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez series takes place, on November 12th, live on HBO PPV. Debuting much sooner than that, on October 22nd, will be the Pacquiao vs. Marquez 24/7 series. Right here, you can get an early look at the 24/7 show and the fight itself, with this HBO 24/7 Pacquiao-Marquez music video and fight preview.



Basically this is just a short, fun little video clip doing what 24/7 does best... get you nice and hyped up for an upcoming bout. Set to some heavy guitar riffs, we see previous fight footage in the Pacquiao vs. Marquez series, and some glimpses of the two guys training and going about their business, as well as some voiceovers from Jim Lampley as he has called some of their best moments in the past.

Enjoy the 24/7 Pacquiao vs. Marquez music video and fight preview video here, and keep on coming back for more updates on Pacquiao-Marquez III all the way until fight night on November 12th.

Source: proboxing-fans.com

The Pacman is back!

The wait is over, Manny Pacquiao touched down last night in Los Angeles. The Wild Card Gym will once again go through it's seasonal change as it always does when the 8 division world champion arrives. Manny Pacquiao will wrap up the 2nd leg of his training camp in Los Angeles and will take on Juan Manuel Marquez for the third time in his career.

There hasn't been a fighter that generates such electricity in a long time. With the arrival of Pacquiao comes the arrival of hundreds of fans, all of which will be standing in the parking lot outside of the gym. Each fan will hope that they can get a photo taken with their idol, and perhaps even an autograph. Folks come from all around the country, and in some cases from around the world. I remember when I was out there last year, I ran into a fan from Australia who made the trip just to get a glimpse of the Pacman.

The fans get excited when Pacquiao arrives because it usually means that his fight is oh so much closer. It's been common in his last few fights that he trains in The Philippines for the 1st half of camp, and in Los Angeles for the 2nd half of camp. When Pacquiao touches down at LAX it means the fight is rapidly approaching.

From all reports, Pacquiao had a great training camp in The Philippines. The team looks to pick up where they left off and march right into Vegas with a primed and ready champion. November will be upon on his before we know it. Pacquiao Vs. Marquez 3 is just around the corner.

Most insiders are predicting a Pacquiao victory, and this writer agrees. Former light heavyweight champ Glen Johnson said it best, "It's a tale of two fighters. One is going in one direction and the other is going in a different direction." Pacquiao is primed and ready, and some say Marquez has declined a touch. If this is true, this will not bode well for JMM.

More and more folks are predicting that Pacquiao will not only win, but he will knockout Marquez. Time will certainly tell.

Source: Examiner.com

Why Pacquiao – Marquez III will be the best fight of the the trilogy?

Pacquiao vs Marquez 3 will be the best fight of the trilogy because both fighters will be coming out guns blazing. Both fighters know exactly what this third bout final chapter clash is all about. Pacman and Marquez agree that the first 2 fights could have gone either way so they will both come out to make one final statement that will draw the line of separation. At the very end of it all, one man shall remain standing with his hand held high, victorious. And this time, there will be no question about it. No need for debate. Both warriors are coming fully armed prepared for intense combat. A classic war from beginning to end. -Albert Alvarez

With the previous two fights being so excessively exciting and action packed, it is truly hard to imagine their trilogy ending bout being any better. To be completely honest with you, I don’t think it will be. Having said that, the reason is important to note. I believe that this fight is unlikely to last more than 6-8 rounds, with Manny Pacquiao knocking Marquez out. I am aware that Marquez is the very definition of a warrior, and has gotten up and recovered from mind shattering blows before. I am also fully aware that he gave Pacquiao a run for his money in their bouts, leaving many people convinced that he beat Pacquiao at least once. Since then, Freddie Roach has used Manny’s natural abilities and learned skills to mold a relentless powerhouse of out him. At 144lbs, the fight will not beat the excitement of the previous two as far as it’s long dragged out war, but with a likely knockout, this fight will raise all from their seats to witness history take place. – Vitali Shaposhnikov

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Marquez will pay for disrespect - Roach

MANILA, Philippines - Celebrated boxing trainer Freddie Roach predicted the other day Manny Pacquiao will stop Juan Manuel Marquez inside six rounds in their WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 12 and said the spark in the Filipino icon’s eye in training camp indicates he’s going all out for a decisive victory in their third encounter.

While Marquez has been uncharacteristically polite to Pacquiao during the recent world media tour, Roach said he’ll never forget the Mexican’s whining after the draw in 2004 and losing by split decision in 2008. Marquez even flew to Manila in 2009 with an entourage to taunt Pacquiao and goad him into agreeing to another face-off. Marquez caused a mild commotion at the Araneta Coliseum ringside when he gate-crashed a boxing card to confront Pacquiao.

Last November, Marquez showed up at a press conference in Las Vegas after defeating Michael Katsidis wearing a T-shirt with the words, in capital letters, emblazoned on the front – “MARQUEZ BEAT PACQUIAO TWICE.”

“No doubt in my mind, Manny beat Marquez in both fights,” Roach told The STAR at the Pan Pacific Hotel last Saturday morning. “They were close fights but Manny won both. Manny finished strong in the two fights, taking the last round, and Marquez went down four times in all. The first fight was a draw but it should’ve been a win for Manny by split decision if only one judge (Burt Clements) didn’t make a mistake in his scorecard. I think Marquez showed disrespect to Manny by coming to the Philippines with his followers and claiming he was robbed in both fights. It was like a slap on Manny’s face. It wasn’t right to do that and what made it worse was Marquez did it in the Philippines.”

Roach left Manila with Pacquiao for Los Angeles last Saturday night.

Roach said Marquez will pay for his disrespect. “Manny will win by knockout,” said Roach. “It’ll be over by the sixth round. That should clear the air once and for all. I’ve wanted this fight to happen for a long time to shut Marquez up for good. Manny knows it’s not going to be easy. I’ve told Manny he can’t afford to be Mr. Nice Guy in this fight because Marquez will do whatever it takes to try to win.”

Roach said he even broached the idea of Pacquiao going for an early knockout – as early as the first round. “Marquez is a slow starter and Manny likes to start fast,” said Roach. “So we talked about starting strong and going for a first round knockout. But on second thought, maybe, we’ll just see how the fight progresses because if Marquez survives our attempt for a knockout in the first round, he might gain confidence. This is going to be a mental, not just a physical fight. I was a little worried at the start that Manny might think Marquez will give him problems because their first two fights were close. Sometimes, you think there’s a guy out there who’s your nemesis like in high school, you might have someone on the other side whom you find difficult to beat whether in boxing or basketball or whatever. But talking to Manny and seeing how he’s been in camp, I don’t think there’s anything to worry about. That spark in Manny’s eye tells me everything. He’s very focused.”

Roach said after three weeks of training in Baguio City, Pacquiao is 70 percent ready for Marquez and there’s still a month left to work out at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.

“Baguio was excellent,” said Roach. “I couldn’t ask more from Manny. No distractions, no politics. He’d get up early every morning for his run, rest, then in the afternoon, go eight rounds of sparring with Jorge (Linares), then 10 rounds of mitts with me, then work the speedball, heavy bag and do drills, rest, then play pool and basketball. He brought pool players and two basketball teams to Baguio. I never watch him play basketball. I’m against Manny playing basketball while training for a fight and we have an agreement that four weeks before a fight, no more playing basketball.”

Roach said writing a third chapter to the Pacquiao-Marquez story will put a closure to the trilogy. “It’s good for boxing,” he went on. “I think the third fight will be really exciting. I have a lot of respect for Marquez’ trainer (Nacho Beristain). It’s always a challenge for me to go up against Nacho. We were together on a TV show with Max Kellerman for HBO recently and I explained what Marquez and Manny are expected to do when they fight a third time. Nacho felt I shared too much information but I told him, c’mon, I know what he’ll do and he knows what I’ll do so we’ll just mix it up a little and see what happens.”

Last Saturday morning, Roach was touched when a nine-year-old boy came up to him after breakfast at the Pan Pacific Hotel to thank him for giving pride to the Filipino people. The boy posed with Roach for a photo then asked how he met Pacquiao. “He came to my gym one day,” recounted Roach. “We did the mitts and I knew right then, he was good. We hit it off from the start. There won’t be a greater fighter than Manny. He’s an eight-division world champion. He raised the bar and nobody can ever do what he has done.”

Source: philstar.com

Pacquiao looks to close book on Marquez despite rematch clause

Despite having floored Juan Manuel Marquez four times over the course of two meetings, Manny Pacquiao never was able to put him away.

The 32-year-old Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs) is looking to change that when he makes an HBO Pay Per View televised defense of his WBO welterweight belt opposite the 38-year-old WBO and WBA lightweight titleholder Marquez (53-5-1, 39 KOs) on Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Pacquiao battled Marquez through a draw and a split-decision in May of 2004 and March of 2008, respectively, when they competed first for Marquez's WBA and IBF featherweight titles and then his WBC junior lightweight belt.

"I would say that this one is much more personal. Manny Pacquiao will never say that he dislikes Juan Manuel Marquez, but the message that I'm getting, looking at Manny and so forth, he wants to make a statement," said Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach.

"When Juan Marquez came to the Philippines and campaigned that he felt that he won both fights, and he wore a shirt that read that he beat Manny Pacquiao twice, that was a real slap in the face for Manny Pacquiao."

Pacquiao's adviser, Michael Koncz, denied that the fighter has derived any further motivation from the T-shirt.

"Manny doesn't need any motivation from a f--king petty T-shirt or anything like that," said Koncz. "Manny just wants to put it out of everybody's mind that he's not the best fighter out of the two of them."

Pacquiao floored Marquez three times during the first round of their initial meeting, and once again in their second bout. Still, some point out that the knockdowns were the difference on some of the scorecards, and without them Marquez might have at least one victory over Pacquiao, possibly two.

In the first fight, judge John Steward had it for Pacquiao, 115-110, while Guy Jutras had it 115-110 for Marquez, and Burt A. Clemens had it 113-113.

In the second bout, Judges Duane Ford and Tom Miller had it for Pacquiao, 115-112 and 114-113, respectively, while Jerry Roth had it for Marquez, 115-112.

"I thought Manny won both fights. One judge made a mistake in the first fight. How could that happen? They were close fights, with one point separated the two," said Roach.

"Depending on what style you like, that's who you're going to think won those fights. I think we won both fights. But that's life."

"They were two, very good close fights. Manny will never say anything, but when I mention those things to him, Manny gets this sparkle in his eye and he gets that little grin that he gives me," said Roach.

"This time, he really means business. So I don't think that we have to worry about Manny hurting Marquez this time and pulling up and watching him go the distance."

Source: ringtv.craveonline.com

Pacquiao: “I can fight next week.”

After completing three weeks of high altitude training in Baguio City and a little more than a month before his trilogy with Juan Manuel Marquez, Filipino World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao pronounced himself ready to rumble.

“I can fight next week,” the 32-year-old Pacquiao declared last Friday as he wrapped up his preparation at the Shape Up boxing gym at Baguio home Cooyeesan Hotel.

“Kulang pa sa sparring at takbo, pero mapupunuan na yun pagdating namin sa L.A.,” he said. “One more week of training and I feel I am ready to face him (Marquez) and beat him again, this time convincingly.”

“I really feel good following our three-week stay here. Maganda ang naging resulta ng training despite missing some of the scheduled road work out because of typhoons,” he assessed.
Listening intently as he made his prediction were chief trainer Freddie Roach and strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza as they unanimously nodded in approval.

“Maybe not in a week’s time. There’s plenty of time left in or build up program, but yes, I believe him if he says he’ll ready to mix it up soon,” Roach said. “Certainly, we’ve lineup a tough sparring sessions for him in L.A.”

Roach said Mexican 140-pound challenger Roger “Speedy” Gonzales and Miguel Diaz plus two others are waiting at his Wild Card Gym to help the pound-for-pound king in his needs to completely feel his way atop the ring.

The four-time ‘trainer of the year’ honoree ruled out David Rodela, a long time Pacquiao sparring mate, who suffered a knockout loss in his last fight two weeks ago.

“Rodela’s out. I feel bad about it because he’s such a good sparring partner as he had shown in our previous preparations. But it”s different now that he was knocked out,” he said. “It’s really very hard for a fighter to suffer a stoppage.”

“We are targeting from 120 to 150 rounds of sparring to make
Manny completely ready for the fight,” he bared. “After Baguio, he only has logged some 40 to 50 rounds although think, too, we don’t need that much.”
“Much as I would want him to recover immediately from that traumatic experience, fighting, even in sparring, won’t do it,” he reasoned out. “He’ll be a big loss, really.”

Ariza, for his part, said everything has been set in place in the Baguio leg of preparations, agreeing with the eight-division champion that several more rounds of sparring and miles of running should make Pacquiao really fit to fight.

Both Roach and Ariza agreed that basketball, which their ward used as substitute for missing roadwork several times due to rains that struck the city almost daily, wasn’t sufficient to make up for the loss.

Ariza, in fact, has suggested swimming is the better substitute, but Pacquiao refused. He played his second love nightly right after his grueling training schedule helping his Pambansang Kamao team win the Pacquiao Cup tournament. over the Pacman side in an all Paquiao-owned finale last Thursday at the hotel basketball court.

Pacquiao and his team, including Roach and Ariza and assistant trainers Buboy Fernandez and Nonoy Neri, flew to Los Angeles where he is to resume preparation at the Roach-owned Wild Card Gym in downtown Hollywood.

Pacquiao actually ended up his four-week Philippine side of preparation last Saturday at the MP Tower gym (formerly L&M Gym, which he bought and transformed into a four-storey structure in front of Central Market ) in Sampaloc.

Source: PhilBoxing.com

Get Set For Pacquiao-Marquez "Ring Life"

New York, NY – Two of boxing’s elite prizefighters – who are set to square off on Nov. 12 in an electric pay-per-view showdown in Las Vegas – will be featured on the next installment of the Emmy-nominated HBO series Ring Life, which will be available on the network as well as all the digital media platforms that distribute the series.

Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will be meeting in the ring for the third time in their brilliant careers, but their respective path to boxing greatness is a world apart. Born amid poverty in the Philippines, 32-year-old Pacquiao has overcome every barrier in front of him to become a worldwide figure. He is also the lone congressional representative from the Sarangani province of his homeland.

Juan Manuel Marquez, 38, is the pride and joy of Mexico City, Distrito Federal, a place where the prizefighter was born, raised and still calls home. He began his boxing career at the age of eight while sharing a spartan two-bedroom house with his parents, two brothers and five sisters.

Ring Life chronicles the lives of fighters as they define the spirit of boxing; balancing work, family life, training, expectations and the pursuit of their dreams. Front and center in these fighters’ lives, Ring Life presents a chapter on each fighter that delves inside their hearts and minds to discover what drives them in the ring and beyond, in the ultra competitive sport of professional boxing.

The Pacquiao and Marquez Ring Life profiles will air back-to-back on HBO beginning Saturday, Oct. 8 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. Each profile is approximately six minutes.

HBO playdates: Oct. 8 (10:30 p.m.), 11 (5:45 p.m.), 14 (12:30 a.m.), 19 (10:45 a.m.), 23 (10:45 a.m.) and 26 (1:30 a.m.), and Nov. 1 (12:30 a.m.), 4 (2:45 p.m., 9:15 p.m.), 5 (10:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m.), 7 (10:45 a.m.), 9 (8:15 p.m.) and 11 (12:45 p.m., 6:30 p.m.).

HBO2 playdates: Oct. 10 (7:15 a.m.), 13 (6:15 p.m.), 17 (7:45 a.m.), 21 (1:30 p.m.), 24 (9:45 p.m.), and Nov. 10 (9:45 p.m.).

New installments of Ring Life will also be available across HBO Digital Media platforms including HBO.com/boxing, HBO’s YouTube Channel, iPad and iPhone applications, and as free podcasts via Apple’s iTunes Music Store. Additionally it can been seen at www.dailymotion.com/hbo. Ring Life is also offered on HBO GO® and HBO On Demand® to subscribers 24 hours a day as well as on affiliate Free on Demand services and affiliate online platforms.

Source: thesweetscience.com

Pacquiao Breaks Baguio Camp Friday

On Friday, Oct. 7, members of the training team of world welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will pack up their bags and break the Baguio City training camp ending a three-week high-altitude training and physical conditioning program supervised directly by Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach and conditioning guru Alex Ariza.

Pacquiao and his team will drive down to Manila after the training Friday, appear in his television show Manny Many Prizes on GMA 7 on Saturday before flying to Los Angeles in the evening to continue with the second phase of his preparation for his third meeting with Mexican boxing legend Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12.

"Manny did good here. We made sure that his feet got wet here," said Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach to allay concerns that the two typhoons and ravaged the country and passed through Baguio City and the lack of quality sparring partners affected Pacquiao's preparation for the historic third meeting with is Mexican nemesis.

In the three weeks that Pacquiao stayed in Baguio under the supervision of Roach and physical conditioning coach Alex Ariza and the training support staff composed of Buboy Fernandez and Nonoy Neri, he sparred alternately with Venezuelan Jorge Linares, a lightweight, Philippine welterweight champion Dennis Laurente and WBO Oriental featherweight champion Lorenzo Villanueva.

"We will have 100 more rounds of sparring (in the Wild Card Gym)," Roach said yesterday.

Pacquiao himself said he was happy with the Baguio training.

"It was Freddie who was trying to control me. I wanted to run more and train more. I'm like a race horse raring to run," he told The Manila Times yesterday.

In his last sparring yesterday with Linares, who will fight Antonio Demarco for the world lightweight title on Oct. 15 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Pacquiao showed exceptional speed and even goaded the smaller Venezuelan fighter to hit him during the seven round sparring.

"Go, go, go," he exhorted Linares as he allowed him to land punches to his midsection which he effectively parried with his arms. When he hit back, it was obvious that the Venezuelan fighter felt the power that Pacquiao is known of.

After the sparring with Linares, Pacquiao did mitts sparring and drill with Roach for 10 more rounds before hitting the bag and the speed ball.

It was not known who will spar with Pacquiao in the second phase of the preparation for Marquez at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California.

Source: PhilBoxing.com

Marquez itching to knock Pacman out

JUAN Manuel Marquez has only one goal when he meets eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao in their much-awaited third bout.

“I’m getting the best preparation of my career for the fight on November 12, and going there with one goal in mind - to knock out Manny Pacquiao,” Marquez told BoxingScene.com.

The Mexican slugger has an unfinished business to settle.

He drew his first match with Pacquiao in 2004 in a match many boxing experts believe should have been given to the Filipino boxing champion after the fighting congressman from the province of Sarangani dropped the Mexican three times in the opening round.

But Marquez was able to hold on and fought the Filipino for 12 rounds before the decision of draw was handed.

Four years later, it was Marquez’s turn to pour on the heat.

Despite being knocked down in the third round, the Mexican appeared to have the match in his control.

In fact, Marquez landed more punches than Pacquiao. The Mexican landed 172 of his 511 total punches compared to the Pinoy boxing icon’s 157 of 619, according to the punch stats report.

Even the power punches went in favor of the Mexican, 130 of 310 (42%) to the Filipino’s 114 of 305 (37%), giving validity to Marquez’s claim that “he won the second fight.”

Now, the World Boxing Association and World Boxing Organization world lightweight champion Marquez is very focused and training hard at Mexico’s Iztacalco Gym, where he sparred with Ramses Agaton and Jose Emilio Perea, two undefeated fighters in preparation of his bout on Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The fight takes place at a catch-weight of 144-pounds.

“Since the second time we fought (March 15, 2008), he has improved. He showed the teachings of his handler Freddie Roach, with his boxing, his punches are more technical, there is more use of the right hand, and he’s matured into an excellent fighter. For me, this fight is about pride, about dignity. Everyone knows I was robbed in the two previous two fights. I beat Pacquiao before, and I’ll do it again.” Rey Joble

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Secret to Pacquiao’s power comes from PNCs, not PEDS

I AM not supposed to divulge this secret but I really believe that in order to prove to the world that Manny Pacquiao is greatest boxer of this generation, the playing field must be leveled and everybody must know what it is that makes him so fast and so strong.

Perhaps, Floyd Mayweather could learn from this so that he will stop using the PEDs excuse to cover up for his unwillingness to fight Manny Pacquiao.

Manny Pacquiao’s secret to his speed and power is not the PEDs, or lengthily Performance Enhancing Drugs.

Genetics? Maybe, to a certain extent, yes. But that is not what made Manny Pacquiao what he is. Otherwise, Manny’s siblings, specifically Bobby, would just have been as good as Manny or Rodel, the barangay chairman, would just as be as fast and as quick as the Pacman.

Also, if Manny is simply a product of an outstanding genetic mix, then we would not have a problem producing another Manny Pacquiao because all that we need to do is to convince Aling Dionisia to reconcile with her husband and produce more Mannys.

There are two factors that contribute to what Manny Pacquiao is as an athlete: 1) A mind so tough that brings about the strong-will to ensure hardships in training and the determination to succeed; and 2) a diet that helps develop the strength and fast muscle fibers.

Here is something that would make the Philippine hog raisers sad but gladden the rural farmers who raise native chicken, variably called Manok Tagalog in Luzon, Manok Bisaya in the Visayas and Parawakan in the Southern Philippines. In Malaysia and Indonesia, they are called Kampong chicken.

“I don’t eat pork but I love pure native chicken (PNC),” Manny Pacquiao told me last week during lunch in his hotel room in Baguio City as he feasted on huge cuts of native chicken meat swimming in a plateful of soup which submerged the white rice and green leafy vegetables.

Just like his views on family planning where he supports the natural method, Manny Pacquiao’s food preference is more of the natural. How it contributes to a body packed with power and speed has a scientific basis. Pure Native Chicken are raised in the backyard ranges and survive without any antibiotics or meat-growth enhancing additives.

Pure native chicken feeds on everything that nature offers to be able to survive. It’s just freshly harvested yellow corn, green grass, worms and bugs that they eat before they are harvested by the farmers and sold to the market in rattan crates.

The meat is firmer than the broiler chicken and the pure native chicken barbecue is one of the best delicacies that you would find in the markets in Davao City and Kidapawan City in North Cotabato.

For fruits, Manny loves the Philippine pomelo widely grown in sunny Southern Mindanao, mangosteen largely known for its anti-oxidizing benefits, Philippine mango and a little of the exotic Durian and the imported Ponkan and grapes.

How much contribution does the food intake has on the physical capabilities of an athlete?

Well, I am not an expert on human diet but I can tell you based on my experience in breeding and raising gamefowls, or the fighting roosters, that the food intake of my chickens from Day One up to the time they are ready for the battle would greatly determine their performance inside the pit.

Of course, genetics plays a big role too because even if you feed a Rhode Island Red with the best quality fighting food, it will get whipped by an average Hatch rooster because the Rhode Island Red breed is for meat and eggs.

But a healthy chick fed with high protein food and bred out of outstanding lineage will definitely perform exceptionally on fight day.

So there you go, Manny Pacquiao’s secret is not PEDs but PNCs, pure native chicken, and perhaps Floyd Mayweather will stop the nonsense about the Pacman using drugs.

If Floyd is interested, I can ask the farmers in North Cotabato to raise some healthy native chicken for him so that there would be a leveling of the playing field. He gets to eat what Manny Pacquiao eats.

But I have a suggestion. If Floyd likes to take the PNCs, he should get the Parawakan breed produced in the Southern Philippines.

You see, the Parawakan is actually a double-purpose chicken. They are brave and are also used for naked heel fighting by the tribes in the Southern Philippines and could go on fighting for hours until the other runs away or drops dead. Their other relatives would be the Japs, the Asils and the Shamos.

We call them the Chicken with the Heart.

Floyd could greatly benefit from the Parawakan genes because I think it is the heart that he lacks and needs most.

Source: manilatimes.net

Enjoy Manny Pacquiao while you can

“ You know who else does their road work at this Park?” inquired Big Steve as we began our run through Griffith Park on a rainy Wednesday morning:” Manny Pacquiao and his tiny dog Pacman.”

“I hate to burst your bubble Steve,” I replied:” But only Manny does his road work here. We just jog.”

Super star boxer, eight division world champion, Manny Pacquiao is scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles on Saturday for a final stage of his training camp in advance on November 12th bout against fierce rival, Juan Manuel Marquez. The road work at Griffith Park begins on Monday.

“I am not going to stay long in boxing,” said Pacquiao in a recent interview with Peter Maniatis:” Couple of fights and I will stop boxing and focus to serve people.”

The young boy who had to put led in his trunks to make the minimum weight to get into the ring at the age of sixteen, took the boxing world by a storm and went trough eight weight divisions. The only fight the world wants to see Manny Pacquiao in is the one with Floyd Mayweather.

Source: Examiner.com

Marquez training very hard

MANILA, Philippines — Aside from having a couple of unbeaten sparring partners at the Romanza Gym in Mexico City, Juan Manuel Marquez also takes a 45-minute drive to the mountains of Toluca thrice a week to build on his endurance.

Reports from his training camp reveal that the 38-year-old Marquez is training like hell under the tutelage of Hall of Fame strategist Nacho Beristain some five weeks before his Nov. 12 showdown with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.

“(Marquez is) training very hard,” said noted PR man Ricardo Jimenez of Top Rank from Los Angeles yesterday afternoon.

A few days ago, Marquez sparred a total of four rounds with southpaw welterweight Ramses Agaton (6-0 with 5 knockouts) and lightweight Jose Emilio Perea (21-0 with 13 knockouts).

Marquez said he wants no less than a knockout victory come fight night to prove he is the better man.

Training in Mexico City is already something else considering that the capital is already 7,400 feet above sea level.

Although Toluca city proper is nestled at 8,700 feet above sea level, the Nevado de Toluca – a dormant volcano — where Marquez does his roadwork is much, much higher at over 15,000 feet above.

It is believed that this volcano has hidden mystical powers and those who make offerings are amply rewarded by the gods who dwell in the stratospheric mountain.

Source: mb.com.ph