THERE’S A REASON why Freddie Roach has been baiting Miguel Cotto into a word war with taunting one-liners—and it has nothing to do with disrespect.
“Cotto is a tough guy, a very strong guy,” Roach said. “I respect him.”
Rather, the renowned trainer wants the Puerto Rican champion mentally roughed up on fight night when Manny Pacquiao [...]
Published on: 29th October, 2009
“I have never ever seen anything like the adulation that he’s treated by Filipinos in the Philippines and all over the world. That’s something that even Ali never really had, that type of frenzy with 90 million people in the Philippines and 11 million Filipino people around the world. As far as Oscar’s concerned, Oscar [...]
Published on: 28th October, 2009
MANILA – While members of Team Pacquiao declared with certainty that the pound-for-pound king will knock out Miguel Cotto on November 14, Manny Pacquiao refused to predict the outcome of his “Firepower” bout.
“Mahirap magsabi nang tapos eh. Di naman natin alam anong mangyayari. Dasal lang tayo sa Lord. Ano man mangyari, idasal na lang natin [...]
Published on: 27th October, 2009
Pacquiao’s high-octane training reaches another level this weekend as the Filipino pound-for-pound king is scheduled to spar 12 rounds at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood under the supervision of Freddie Roach.
Pacquiao has gone beyond the halfway mark of the targeted 150 rounds needed to whip himself up for the November 14 fight with Miguel [...]
Published on: 26th October, 2009
MANILA – Canadian adviser Mike Koncz has joined American trainer Freddie Roach and conditioning coach Alex Ariza in declaring that Manny Pacquiao will certainly knockout WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in the “Firepower” bout on November 14 in Las Vegas.
Koncz, however, thinks the KO will not come soon in the fight, contrary to what Roach [...]
Published on: 26th October, 2009
Manny Pacquiao took his 10-round sparring session lightly on Saturday, prompting trainer Freddie Roach to give an unscheduled “pep talk” during the pound-for-pound king’s final workout in the country leading to the November 14 battle with Miguel Cotto.
“He was just playing around too much,” said Roach. “This is the reason why I don’t like training [...]
Published on: 25th October, 2009
The Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, CA is about to shift gears and turn from boxing mode to Pacquiao mode. There is a difference. The pound for pound king is set to land in a few hours from the Philippines and is set to finish up the final leg of training camp. [...]
Published on: 24th October, 2009
MANILA – Boxing hero Manny Pacquiao has overcome disruptions from typhoons and landslides while training in the Philippines to be in ideal shape ahead of his big bout with Miguel Cotto, his trainer said.
“He is right where I want him to be, perfect,” Freddie Roach told AFP on Thursday evening after the six-time world-champion completed [...]
Published on: 23rd October, 2009
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach couldn’t have asked for anything more as Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao went ten hard rounds at the Gerry Penalosa Gym in Mandaluyong City and looked better than ever before according to conditioning guru Alex Ariza.
Pacquiao sparred six rounds with light middleweight Shawn Porter and two rounds each with Jose Luis [...]
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