Famed boxing coach Freddie Roach stressed that speed and not power will determine the outcome of the “Firepower” match up between Filipino champ Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto. Roach, who has been preparing Pacquiao in Baguio City for his toughest fight yet, said he expects Cotto to come out with his guns blazing [...]
Published on: 15th October, 2009
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto knows the majority of the boxing public has listed him as the underdog in his upcoming fight with Manny Pacquiao on November 14. Cotto says everything is on the line in the fight. His career, his pride, and pride of Puerto Rico. Some people feel Cotto needs to prove something [...]
Published on: 14th October, 2009
Former champion Jose Luis Castillo arrived a few days ago in Baguio City, Philippines to join the training camp of Manny Pacquiao. Castillo is sparring with Pacquiao to help the Filipino champ prepare for the November 14 showdown with WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto. Castillo is getting himself in shape for his own fight on [...]
Published on: 14th October, 2009
Manny Pacquiao outclassed new sparmate Jose Luis Castillo during his first sparring session with the former World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Tuesday at the Shape-Up gym inside the Cooyesan Hotel in Baguio Tuesday. Legendary trainer Freddie Roach allowed the stocky Mexican to challenge the Filipino ring icon instead of regular sparmate Shawn Porter. The [...]
Published on: 11th October, 2009
Well, it looks like boxing fans are going to have to suffer through another one of HBO’s 24/7 series with Manny Pacquiao, his trainer Freddie Roach and their entourage of helpers or whatever you want to call them. The series, Pacquiao-Cotto 24/7, starts officially on October 24th and will go all the way up to [...]
Published on: 9th October, 2009
Slowly but surely, Manny Pacquiao is picking up more speed and more intensity in his training for the November 14 battle with Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico. “Manny’s improving each passing day,” top trainer Freddie Roach told the Bulletin after watching the lethal-hitting Filipino lefty rack up his 24th round of sparring at the Shape [...]
Published on: 4th October, 2009
BAGUIO City – Finally, Freddie Roach got a glimpse of the real Manny Pacquiao Saturday at his training camp at the Shape-Up gym inside the Cooyesan Hotel. Loose, relaxed and focused, Pacquiao heated up the closed-door sparring session held on a cool, stormy weekend by repeatedly pounding the bigger Shawn Porter in three rounds of [...]
Published on: 2nd October, 2009
Top Rank’s Bob Arum says WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto will give Manny Pacquiao the toughest fight of his career. Arum arrived in Baguio City on Thursday and spoke with reporters about the Pacquiao-Cotto bout on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Arum spent some time in Pacquiao’s training camp, watching the [...]
Published on: 1st October, 2009
BAGUIO CITY — Even at a low RPM, Manny Pacquiao remains a speedster. After presiding over another hard day at the gym on Thursday, Pacquiao still managed to bring a smile on the face of trainer Freddie Roach, who disclosed that the Filipino pound-for-pound king is still far from being 50 percent in shape. “I [...]
Published on: 29th September, 2009
I’m kind of feeling sorry for Manny Pacquiao right now. I know that’s hard for people to understand because they see Pacquiao as one of the best fighters in all of boxing. Granted, Pacquiao has achieved some things by beating Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya recently. Pacquiao is now seen in lofty terms [...]