PHNO-SP: PACQUIAO ARRIVED IN LA FROM MANILA TO START TRAINING

PACQUIAO ARRIVED IN LA FROM MANILA TO START
TRAINING


[PHOTO -Chris Farina/Top Rank Manny Pacquiao will start
training Monday for his fourth fight against Juan Manuel
Marquez.]
LOS ANGELES, OCTOBER 29, 2012 (ESPN)
Manny Pacquiao has finally arrived in the United States for the
remainder of his training camp in preparation for his fourth showdown with Juan
Manuel Marquez.
Pacquiao arrived in Los Angeles from the Philippines on Philippine Airlines
flight 102 at 8:05 p.m. PT Saturday -- only two weeks after he was supposed to
arrive.
When the fight was made in mid-September, Pacquiao said that he planned to do
his entire training camp in the United States, but later delayed his arrival
because of his congressional schedule in the Philippines, which did not sit well
with Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. He expected Pacquiao on Oct. 14, which forced
him to scrap various promotional activities already scheduled.
Pacquiao has been training in the Philippines, but without trainer Freddie
Roach. They will begin working together on Monday at Roach's Wild Card Gym in
Hollywood. Pacquiao is expected to begin sparring on Monday.
Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs), the only eight-division champion in boxing
history, will meet Marquez in a welterweight fight on Dec. 8 (HBO PPV) at the
MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao leads the series 2-0-1 with all three outcomes
quite debatable, especially his majority decision win in June November 2011,
also at the MGM Grand.
Pacquiao elected to fight Mexico's Marquez (54-6-1, 39 KOs) for the fourth
time rather than fight Timothy Bradley Jr. in a rematch of their massively
controversial fight in June, which Bradley claimed via split decision to win a
welterweight belt.
Pacquiao starts serious training in Los Angeles
By: Eddie G. Alinea, Philippines News Agency October 29, 2012 1:38
AM
MANILA, Philippines - Out to give boxing fans and his countrymen the
victory they want in his mind, eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao is
embarking on what could be his toughest preparation for his fourth fight with
Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez starting Monday (Tuesday in Manila) at the Wild Card
Gym in Los Angeles.
Pacquiao and his team, including assistant trainers Buboy Fernandez and Roger
Hernandez, business manager Michael Koncz and chief security Calos Homo, flew to
LA Saturday night via Philippine Air Lines flight PR 102.
Monday afternoon is expected as the start of his roadwork followed by a light
workout at the Vine Street sweat shop in the heart of Hollywood to gauge the
gains of the first leg of his recent preparations in General Santos City.
Sparring starts promptly on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila) as agreed upon by the
fighter and chief trainer Freddie Roach in their telephone conversation a week
ago, with Pacquiao assessing with his guru the progress of his three-week build
up program.
Roach has lined up a bevy of sparring mates for the purpose of toughening up
his pupil's ring savvy -- welterweight prospect Frank Gomez and old hands Rey
Beltran and Ruslan Provodnikov who, the trainer said, have all been eager since
three weeks ago to begin the regimen prepared by Roach himself.
Both the Pacman and his Hall of Fame trainer vowed to win convincingly,
including by knockout this time following the 2-1 win-draw result of the tree
previous encounters with Marquez.

[PHOTO -Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao will
be embarking on what could his toughest preparation for his fourth fight with
Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez starting Monday (Tuesday in Manila) at the Wild Card
Gym in Los Angeles.]
To accomplish that, Team Pacquiao has instituted several changes in training
regimen, first by doing away with pitching camp in Baguio City, a tradition
practiced in his last four fights, and instead held it in GenSan in far away
Mindanao.
"Our purpose in this fight is to win with no doubts left after the fight," we
will do that," Pacquiao told this writer before enplaning. "We succeeded in
holding camp in GenSan without any distraction and I believe we can do that also
in LA."
"Boxing fans, our kababayans included, must understand our goal. Kaya sana
they understand na gagawin namin itong ilang restrictions na ito para na rin
mabigyan ko sila ng magandang laban at magandang resulta," Pacquiao said.
"Everybody knows naman that every time I fight, I do it for the fans. In my
last few fights, I failed to make the fans happy. They, in fact, doubted my
victories although I believe I beat Marquez handily, not only twice but all of
those fights," he said.
"Gusto kasi ng fans mapatulog ko lahat ng kalaban ko. Kung hindi man dapat
bugbog sarado," he said. "I understand them. Gagawin natin 'yan at magagawa
lamang 'yan kapag busog sa ensayo. Naka-focus ako sa preparasyon simula pa
lang."
"My only appeal to our kababayan ay ipinalangin nila ako na huwag magkaroon
ng grabeng injury sa training at lalo na sa laban. Sana ipagdasal din nila na
manalo tayong muli alang-alang sa bayan, sa lahing Pilipino," he said.
Several more alteration in preparations await the former welterweight kingpin
in LA, where the team will stay for five weeks before driving to Las Vegas for
the final week prior to the all-important fight that is hoped to erase all
doubts that marked their previous meetings.
For one, Roach has ordered the closure of the Wild Card Gym to everyone,
including relatives, close friends, members of his new congregation and plain
kibitzers, to prevent distractions in Pacquiao's training. Pacquiao approves of
the decision to close the gym during the duration of his five-week LA camp.
"Handa-ng handa na tayo sa lahat ng gagawin sa training na inihanda ni
Freddie based on our conversation last week," Pacquiao
said.




Chief News Editor: Sol
Jose Vanzi

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