Archive for October, 2009
MANILA – If conditioning coach Alex Ariza would have his way, he’d probably keep Manny Pacquiao away from basketball.
Ariz said Pacquiao sustained an injury on his right knee’s lateral collateral ligament while playing basketball. The injury occured mid-way this year, after the Ricky Hatton fight.
“It’s gone, thank God,” Ariza told abs-cbnNEWS.com while Pacquiao was having [...]
October 29th, 2009 | Posted in Pacquiao Training | 1 Comment
Yeah, yeah I know I’m late. Been busy with work and all. But hey, better late than never right? Teehee. So anyway, if you guys haven’t seen it yet, Watch Pacquiao Vs Cotto HBO 24/7 Episode 1 below for free. My new target now would be to give you the Episode 2 on time. Hehe.
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October 29th, 2009 | Posted in Fight Updates | No Comments
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao has already started continuing his training at the Wild Card Gym despite the jet-lag after arriving in Los Angeles from the Philippines just a few days ago. For his first day of training for the Pacquiao Vs Cotto match, he had a two-hour workout.
From an interview in ABS-CBN, Pacquiao said, “We have [...]
October 27th, 2009 | Posted in Pacquiao Training | 1 Comment
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 [...]
October 27th, 2009 | Posted in Fight Updates | 1 Comment
Manny Pacquiao has arrived in Los Angeles. Hundreds of cheering fans greeted the People’s Champ when his flight landed at LAX via Philippine Airlines around 7 PM, He will continue his training there to get him geared up for his upcoming Pacquiao Vs Cotto “Firepower” fight for the World Boxing organizatiom (WBO) Welterweight Championship title [...]
October 26th, 2009 | Posted in Pacquiao Training | No Comments
The referee for the much awaited Pacquiao Vs Cotto bout has been revealed. According to GMA News, Kenny Bayless, one of the best referees in the world of boxing today, has been named the in-ring official for Cotto’s World Boxing Association (WBO) welterweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Bayless is a top-notch [...]
October 20th, 2009 | Posted in Fight Updates | 1 Comment
We will not miss the Pacquiao Vs Cotto fight! Promise! Or not… Well, not everyone are like us Filipinos where we all drop whatever it is we’re doing on the day our National Boxing Hero’s fight. Though I could not also say that all Filipinos are alike on this one that is why on this [...]
October 18th, 2009 | Posted in Fight Updates | 1 Comment
MANILA – Despite being the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter, Manny Pacquiao said he has to prove himself as he is the challenger to Miguel Cotto’s WBO welterweight belt on Nov. 14 in their “Firepower” bout in Las Vegas.
“Kinakailangan kong dalhin ang laban sa kampeon at dapat lang na maipakita ko ang aking kahandaan upang makopo [...]
October 16th, 2009 | Posted in Pacquiao Training | 1 Comment
BAGUIO CITY — Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao has taken up swimming to make up for the road work he has lost to the weather.
“For the last eight years I’ve been trying to get Manny in the pool,” Roach told the Philippine Daily Inquirer yesterday. “With the rain here we finally got him in the [...]
October 16th, 2009 | Posted in Pacquiao Training | 1 Comment
This year’s most awaited fight, Pacquiao vs Cotto will be featured on the Emmy Award-winning documentary series of HBO, “24/7″. The series will feature the training of both fighters on their respective camps leading to the day of the fight itself on November 14.
I will of course post the videos of the series on this [...]
October 14th, 2009 | Posted in Fight Updates | 1 Comment