Pacman trains hardest for 'last great Mexican'

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FILIPINO boxing superstar Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao returned to San Francisco, the place where he first set foot in the United States, for his media day and public workout in front of a large crowd at the Titanium Training Center last Wednesday.

Pacquiao did his training in front of fans, signed autographs, posed for photographs and did interviews.

The Filipino icon thinks that Juan Manuel Marquez is the last one of the great Mexican fighters in the super featherweight division. Paquiao already beat the other two legendary Mexicans, Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales, twice each.

“I’ve never trained harder for a fight. Two days ago I hit the mitts with Freddie Roach for 17 straight rounds with no timeouts. I run high in the mountains every day, then I go to the Wild Card gym and train 3 hours non-stop. I don’t like timeouts while training and do not use them. I am very serious about this fight as I know Marquez is the last great Mexican to beat. There is no more Morales or Barrera. I have a lot of power. In my heart I don’t believe Marquez can stand up to my power. It will be too much for him to overcome. I am focused on Marquez and my boxing career. When I am in training, that is all that matters to me,” Pacquiao said in a report posted at eastsideboxing.com.

Freddie Roach, Pacquiao’s trainer, did the right thing in training in the US and believes that Pacquiao is very serious with his upcoming fight with Marquez on March 15 in Las Vegas.

“The best thing Manny did was come to the US and train. He has worked very hard. He’s been very tough on his sparring partners. One got hit on the chin, went down, continued but went home the next day. Manny is very serious about Marquez, which he should. It is a difficult fight and Manny understands that. Marquez represents the last line of defense in Manny’s domination of Mexican champions. We know he’s prepared to go down swinging,” said Roach. (EKA)

Source:sunstar.com.ph

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