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Roach oobserbahan si Pacquiao

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MANILA, Philippines - Matapos ang ka­nilang promotional tour ay magbabalik si Man­ny Pacquiao sa Pilipinas para simulan ang ka­nilang training camp ni chief trainer Freddie Roach.

Isang six-week trai­ning program ang inihanda ni Roach para sa Fi­lipino world eight-di­vision champion.

At kung may naki­ta siyang pagbabago sa kilos ni Pacquiao ay per­sonal niya itong kaka­usapin at hihikayatin nang magretiro.

“I’ll even go so far as to say if I see flaws in training camp, I’ll tell Manny, ‘It’s over,’” ani Roach. “The thing is, until we get there, we really don’t know. We can’t really guess. If he doesn’t respond to trai­ning camp, my No. 1 prio­rity is to take care of my fighter, no matter what.”

Idinaos ang hu­ling press conference nina Pac­quiao at Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios sa Crystal Ballroom sa Be­verly Hills Hotel sa Los An­geles.

Sinimulan ang pro­mo­tional tour nina Pacquiao at Rios sa Macau ka­sunod sa Beijing at Shanghai sa China at sa Singapore.

Dinala ito sa Connec­ticut, New York at sa Los Angeles.

Sa Oktubre ay sisi­mu­lan nina Pacquiao at Roach ang kanilang trai­ning camp sa General San­tos City.

Natapos na ang pro­mo­­tional tour para sa la­ban nina Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) at Rios (31-1-1, 23 KOs) sa Nobyembre 23 sa The Venetian sa Macau, China.

Ayon kay Pacquiao, hindi siya pumipili ng ma­gaang na kalaban.

“I didn’t choose an easy opponent,” sabi ni Pacquiao. “I didn’t choose a tuneup fight. I chose to fight a good fighter. ... I love to fight. I love to throw a lot of pun­ches. I have to make sure I’m in 100 percent condition and the killer instinct is still there.”

Ang laban sa 27-an­yos na si Rios (31-1-1, 23 knockouts) ang magpapatunay na kaya pang manalo at magpabagsak ng kalaban ang 34-an­yos na si Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs).

Matapos mabigo kay Timothy Bradley, Jr. via unanimous decision no­ong Hunyo 9, napatum­ba naman si Pacquiao ni Juan Manuel Marquez sa sixth round sa ka­nilang ikaapat na pagta­tagpo noong Disyembre 8.

Sinabi ni Rios na hin­di niya alam kung ano ang ikikilos ni Pacquiao.

“Some fighters can come back,” wika ni Rio kay Pacquiao. “I’m not Manny, so I don’t know how he feels mentally and physically, but we are getting ready for the best Manny Pacquiao — the one who was dominating the fight game.”

Kumpiyansa si Rios na mananalo siya kay Pac­quiao.

BAM BAM

CRYSTAL BALLROOM

FREDDIE ROACH

GENERAL SAN

HILLS HOTEL

JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ

LOS AN

PACQUIAO

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