Inamin ng Amerikanong trainer na si Freddie Roach na nakasisira sa konsentrasyon ng Pambansang Kamao na si Manny Pacquiao ang trahedya sanhi ng pagbayo ng bagyong ‘Yolanda’ sa Pilipinas, partikular sa Kabisayaan.
Nakatakdang labanan ni Pacquiao ang agresibong si dating WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios ng United States para sa bakanteng WBO International welterweight title sa Nobyembre 24 sa Macau, China.
Kasalukuyang nagsasanay sa kanyang gym sa General Santos City, South Cotabato, hindi maiiwasan na maraming tumatawag kay Pacquiao para humingi ng tulong lalo’t isa siyang kongresista.
“We have had a lot of calls about the tragedy of course,” sinabi ni Roach sa Philboxing.com. “He told me he wanted to go down on Sunday but it’s too close to the fight for him to take any time off and we talked about that. He is focused on the fight still but obviously it is a big distraction because it killed all of those people.”
Ayon kay Roach, hangga’t maaari ay ayaw nilang pag-usapan ang tungkol sa kalunos-lunos na pinsala ng bagyo pero halatang hindi mapakali si Pacquiao.
“We do talk about it in the gym – about how many people got killed in the storm and how many more have been affected. He is concerned about it yes, very much, but I think we have him pretty much on track on the fight,” dagdag ni Roach. “He
knows it’s a big fight and he knows it’s a must-win situation and it’s bigger than that because he has to win for the country also, not just his boxing career, he knows he has to win for the people and he told me that yesterday. They seem to be inspiring each other.”
Idiniin ni Roach na iniaalay ni Pacquiao ang kanyang laban kay Rios sa mga nasawi na umabot na sa halos 3,000 katao sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng Kabisayaan.
“The people still love to see Manny Pacquiao. We work out on the third floor of a building and they have big windows and a lot of people watch from the streets to get a glimpse of Manny moving around the ring and so forth,” giit pa ni Roach. “But as far as politics go, those people didn’t come until the storm hit the other day. Of course that was tragic and Manny does care about people and he’s been doing all he can from here.”
Ngunit idinagdag ni Roach na handang-handa na si Pacquiao na muling ibangon ang sariling karera at muling maging inspirasyon ng mga Pilipino.
“We are 90 per cent ready,” paliwanag ni Roach. “We have the game plan down. We know how we are going to fight Brandon Rios. He’s a taller guy and we have been watching the tapes of his last 10 fights. We have a great game plan and Manny knows how to fight this fighter and I believe it’s going to be a great night for the Philippines.”
“I think Manny will outbox this guy and end the fight early – he has more speed and power but that all depends on how the fight goes. If Manny boxes a good fight and does well and he gets a bad decision then we’d have to sit down and talk about it,” layon pa ni Roach. “He’s fired up and anxious to get back in the ring and I see good things. If things don’t go well we will talk about retirement and going into politics full time or something like that.” – Gilbert Espeña
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