Kumpiyansa si eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao na papasok sa kanyang katawan ang lakas ng sambayanang Pilipino sa laban sa Amerikanong si Brandon Rios sa Linggo sa Macau, China kaya magwawagi siya sa sagupaan.
“Am I confident for my fight with Rios? I am more than confident. Rios is bigger than me. Remember Goliath was bigger than David and yet David needed just one stone to fell the giant,” sabi ni Pacquiao sa Fightnews.com.
Dagdag ng Pilipino: “I enter this fight stronger than ever. I have the strength of my country and my people coursing through my body. I fight for them, not for me. I fight for their glory, not mine.”
Maging si Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach ay nagulat sa ipinakitang pagkaagresibo ni Pacquiao sa kanilang pagsasanay sa General Santos City sa South Cotabato bago sila nagtungo sa Macau kamakalawa.
“Manny’s last training session was nothing short of amazing. We were supposed to do six rounds on the mitts and I cut it off after four rounds,” ayon sa Amerikano na parang ama na ang turing ni Pacquiao mula noong 2001.
“They were the best four rounds of mitts I have ever done with Manny. He was blazing. He was throwing the heat. This was the happiest and most productive camp I have had with Manny in years,” dagdag ni Roach. “I know I predicted that Manny would knock Rios out inside six rounds but based on our last workout, I don’t see how Rios makes it past the fourth round.”
Para naman kay Rios, patatahimikin niya ang lahat na angmaliit sa kanyang kakayahan bilang boksingero.
“I want to feel Manny’s power. I want to feel all of it. This is the first training camp I have kept to the game plan and done everything I was told to do. Manny Pacquiao is a big step. I am going to shut everyone up and prove I am the best,” ayon sa Mexican American boxer.
“The second (Mike) Alvarado fight was my bad. I was focused on knocking him out and that’s how I trained and fought, throwing one shot at a time trying to land that knockout punch. It was also the first time I ever lifted weights and by the third round I was slowing down,” diin ni Rios. “This time I am focusing on winning — not on the knockout — and Robert and his dad have designed a lot of ways for me to do that. My body clock has finally adjusted to Macau. I slept until 7 a.m. and was in the gym before 9 a.m. I know we are in Manny’s backyard and I want to win every round. I have trained not to give up a minute to Manny Pacquiao.”
Ipinilit naman ng trainer ni Rios na si dating IBF super featherweight champion Robert Garcia na tiyak nang magreretiro si Pacquiao pagkatapos ng laban kay Rios.
“Twice during the two episodes of “24/7” I’ve heard Freddie Roach say he will ask Manny Pacquiao to retire if he loses to Brandon Rios,” ayon sa Mexican trainer.”Well, Freddie had better buy that gold watch for Manny, because the retirement party begins on Saturday night. I guarantee you this will be the last time you ever see Manny Pacquiao on an HBO Pay-Per-View.” – Gilbert Espeña
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