Pacquiao To Undergo Most Grueling Training vs De la Hoya

Pacquiao to undergo most grueling training vs De la Hoya-ABC CBN News World Boxing Council lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao is set to undergo perhaps the most grueling training in his boxing career for his December 6 fight against the much bigger ten-time world champion Oscar de la Hoya. The Filipino boxing champ said that prized coach Freddie Roach has already prepared their training strategy in anticipation of the mega-fight, which is slated to be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. “May ibang style at tactics na ipi-nrepare si Freddie Roach ara sa laban,” said Pacquiao. However, he declined to reveal their training plan to media citing that the fight is still months away. Pacquiao is expected to fly to the US this month to train at Roach’s Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. He also said earlier that the de la Hoya bout will be his most difficult fight in his stellar career. Roach, however, knows the kinks in de la Hoya's fighting style since he trained the fighter against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather Sr. out as de la Hoya’s trainer? Coach Floyd Mayweather Sr., who was earlier tapped to train de la Hoya for a rematch versus Mayweather Jr., looks like he won't be involved in the De la Hoya-Pacquiao bout. A report posted on IronBoxing.com said, the trainer has not heard from de la Hoya since he fought Steve Forbes last May. “I haven’t spoken with Oscar since around the Steve Forbes fight. I got to do what I got to do. That’s good for myself and my family,” said Mayweather Sr. Mayweather Sr. was supposed to train de la Hoya against the younger Floyd. The fight, however, was cancelled when Mayweather Jr. decided to retire. Mayweather Sr. now trains IBO light welterweight champion Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton for his fight against IBF king Paulie Malignaggi on November 22. However, if de la Hoya decides to retain his services for a coaching job against Pacquiao, Mayweather Sr. said he would have to train the boxing star with Hatton. “We can all go to Big Bear and we can all work together. I’ll train both of them at different times and we’ll all learn from each other and we can all go on runs together,” he said.