Manny Pacquiao Agent Michael Koncz: No Hate For Freddie

Manny Pacquiao agent Michael Koncz: No hate for Freddie Roach October 16, 1:40 PM NY Boxing Examiner Michael Marley BOMBS OVER BAGUIO – PART 2, AGENT KONCZ UNPLUGGED Click here for part one of the interview. Before I let Michael Koncz explain and vent a bit more, let me say that anyone who resorts to death threats and other stupid acts concerning Manny Pacquiao’s self-chosen right hand man is not a Pacman fan. Anyone who does this, even anonymously on the Internet, is an idiot. Settle down, class. We’re talking about boxing. We’re talking about an athlete. I certainly don’t encourage let alone condone such mindless activity. Koncz is a human being. He’s got children. To hear him tell it, he does what Boss Manny tells him to do. “I don’t worry about that stuff,” Koncz told me Friday. “I only worry about getting old, being in a wheelchair and my kids having to take care of me. I don’t worry about other things.” Here’s the second and final part of Agent Koncz unplugged. Let me remind the witness he remains under the sacred Examiner.com and ****************** oath. ON BEEFS WITH COACH ROACH: “No matter what you hear, there are no problems between Freddie and me. We had a good discussion earlier today. We agree this is Manny’s best training camp to date. Freddie, he’s Irish and we’ve had conflicts at times but it doesn’t mean we have to hate each other. My loyalty is to Manny. If Manny is happy, then I am happy. He’s my current employer. He pays me, no one else does. I have conflicts with (Bob) Arum at times also. I work only for Manny.” ON RUMORS HE’S IRKED WIFE JINKEE: “Totally false. I totally respect Manny’s wife. I also handle some business affairs for her.” ON ARIZA’S ASSERTION THAT HE PURPOSELY DID NOT RESERVE A ROOM AT MANNY’S HOTEL FOR COACH ROACH: “That is not true, either. Freddie was going to stay in a mansion that the governor over here was providing. We didn’t have the keys when Freddie arrived. Freddie went over to the Manor Lodge at Camp John Hay, a lovely resort that looks like it could be one in Colorado. It’s a super hotel. Bob Arum also stayed there when he came to Baguio.” ON MANNY SHOOTING HOOPS: “This is Freddie’s rule. Freddie lets Manny play basketball up until four weeks before the fight. He played today (Friday) in the gym here and he will play Saturday but that’s it. He plays competitively, pickup games with his friends. It relaxes Manny but we know it’s a two-edged sword. We know he could get hurt doing it. But I can tell you right now Manny is very relaxed, very happy.” ON THE BAGUIO OVER MEXICO TRAINING SITE DISPUTE: “Look, that was Manny’s decision. Freddie wanted Mexico. I went to Cancun and then Puerto Vallarta to check both places out. Manny sent Buboy (Fernandez) to Baguio. Manny didn’t want Mexico so we came to Baguio.” ON HIS PRE TEAM PACQUIAO BACKGROUND: “I come from Alberta, a province in Canada. You ask too many questions. My personal life is not relevant.” The witness, Agent 008 Michael Koncz, is now excused. http://www.examiner.com/x-5699-NY-Boxing-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Manny-Pacquiao-agent-Michael-Koncz-No-hate-for-Freddie-Roach