Pacquiao's training atmosphere irritates Freddie

[The Troll]

This **** sucks, everybody is going to discredit Barrera when he takes Manny to school on boxing skills now. They ***** and moan about Barrera making excuses, (which he has, and I didn't agree with) but Manny won't be man enough (nor his fans) to admit it when Barrera schools him. The Pacquiao camp and his fans will say whatever they can to discredit Marco.

I was thinking the exact same thing

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

filipinos need to relax, manny pacquaio is just a good boxer, not some divine diety (deity), let the guy train, stop going crazy trying to sneak inside the gym, harrasing him, wanting autographs

When you are from a place with as many disadvantages as the Philippines or Manchester, you tend to put alot of faith in that one guy who represents you to the outside world.

[damian5000]

I doubt they'll end up needing excuses. I was wondering about how Pac was training, but based on that interview it looks everything is going great. Thanks for posting the interview.

[ßringer]

When you are from a place with as many disadvantages as the Philippines or Manchester, you tend to put alot of faith in that one guy who represents you to the outside world.

Truth. It doesn't matter where you come from, even in the U.S this stuff happens in Cities where popular fighters come from. Boxing is a competitive sport with nationalistic undertones, whatever Country or City you come from tends to put their dreams of a better future on their's selected fighter's shoulders.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

I doubt they'll end up needing excuses. I was wondering about how Pac was training, but based on that interview it looks everything is going great. Thanks for posting the interview.

You are quite welcome. But I hate your avatar.

[damian5000]

Don't worry. I'm changing it next week.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

Don't worry. I'm changing it next week.

D5K,

I sent you a PM

[GoldSeeker]

Starjammer.that guy in the pic is Pacman's local trainer,BUBOY FERNANDEZ

[renren40]

When you are from a place with as many disadvantages as the Philippines or Manchester, you tend to put alot of faith in that one guy who represents you to the outside world.

good point...i can gurantee though that there are some Filipinos over there that are looking down at the Pinoys that are overcrowding the gym....opinions vary everywhere.....

remember Chavez Sr. ...he used to have big crowds for training..

[GoldSeeker]

Dios,here is the August 25,2007 update.

http://philboxing.com/news/story-12299.html

News


ROACH WANTS FANS OUT WHILE PACQUIAO TRAINS

By Emmanuel B. Villaruel
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 25 Aug 2007



The continuous overflow of crowd who trooped to RWS Gym to watch Manny Pacquiao train for almost two weeks now had been a big headache for Freddie Roach, forcing the celebrated American trainer to order a maximum enforcement of his "closed-door" policy at the sweat shop owned by well-known Cebuano promoter Rex "Wakee" Salud.

In his first day of workout with Pacquiao on Tuesday last week, Roach was surprised by the deluge of spectators who packed every nook and cranny of the gym. Roach was tolerant at first although he made a request to Salud to keep the gym off limits of Pacman fans.

But still more people are coming over each day, becoming a major concern for Roach who wants privacy for Pacquiao as his prized ward gears up for his highly-anticipated rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera on October 6 at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"We just need to concentrate on this fight. It's nice to see a lot of people support Manny, but the thing is we're getting ready for a big fight. It's hot in here, we can't breathe more so with a lot of people around. He can't concentrate because there's too many distractions,"said Roach.

The 2006 Trainer of the Year said he understands that the Cebuanos adore Pacquiao, but he hopes that they will respect the
Filipino ring icon and be senstive of his needs as he shapes up for the most important fight in his career.

"I know the fans love Manny and I do too, but he's getting ready for the biggest fight of his life and we have to respect that," said Roach. "I'm going to talk with Wakee (Salud) and I think I don't have any problem in closing it down. I wan't Manny to focus on this fight."

Meanwhile, Pacquiao sparred for six rounds yesterday - three rounds each against Raymundo Beltran and David Rodela.

"He's getting better this time. He's now faster and more powerful. Right now, I can't say he's not in top shape. His timing is good. It's perfect. He's just started sparring and I believe there's more to come from him. He's going to the top level very soon," said Beltran in praising Pacman.

Overall since Rodela's arrival last Sunday, Pacquiao has sparred a total of 13 rounds. Roach targets Pacquiao to spar for at least 120 rounds before they leave for the United States to put up the final phase of their rigid training regimen.

Today, Pacquiao will undergo a light workout - his usual early morning jog,