Editor – Manny nice to talk to you, how are you doing?
MP – Doing good, good, good.
Editor – How's training camp going so far? You're getting close to wrapping thing up.
MP – So far so good in training camp right now. I think this is the hardest training camp that I have ever had since starting here at Wild Card. This is the best training camp so far.
Editor – So you're happy with where you are at in camp right now?
MP – Yes, this is the hardest I have worked. This is the best camp so far.
Editor – How much do you weight right now ?
MP – 133 lbs.
Editor – So no concerns making the weight for March 15th?
MP – No, no problems at all.
Editor – What sort of fight do you think this is going to be?
MP – I think this is going to be a good fight. Marquez is training 100 percent for this fight as well. Both of us are training hard, and we will show that we will give a good fight.
Editor – Do you think he will get in there and fight with you, or do you think he will be cautious, and choose to counter punch?
MP – I think that he will definitely be a counter puncher. We will be ready for whatever he brings.
Editor – How has your sparring going, and how much more sparring do you have to do?
MP – We have more sparring to do. We already sparred 131 rounds, and we have 4 days more of sparring. Tomorrow, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday.
Editor – Do you still plan on moving up in weight after this fight?
MP – There is a plan to move up and fight Diaz, but right now I am focused on my fight coming up on March 15th.
Editor – How do you think you will do at the heavier weight class?
MP – It will be OK, I will be able to fight at a higher weight of 135 lbs.
Editor – You don't think you'll lose any power at that weight?
MP – No I don't think I will lose any of my power at that weight class.
Editor – I know you're just getting finished with working out, so I will keep this short. Do you have any closing thoughts for your fans in The Philippines, and across the world?
MP – I want to thank you Brad for giving me this chance to do this interview. I want to say thank you to all of my fans who love boxing, and thank you to all of the Filipino people, and all the people around the world. I hope to see all of you on March 15th when I fight Juan Manuel Marquez.
MP – Doing good, good, good.
Editor – How's training camp going so far? You're getting close to wrapping thing up.
MP – So far so good in training camp right now. I think this is the hardest training camp that I have ever had since starting here at Wild Card. This is the best training camp so far.
Editor – So you're happy with where you are at in camp right now?
MP – Yes, this is the hardest I have worked. This is the best camp so far.
Editor – How much do you weight right now ?
MP – 133 lbs.
Editor – So no concerns making the weight for March 15th?
MP – No, no problems at all.
Editor – What sort of fight do you think this is going to be?
MP – I think this is going to be a good fight. Marquez is training 100 percent for this fight as well. Both of us are training hard, and we will show that we will give a good fight.
Editor – Do you think he will get in there and fight with you, or do you think he will be cautious, and choose to counter punch?
MP – I think that he will definitely be a counter puncher. We will be ready for whatever he brings.
Editor – How has your sparring going, and how much more sparring do you have to do?
MP – We have more sparring to do. We already sparred 131 rounds, and we have 4 days more of sparring. Tomorrow, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday.
Editor – Do you still plan on moving up in weight after this fight?
MP – There is a plan to move up and fight Diaz, but right now I am focused on my fight coming up on March 15th.
Editor – How do you think you will do at the heavier weight class?
MP – It will be OK, I will be able to fight at a higher weight of 135 lbs.
Editor – You don't think you'll lose any power at that weight?
MP – No I don't think I will lose any of my power at that weight class.
Editor – I know you're just getting finished with working out, so I will keep this short. Do you have any closing thoughts for your fans in The Philippines, and across the world?
MP – I want to thank you Brad for giving me this chance to do this interview. I want to say thank you to all of my fans who love boxing, and thank you to all of the Filipino people, and all the people around the world. I hope to see all of you on March 15th when I fight Juan Manuel Marquez.
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