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Manny running out of sparmates
By Joaquin Henson
The Philippine Star 02/25/2005
LOS ANGELES–Trainer Freddie Roach isn’t finding it easy to sign up sparmates willing to slug it out with two-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao who’s ticketed for at least 70 more rounds in the gym before facing Erik Morales in Las Vegas on March 19.
Roach said the other day Pacquiao has already logged about 70 rounds of sparring with the likes of Justin Juuko, Raymundo (Sugar Ray) Beltran, Javier Garcia, Maikito Martinez and Israel Vasquez at the Wild Card gym. The sparring partners are paid an average of $500 a week to box three to six rounds with Pacquiao every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
"Some of the guys are getting ****** up bad and I’m not sure how long they’ll last," said Roach. "Manny hits too hard but he’s too nice a guy to finish them off. Pretty soon, I might have to replace Justin who’s really beat up. I need a lot more fresh guys to keep Manny busy."
An army of new sparmates is being lined up by Roach. Oscar Salido, who lost to Juan Manuel Marquez on points last September, was supposed to spar with Pacquiao the other day but failed to show up because of visa problems. He’s still in Roach’s wish list.
Rudy Hernandez is expected to report for duty Saturday in his first crack at Pacquiao.
But the sparmate whom Roach is eagerly awaiting is lanky Nedal Hussein, the Australian of Lebanese descent who floored Pacquiao once but lost on cuts in a brawl in Antipolo in October 2000.
"I was told Hussein has agreed to spar with Manny since he’ll be in Los Angeles anyway with his brother who’s booked for a fight," said Roach. "He’ll be a good sparmate because he fights like Morales and he’s tall and long-armed, too."
Roach said Pacquiao’s weekly sparring program stipulates eight rounds for Tuesday, 10 for Thursday and 12 for Saturday.
But the other day, Pacquiao added two more rounds to his regimen as he blasted Martinez, Beltran and Juuko in succession. Watching Pacquiao maul the sparmates one after the other were World Boxing Council No. 2 flyweight Brian Viloria, Roach’s new discovery 6-1 former Olympic lightmiddleweight Vanes Martirosyan of Armenia, manager Shelly Finkel’s lawyer Keith Davidson and former world titlist Bobby Chacon, among others.
Pacquiao looked like a panther in the ring, measuring his prey then darting in to land vicious combinations to the head and body. The footwork was superb. The timing was perfect. He seemed comfortable throwing the right like his left and dazzled the crowd in the gym with blinding handspeed and a wide variety of punches–crosses, hooks, uppercuts, jabs and straights.
Pacquiao started the first round against each sparmate working on his defense, moving his head away from punches, ducking, slipping, sliding from side to side, doing some rope-a-dope, parrying and spinning. Then, he concentrated on offense, unraveling a fearsome arsenal of punches.
"No problem with Manny’s stamina," said Roach. "This is the longest preparation time for him. He’ll be ready for Morales. From now until the day we wind up sparring, I want him to focus on body shots. I want Manny to break down the body. He’s getting better and better by the day. He runs every morning, even in the rain. I’m hoping he doesn’t catch a cold."
Martinez, who went two rounds with Pacquiao, said there’s no doubt in his mind who’ll win on March 19.
"I’ve sparred with Erik and now with Manny," said Martinez in Spanish, translated by his trainer Alex Martinez. "Erik’s my friend and we’re both Mexicans but I think Manny will knock him out. Manny’s too fast for Erik and hits too hard. He’s also difficult to hit. Erik has problems with southpaws. Early in his career, he should’ve lost to a southpaw but the judges gave him the decision."
Another sparmate Beltran also said Pacquiao will win by knockout. "Manny can knock out Morales in any round," said Beltran who was born in Mexican and has lived in the US since he was nine. "Manny’s too good. He has great legs and power. He moves in and out and puts a lot of pressure on you. Morales has slowed down and that was obvious in his last three fights."
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Manny running out of sparmates
By Joaquin Henson
The Philippine Star 02/25/2005
LOS ANGELES–Trainer Freddie Roach isn’t finding it easy to sign up sparmates willing to slug it out with two-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao who’s ticketed for at least 70 more rounds in the gym before facing Erik Morales in Las Vegas on March 19.
Roach said the other day Pacquiao has already logged about 70 rounds of sparring with the likes of Justin Juuko, Raymundo (Sugar Ray) Beltran, Javier Garcia, Maikito Martinez and Israel Vasquez at the Wild Card gym. The sparring partners are paid an average of $500 a week to box three to six rounds with Pacquiao every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
"Some of the guys are getting ****** up bad and I’m not sure how long they’ll last," said Roach. "Manny hits too hard but he’s too nice a guy to finish them off. Pretty soon, I might have to replace Justin who’s really beat up. I need a lot more fresh guys to keep Manny busy."
An army of new sparmates is being lined up by Roach. Oscar Salido, who lost to Juan Manuel Marquez on points last September, was supposed to spar with Pacquiao the other day but failed to show up because of visa problems. He’s still in Roach’s wish list.
Rudy Hernandez is expected to report for duty Saturday in his first crack at Pacquiao.
But the sparmate whom Roach is eagerly awaiting is lanky Nedal Hussein, the Australian of Lebanese descent who floored Pacquiao once but lost on cuts in a brawl in Antipolo in October 2000.
"I was told Hussein has agreed to spar with Manny since he’ll be in Los Angeles anyway with his brother who’s booked for a fight," said Roach. "He’ll be a good sparmate because he fights like Morales and he’s tall and long-armed, too."
Roach said Pacquiao’s weekly sparring program stipulates eight rounds for Tuesday, 10 for Thursday and 12 for Saturday.
But the other day, Pacquiao added two more rounds to his regimen as he blasted Martinez, Beltran and Juuko in succession. Watching Pacquiao maul the sparmates one after the other were World Boxing Council No. 2 flyweight Brian Viloria, Roach’s new discovery 6-1 former Olympic lightmiddleweight Vanes Martirosyan of Armenia, manager Shelly Finkel’s lawyer Keith Davidson and former world titlist Bobby Chacon, among others.
Pacquiao looked like a panther in the ring, measuring his prey then darting in to land vicious combinations to the head and body. The footwork was superb. The timing was perfect. He seemed comfortable throwing the right like his left and dazzled the crowd in the gym with blinding handspeed and a wide variety of punches–crosses, hooks, uppercuts, jabs and straights.
Pacquiao started the first round against each sparmate working on his defense, moving his head away from punches, ducking, slipping, sliding from side to side, doing some rope-a-dope, parrying and spinning. Then, he concentrated on offense, unraveling a fearsome arsenal of punches.
"No problem with Manny’s stamina," said Roach. "This is the longest preparation time for him. He’ll be ready for Morales. From now until the day we wind up sparring, I want him to focus on body shots. I want Manny to break down the body. He’s getting better and better by the day. He runs every morning, even in the rain. I’m hoping he doesn’t catch a cold."
Martinez, who went two rounds with Pacquiao, said there’s no doubt in his mind who’ll win on March 19.
"I’ve sparred with Erik and now with Manny," said Martinez in Spanish, translated by his trainer Alex Martinez. "Erik’s my friend and we’re both Mexicans but I think Manny will knock him out. Manny’s too fast for Erik and hits too hard. He’s also difficult to hit. Erik has problems with southpaws. Early in his career, he should’ve lost to a southpaw but the judges gave him the decision."
Another sparmate Beltran also said Pacquiao will win by knockout. "Manny can knock out Morales in any round," said Beltran who was born in Mexican and has lived in the US since he was nine. "Manny’s too good. He has great legs and power. He moves in and out and puts a lot of pressure on you. Morales has slowed down and that was obvious in his last three fights."
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