Interview with Freddie Roach: What's up with Manny Pacquiao? ...

[Primal Instinx]

Please elaborate. How so? His style? What is it? Porter like Cotto relies heavily on a left hook, they are about the same stature therefore punches will come from the same angles, Porter is probably a little faster at this stage....what is it? please educate me.

Porter's demeanor is nothing like Cotto...he is bouncy in the in ring because he fights on his toes...Cotto is more flat footed and calmer in the ring. Cotto picks his shots and is precise and intent on everyone hitting the mark while Porter seems to be just throwing his punches trying to connect. There is also ring experience, which Porter has none at this point of his career. Cotto is very polished and Porter is still very green...the list goes on and on and if you can't see the differences then you would be just like Michael Konz...detrimental to Manny's training.

[DC Fight Fan]

Porter's demeanor is nothing like Cotto...he is bouncy in the in ring because he fights on his toes...Cotto is more flat footed and calmer in the ring. Cotto picks his shots and is precise and intent on everyone hitting the mark while Porter seems to be just throwing his punches trying to connect. There is also ring experience, which Porter has none at this point of his career. Cotto is very polished and Porter is still very green...the list goes on and on and if you can't see the differences then you would be just like Michael Konz...detrimental to Manny's training.

When you spar you are asked to imitate the guy who your partner is training for. Porter will do that. He will fight flat footed and he will steady his work load. How do you think sparring works? And when would you ever get a sparring partner with world class experience + world class ability like Cotto? That is not how it works. You get the inexperienced fighter with unlimited upside.

[rob6465]

When you spar you are asked to imitate the guy who your partner is training for. Porter will do that. He will fight flat footed and he will steady his work load. How do you think sparring works? And when would you ever get a sparring partner with world class experience + world class ability like Cotto? That is not how it works. You get the inexperienced fighter with unlimited upside.

Heck, you never know, porter might help pacquiao. I heard Cotto might use Calderon. We'll see.

[DC Fight Fan]

Heck, you never know, porter might help pacquiao. I heard Cotto might use Calderon. We'll see.

Calderon would be a good one for Cotto. Oddly, I think Gary Russell Jr. would give Cotto great sparring for this fight as well. What is the latino featherweight southpaw from NYC that is a little wild but packs a big punch. His name escapes me but he would be good as well.

[baracuda]

this is one thing i hate about pac....he's easily fooled by these leeches....
this michael konz guy is a crook...i hope someone he ****ed over gets to him...

[Pullcounter]

cotto don't need to train for power, he just need to train for speed.

[Luis12]

i feel bad because pac and roach used to have a great relation but now with the worms around pac looks that will change. or maybe that's another chapter of this drama

[bobo_bobo]

I see to many people putting the blame on Konz, but at the end of the day no one is more responsible for the training of Manny Pacquiao than Manny Pacquiao. Konz is just an employee. He's going to train when he feels like it.