Comments Thread For: Fortune Unable To Help Pacquiao Train For Rios

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

“Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao will have to prepare for his WBO International welterweight title against Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios in Macau on November 24 without his former strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told BoxingScene.com/Manila Standard that Fortune “definitely wants to come but he’s not coming because he’s having a real visa problem.”

Fortune is the holder of an Australian passport.

Arum said “right it looks like he won’t come, not because he doesn’t want to come or people don’t want him to come because Freddie Roach wants him to come, its just the problem of adjusting his visa which is a little complicated.”
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[loui_ludwig]

Rios got this but hope i'am wrong.

[hectari]

Welp, Pac is screwed lol.

So how are you guys who were doubting my prediction? Rios by KO this just further solidifies it.

Fortune probably relieves that his Visa was rejected because he knows deep down that Pacman is going to get KO, so he doesn't want to hurt his future as a trainer and conditioning coach.

[hectari]

So what is the problem concerning his VISA? Maybe he has some criminal record or something?

[Augustane]

We hear this too often. We never really see the effects of these in the fights.

[hectari]

We hear this too often. We never really see the effects of these in the fights.

This just sounds strange, Visa issues like what? i don't get it.

Arum should help Fortune out, I am pretty sure Arum has friends and connections in high places.

[tostao]

have you seen real boxer without criminal record ???

[pimpgoz]

Manny should call Mackie Shilstone. The guy who prepared Bhop for Tarver when he first moved up in weight

[Augustane]

This just sounds strange, Visa issues like what? i don't get it.

Arum should help Fortune out, I am pretty sure Arum has friends and connections in high places.

Who cares. It's all on Pacquiao. All this bull**** about problems in camp, lack of a conditioning coach, cramps, and people getting fired doesn't change a goddamned thing.

If Pacquiao is lazy, we get a Mosley fight. If Pacquiao comes out hard, we'll get another Pacquiao - JMM IV. It's night and day what a motivated Pacquiao can do, compared to his Bradley and Mosley fights.

[ShoulderRoll]

Team Pacquiao can't keep their stories straight. Koncz had just said that Fortune was going to the Philippines a little bit late, after he took care of his gym business. Now it turns out that he has visa issues?

They're all over the place with their explanations.