Comments Thread For: Pacquiao: I Won't Make 'Marquez Mistake' With Rios

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Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao is training hard in General Santos City for his upcoming fight with Brandon Rios on November 23rd in Macau, China. He reflects on his training camp, the strategy for Rios and more.

The majority of your professional fights have been in the US. Why fight in Macau now? How do you ensure that you knock out Rios and not the other way around?

“This was an exciting opportunity to be a part of the biggest boxing event in a blossoming boxing market. I love meeting new people and this is a big chance for the sport of professional boxing to develop interest in it to one of the biggest untapped markets in the world. It’s great for the sport and it gives me a chance to fight near my country where they don’t have to spend a lot on travel to see me in action. Plus, it’s nice not to suffer from jet lag traveling to a fight. Macau and the Philippines, where I am training, are in the
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[kardsufur]

you expect us to believe pacquiao said all that? Ummm...aaah...I wont make the umm aaahh mistake again

[ShoulderRoll]

Does this mean that he has figured out a way to not get hit continuously with right hands?

[DominiBox]

you expect us to believe pacquiao said all that? Ummm...aaah...I wont make the umm aaahh mistake again

I was like... Is this Pacquiao?
But it seems that the interview was made in his idiom, and was translated to english.

[shade darkar]

that doesnt sound like pacquiao!

[Manboyeatme]

To think this man really hasnt taken a break his entire career

[richardt]

Translators are free on the Internet and human translators are even better. Just because he is not the most articulate person with a mastery of the English language does not mean he has not mastered his native language which can easily be translated to English in a full bodied sense as the original.

[brick wall]

well duh? rios can't counterpunch ffs so how could you commit the same mistake you did against marquez?

[lets rumble]

how much jet lag can you get from los angeles to las vegas .
pac never finishes his camp in philipines .......... he always comes to LA for the last couple of weeks .....
truth is the tax benefits of fighting in macau are better, especially when bob arum already takes the majority of his purse...
be your own man pac and the bigger paydays and better fights will come

[MRCHOKEaMF]

Translators are free on the Internet and human translators are even better. Just because he is not the most articulate person with a mastery of the English language does not mean he has not mastered his native language which can easily be translated to English in a full bodied sense as the original.

Some people wake up from coma speaking other languages perfectly.