News and Updates about Manny Pacquiao: Setyembre 2011

Pacquiao eyes four more fights

Manny Pacquiao will do four more fights after his trilogy with Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12 and then hang up the gloves.

This is based upon Pacquiao’s biannual ring ritual and venerable promoter Bob Arum’s pronouncement to ESPNNewYork.com that the pound-for-pound king will stop fighting in November 2013.

Within that two-year span, Arum wants to insert Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the rotation.

Unlike the timetable, however, Arum is unsure whether Mayweather will finally take the bait after insisting on Olympic style drug testing for the megabuck bout with Pacquiao to happen.

“I’m more certain about when Pacquiao will be fighting than who,” Arum told TheSweetScience editor Michael Woods. “He’s going to fight in the spring, and he fights in fall; that’s the pattern we’ve had recently.”

While admitting that he’s keen on tangling with Mayweather, who’s slated to do battle with Victor Ortiz on Sept. 17, Pacquiao said he won’t lose a sleep if it doesn’t materialize.

In New York to further drum up interest on Pacquiao-Marquez III, the Sarangani representative said he’s satisfied with what he’s done and achieved in boxing.

Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach joined Pacquiao in the second leg of the world press tour and said his ward is going to knock out Marquez this time.

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This time, Pacquiao going for decisive win against Marquez

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MANILA—Juan Manuel Marquez is ripe for the picking and Manny Pacquiao is looking forward to putting the Mexican away for good this time.

Pacquiao was animatedly rolling his fists, his eyes getting larger, as he vowed over dinner on Saturday at Harbor View Restaurant in Manila to shut the Mexican’s big mouth.

The pound-for-pound king, peeved by Marquez’s incessant claims that he won their first two bouts, which ended in a draw and split decision for Pacquiao, respectively, said his rival will get what’s due him when they tangle anew on November 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for the Filipino’s World Boxing Organization welterweight crown.

Recalling their second bout in 2008, Pacquiao said he could have finished off Marquez after knocking him down with 19 seconds left in the third round but ran out of time.

Now used to fighting and dominating bigger opponents, Pacquiao is eager to face Marquez, who just turned 38, and see if the Mexican can withstand the barrage of punches that have rocked Joshua Clottey, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley.

Pacquiao also refuted the claim of legendary Mexican trainer Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain that Marquez will be able to handle him this time as the Filipino had become a technical fighter under the guidance of Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach.

The 68-year-old Beristain, who has nurtured 20 world champions, had said in earlier interviews that as a refined fighter now, Pacquiao’s moves and punches have become predictable and they would be easier for Marquez to solve.

Smirking, Pacquiao pointed out that he fights differently against each opponent.

“That’s difficult to read,” said Pacquiao in Filipino.

Hectic schedule ‘fells’ Manny Pacquiao; Juan Manuel Marquez grateful

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With his hectic schedule, Manny Pacquiao missed a Concelebrated Mass for the pound-for-pound king and old rival Juan Manuel Marquez on the final day of the Manila media tour kickoff Sunday.

The Mass, scheduled at the Manila Cathedral, was delayed for at least 15 minutes and proceeded with only Marquez present.

The Mexican champion, who waged two intense and controversial battles with Pacquiao, was given a tour of the cathedral after he arrived early and earned the respect of the clergy.

Nobody in Team Pacquiao had any explanation for Pacquiao’s no-show. The Inquirer learned, though, that he was dead tired and overslept after a hectic day and night schedule the previous day.

Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz offered no explanation or comment when the Inquirer checked with him on why Pacquiao didn’t attend the Mass.

Even at the press conference, Pacquiao kept Marquez waiting for almost an hour.

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum also shrugged and refused to make any comment on Pacquiao’s hectic schedule.

But Arum said he would be back in Baguio City after the training camp gets under way on Sept. 18 at the earliest when trainer Freddie Roach and strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza are scheduled to arrive to check on Pacquiao’s condition.

Prior to leaving for New York on Sunday night, Arum said Pacquiao faces a tough task in his third meeting with Marquez, adding that he expects “a similar fight as their two previous fights.”

Marquez, who left early Monday morning, was also visibly tired but smiled and waved at fans when he left the Manila Hotel. At the airport, he thanked the Filipino people for their hospitality.

Talking briefly about his Nov. 12 showdown with Pacquiao, the likeable Mexican told boxingscene.com he doesn’t believe that his moving up to 144 pounds will be a problem.

“I’m working with people who are going to help me achieve a good weight and raise my speed and strength to win the fight,” Marquez said.

‘Pacquiao misquoted on VP issue’

MANILA, Philippines—Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao’s statement in Mexico recently that he plans to run for vice president in the 2016 Philippine elections was taken out of context, according to his lawyer Franklin “Jeng Gacal.

“I didn’t know that he made such a pronouncement because Manny knows that he is disqualified,” said Gacal. “We know that, everybody knows that. We explained it to him a long time ago that he will be only qualified in 2022.”

Gacal said the video of Manny’s statement was cut, removing the portion where Pacquiao mentioned that there’s a pending bill in the Senate seeking to lower the eligibility age for senators to 30 and vice president to 35.

“We were already informed about it. That’s what Manny was thinking about,” said Jacal.

“When we reached Manila and saw the interview I said we are dead, but Manny claimed he was only thinking about it (running for VP) should the proposed legislation on the lowering of the age of eligibility be passed in Congress and signed into law by the President.”

Gacal claimed he was “always the punching bag” and received all the criticism for some of the statements and actions of Pacquiao.

Huwebes, Setyembre 15, 2011

Pacquiao eyes four more fights

This time, Pacquiao going for decisive win against Marquez

Hectic schedule ‘fells’ Manny Pacquiao; Juan Manuel Marquez grateful

‘Pacquiao misquoted on VP issue’