Boxing Manny Pacquiao News

Manny Pacquiao returns to serious training on Tuesday for his clash with Juan Manuel Marquez and has vowed not to underestimate a man he has fought before on two occasions.

Pacquiao is regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, although Floyd Mayweather Jnr fans may disagree, and will put his WBO welterweight title on the line on November 12.

The Filipino claimed a hard-fought win over Marquez in 2008, having battled to a draw in 2004, and is expecting his rival to be in superb shape for their clash on November 12.

“I expect the best Marquez on that night,” Pacquiao told KO Boxing.com after confirming his training will begin in earnest on Tuesday.

“I’ve already fought twice with Marquez so I know his style. It’s a hard fight. I have to train hard for this fight.”

Source: ESPN UK

Without most people knowing, Manny Pacquiao has started gearing up for his clash with Juan Manuel Marquez in November.

The reigning WBO welterweight champion showed up unannounced at the Rizal Memorial Stadium the other day for some roadwork exercises.

Members of the Philippine amateur boxing team, who were there for their morning workout, were just surprised to see Pacquiao around.

The fighting congressman from Sarangani came with just a couple of bodyguards, and did exercises on his own, with no trainer on hand.

Roel Velasco, bronze medalist in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and now part of the coaching staff, said Pacquiao ran a couple of rounds.

“He did not stay long but he was there doing some exercises. He came up to us and asked us how we were doing,” said Velasco.

“He asked us how he can help the team, and said he was considering putting our amateur boxers in his television game show,” he added.

Pacquiao will take on Marquez on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas. It will be the third clash between the two warriors following two controversial contests.

Pacquiao said he will leave no stone unturned to make sure he wins convincingly this time after a draw in 2004 and a close win in 2008.

His chief trainer, Freddie Roach, said they will go for a knockout, and silence Marquez for good.

The 37-year-old Mexican, up to this day, has maintained that he won both contests, despite being knocked down four times.

Pacquiao wants no less than a convincing win, and this is the reason why he’s already out flexing his muscles, less than three months to the fight.

“He said he would start training by the second week of August although serious training starts the second week of September,” said the boxer’s lawyer, Franklin Gacal.

“Manny said he wants to make sure he wins convincingly this time. Manny said, ‘Ayoko mapahiya dito (I don’t want to lose face here),’” he added.

Source: Philstar.com

Lawyers of boxing star Manny Pacquiao are asking a Nevada court to “issue a default judgment” against Floyd Mayweather after efforts to subject the American to deposition have failed.

Pacquiao’s lead lawyer Daniel Petrocelli told Manila Bulletin that his team has presented more than 20 dates for the deposition to take place but these were all unacceptable to Mayweather, who has implied many times in print and broadcast that the Filipino has been using performance-enhancing drugs to help him carry his power from 105 lbs to 150 lbs and defeat the big names of the sport.

“Floyd Mayweather Jr. refuses to appear for his duly-scheduled deposition, despite a court order commanding him to appear. We have offered him over 20 dates, but he has refused all of them, claiming he is in training and cannot be disturbed,” said Petrocelli, who is being assisted in the legal proceedings by David Marosso.

Petrocelli has submitted to the Nevada District Court evidence that Mayweather has been lying constantly to avoid being subjected to deposition.

“We presented photos and videos to the Court showing that he has been in nightclubs in Atlanta and Las Vegas during the days he claimed not to be available. We are asking the Court to issue a default judgment against him for his defiance of the court’s orders and processes.”

When the court ordered that Mayweather undergo deposition, the fighter refused to cooperate, claiming he is in the thick of preparations for his training camp for the Sept. 17 showdown with Victor Ortiz.

In a document dated Aug. 3, 2011, and forwarded to the court, Pacquiao’s lawyers said: “Floyd Mayweather may be 41-0 in the ring, but he is not above the law.”

Petrocelli is asking Mayweather to reimburse them with the expenses incurred, stressing that Pacquiao is also entitled to monetary sanctions.

Source: Manila Bulletin

Filipino boxing icon and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao has to knock out Juan Manuel Marquez, says 4-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach.

In an interview with BoxingScene.com, Roach said that Pacquiao needs to win by knockout “100%.”

“I’m going to plead with him… ‘Do your job and knock him out and don’t let him off the hook,’” Roach said.

Roach had earlier said that he will urge Pacquiao to knock out Marquez so that there will be no doubt as to who is the better fighter.

The November 12 bout will be the 3rd between the two fighters.

In their first bout in 2004, Pacquiao had knocked Marquez down 3 times in the first round. Yet the Filipino settled for a controversial draw.

The rematch in 2008 ended in a close split decision victory for Pacquiao.

Because of the questions surrounding the two previous bouts, Roach says that Pacquiao needs to do everything he can to knock out the stubborn Mexican warrior.

But Roach is not underestimating Marquez.

“He will get ready for Manny and he will fight us,” Roach said. “He won’t go into a shell – like some other people have done in the past.”

Source: ABS-CBN News

It’s not that easy to find an opponent for Manny Pacquiao, one who would engage, one who wouldn’t run, and one who wouldn’t disappoint.

One who would really suit Pacquiao.

Bob Arum, therefore, has to make sure that whoever gets in there next with Pacquiao, and he’s looking at Nov. 5 in Las Vegas, has to deliver.

“We should come up with a fighter that will engage as Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez,” said Arum, referring to the Mexican warriors.

Morales is the last fighter to beat Pacquiao, and it came on points, in March of 2005, while Marquez was the closest to get there, in their 2008 rematch.

“It’s very difficult to get somebody who can be competitive with him,” Arum said.

Mosley is definitely not the right person, as he showed two nights ago at the MGM Grand, where he did a lot of running he must have covered the distance of a kiddie marathon.

Mosley said in the heading to the fight he has many advantages over Pacquiao – the speed, the power, the experience to pull off the biggest upset in boxing today.

But he showed none, except his running skills.

During the post-fight press conference, Arum said Marquez, who was in town for the fight, is on top of the list of candidates as Pacquiao’s next opponent.

“Marquez has very, very close fights with Manny early on. But I think Manny can take the fight out of Marquez now,” said Arum.

The first time Pacquiao and Marquez fought in 2004, at 126 pounds, it ended in a controversial draw, and in their rematch, at 130 pounds, the Filipino won a very close decision.

Marquez said he felt he won both fights. Now he might just get a third one.

Pacquiao is the reigning WBO welterweight champion, and should the third fight with Marquez happen, it could be at a catchweight of 143 to 145 pounds.

Arum also dropped a couple of names, in case Marquez doesn’t become available, saying Timothy Bradley as well as Zab Judah are out there waiting.

“Shane didn’t have the answer, and neither (Oscar) dela Hoya, (Antonio) Margarito or (Joshua) Clottey,” said Arum.

“You got to understand what you’re watching is a phenomena. Nobody could compete with him, nobody,” he added.

Not even Marquez.

Source: Philstar.com