Freddie Roach, the successful trainer of well-liked
boxer, Manny Pacquiao, has slammed his client’s fellow champion,
undefeated superstar, Floyd Mayweather, stating he keeps providing
excuses in attempts at running from a fight with the new WBO
titleholder. Yes, Roach went there! Oh, this is getting good!
Roach insists Pacquiao is and has been ready to
fight Mayweather anytime, any place. He states it is now up to
Mayweather to commit. Roach stated he feels public demand for the
match up has somewhat waned over the past two years. However,
Pacquiao defeating worthy rival, Timothy Bradley, has greatly
renewed interest.
Timothy Bradley and Manny Pacquiao
Roach stated to the Telegraph newspaper, "We'd love
to fight [Floyd] Mayweather but there have been so many excuses. He
really doesn't seem to want to fight us, but we want that fight. I
think my guy beats him...It was not the best I have seen Manny
perform, but I'm not annoyed with him, I'm annoyed at myself for not
seeing Bradley's plan coming..."I've stopped getting angry about
Mayweather refusing to fight my guy, but we've agreed to everything
- a 60/40 split of the purse, blood testing, whatever it is... and
then he comes up with something else."
Manny Pacquiao
Roach further stated, "The problem he has is history
will judge this. The thing is he is the one who won't fight us.
Manny is going to go down in history as a great fighter, the
greatest fighter of his era. Mayweather is going to go down as a
great fighter, but the guy who never fought Manny Pacquiao."
Floyd Mayweather
Mayweather has been silent on Paquiao’s unanimous
victory in the Bradley fight this past weekend, though many have
sought his opinion on the bout. He is also
withholding comment on Roach’s recent statements, accusing him of
ducking a fight with Pacquiao. However, Mayweather is
not one to bite his tongue for long.
Timothy Bradley (left) Dionesia Pacquiao (center) Manny
Pacquiao (right)
Side Bar: People joked on Twitter that Manny
Pacquiao’s mom, who was in the audience during his fight, put a hex
on Timothy Bradley, cause he lost the fight and injured his calf.
Y'all are wrong for that on Twitter (LOL). Last week I stated on Twitter that she was
fervently praying for her son, with a
prayer card and cross (rosary) around her hand. She confirmed it
yesterday. I said a prayer for Manny last week too before the fight.
STORY SOURCE
Freddie Roach: 'so many excuses' coming from Floyd Mayweather
to avoid facing Manny Pacquiao
7:02AM BST 14 Apr 2014 - Manny Pacquiao's Hall of
fame trainer Freddie Roach has accused Floyd Mayweather Jnr of
"making excuses not to fight" the Flipino Congressman but that his
charge is "ready anytime" to face the American. On Saturday night
here in Sin City Pacquiao was clinical in earning a unanimous
decision in his rematch with Timothy Bradley, avenging his
controversial 2012 loss in their first meeting, to claim the WBO
welterweight crown...
Mommy Dionesia says no hex on Bradley, only a sorry
Sunday, 13 April 2014 22:53 - MANILA, Philippines — Dionesia
Pacquiao, mother of champion Manny Pacquiao, clarified online trends
and speculations that she was casting a spell on his son's opponent,
Timothy Bradley, during their match in Las Vegas on Sunday.
"Rosary lang. Habang nagbakbakan sila, nagpe-pray ako para sa
kanya. Sabi ko sa Panginoon na, sana pabagsakin niya si Bradley,"
Dionesia said in an interview with dzBB on Monday. News outfits said Dionesia, wearing a white gown, stole the show
during the much-anticipated rematch.
She was spotted pointing fingers seemingly at Bradley, glaring
menacingly, kissing a prayer card while reading aloud while the two
fighters traded blows. Dionesia, a fervent Catholic, said her prayers seemed to have
worked after she saw her son gaining ground as Bradley was losing
his footing. "Nakita ko na, four rounds na ... ang paa ni Bradley, 'pag
papunta kay Manny, gano'n gano'n na e. Sabi ko, praise the Lord!"
she said...
Dionesia was afterwards seen on camera approaching Bradley and
speaking with him. "Sinabihan ko siya na, 'I'm sorry, Bradley ... sports, boxing
lang ha'," she recalled. "Tumatawa si Bradley sa akin. Humarap siya sa'kin, tawa ng tawa.
Sabi niya, 'No problem, mama, I need more time'," Dionesia added...
Fight Week Conditioning with Manny Pacquiao
When boxing star Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 KO)
steps back into the ring this weekend against Timothy Bradley, he’ll
be faster and more explosive than he has been in years, thanks in
large part to the return of strength and conditioning coach Justin
Fortune, whose old school, power-and-speed based approach helped
Pacquiao gain a reputation as a knockout artist on his rise to
superstardom...
MANNY’S POWER WORKOUT
Pacquiao’s strength and conditioning routine is different most days of the week but many of the elements he tackles most often are contained in this full-body thrash devised by Fortune.
Exercise Sets/Reps (or Time)
Plyo Push-Up Circuit 3/101
Plyometric Cone Drill 1/3 min.
Battle Ropes 4/3 min.
Jump Rope 1/10 min.
Manny rarely exceeds one minute of rest between any
sets or exercises to simulate fight night recovery demands.
1 Manny shoots for three sets of 10 reps on each of
the four exercises (see below) but terminates a set the instant he
feels like he is slowing down. “It’s all about speed,” Fortune says.
“You want your hands touching the floor or the platforms for as
little time as possible.”
2 Fortune sets up five cones in a cross, or an X,
with one of the cones at the center. Each cone is spaced 1-2 feet
apart. Starting in the center cone with his feet together, Pacquiao
hops quickly to the forward cone and back to the center. Landing
softly, he quickly switches direction to a cone at his side or
behind him. He works on a variety of patterns for three straight
minutes.
3 For his work on the battle ropes, Pacquaio
performs several variations – hands together, hands apart, long
waves, short waves and side-to-side – for three, one-minute rounds.
Plyo Push-up Circuit
Variation 1: Manny starts with his hands spaced
narrowly on the floor, just inside of two stable platforms, each
4-10” high, depending on the day. From there, he explodes up and
lands softly with his hands on top of the platforms. He pauses only
briefly before lowering himself into another push-up, exploding at
the top and returning his hands to the floor between the platforms.
Each time up and each time down count as reps, so his aim is five up
and five down for one set.
Variation 2: Starting in push-up position with his
left hand on the platform and right hand on the floor, Manny
descends into a push-up and powers his way laterally over to his
right so that his left hand is now on the floor and his right hand
is on the right platform. Pacquiao pauses only briefly before
descending into a push-up and reversing direction explosively to his
left. Each lateral bound is one rep.
Variation 3: Starting with his hands on the floor
between two platforms, Manny “walks” his hands up to the top of both
platforms, putting one hand up, then the other. Each time he returns
to the floor counts as one rep.
Variation 4: Performing the standard plyometric
push-up with a shoulder-width hand spacing, Manny aims to get as
much air as possible on each rep...
