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Roach: Pacquiao all primed up for Cotto fight
LAS VEGAS â One look at Manny Pacquiao, and Freddie Roach already knows heâs primed up for Miguel Cotto. âHe knows the game plan better than me at this point," said Roach on the final day of sparring in Pacquiaoâs training camp at the Wild Card gym in Los Angeles. âHeâs one step ahead of me at all times." The 49-year-old Roach, regarded as one of boxingâs top trainers today, was pleased with the way Pacquiaoâs eight-week training turned out, beginning in the highlands of Baguio and ending up in the bright lights of Hollywood. Prior to departing for Las Vegas, Pacquiao sparred for the last time, going four rounds with Rey Beltran to bring his total sparring rounds to 153.
Roach was happy with what he saw. âWe had a good sparring (Monday). It was nice and loose," he said. âWeâre ready to go." With sparring sessions over and done with, Roach bared the Filipino boxing champion would just work on the mitts at the IBA gym and go through some of the nitty-gritty details of their fight plan. âWe already slowed down and weâre doing the same in Vegas. Weâll go over the game plan mentally and just physically walk through it in the ring to make sure that everyoneâs in the same page and fight the perfect fight," added the three-time Trainer of the Year. For good measure, Roach admitted he watches Cottoâs fight everyday to see if there is still some last minute adjustment they could work on. Roach however, does it on his own as he bared Pacquiao doesnât watch fight tapes that much. âHe gets bored after 30 seconds," he said. - GMANews.TV
Roach was happy with what he saw. âWe had a good sparring (Monday). It was nice and loose," he said. âWeâre ready to go." With sparring sessions over and done with, Roach bared the Filipino boxing champion would just work on the mitts at the IBA gym and go through some of the nitty-gritty details of their fight plan. âWe already slowed down and weâre doing the same in Vegas. Weâll go over the game plan mentally and just physically walk through it in the ring to make sure that everyoneâs in the same page and fight the perfect fight," added the three-time Trainer of the Year. For good measure, Roach admitted he watches Cottoâs fight everyday to see if there is still some last minute adjustment they could work on. Roach however, does it on his own as he bared Pacquiao doesnât watch fight tapes that much. âHe gets bored after 30 seconds," he said. - GMANews.TV
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