PACQUIAO NOT IMPRESSED BY REPORTS THAT MAYWEATHER KNOCKS OUT SPARRING PARTNER
By Aquiles Z. Zonio
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 10 Mar 2015
LOS ANGELES ? Reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight king Manny Pacquiao is neither impressed nor bothered by reports that undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. had knocked out one of his sparring mates with a vicious body shot.
?I hope the reports were true. He should be aggressive during our fight so we can make the fans happy. We all knew how he fights. In fact his previous fights lulled me to sleep,? Pacquiao said laughing.
Pacquiao claimed he respects Mayweather and his achievements atop the ring.
?But his previous fights bored me. I hope, this time he would be man enough to take some risks. He should prove to the world that he?s a real and fearless fighter, not a runner,? Pacquiao said.
The eight-division boxing champion said the May 2 encounter with Mayweather would become exciting and memorable only if the latter decides to engage him toe-to-toe.
?This fight should live up to its billing. We owe this to the fans. They should get the kind of entertainment they want,? Pacquiao said.
The Fighter of the Decade added ?If the reports were true, then, it?s a welcome development. That?s what my camp wants - for him to become aggressive inside the ring.?
A delighted Restituto ?Buboy? Fernandez, Pacquiao?s assistant trainer, said ?If that is true, then, the fight is over.?
Fernandez believed that the fight would not last the full distance if Mayweather decides to engage Pacquiao in a slugfest.
But knowing Floyd, Fernandez said, he?s a ?play it safe? kind of fighter.
?I doubt if in Floyd?s case his trainer can teach an old dog new tricks. I believe that once he is hurt he would revert to his old fighting style,? Fernandez said.
According to Fernandez, Mayweather is scared of losing.
?All his life as a boxer, Mayweather has not tasted defeat. Losing can be both humiliating and humbling depending on the fighter?s performance atop the ring. On our part, we view it as a normal part of a fighter?s life. For us, defeat has been a good learning experience,? Fernandez said.
Pacquiao, Fernandez added, had experienced setbacks in his colorful and remarkable career.
?Those losses made him not just as a great fighter but, above all, as a much better person,? Fernandez said.
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