PACMAN?S HANDS PACK A WALLOP
By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 18 Mar 2009
Los Angeles, CA: Yesterday, (Tuesday, LA Time) thanks to Team Pacquiao, PhilBoxing, was able to produce a ?scoop? and post photos concerning the first day of sparring of Manny Pacquiao at the Wildcard Gym.
The article generated a lot of posts on Pacland, PhilBoxing?s forum. At the time we were writing this article, there were at least 7 pages of postings and for sure more will come.
Many Paclanders were awestruck by the power exhibited by Pacquiao this early in his training. Others on the other side of the coin simply dismissed the incident as nothing worth writing about. One airhead even mockingly suggested that the ?Philippines should declare a public holiday for the feat.?
With the incident yesterday, there is no denying that indeed Pacquiao packs a wallop in his punches even this early in the game. Therefore, our warning to Team Hatton stays. They better train hard and be ready because the Pacman will be a formidable opponent who can produce a quick end to the fight, or at the very least cut up the face of Hatton.
Some posters branded the sparring partner a ?bum?. One suggested that he is ?someone Roach grabbed from the pizza parlor across the street to dust off Pac?s gloves.?
No one took into consideration that he was wearing a headgear with a protective mask and both him and Pacquiao were wearing thick sparring gloves.
Some suggested that the guy who fights as a lightweight was nothing compared to the bigger guys that Pacquiao sparred previously.
But still, it does not remove the fact that Pacquiao can hit. Hit very hard.
The above photo is a testimony to that.
And, I say anyone from Hatton to ?bums? on the ring, if hit by the same punch that hit the sparring partner on the first day of sparring, the results will be the same.
Indeed Pacman?s hands packs a wallop!
Top photo: Art Hovhannesyan's face bleeds from the cut sustained during yesterday's sparring with Manny Pacquiao at the Wildcard Gym. Photo by Mike Quedilla / MP Promotions.
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