PACQUIAO PLEASED WITH TRAINING CAMP
By Eddie Alinea
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 03 Jun 2012
LOS ANGELES, CA(PNA) ? Bring him on!
These were the words uttered by Manny Pacquiao following his four-round skirmish against Russian welterweight prospect Ruslan Provodnikov last Saturday at the Wild Card Gym.
?Bring him (Bradley) on,? Pacquiao told this writer when asked about the status of his training two day before he and his Team Pacquiao motor to Las Vegas where he will defend his World Boxing Organization welterweight belt on June 9 at the MGM Grand Arena.
?I?m ready. Anytime this week or next week, puede nang gawin ang laban,? Pacquiao, echoing chief trainer Freddie Roach?s statement two days ago, declared. ?We have had a very good training camp here and I thank my coaching staff and my team, from Freddie to the utility men from doing a great job.?
?To tell you honestly, I haven?t felt this good in the past several camps we had before,? he added. ?Napakaganda ng pakiramdam ko at sa tingin ko kaya kong labanan kahit sino.?
?I would also like to thank my wife Jinkee, for bringing all our children (Jimwell, Michael, Princess and Queenie) here L.A. , not only to watch my training, but ,likewise, to watch the fight itself,? he said.
?First time na makikita ng mga anak ko ang paglaban ko at ito?y magsisilbing additional motivation para sa akin na hindi lamang manalo kundi manalo ng kumbinsido,? he said.
?Also thanks to those who, in one way or the other, extended their support and offered their prayers para sa kaligtasan ko laban sa anumang masamang mangyayari sa ensayo at sa laban mismo.?, Pacquiao said.
?I would like to reiterate my assurance to them that I will give Tim Bradley good fight and the fans an exciting performance they had never seen in several of my previous fights,? he remarked.
?Alam naman ninyo na hindi ako nagbibigay ng prediksyon sa mga laban ko. Ang maipangangako ko lang ay ang mabigyan ang mga fans the enjoyment they deserve,? he vowed.
Against Provodnikov, who has been his regular sparring partner wince the start of the camp in Baguio City, Pacquiao showed the stuff he is expected to dish out against Bradley and his capability to receive what his challenger could give.
To the delight, of course, by Roach, assistant trainers Buboy Fernandez, Nonoy Neri, Marvin Somodio and Haplas Fernandez as well as a few kibitzers who would not help giving the duo a warm applause after the four-round skirmish.
?As I said, our training camp came to a close after we?ve seen him perform impressively two days ago. But, as I have been saying, Manny?s getting better and better everyday,? Roach said. ?Today, he?s even better than two days ago.?
Besides sparring, Pacquiao, likewise, pounded the heavy bag for three rounds and the double end and speed balls for two-round each. He opened the day with his traditional run at the hilly Griffith Park.
According to Roach, another three to four rounds of sparring Monday, also against Provodnikov, formally ends the three-week Los Angeles Camp. The entire Team Pacquiao, along with friends, supporters and members of media, drive to the Sin City Monday for the final leg of preparations for the June 9 encounter (June 10 Manila Time).
Photo below: Filipino WBO welterweight kingpin Manny Pacquiao shows sparring mate Ruslan Provodnikov the stuff he is made of during Saturday's sparring session at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. Photo by WENDELL RUPERT ALINEA (via PLDT)
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