Pacquiao-diaz Title Fight Sells 7,000 Tickets On First Day

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Thanks for the Link Pre, hopefully he do train longer than 6 weeks:


This should kick off a rigid training program that would last more than six weeks. Chief trainer Freddie Roach is hoping that Pacquiao arrives in shape so they could take it hard the moment he steps into the gym.

Pac is a gym rat. He should be okay.


...I hope so.

[brucelee]

Manny promises GMA he’ll dish out his best
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 13 May 2008
Manny Pacquiao paid a courtesy call on President Arroyo yesterday and vowed to do his best when he faces reigning World Boxing Council lightweight champion David Diaz on June 28 in Las Vegas. Pacquiao, who was scheduled to leave for Los Angeles last night to begin his heavy training for the comin Read Full Story >>> Philippine Star - Articles - -

This is like lying to the liar. Pacquaio's best may not be good enough though.So technically, he's not lying or giving false hopes.

[pacfan]

Maybe he thinks Diaz is a second rate fighter. Maybe right but he is still a champion and a legit 135 pounder.

[ICB]

Thanks for the Link Pre, hopefully he do train longer than 6 weeks:


This should kick off a rigid training program that would last more than six weeks. Chief trainer Freddie Roach is hoping that Pacquiao arrives in shape so they could take it hard the moment he steps into the gym.

Pac is a gym rat. He should be okay.


...I hope so.

Yea you gotta hand it to Pacquiao no matter what his social life is like and all these rumors that he is distracted etc. He always comes in great shape for every fight.

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I thought Suico was banned to fight in US?



SUICO, LAURENTE SEE ACTION IN PACQUIAO-DIAZ CARD
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 21 May 2008

Randy Suico. OPBF lightweight champ Randy "Komong Bato" Suico and PABA lightweight titlist Dennis Laurente have been included in the blockbuster "Lethal Combination" card on June 28 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Cas Read Full Story >>> SUICO, LAURENTE SEE ACTION IN PACQUIAO-DIAZ CARD

[KKisser]

I thought Suico was banned to fight in US?

never heard of it. why would he be banned?

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I thought Suico was banned to fight in US?

never heard of it. why would he be banned?

Ay tanga't mali ako pre! Napagkalamalan ko lang sya. Si Amonsot pala yun.

Hehe!

[KKisser]

I thought Suico was banned to fight in US?

never heard of it. why would he be banned?

Ay tanga't mali ako pre! Napagkalamalan ko lang sya. Si Amonsot pala yun.

Hehe!

it's sad what happened to csar amonsot, he was supposed to be taking time off from boxing recovering from his head injury from the katsidis fight when in a freak accident he hit his head against a rake if i'm not mistaken. i think he's retired for good.

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Pac's sparmates...





http://philboxing.com/news/story-16672.html
By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 27 May 2008



Los Angeles, CA:- You really have to give it to Freddie Roach. The fellow is a master in his trade. (Don’t we all know that by now?) But really, he is great in what he does.


Case in point:- Selecting the sparmates of WBC 130lb World Champion Manny Pacquiao as he prepares to challenge WBC lightweight champ David Diaz.

Roach picked three fighters who are all based in Southern California for apparent specific reasons. The three each have varying fight experiences, physical build-up and weight class.

First, they are all local or at least as in the case of a boxer from Scotland, they live in the area. Thus, there is no problem about them getting stuck in bad traffic and missing a sparring date.

Second, they are all heavier than the contractual fight weight of the Diaz-Pacquiao tiff. They are light-welters or welterweights.

The first one is a Filipino-Puerto Rican light welterweight. His name is Carlos Tangaro. I spoke to Tangaro to get background info for this article and Tangaro specifically asked me to get his name right. “They always mis-spell it,” he said. “So please make sure you get it right”, he added.

Tangaro was born and raised in Hawaii. His Mom was also Hawaiian-born but his grandparents were straight from the Philippines. “They come from a place I can not pronounce he said, but just the same, they instilled Filipino values in us”, Tangaro stated.

His dad is from Puerto Rico. Tangaro now lives and trains at Cochella Valley, California.

Tangaro is a relatively new fighter. He had only two fights both of which were held at the Morongo Casino Spa and Resort in Cabazon, California. Tangaro won both of them. From what we have seen, Tangaro was apparently hired because of his forward moving style similar to what is expected of David Diaz. He is also young, energetic and quiet fast. He is an appropriate opponent for Pacquiao to hone his hand speed and foot work. In fact, during the sparring session last Saturday at the Wildcard, that is exactly what Pacquiao did. He brushed up his footwork and hand speed as he clash with the fast- moving Puerto Rican- Pinoy.

The second sparmate is Steve Quinones. Quiniones was born in Riverside, California but lives and trains in Palm Springs, California. Quiniones is not a “newbie”. He holds a record of 31-12-1 (3KO) He fought his earlier fights as a lightweight but most recently he had been campaigning as a light welterweight. Amongst the named fighters he has faced were Steve Forbes, Lovemore N’dou, Jose Luis Castillo and the late Diego Corrales. Quiniones was once a NABF and WBC FedCarbox Lightweight champion.

Quiniones physically appears bigger than Pacquiao. It is for that reason that Pacquiao can unload his heavy bombs on him and get the feel of throwing them on a heavier moving target that can also hit back.

The third sparmate is a youngster from Scotland. His name is Gary McMillen. McMillen is a Brit of Scottish decent. He is a natural welterweight. Although he does not have the same number of fights like Quiniones, McMillen brings a different perspective in the sparring session. He is taller than Pacquiao and has a longer reach. This gives Pacquiao the ability to prepare for Diaz who has a longer reach than Pacquiao.

With his sparmates presenting him a different perfective in terms of speed, weight and reach Pacquiao will no doubt be prepared for whatever Diaz can offer.

If Diaz elects to fight speed for speed, Pacquiao will be well prepared. If Diaz will stand his ground and go for heavy bombs, Pacquiao will be primed to throw his own. And, if Diaz chose to fight from the outside and use his longer reach, Pacquiao will be well honed to penetrate and throw his killer left hand.

All of these because Roach was an ace in picking sparmates that allowed Pacquiao to hone his skills in many different ways to address whatever Diaz will bring on June 28th.


Tangaro (R).


Quiniones (R).