Team Pacquiao awaits Cotto ‘clone’

[brucelee]

By Francis Ochoa
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Wow! Omar Henry aka Cotto "clone" will be in the Philippines next week!
Team Pacquiao awaits Cotto �clone� - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos

I was also supposed to provide this link after reading the newspaper today.


Nice decision from Roach. Omar Henry will definitely help Pacquaio in his preparations against Cotto.

This is one sign that the Team Pacquaio is not taking this fight lightly.

Even with the typhoon that made many parts of Metro Manila under water, I can't help but be excited with this fight.

Talking of typhoon, another typhoon will be hitting the Philippines again. I hope the world will help the thousands of families in the Philippines who were affected by the last typhoon. Hundreds have died already and thousands are getting sick in the evacuation areas. This is the reason why I'm mad with those politicians in my country. They should have followed the land use map made by burnham for metro manila. Now that many parts of the metro are flooded with water, they're very slow in sending relief goods as they don't have enough rubber boats. Meaning, they're ill-prepared. I believe most of the budget for disaster mitigation are being corrupted again. The government has a budget of P1 billion, I wonder how many goes to the President and his cronies.

I can't help but be dismayed with what's happening in my country. I have relatives in Metro Manila who were also affected by the typhoon and the flooding.

[reinvaldez]

Nice to hear this one. I do really appreciate how Pacquiao prepares for his upcoming boxing showdown with Miguel Cotto.

Good Luck Manny! Pac Cotto out!

[knodaledge]

Roach does it again. Despite the obvious difference in skill set, Henry is a perfect guy to spar with in preparation of Cotto.

The most discussed thing is his body attack, but it should also be noted that Henry works behind a great jab. If Cotto is to be victorious, he will have to work behind a jab. He will have to set up his body attack through his jab. Roach knows this and not only got a guy who could hurt a body (as lesser trainers would) but also got a guy who can hurt a body and throw a solid jab.

[byter]

Coach Roach has always does some amazing stuff with his boxers, no wonder Pacman improve much in his guidance. Good Luck team Pacquiao.

[mad_takamura]

i hope with this kind of preparations team pacquiao is doing, it will eventually lead to a win for pac come fight night against cotto. good luck to pac!

[Rican]

I have been reading how Manny has been getting hit too much in sparring, especially by Porter. I also read where Porter would not commit himself wholeheartedly to endorsing Manny in his fight against Cotto. Porter did not seem to be impressed by Manny's power (maybe because he is a junior middleweight), but definitely by his speed. I also read that Arum was a bit disappointed in Manny's sparring when he visited his camp recently. And Roach doesn't know what to predict. First Cotto will be a tough fight, then they are preparing for a 12 rounder, then Manny will knock him out, now back to being a tough fight. Could Roach et al be seeing trouble for Manny at the end of the tunnel? Is Roach perplexed as to how Manny is going to handle Cotto? 6 weeks and counting.

[Taeth]

I have been reading how Manny has been getting hit too much in sparring, especially by Porter. I also read where Porter would not commit himself wholeheartedly to endorsing Manny in his fight against Cotto. Porter did not seem to be impressed by Manny's power (maybe because he is a junior middleweight), but definitely by his speed. I also read that Arum was a bit disappointed in Manny's sparring when he visited his camp recently. And Roach doesn't know what to predict. First Cotto will be a tough fight, then they are preparing for a 12 rounder, then Manny will knock him out, now back to being a tough fight. Could Roach et al be seeing trouble for Manny at the end of the tunnel? Is Roach perplexed as to how Manny is going to handle Cotto? 6 weeks and counting.

There were also reports that Mayweather wasn't doing well sparring either -.- a guy like Manny who doesn't have great defensive technique definitely needs time to develop his timing in order to be elusive, and that will come. Also Shawn Porter has really quick hands and he is a good boxer, I mean he beat Jacobs to go on the Olympic team.