PAC/Cotto 24/7 episode 1

[AirJordanIV]

I enjoyed this episode very much. I think the display of both the Filipino and Puerto Rican cultures were a breath of fresh are to the 24/7 series. The soundtrack was awesome. I think I heard the song "El Cantante" and also a song played during the pool hall scene in "Carlito's Way." Sick! The Filipinos are a strong people and I pray for there road to recovery. Crazy how the group of folks were surfing down a river on a pile of banana leaves. The turmoil in Pac camp: usual Pac camp drama. Definitely concerned about Cotto's young trainer but Cotto's been training himself for awhile so I think he'll be ok. Also thought the Castillo segment was cool.

[mnmc10]

you know the group of people who was surfing on the raging river? almost all of them died when the pile of trash they where standing on hit the bridge.
it was a family with some neighbors who got swept away by the flashflood. may they rest in peace.

the politician wearing bright orange is senator manny villar who is running for presidency next year. i hate him even more for delaying pacs flight out of baguio.

cotto by far is the scariest opponent of pac, i wouldnt be surprised if cotto hurts pacs body. and distract him enough to get pac out of his gameplan.

pac should stop playing around and train 100% too much distractions for him this time around with the flooding and politics. he can defeat cotto if he can give him a hundred of punches every round.and avoid those sick body punches of cotto.


if pac defeats cotto i wonder what would be the new reason for haters and cotto fans... margacheato ruined him? he is past his prime? that cotto is an inferior boxer? what would it be this time? i hope this time if pac wins people will give full credit to pac and not make any excuses.

[JazMerkin]

I was a bit disappointed by that, it hasn't got me pumped for the fight in the same way the Mayweather-Marquez 24/7 did yet. I found the stuff involving Pacquiao & the floods quite interesting & basically wanted to spend the time in their camp.

The Cotto bit was interesting when he was talking about Margarito but that was it. I already knew he likes to play around on his wife (who really isn't THAT bad) & it didn't really give an indication about how much he likes a drink, which I thought would be an interesting take on it regarding him making the weight. That whole section around the pool in Tampa was cringeworthy, in fact of all those shots of Cotto & his team just really made me think why they were spending so much time mugging for the camera.

End conclusion, it was alright, but its gonna have to get a lot better, in all honesty I'm slightly less excited about the fight than before I saw that.

Well, at least it doesn't have Joe Calzaghe in it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcBVELynJQQ

Charisma personified

[kingfrnk]

it was alright. but its just the first episode so it could get better in the next few episodes. i was bored at some parts though mostly pacs parts.

[amat]

I actually liked the pool part, kind of an entourage deal and it is interesting that it's just those guys in the house shut off from the outside world. Like Bilbo I was very impressed with the leaps and bounds he made on his English speaking.

[AirJordanIV]

Yo mnmc10, that was terrible news. RIP to them and the hundreds of who have succumbed to the consecutive typhoons.

[:::PSL:::]

I enjoyed this episode very much. I think the display of both the Filipino and Puerto Rican cultures were a breath of fresh are to the 24/7 series. The soundtrack was awesome. I think I heard the song "El Cantante" and also a song played during the pool hall scene in "Carlito's Way." Sick! The Filipinos are a strong people and I pray for there road to recovery. Crazy how the group of folks were surfing down a river on a pile of banana leaves. The turmoil in Pac camp: usual Pac camp drama. Definitely concerned about Cotto's young trainer but Cotto's been training himself for awhile so I think he'll be ok. Also thought the Castillo segment was cool.

I was kinda shocked and amazed when I saw that clip. I have been watching/monitoring those 3 major typhoons on PhilTV news. But they didn't get to capture that footage. Brilliant job by HBO crew.

I got the feeling that 24/7 is turning out to be like MTV's Real World. A little early to tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing. I hope the 2nd episode is better than the 1st one. I hope they show more sparring.

[Chino]

Some people seem to have mixed feelings about 24/7 showing the boxers' lives but that is what 24/7 is all about, right? We'll see the fight in a few weeks anyways but 24/7 presents us with a bit more about how they live, a basic insight on their training, and so on. We didn't have 24/7 before and no other show presented the boxers to us the way 24/7 does and hyped the fight so it's all good for me .

Aaaaaanyways, I just saw it today on my iPod (free HBO podcasts from iTunes) and I think Pac's camp picking Jose Luis Castillo for a sparring partner was a good choice. He has some similarities to Cotto: speed, body attack, movements, etc.

[josef4334]

episode 1 has a bad image of pacquiao.... and to top it off.. those mutha effin politicians keep disturbing him.. those popularity hungry people... anyway... cant wait for the fight to happen.. gotta be great. both are game and willing to risk.. so its gonna be great.


btw.. when i saw that clip of cotto coming out the pool i knew diane would make it her sig vid..

[josef4334]

I enjoyed this episode very much. I think the display of both the Filipino and Puerto Rican cultures were a breath of fresh are to the 24/7 series. The soundtrack was awesome. I think I heard the song "El Cantante" and also a song played during the pool hall scene in "Carlito's Way." Sick! The Filipinos are a strong people and I pray for there road to recovery. Crazy how the group of folks were surfing down a river on a pile of banana leaves. The turmoil in Pac camp: usual Pac camp drama. Definitely concerned about Cotto's young trainer but Cotto's been training himself for awhile so I think he'll be ok. Also thought the Castillo segment was cool.

sorry to say.. they were not surfing... thats whats left of their house.. the roof and they didnt show the part after that roof hit the bridge it broke apart.. for all those people you see "surfing" only one person lived to tell the story. everybody else drowned.

[Dizaster]

I don't mind seeing the culture and behind the scenes stuff.. I stayed up until really late to watch it even though I had to get up early.. And it kept me entertained..

But at the same time, I think the real purpose of the 24/7's is to get people hyped, and to draw more people into purchasing the fight...

Like I said, I do enjoy watching the culture and seeing their family and how fame works for them, especially in these smaller countries etc.. But to be honest, all my excitement and hype for this fight comes entirely from my existing love of both fighters and what this fight will potentially bring... So far this 24/7 has done nothing to turn that excitement up for me even half a notch...

In the end, what we are really waiting for is to see these guys blast each other in the ring for 12 rounds, not who has the most visitors over for dinner before they go for a swim... ie. I hope the next 24/7 show's in exciting and dramatic fashion, what both these guys are capable of doing,,, in the ring,,, when they are at the top of their game...

By the last 24/7, you want to be in the state of mouth watering anticipation for this fight, not Cotto's barbequed kebabs...