Antonio Margarito's Manager Lashes Out at Manny Pacquiao's Trainer

Francisco Espinosa is the co-manager of Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 knockouts), who is training at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, Calif.,for a Nov. 13, HBO pay-per-view televised, Top Rank Promotions battle opposite WBO welterweight (147 pounds) king Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs).

Pacquiao takes a 12-fight winning streak that includes eight KOs into his bout in pursuit of the WBC's junior middleweight (154 pounds) title.

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Margarito sees win by knockout on Nov. 13

MANILA, Philippines — Antonio Margarito doesn’t see himself getting knocked out by Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 13 in Dallas.

It’s the other way around, according to the Mexican’s crystal ball.

“In the early rounds, he (Pacquiao) will be quick and will land his best shots,” Margarito said in a video interview on ringtv.com.

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Why Margarito is Pacquiao’s roughest fight

Eighteen days before he fights Antonio Margarito for the world super-welterweight crown, Filipino ring hero is still tagged the overwhelming favorite to emerged the winner and further etched his name in boxing’s history as the only man to win an eight world title in as many weight divisions.

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Autobiography of Manny Pacquiao to be released

Boxing - Seven-time world champion Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2) of the Philippines has an autobiography available for pre-sale on online retailer Amazon.com. [ See cover. ] The book is officially authored by the "Pacman", and is co-written with Timothy James. In a statement to Examiner.com (Marv Dumon), the Filipino boxer - who is also an elected congressman in his native homeland - signed an exclusive book deal with Dunham Books earlier this year.

Photos: Pacquiao in Los Angeles


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EXCLUSIVE ANTONIO MARGARITO TRAINING PHOTO GALLERY

Southern California based photographers Jigs Tambong and Edwin Agabao spent some time to take photos on Antonio Margarito's training camp. The result were stunning photos of Margarito in training as can be seen in this gallery.

Margarito doing the mitts with trainer Robert Garcia (above photo) and Margarito strikes a pose (below).

Click here to see the rest of the gallery.

HBO paints clear picture of Pacquiao’s distractions in ‘24/7’ premiere

Antonio Margarito isn’t letting his guard down much, but HBO has penetrated the defenses of Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach in this week’s premiere of its “24/7” buildup to the Nov. 13 Pacquiao-Margarito bout in Texas.

Trainer Roach, for example, doesn’t fight the mob that surrounds him at a mall in Baguio -- a passel of schoolgirls from the Justin Bieber demographic. This demonstration of Roach’s popularity in the Philippines is not the core of the episode, but Roach’s sweet reaction to that flattering attention is symbolic of what we see happening to Pacquiao.

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Pacquiao, Rangers and Cowboys all fighting for DFW's hearts and wallets

I don't know how many, but there were a bunch of Filipino nationals in Arlington last March to see Manny Pacquiao fight Joshua Clottey at Cowboys (football) Stadium.

They may not have noticed, but the little 50,000 - seat baseball stadium across the parking lot - from 100,000 - seat Cowboys Stadium - known as The Ballpark in Arlington - is home to the American League West Division Champion Texas Rangers Baseball Club.

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PACQUIAO IN THE EYE OF THE STORM AS NORTHERN LUZON BRACES FOR SUPER TYPHOON JUAN (MEGI)

BAGUIO CITY -- Boxing's pound for pound king and Philippine congressman Manny Pacquiao is set to work out at around 2pm today at the Coyeesan Hotel here in front of a select group of Philippine media approximately the same time as super typhoon Juan (International Code Name: Megi) carrying a sustained winds of 287 kph (187 mph) makes a landfall at the northeastern towns of Isabela province also making a direct hit to this city before existing the country in the western towns of Ilocos in the next 24 hours.

Pacquiao is in the tailend of his training in the Philippines in preparation for his Nov. 13 fight against Mexican star Antonio Margarito in Texas and is set to break his Baguio camp Wednesday before departing for Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 23 together with his team headed by multi-awarded trainer of the year Freddie Roach.

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“There is more pressure now on Manny to win.” – Buboy Fernandez

Baguio City - Manny Pacquaio’s long time assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez said that the seven division world champion’s speed has not diminished despite putting on added weight for his November 13 junior middleweight showdown against Antonio Margarito.

“His speed is still there. But we look at him day to day. We look at things that need to be changed and adjusted.” Fernandez told philboxing Monday morning.

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Pacquiao Watch: When shorter is stronger

No. This is not about Manny Pacquiao’s height or lack of it against Antonio Margarito.

Over the years, Manny has been known for his lunging combinations anchored on powerful left straights. Of late, however, Coach Freddie Roach has successfully developed Manny into a two-fisted monster with a stinging right hook that in itself is a lethal weapon while also serving as a set-up punch.

As Manny grows and ages like wine, he will lose a step or two and his speed won’t be like it was when he was at the featherweight classes. Manny is no longer the quicksilver that he was when he was running circles against the likes of the Ledwabas, Barreras and Moraleses. He is now more deliberate with his punches. The reason why few are noticing his declining is speed is he is matched up against bigger and naturally “lumbering foes.” Well, slow by the standards of his foes some three or five years ago.

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Margarito can't beat Pacquiao

Only Manny Pacquiao can beat Manny Pacquiao. Antonio Margarito is definitely setting himself up for success by training harder than he ever has his entire life, but if Pacquiao is to fall on November 13, a lot of it would be because of is own doing- or undoing if you really want to be specific.

Pacquiao fans are anxious; some pretty nervous. Reports are that their idol is somewhat cramming. Tied and pulled in several different directions with his newfound responsibilities as a Congressman on top of his other commitments being one of the biggest national sports heroes wherever in the world, 'The Pac Man' has been training like a compromised man.

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What are Manny Pacquiao's Options if he Loses to Margarito?

Years ago, being undefeated was a sign of prestige in the boxing world because it was so hard to achieve. Rocky Marciano more or less set the standard when he retired as heavyweight champion with a 49-0 record. Joe Calzaghe of Wales managed to pull it off by retiring at 46-0 and Floyd Mayweather, 41-0, may also do it if he doesn’t fight again.

But it’s very hard to make it through a boxing career these days without suffering at least one defeat. When the "invincible" Muhammad Ali was finally beaten, by Joe Frazier back in 1971, millions of fans around the world were devastated. But in the end, all of the greats lost once or twice, including Alexis Arguello, Sugar Ray Leonard, Tommy Hearns, Marvin Hagler, Wilfredo Benitez, Roberto Duran, Mike Tyson, and the Klitschko brothers.

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Antonio Margaito Stikes a Very Odd Deal for His Manny Pacquiao Fight Next Month

Antonio Margaito challenges Manny Pacquiao for the middleweight belt in November, but he was without a sponsor. He approached the company Affliction, with a deal they could not pass up, according to the Business Insider.

Margaito got caught with plaster underneath his glove right before his 2009 bout with Sugar Shane Mosley, and this has not made him the most popular fighter to sponsor, according to the LA Times.

With this in mind, Margaito offered up a deal they apparently couldn't refuse. If Margaito wins, he gets a large sum of money that is in the five figures; if he loses, he gets nothing, zip.

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PACQUIAO LEAVES FOR US ON OCTOBER 23

Seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will be leaving for United States on October 23 to continue his training at the famous Wild Card Gym in Hollywood. Pacquiao will train for one more week at the Shape Up Boxing Gym inside the Cooyeesan Hotel in Baguio City to complete the first phase of his training.

A Bunch of sports journalists from all over the country are expected to say good luck, God bless or even ask the Filipino ring icon Pacquiao to whip the ass of Mexican Antonio Margarito in Monday’s Media Day in his high-altitude training camp at Baguio.

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Pacquiao works on regaining speed

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines —Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao will focus on regaining his old speed in the final weeks of his training for his Nov. 13 title fight with Antonio Margarito in Arlington, Texas.

“Speed is my key,” Pacquiao told the Philippine Daily Inquirer on Sunday, noting that the concentration in the earlier part of his training “was on building up my body and my muscles so I would be strong.”

Pacquiao, who will be at his heaviest of 151 lbs against Margarito, said he concentrated on adding power but “it reduced my speed, which I am concentrating on now.”

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Roach: Size won't matter

MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach won’t mind if Antonio Margarito climbs the ring
at 200 lb.

He said Manny Pacquiao will stick to the old winning formula of getting into a fight no heavier than 150.

Roach said it won’t matter if Pacquio gives up a lot in size, four inches in height, six inches in reach and yes, a whole lot more in weight, as long as they flaunt the same power and speed on Nov. 13.

“Again, he’s (Margarito) bigger but size don’t win fights. Skill does,” said Roach entering the last four weeks of training.

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Roger Mayweather continues bashing Pacquiao; hints Margarito fight fixed

The more things change, the more they stay the same. And as for the curious case of Roger Mayweather, the unfiltered trainer and uncle of Floyd Mayweather Jr., not even the latest controversies that has surrounded and kept his nephew Floyd out of the boxing loop has made him change his ways. Uncle Roger still loves bashing Manny Pacquiao.

Since his nephew is currently in no position, and based on recent history has no interest, in fighting Pacquiao, instead of saying how they would easily defeat BWAA's Fighter of the Decade, he now offers his thoughts on Pacquiao's November 13 showdown against Antonio Margarito.

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Jinkee visits Manny: Phone calls not enough

MANILA, Philippines – Too much time away from her husband prompted Jinkee Pacquiao to fly to Baguio City on Saturday to visit her husband, who is currently training in the City of Pines for his battle against Mexican Antonio Margarito next month.

Jinkee was accompanied by World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao's promoter, Top Rank chief executive Bob Arum, who wanted to check on the boxer’s training at the Shape Up Gym of the Cooyeesan Plaza in Baguio.

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Margarito in great shape, a threat to Pacman–Arum

MANILA—Take it from venerable promoter Bob Arum.

Mexican warrior Antonio Margarito is in the best shape of his career and should pose a grave threat topound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 13.

Arum, who arrived in Manila Saturday morning from Las Vegas with his stepdaughter Dena DuBoef, told the Inquirer that Margarito is not going to waste the opportunity to redeem himself after his suspension and a long layoff.

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Freddie Roach a man of courage respected by many

I have known Freddie Roach for quite a long time now. The time that I have spent with him over the years will always be special to me as it's not everyday that you stand beside a legend, let alone become friends with one. I have watched Freddie go from a really good trainer to a well known excellent trainer, to an elite all time great trainer. The ride has been fun, and to watch Roach and Manny Pacquiao grow and achieve such greatness has been an honor for me.

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Friendly Fire: Sparring partners Chavez, Khan, Vanes aim to gun Pacquiao down

$1,000 is a lot of money wherever you take it. Well, perhaps not in America where the recession is still in effect. But still, that's a month's worth of rent at a typical suburban apartment. You can buy yourself a fresh new pair of J's, the new NBA 2k11, some boxing gear, take your girl out to a fancy restaurant then catch Jo Koy at your local Improv and still have enough change left to buy your girl a Coach purse in case you get carried away with the comedy act and say something unwittingly offensive to her in an attempt to be funny. That's like 5 minutes at a Vegas slot machine for boxing writers like Mike Marley and Oliver Suarez. Okay, I'm going long on this, but the point is, Freddie Roach's $1,000 bounty for anybody that knocks his prized ward Manny Pacquiao down during sparring pales in comparison to the distinction of actually being the first person to do it.

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Vanes: I Will Drop Pacquiao, Collect Roach's Bounty!

The premier trainer in boxing Freddie Roach has put out another $1000 bounty on his superstar fighter Manny Pacquiao's head. If the Filipino icon is dropped by any of his sparring partners, they will collect the bounty. So far Roach hasn't had to pay up but undefeated junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan (28-0, 17KO) feels he will be the first to knock Pacquiao down.

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Pacquiao beats virus, continues to train

It was Manny Pacquiao’s turn to allay fears of trainer Freddie Roach and his team that he was in no shape to complete his second week of altitude training in Baguio City.

Showing all is well following a brief bout with flu that cancelled his scheduled workout Wednesday, the Pacman appeared at the Shape Up Gym inside the Coyessan Hotel yesterday for his scheduled sparring that had Roach smiling from ear-to-ear after a three-hour session.

“He was still gasping for air, but that’s explainable after suffering from cold and slight fever the day before,” Roach said. “He’s okay and I’m sure we can recover lost time by week’s end.”

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Pacquiao 85 percent in shape

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Just like that, Manny Pacquiao, after showing signs of weakness the other day, is back in shape.

The world’s greatest boxer showed up at the Shape Up Gym yesterday and sparred six rounds against Mexicans Glen Tapia and Michael Medina a day after skipping his roadwork and gym session due to colds.

“Wala naman (It’s nothing),” an insider quoted Pacquiao as saying.

True enough, whatever kept him inside his hotel suite the whole of Wednesday hardly showed in his sparring session that left his Pinoy trainer Buboy Fernandez saying he’s close to 85 percent ready.

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Garcia can make his name with Margarito

The bell sounded to end the second round and Robert Garcia trudged across the ring to his corner. If the truth be known, he would have preferred to slip underneath the ropes and kept walking, all the way to the dressing room.

Garcia was a boxer, and a good one at that. On this night, Sept. 22, 2001, he was 26 years old. He began his career 32-0, but had entered this fight with John Trigg at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas 33-3, having lost three of his last four. A former International Boxing Federation junior lightweight champion, Garcia’s losses came to opponents who had a combined record of 70-1.

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'Pacquiao-Margarito will be a long fight'

MANILA, Philippines – The trainer of Antonio Margarito is confident that his Mexican ward will go the distance against Manny Pacquiao when they face off for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight title in November.

“Manny has proven he’s best in the world pound-for-pound,” Garcia told Yahoo! Sports reporter Kevin Iole.

“I know that. You have to give him credit for what he’s accomplished, because he’s done so much. But he’s going against a fighter who is so much bigger and who is going to be on him every single second for all 12 rounds,” he stated.

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Garcia Aims to Sustain Win Streak vs Roach

MANILA, Philippines — There will surely be a lot at stake when Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito fire off their first blows come November 13.

With both camps running their training and conditioning regimens like there’s no tomorrow, the men behind two of today’s most explosive boxers will also have a battle of their own — something which will provide additional fireworks for the much anticipated showdown of the year.

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‘Tornado’ still on destructive path

Three-time world champion, the “Tijuana Tornado” Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs) of Tijuana, Mexico began phase two of his training camp last week, under the watchful eye of former junior lightweight champion, Robert Garcia, and continues his training at the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard, CA for his upcoming bout against seven-time world champion and considered widely by many to be the best pound for pound fighter in the world Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) of the Philippines, which takes place on Saturday November 13th at the $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX for the vacant WBC junior middleweight championship.

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'We will prove everybody wrong on November 13'- Robert Garcia Interview

It is customary for true competitors to relish opportunities to go up against the best. Although some do duck and dodge, but true winners are those who can only find real value in the level of competition associated with victory. Well, Antonio Margarito's trainer Roberto Garcia is no stranger to competition; He is after all a former World Super Featherweight Champion. I can still recall his classic battle with the much bigger and superior Diego Coralles and how the tough and feisty Garcia gave him all that he could handle when he kept coming forward and rocked the late boxing great only to come up short in the end. Garcia relishes competition, and would never quit or pull a Dela Hoya at the first sign of defeat. He is what a true Mexican Warrior in every sense of the distinction.

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Freddie Roach prefers closed doors but Bob Arum eyes media day October 18th

It’s no secret that trainer Freddie Roach has become more and more strict over the years in allowing access to the camps of his star fighter, Manny Pacquiao. Even now as the world’s premier fighter prepares rigorously for his November 13th fight with Antonio Margarito, Roach seems to prefer a ‘closed doors’ approach with the coverage of the Filipino star. Pacquiao is currently training at the Shape Up Boxing Gym inside the Cooyeesan Hotel in Baguio City and will be leaving for Los Angeles in the third week of the month.

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Roach to Medina: Fight like Margarito

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Michael Medina, with his boyish looks, can’t be mistaken for Antonio Margarito. So, the best thing he can do now is fight like Margarito.

“I asked him to fight like Margarito,” said Freddie Roach of Medina, who serves as one of Manny Pacquiao’s sparring partners for his Nov. 13 fight in Texas.

Pacquiao trained behind closed doors at the Shape Up Gym yesterday afternoon following a hard run in and around the golf courses in the City of Pines.

Pacquiao left for Manila Saturday afternoon to be with his family and grace a sports festival at Camp Aguinaldo. He was back in Baguio Sunday evening.

Medina, who is six feet tall, is in fact a shade taller than Margarito, and with his big right can actually make Pacquiao feel that he’s in the ring with his real opponent.

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Freddie Roach's new challenge: Beat Nonito Donaire Jr.

"Nothing personal I'm just doing my jab [sic]"-- Manny Pacquiao

Look what we have here. In today's Top Rank Press Conference announcing the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Alfonso Gomez card slated for December 4, in Anaheim, California, Top Rank chief Bob Arum said that Freddie Roach will be training Ukrainian boxer Volodymyr Sydorenko (22-2-2). Why the fuss? Well, it just happens to be that Sydorenko is facing Nonito Donaire Jr. on the said night.

Interesting...

Now, not to imply anything as boxing is a business and trainers are just doing their jobs but think about this for a second:

Nonito Donaire Jr. is considered to be the next big thing after Manny Pacquiao, and definitely the only person worthy to be mentioned as the most likely to carry the torch when Pacquiao leaves the sport. How will Filipino boxing fans respond knowing the man who helped create the best fighter in Philippine boxing history is about to embark on derailing it's most promising next big star?

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Amir Khan to fly to Philippines to work with Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach

Amir Khan will go to the Philippines this week to work with Manny Pacquiao under the watchful eye of trainer Freddie Roach.
The light-welterweight world champion from Bolton will be there for three weeks, his maiden sojourn to the Philippines came at the behest of both Pacquiao and Roach.

The boxer, and national icon, wants the 23 year-old there as a sparring partner, citing the young Briton's hand speed as of great value in training exchanges.
Roach believes Khan is better served working on his moves and keeping his physique honed to make the weight limit with fitness trainer Alex Ariza.

Pacquiao makes an assault on a world title in an eighth weight division, against Antonio Margarito, at the Dallas Cowboys' stadium on Nov 13, the same night David Haye and Audley Harrison contest a World Boxing Association heavyweight title in Manchester.

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Margarito's main man Garcia may be NextGen Freddie Roach

Some people still believe the world is flat.

Many of them also probably think that Antonio Margarito's corner is in a strategic mismatch against Coach Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao's Svengali.

To the contrary, because I'm among those who believe that former IBF junior lightweight champion Robert Garcia is the Next Generation successor to Roach.

Roach turned age 50 on March 5 while Garcia became 35 on Jan. 29.

Apparently, Filipino Flash Nonito Doniare agrees, since he is being tutored by the Oxnard, California, ex-fighter.

Many don't know Garcia's early background as I do, having been his co-manager when he was a world champ. "Grandpa" was practically raised in the confines of La Colonia Boxing Gym by his father, Eduardo.

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After a week in Baguio, Roach happy with what he saw

BAGUIO CITY – After two days and eight rounds of sparring, Manny Pacquiao’s chief trainer Freddie Roach sounded generally happy over the first two weeks of training the reigning World Boxing Organization welterweight champion has undertaken.
“Very much better than we had expected, Roach told this writer following the Pacman’s four-round session with the tall super-welterweight sparring mate Michael Medina, whom the Filipino ring idol nearly sent to the canvass Saturday.
Two days prior, the 31-year-old seven-division champ, likewise, engaged young, 20-year old junior-welter Glen Medina, also in four rounds in his first skirmish atop the ring in nearly seven months since winning via decision over an outclassed Joshua Clottey in Dallas, Texas.

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Pacquiao bruises taller sparring mate

MANILA, Philippines – Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao had another 4-round sparring session on Saturday, this time against a taller fighter who ended up with a slight bruise on his face.

The 6-foot Michael Medina sustained a small bruise over his left eye due to his exchanges with Pacquiao at the Cooyesan Sports Complex in Baguio City.

"He was fast and strong,” said the Mexican Medina, who is helping Pacquiao prepare for his bout against a taller boxer from Mexico, Antonio Margarito.

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Pacquiao shows off speed vs sparmate Medina

After sparring with Manny Pacquiao for the first time, Michael Medina finally learned what others before him already knew.

"He's very fast," said the 24-year old Mexican, who sports a 24-2 record with 19 knockouts. "I've never sparred against a guy like Manny Pacquiao. I tried to pin him off the ropes but I couldn’t."

"He's the best I've ever sparred with."

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AIR PACQUIAO

In a practice session in his private boxing gym in Baguio City, Philippines this weekend in preparation for his November fight with Mexico's Antonio Margarito in Dallas, Texas, Representative Manny Pacquiao of Sarangani, Philippines show off his jumping prowess reaching the ceiling of the gym to highlight the strength in his legs to the serious observation of trainer Freddie Roach and conditioning trainer Alex Ariza.

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Robert Garcia Aims To Make it 3-0 Against Freddie Roach

Trainer Robert Garcia is confident that his fighter, Antonio Margarito, will make it 3-0 on November 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Margarito will face Manny Pacquiao, who is trained by Freddie Roach. The vacant WBC junior middleweight title will be on the line. Garcia has been in the opposite corner of a Roach trained fighter on two occasions. Botb times Garcia's figbter came out on top.

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Roach orders strict closed-door training

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Freddie Roach is putting on the clamps on this two-week-old training camp.

“I’m going to change things a little bit,” said Roach who vowed to shut down the Shape Up Gym here when Manny Pacquiao resumes his training today for his upcoming fight with Antonio Margarito.

Roach looked peeved Saturday when what was supposed to be a closed-door sparring session turned into a mini public workout, with so many people with really no business being there allowed in.

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Margarito Not Worried About Roach, Focused on Manny KO

After finishing a workout at his camp in Oxnard, California, former champion Antonio Margarito was asked for his thoughts on the recent comments that were made by Freddie Roach, trainer of Manny Pacquiao. Roach called Margarito a "dirty fighter." He said the Mexican boxer is likely going to use his head, elbows and other illegal tactics to win the fight. Roach is training Pacquiao to avoid these possible tactics.

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Roach Orders Sparring Mates To Be Rough With Pacquiao

According to a report in the Manila Bulletin, trainer Freddie Roach has ordered the sparring partners of Manny Pacquiao to be rough with the Filipino champion. Glen Tapia and Michael Medina have been told to come as close as possible to imitating the bxoing style of Antonio Margarito, who faces Pacquiao on November 13 at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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Looking Past Ahead of Pacquiao-Margarito: Who’s Next For The Winner?

Boxing is a very unpredictable sport, no matter how certain bookers and analysts are of the outcome of each and every boxing match. And the upcoming Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito WBC super welterweight beatdown is no different. Almost everybody is not giving Margarito much of a chance and they are justifiably right in doing so.

Pacquiao is on a steaming roll, dispatching larger opponents with ease since his ascent to the lightweight division. It has become increasingly hard (and foolish) to bet against the small but big-punching buzzsaw.

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Tapia: Mayweather and The Rest “Should Be Scared” of Pacquiao

There are desperate attempts by some boxing entities in the United States to cover up the truth that Floyd Mayweather is scared to death of being brutally knocked out and having his career traumatically destroyed by Manny Pacquiao.

But it’s okay, that truth will eventually be known by all. It’s just a matter of time before this massive fraud is exposed.

Aside from the fact that Floyd Mayweather and his so-called advisor Leonard Ellerbe are still hiding from the boxing world in their Las Vegas mousehole like a pair of frightened rodents, and refuse to come out and talk about Pacquiao or face any boxing questions, the latest evidence that Pacquiao has paralyzed the disgraceful American with fear came from Pacquiao’s sparring partner Glen Tapia.

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Pacquiao Watch: The bigger they are the harder they fall

Mexico’s Antonio Margarito is priding himself as the bigger and stronger man when he fights the Philippine’s lone champion boxer-legislator in November.

He is right. By far the tallest opponent that Manny Pacquiao has agreed to fight, Margarito could, by fight night, balloon into a full blown middleweight.

He will enjoy a reach advantage of at least seven inches because of his height and at least five pounds when he bulks up after the weigh in.

Pacquiao is no stranger to fighting men bigger than he is. In fact, he is making a living out of it.

The guys he beat - Marco Antonio Barrera, David Diaz, Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Angel Cotto and Joshua Clottey – were at least one weight division bigger than Manny’s natural fighting weight when he took the challenge of fighting them. Except for Clottey and Barrera in a rematch, all of them did not last the distance against the Filipino southpaw.

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Beyond Pacquiao vs. Margarito, big fights on the horizon for both

With the November showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito getting ever closer, many are postulating on how much the latter has to offer at this stage of his career. Coming from a recent suspension and only one fight removed from a knockout loss, many assume that Antonio Margarito is past his best and that he doesn't have anything to trouble the surging Pacquiao.

What many are forgetting though is that Margarito already has six losses on his record, three to journeymen from early on in his career, one each to Daniel Santos, Paul Williams, and Shane Mosley. So a loss to the fighter regarded by many as the best in the sport isn't going to damage his standing in the sport so long as he gives a good account of himself.

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'MANNY PACQUIAO COULDN'T KNOCK ME DOWN,' SAYS AMIR KHAN

AHEAD of his WBA light-welterweight title defence against Marcos Maidana, the biggest puncher he has faced since Bredis Prescott knocked him out in 2008, Amir Khan has hit out once and for all at the question-marks regarding his chin. Khan, who meets Maidana on December 11 in Las Vegas, insists any vulnerability in the past was caused by the struggle to make the 9st 9lbs lightweight limit and has some interesting evidence to support his claim.

“I’ve taken Manny Pacquiao’s hardest shot in sparring when he weighed 152lbs and he’s not put me down,” Khan bragged. “He caught me a lot of times with big shots and didn’t put me down. I’ve been hit by middleweights and never been put down in sparring. It was only when I was killing myself making weight. I make the weight easier now, I’m a lot stronger and I feel like I can stand in front of any shot.

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Pacquiao impressive in gym workout

MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao once again skipped his roadwork yesterday but was impressive in his first day of sparring at the Shape Up Gym where he did four rounds with Mexican Glen Tapia.

“It was a very good sparring. Freddie Roach was very happy and he had no complaints,” said Pacquiao’s adviser, Mike Koncz.

Pacquiao played basketball Wednesday evening and spent more time with the treadmill the morning after. While his handlers say it’s perfectly fine, experts believe going out on the road is still the best thing to do.

It’s the first time in training that Pacquiao has skipped roadwork quite often. Tuesday morning he also opted to stay in his hotel room after playing basketball the night before.

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Margarito extends a helping hand to Olympic hopefuls

Apart from being busy preparing with his trainer Robert Garcia in Oxnard, California for the most important fight of his life on November 13 against Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao, Antonio Margarito has also taken the role of being the benefactor to some young Olympic hopefuls' Olympic aspirations.

When Margarito heard about the struggles of the families of four Olympic aspirants to send them to the 2010 National PAL Boxing Championships in San Antonio, Texas, the "Tijuana Tornado" stepped in, and in an act of kindness, wrote a check to help cover the cost for the kids to pursue their Olympic boxing dreams. When asked why he did it Margarito said, "I've been there. I know what it's like to have a dream crushed because you have no money". The families tried to sell tamales, tortillas and bracelets to raise funds but their hard work produced less than $300.00, so Margarito's helping hand definitely goes a long way.

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Pacquiao sneaking in bombs to stun sparring mate, say handlers

MANILA, Philippines—His timing expectedly still needed some fine-tuning, but pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao could already find his spots and sneak in those bombs during his first sparring session with Glen Tapia in Baguio City on Thursday.

Pacquiao uncorked a left straight that landed squarely on the jaw of Tapia midway in the second round, jarring the promising light middleweight.

On his first day of sparring at his training camp in Baguio City, pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao went four rounds with undefeated 20-year-old light middleweight Tapia, a strong puncher who has a record of 7-0 with 5 knockouts.

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I’m Bigger, Stronger than Pacquiao

MANILA, Philippines — Antonio Margarito doesn’t worry about Manny Pacquiao.

“I am not really concerned about him as long as I train hard,” Margarito told the Bulletin in an interview on Thursday that was facilitated by Top Rank publicity ace Ricardo Jimenez.

Emerging from a four-round sparring session in Oxnard, California, Margarito stressed that he “is bigger and stronger” than Pacquiao and that on the night of Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, he will score a stunning knockout win.

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