MANNY PACQUIAO ASKED TO ASSESS MIGUEL COTTO: "He is a big guy, he is a strong guy, he is a champion...he is a good fighter and (a good opponent for me) for this fight."
PACMAN ON ROACH'S KO 1 VICTORY PREDICTION: "That is a prediction by my coach. I just want to focus on the fight. If KO comes,. it comes."
ROACH ON CRITICS KNOCKING COTTO IF HE LOSES: "Of course you will...no one likes to give credit where it is due. I feel I have the greatest fighter in boxing in boxing today now but that is the way the world is. He's proved in his last few fights and he will prove that again against Miguel Cotto."
ON THE 'THAI STICK' THAT BUBOY FERNANDEZ WHACKS PACMAN ON THE SHINS WITH (Roach speaking on training technique): "We use it during situps, Manny gets whacked with it on the shins. We've been using it for five years and Manny likes it. It's not like getting hit with a baseball bat. I don't know if I buy it 100 percent. It deadens the pain on the shins. If someone hits me with a stick...it better be a big one."
ROACH ON MANNY'S RELIEF EFFORTS AS TO TYPHOONS: "It left him mentally drained and very sad, naturally. But, once we got in the gym,. he put it aside. Manny is able to put that side of real life aside when he gets into the gym."
ROACH ON SAYING MANNY IS 98 PERCENT BETTER THAN HE WAS WHEN THEY BEGAN WORKING TOGETHER: "I would still say that and he is still today improving. He is always learning and always striving to learn...all the time...We study the habits of the opponents, the good and bad habits and then we come up with a game plan and we stick to it."
BOB ARUM ON A POSSIBLE PACMAN FOE FOR MARCH 13: "We're not going to discuss that until Nov. 15. There is plenty of time for that and plenty of time to pick someone out, to see who is available and see what the lay of the land is. To do so now, with this tough, tough fight head, is just counterproductive."
Source: International media conference call of Oct. 28, 2009.
(This article is originally posted at examiner.com)
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