Here in South Africa – seemingly miles off the beaten boxing track that is leading Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto to their destiny in Las Vegas on November 14 – two local boxers who have fought these great warriors are offering different views on who will emerge victorious.
Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, who lost on a sixth-round TKO to Manny Pacquiao in 2001, and Lovemore Ndou, a points loser to Cotto in 2004, were present at a press conference on Tuesday ahead of a big tournament in Johannesburg this weekend.
Ledwaba, who has picked up some weight since hanging up his gloves after suffering a detached retina, is now working as a trainer in Bloemfontein – which means many weekend trips to visit his family at home in Johannesburg.
“Hands of Stone” Ledwaba, one of South Africa’s finest boxers of the past decade or so, is tipping Pacquiao to win, although he reckons it will be a tough encounter that is likely to go the distance.
“Manny’s in his prime, but he’s fighting a really tough guy. Manny doesn’t like fighting a boxer who likes attacking the body, and Cotto is good at that. I’d still say Manny will win, but he must stay on the outside. He can’t afford Cotto to get inside.”
But Ndou, who fought out of Australia for years although he’s now training in east Johannesburg with Harold Volbrecht (a welterweight contender in the 1980s), reckons Cotto will have the advantage. “I fought Cotto – he’s a strong, smart fighter. I don’t think it will be easy, but if I had to bet, I’d put my money on Cotto.”
Ndou, also a former sparring partner of Floyd Mayweather, said he had no doubt who would win if Pacman and “Money” ever got it on. “Mayweather will win with one hand behind his back.”
Ndou, the IBO welterweight champion, is scheduled to defend against Matthew Hatton, Ricky’s brother, on November 13, and he’s confident of keeping his belt. “He’s living off his brother’s name. He’s like a donkey in a horse race. You can feed him carrots and make him think he’s a race horse, but I’ll show that he’s just a donkey.”
martes, 27 de octubre de 2009, Raúl Álzaga / Enviado especial, Primera Hora
Dicen que la primera impresión es la que vale.
Y juzgando por la demostración de Manny Pacquiao durante su primer entrenamiento para las cámaras en la ciudad de Los Ángeles, no es casualidad que al púgil filipino se le considere el mejor boxeador libra por libra del mundo y favorito para imponerse en la reyerta contra el boricua Miguel Cotto el próximo 14 de noviembre.
Sin embargo, su velocidad en los puños contrastó con la cautela que presentó a la hora de hablar del campeón boricua, a quien catalogó como uno de los más fuertes oponentes a los que se haya enfrentado.
“Ésta es la pelea más dura de mi carrera y no pienso desaprovechar esta oportunidad”, sostuvo Pacquiao, quien arribó el domingo en la noche a Los Ángeles procedente de su natal Filipinas y, a pesar del jetlag por el cambio de horario , no dio tregua en su entrenamiento intenso de tres horas.
“He tomado esta pelea con la seriedad que merece, sin dejarme llevar por comentarios. Muchos dicen que los golpes de (Antonio) Margarito y (Joshua) Clottey le van a afectar, pero yo no dependo de eso. Cotto sigue siendo un peleador bien fuerte, más grande que yo, que pelea inteligente y para nada lo he subestimado”.
Para ello, Pacquiao se ha preparado físicamente como siempre lo hace, pero esta vez con mayor énfasis en el uso de filmes y en horas de estudio.
“La intensidad sigue siendo la misma. Quizás lo que ha cambiado un poco es el tipo de estrategia de entrenamiento, pues hay que ajustarse al estilo particular de pelea de Cotto. Hay que aplicar ciertas técnicas. He dedicado muchas horas de estudio junto con Freddie, para identificar sus debilidades y fortalezas y buscar sus puntos claves”.
Pero además, durante su sesión de entrenamiento del lunes, dejó boquiabiertos a los presentes en el gimnasio Wild Card Gym de Hollywood, California, con su velocidad y su condición física y técnica. Pacquiao trabajó mucho en no quedarse pillado en las esquinas o en las sogas, desplazándose lateralmente con velocidad y contraatacando con múltiples combinaciones en caso de que eso sucediera. También se le vio esquivando bien el gancho de izquierda y evitando posibles cabezazos.
“Estamos listos para lo que traiga. Lo hemos estudiado muy bien”, afirmó Pacquiao.
Sin embargo, a pesar de la confianza que siente el filipino, descartó hacer pronósticos de nocaut como ha asegurado Roach.
“Lo mío es pararme en el cuadrilátero, boxear y hacer mi mejor pelea posible. No voy en busca de un nocaut. Pero si llega, bienvenido”, manifestó el ídolo filipino.
“ Mi labor es presionar y si sucede sería grandioso”, agregó Pacquiao.
October 27, NY Boxing Examiner, Michael Marley, Examiner.com
Fair is fair so, since I wrote What Happens If Manny Pacquiao Loses, I had to take a similar look at the fate of Boricua Banger Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto should he falter Nov. 14.
So here goes…
An archipelago of 97 million celebrates while the island nation of Puerto Rico has a very minor, very temporary funk…
When he gets done with the bean counters and wading through all the cash, Bob Arum assures Cotto that he has plans, big plans, for him. Those plans start with the revenge rematch, which goes on automatic pilot, against Antonio Margocheato… READ MORE
Freddie Roach has said Manny Pacquiao's second-round knockout of Ricky Hatton was "the best night of my life".
Manchester hero Hatton was taught a harsh boxing lesson by Pacquiao in May when the Filipino superstar delivered on trainer Roach's prediction of victory inside three rounds.
The pair have teamed up again ahead of Pacquiao's eagerly-anticipated showdown with Miguel Cotto on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
P4P king Pacquiao put Hatton down twice before ending the contest in round three and the manner of his demolition job still raises a smile with Roach, who told HBO's Pacquiao/Cotto 24/7: "Hatton, and I hate to say this about a world champion, he wasn't that good.
"The Hatton night, I was really satisfied, I was happy my prediction came true, and to see it work was the best night of my life."
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(This article is originally posted at clubcall.com)
Joe Santiago looks like a guy who might sell you insurance or do your taxes or fix your car.
There are no serious scars on his face or wrinkles under his eyes, and he doesn’t have one of those crooked, telltale noses that says he’s been in a few ring wars. His fingers are all pretty straight, and if you passed him on the street, you wouldn’t look at him twice.
He looks young and educated, someone you might meet at a stockholders meeting.
So how did this guy become head trainer of one of the best fighters in the world? Aren’t trainers suppose to look like Mick from the Rocky movies? You know, the gravelly voice, the cauliflower ear, maybe a stogie stuck in the corner of his mouth. A real trainer should be older than dirt and he should wear tired shoes and a watch cap. He should be someone who could tell you how he almost won the middleweight title back in 1959, but he got cut in the 13th round when he was fighting Kid Savage at The Garden, but damn, he was so close. If they just could have stopped the cut from bleeding.
#1. Manny Pacquiao. The pound for pound has been dominating opponents in the ring, including his spectacular one punch knockout of Ricky Hatton earlier in the year.
#2. Miguel Cotto. A consensus top 10 fighter, Cotto is one controversy away from being undefeated and in the prime of his career.
#3. Speed. Both men possess it in abundance. Pacquiao should beat Cotto to the punch but not by much.
#4. Power. Both men possess it though neither will likely end this fight with one punch. Cotto could knock the aggression out of Pacquiao if he catches him square early in the contest.
#5. Defense. When Cotto has been hurt his back has been against the ropes; a mistake he won’t repeat. Much has been made about Pacquiao’s defensive growth under the tutelage of Freddie Roach.
#6. Heart. If either man’s has been questioned it shouldn’t have been. Cotto erased any doubts in his war against Joshua Clottey.
#7. Aggression. When Pacquiao is overly aggressive he leaves himself open to be countered. Cotto is most dangerous when coming forward.
#8. Size. Cotto is a natural welterweight who had to weaken himself to get down to 140 lbs. Pacquiao is a natural lightweight whose self-described best weight is 140 lbs.
#9. Stance. This match has the makings of a righty-lefty classic.
#10. Strategy. Roach proved masterful against De La Hoya (lead left hands) and Hatton. Roach said Hatton would be susceptible to the right hook – and he was.
#11. Strategy 2. Joe Santiago is the lead trainer for just the second time in Cotto’s career. Fighters fight, but the corner can be invaluable both before and during a fight.
#12. Venue. Pacquiao is a Las Vegas regular, having fought 7 of his last 10 bouts in the city that never sleeps. Cotto on the other hand is an East Coast regular and may still have nightmares from his last trip to the MGM Grand.
#13. Philippines. Manny carries the weight of his storm weary countrymen on his shoulders. A loss could be devastating to a nation in need of hope.
#14. Puerto Rico. An island with a long history of boxing greats, Cotto fights for pride and immortality.
#15. Catch weight. Will Cotto pull a Mayweather and disregard the contract he signed? Don’t bet on it. Cotto doesn’t need gimmicks and should make 145 lbs. comfortably.
#16. Training camp. What impact have the typhoons had on Pacquiao, both physically and emotionally?
#17. Distractions. Cotto doesn’t have any with camp in Florida and Uncle Evangelista in Puerto Rico.
#18. Joe Chavez. Cotto bled profusely during the Antonio Margarito fight and was cut early from a head butt with Clottey. Cut man Joe Chavez may be called upon to keep Cotto in the fight.
#19. Fan base . Pacquiao packs Las Vegas with flag waiving, ear busting, proud Filipinos. How well will Cotto’s loyal following travel west?
#20. Bob Arum. Both men are Top Rank superstars but Pacquiao is clearly the company’s gravy train. What will Arum do and say should Cotto derail his money maker?
ANOTHER Filipino youngster will have a shot at greatness as 19-year-old undefeated Jhonreil Casimiro will take on Columbian Cesar Canchilla for the interim World Boxing Organization junior flyweight belt on Dec. 12.
SGG first gave 19-year-old Marvin Sonsona a shot at a world title and he won against Jose Lopez. Now, SGG is giving another young boxer the same chance.
The only thing hindering Casimiro’s path to greatness is Canchilla, who used to hold the interim World Boxing Association light flyweight belt.
Canchilla gave world champion Giovanni Segura the first blotch of his record with a 12-round unanimous decision in their first fight last year.
Canchilla was later dethroned from his WBA title after Segura stopped him in the fourth round of their rematch last March.
“He (Casimiro) is a mature fighter. I’m confident that he is ready for a world championship fight,” Gello-ani told Sun.Star Cebu in an interview yesterday.
Although Canchilla has an impressive record of 28 wins and two losses with 22 knockouts, Gello-ani is confident his ward will pull off an upset just like what Sonsona did to Lopez last month.
“Casimiro is hungry for a world title. He has the power and the skills to win. Although Canchilla is a former world champion, I’m expecting for an upset,” said Gello-ani.
The Mandaue-based boxer Casimiro is undefeated with 13 wins and seven knockouts.
Just like Sonsona, his world title shot is his first fight outside the Philippines.
Casimiro is ranked No.4 in the WBO while Canchilla is rated second. The winner of the bout will have a chance to fight undefeated WBO junior flyweight titleholder Ivan Calderon.
MANILA, Philippines - Start fast and finish strong.
As simple as that, Freddie Roach laid out part of the gameplan when Manny Pacquiao shoots for the WBO welterweight crown against reigning champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico on Nov. 14.
“We need to be fast and aggressive at the start,” said Roach, noting that Cotto, being a slow starter, may be thrown off track if Pacquiao jumps on him right on the opening bell at the MGM Grand.
“Miguel is a slow starter. We must not give him the momentum because he gets stronger,” added Roach.
After five weeks of training in three separate gyms in the Philippines, Pacquiao arrived in Los Angeles Saturday evening, took a rest the following day, and should be at the Wild Card Gym today.
It will be two weeks of intense workout in Roach’s Hollywood sweatshop, where the number of sparring rounds will get to as high as 12 before they start tapering off heading to the final week before the fight.
Roach, who’s been working in and out of the ring making sure he prepares the right plan against Cotto, said he’d love to see Pacquiao jumping on the younger, bigger and stronger Puerto Rican.
Based on his previous fights, the hottest trainer in boxing today said Cotto is most vulnerable in the early going, and against Zab Juddah the 27-year-old champion was in trouble midway through the first round.
Juddah is not Pacquiao, and Roach believes that if caught early, Cotto may find himself in bigger trouble against the heavy-handed Filipino pound-for-pound champion.
Before training camp started last Sept. 21, Roach said the coming fight might last the distance, but after a couple of weeks at the gym in Baguio City he said they’re going to get Cotto “in the early rounds.”
A few days ago, Internet stories came out saying Roach is even looking at a first-round stoppage. However, he said he was just “playing round” when he said that.
“The thing is I feel that if we go after him and pressure him right away we can get him out of there. If you see his tapes, he’s been hurt in the first round at least seven times he’s been down a couple of fights,” Roach was quoted as saying.
But Cotto refused to be cowed, saying he’s “never seen a boxer win fights with the talking of his trainer.”
Joe Santiago, the man in charge of Cotto’s training, said on Nov. 14 they will pull off “the greatest upset of the year.”
Roach believes that’s not going to happen if Pacquiao does what he likes doing – start fast and finish strong. - By Abac Cordero (Philstar News Service, http://www.philstar.com/)
LA stars of the future train at the famed Wildcard Gym
It's just after seven in the morning and four young fighters from Scotland are halfway through yet another lung-bursting hill run through Runyon Canyon in Hollywood, California.
They've been in LA just over a week by now, but already they've put in some punishing road work and sparred with some of the best fighters in the world at Freddie Roach's famed Wildcard Gym.
Leading the pack is Gary McMillan, a welterweight with a pro record of nine wins, one defeat and one draw.
His next contest is an all-Edinburgh match-up against Gary Young for the Scottish welterweight title next month. This is his second visit to Hollywood. On his first visit last year he sparred with Manny Pacquiao. READ MORE
So you are a Manny Pacquiao fan and you are 100% certain he is not just going to beat Miguel Cotto, but he is going to absolutely crush him! Well, Manny Pacquiao fans, I've got news for you. You are not just wrong, you are dead wrong! I realize that Manny Pacquiao is one of the most popular fighters on the planet, but after having spoken with plenty of his fans, I have realized that so many of you are Manny Pacquiao fans, but not fans of boxing. You only watch one fighter and only know what you read and believe what you want to believe.
However, before I start getting to the point of why I believe Cotto will win this fight let me give you a small run down of the Pacman's career. He was already a star in the Philippines before he ever stepped on U.S. soil, and when he came to America to challenge for Lehlonolo Ledwabas' IBF super bantamweight title, he was unknown to most North American fight fans.
Pacquiao took the fight on two weeks notice and surprised nearly everyone in attendance when he stopped Ledwaba in the 6th round. The only faces that did not seem surprised or shocked were those of Manny Pacquiao and his trainer, Freddie Roach. READ MORE
Six-time world champion pound-for-pound king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao worked out Monday with chief trainer Freddie Roach at the Wildcard Boxing Club in Hollywood during his first day training since arriving in the United States on Saturday. Pacquiao is preparing for his upcoming “FIREPOWER” welterweight championship fight against three-time world champion and the pride of Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto. Pacquiao vs Cotto is promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, Cotto Promotions, MGM Grand and Tecate, and will take place November 14 at the sold out MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It will also be available on pay per view.
It would be the typical celebrity divorce. Call it divorce Hollywood style.
And it could happen.
This could be Coach Freddie Roach’s last ride on the back of Manny Pacquiao.
Factors and forces are at work here and their strong chemistry, the seemingly impenetrable and unbreakable bond between them, is straining a bit. Forces beyond the control of either the Magnificent Tutor and the Gifted Pupil could put their relationship irretrievably into the breakdown lane.
Is there a single moment when a strong marriage veers towards a wall of collision and rescission? Is there a breaking point for every marriage or do things often unravel slowly and does all the goodwill drip, drip, drip away like a leaky faucet?
Look, I‘m not basing this, Paclanders, on any snippet from HBO’s mini soap opera 24/7, I am basing my speculation, and that is all it is…no more and no less…on a lifetime spent around fighters, managers, promoters and trainers.
My personal conclusion is that Pacman would be a big donkey to split with Roach but Manny may believe that he has the right to act like a stubborn mule and that his awesome ring talent overrides everything else. He may no longer believe that Roach has the keys to the kingdom of Pacland.
The Seven Reasons Why Professor Roach’s Tenure May Be Ending:
1. Agent 008, Michael Koncz: His allegiance uber alles is to Top Rank and to Bob Arum. When Pacman signed with Golden Boy, Koncz was a lonely soldier crying in the wildness. The mess got squared away by lawyers but an ancient elephant named Bob Arum never forgets. In Manny’s view and in reality, he gives Koncz orders while Freddie gives him orders.
2. Roach’s Pay Rate, Astronomical Or Reasonable: Freddie can’t expect the standard trainer’s 10 percent anymore because of the magnitude of Manny’s purses. The trainer took a 10 percent hit on this bout, will he want to give back that or more going forward? Doesn't that set a bad precedent in terms of Roach's next superstar client(s)?
3. Team Arum: Uncle Bob sends his plays into the Pacman huddle through longtime matchmaker Bruce Trampler. When “Southland” says jump, Koncz leaps over tall barbed wire fences. Trampler takes his marching orders from the man who signs his paychecks.
4. Familiarity Breeds Contempt: Larry Holmes got sick and tired of Richie Giachetti…and vice versa. If Larry said he thought it would be a good idea to dump the volatile trainer, Don King would say, “Brilliant move, Larry, brilliant.” Remember, the promoter must always, as King liked to say, “go where the wild goose goes.” Manny is the wild goose and Roach could become the loose goose.
5. Contract With Cotto: Manny’s rival may be guaranteed half the guarantee that Pacman is getting but Miguel’s expenses are lower, much lower. He’s surrounded himself with boyhood chums, all along for the ride. His no name trainer’s name is Jose Santiago. I bet he’s taking a very small fee. Don’t think that some around Manny are not calling his attention to the contrast in expenses.
6. Manny Trains Himself Now: Many top level fighters come to see their trainer as themselves. We can all agree that the teaching portion is over for Roach and Manny. Now it’s more nagging and kvetching and insistence on dutiful conditioning. The I Don’t Need Roach Anymore syndrome might be the biggest factor and, given Pacman’s humongous ego, it could convince him to give the heretofore esteemed trainer the heave ho.
7. Disagreement Going Public: Every soul in Pacland knows that Coach Roach was emphatically against training in Baguio, that he wanted Mexico with less distractions. Similarly, every soul in Pacland knows Freddie did not want Jose Luis Castillo as a sparring partner. But Baguio worked out, despite the weather, and Castill proved useful. Roach enemies may keep calling Pacman’s attention to these facts and question why the fighter is forking over $1 million to a guy who airs his gripes in public.
PHILIPPINE NEWS SERVICE -- BEING the underdog in his Nov. 14 title fight against Manny Pacquiao is not a big deal as far as Miguel Cotto is concerned.
For the Puerto Rican and his head trainer Joe Santiago, not installed as the favorite despite him being the reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion could even work wonders.
“Miguel is driven by the people saying Pacquiao will beat him,” said Santiago. “It’s extra motivation and he is coming with fire because people are saying he can’t win.”
Three weeks before the highly-talked about much between two of the world’s best fighters today, Pacquiao remains a 2-1 favorite to bust up Cotto.
The 28-year old reigning champion was in a similar boat when he met Carlos Quintana in 2006 for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title.
The fight ended in a technical knockout in favor of Cotto. READ MORE
The next time somebody says that it’s a small world please ignore him. Take it from me, having just done a whirlwind tour to the Philippines, then to New York, followed by a trip to Tampa, it’s still a very big world.
I recently visited the training camps of both pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao in the Philippines, and WBO titleholder champion Miguel Cotto in Florida. Since my first visit was to Baguio in the northern part of Luzon, where Manny is training, I will tell you about my impressions of Manny’s preparations in this article. In my next column, I’ll do the same about Miguel’s training base in Tampa.
To get to Baguio, one must first fly to Manila, the country’s capital. Philippine Airlines has a regular daily flight direct to Manila that includes a one-hour stop in Vancouver, Canada. Its rates are reasonable and the service is excellent.
The plane arrives in Manila at approximately 5 a.m., and the drive to Baguio takes four to five hours, depending on traffic. Only part of the drive is on a regular highway, after which the road continues through one small town after another with traffic moving very slowly. About one hour before arriving in Baguio, the scenery becomes spectacular. Green mountains and valley vistas highlight beautiful scenic views of the China Sea.
Baguio itself is a mountain town 5,000 feet above sea level. It was built by the United States after taking control of the Philippines from Spain after the Spanish American War. Our government constructed Camp John Hay, a beautiful recreational area with huge pine trees, a great golf course and other amenities. It served as a rest and recreation area for U.S. servicemen in Asia until 1990, when it was transferred to the Filipino government.
Camp John Hay now houses the Manor, a luxury hotel constructed entirely from Canadian logs. This is a very popular summer vacation resort for the Manila elite. Freddie Roach, Manny’s trainer and Alex Ariza, his conditioning guru, were both ensconced at the Manor when I arrived.
Pacquiao, on the other hand, chose to stay in a hotel in town which housed the gym in which he was training. If Freddie’s hotel rated five stars, which it does, Manny’s hotel was so awful it would not even get one star. If there was a minus category, it would rate a minus five. But there is no accounting for taste. Manny was happy as a clam at his hotel and refused constant requests to move to the more luxurious Manor Hotel where the rest of us stayed.
The gym that Manny trained in was not much different from the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California, so I could see right away why Manny and Freddie felt so comfortable training there. The residents of Baguio respected the rules with regards to private workouts, enabling Manny to train in relative solitude. On the other hand, the morning runs were quite different. Manny would start at five in the morning and soon, hundreds of runners would materialize out of the darkness and run with Manny up and down the hills and roads. It was quite a scene.
Manny’s workout at the gym can only be described as awesome. In more than 40 years as a boxing promoter, working with Hall of Fame fighters like Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler, and Roberto Duran, I’ve never anything like it. His training sessions go on for about four hours without a break. After the usual warming-up exercises, Manny boxes most days with two or more sparring partners, then hits the mitts with Freddie for at least 10 more rounds.
This display of energy and stamina exhausts anyone watching, Manny doesn’t stop. He skips rope and works the heavy and light bags continuously for more than an hour. Only then does Manny finally stand still, which allows his Filipino trainer Buboy Fernandez to pound his midsection with a bamboo pole for about twenty more minutes. The brutal workout finally concludes more than four hours after it starts.
In the sparring sessions, Manny trots out his entire arsenal of tactics and weapons. I was amazed once again to see him attack from one side and then the other. When his sparring mate reacts, Manny’s no longer there but is either right in front of his opponent or on the other side entirely. This unique tactic of disappearing in plain sight is the “Siegfried and Roy” weapon in Manny’s arsenal.
The shear athleticism that Manny brings to his workouts reminds me of the great martial artist Bruce Lee. The more one reflects on Manny and his ring performances, the clearer it becomes that he is the Bruce Lee of boxing. This athletic style is unique in boxing to Manny. In more than four decades of promoting fights, I have never seen anyone like Manny Pacquiao and his Bruce Lee style of boxing.
The mitt sessions with Freddie were also revealing. While Manny hits the mitts Freddie coaches him in moves he will undoubtedly use when he faces Cotto. It is fascinating to watch the teacher and pupil converse while Manny pounds on Freddie’s leather pads.
Three years ago, the mitt session would have consisted of Freddie giving instruction to Manny. Over time Manny the pupil, having learned so much from Freddie, takes an active and important part in the dialogue which sets out the plan Manny will use in fight night against Cotto. Watching the two of them interact now is like being at a boxing ballet, so well attuned are they to each other.
After three days in Baguio I headed down to Manila to catch my plane home. It left at 5 p.m. Sunday and arrived in Las Vegas at about 6 p.m. Sunday. Somewhere, somehow, I picked up a day which seems only fair since I lost one when I flew to the Philippines.
I also came away with the impression that Manny is getting better, improving all the time. Bottom line, Manny is getting into great shape as he prepares to give us another Pacquiao-Bruce Lee type of performance. He knows that in Cotto he faces his toughest foe ever, a real tough, determined opponent.
In my next column I will discuss Cotto’s training and just what he is doing to counteract the typhoon that is Manny Pacquiao.
