By NICK GIONGCO, Manila Bulletin
NEW YORK — A former member of Team Pacquiao who now works for Joshua Clottey conceded Wednesday that Manny Pacquiao is invincible and “that the only guy who can beat Pacquiao is Pacquiao himself.”
Lenny De Jesus, who worked in Pacquiao’s corner as cutman for five fights from 2003 until 2005, however, said the Ghana banger can take a (good) shot.”
“If he (Pacquiao) does not catch us early, then we can make it a tough fight (for Pacquiao),” said De Jesus, who was on hand when Pacquiao and Clottey were presented by Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum during a press conference at Madison Square Garden to promote the fight set March 13 at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
De Jesus was in Pacquiao’s corner against Emmanuel Lucero, Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez, Fahsan 3K Battery and in the first fight with Erik Morales.
“I have always felt that Pacquiao is a special fighter and that he is a throwback from the old days when fighters were true fighters,” added De Jesus, who was brought into Pacquiao’s camp when Murad Muhammad was still calling the shots for the boxer regarded today as the best in the world pound-for-pound.
Meanwhile, Pacquiao was as busy as a bee all day after the press conference as he did a photo shoot for GQ magazine, granted an interview with CNN, signed 200 gloves and pictures before being whisked to a studio for another round of video and audio shoots this time to film promotional materials for HBO.
By the time he left New York for Los Angeles on a private plane with trainer Freddie Roach, adviser Mike Koncz, lawyer Franklin Gacal and training assistant Roger Fernandez, it was already 8:30 p.m.
Roach wants Pacquiao to start training camp Friday afternoon at the Wild Card in Hollywood.
Source: mb.com.ph
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