EDITOR’S NOTE: Glen Tapia, an unbeaten junior middleweight prospect from Passaic, will detail his experiences each Wednesday while serving as Manny Pacquiao’s primary sparring partner in preparation for Pacquiao’s Nov. 13 fight against Antonio Margarito at Cowboys Stadium.
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — I did four rounds with Manny [on Tuesday]. It was good sparring.When you spar Manny, it’s not like sparring a lefty or a righty. It’s like sparring both. He’s got a different style. He just throws punches and he turns you quickly.
And to fight somebody who’s so intense, it’s great working with him. To fight somebody who puts that pressure on you and keeps that intensity on you the whole time, you just have to stay calm. You have to stay normal and put some pressure on him.
When I have done well, it is me being me, just throwing punches the way I throw punches; hitting him with combinations. With my speed and power and just mixing it up with my foot movement, I put pressure on him and just keep up the intensity the whole time. You want to move on him while you’re throwing punches.
When Manny does well with me, it’s him doing the same things I do to him. Not only does he throw a lot of punches, he turns you and just works and works and works. You’ve got to be ready.
We’re going to spar again Thursday. It’s just been getting more intense with every match. I’ve been getting better and better, too, getting ready for my fight [Oct. 30 in Atlantic City].
It’s like a slugfest in there.
Source: northjersey.com
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