MANILA, Philippines -- The “old Pacquiao” just has to resurrect himself to defeat Mexico's Antonio Margarito.
Boxing promoter Bob Arum assured this as 7-division world champion Manny Pacquiao trained in an open-media invitation Monday afternoon.
“The old Pacquiao would have no problem beating Antonio Margarito. He still has time to bring the old Pacquiao back when he is in LA,” he said in a report posted on Philboxing.com.
Arum is the founder and CEO of Top Rank Inc., which handles the promotion of Pacquiao's fights.Arum, who arrived in the country Saturday morning to watch Pacquaio’s training that same afternoon, added that he himself doesn’t “interfere with where the fighter wants to train.”
He, however, stated that the Filipino boxing icon’s performance during Saturday's sparring session was “satisfactory.”
Amidst super typhoon Juan (International name Megi) hitting the northern parts of the country Monday, the Filipino champion went under a rigorous training in preparation for his World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight bout against Margarito at the Cowboys Stadium in Texas, on November 13.
Pacquiao worked under the supervision of trainer Freddie Roach, conditioning coach Alex Ariza and assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez.
The Filipino champ is reportedly scheduled to fly to the US on October 23. There, he will continue his training until his bout in Texas.
Defying gravity
Earlier, Arum warned Pacquiao that the Tijuana’s Tornado might be a threat, posing “very, very unique dangers,” to the Fighter of the Decade.
"He better step up his training because this guy (Margarito) poses very, very unique dangers," the Top Rank CEO affirmed.
"(Margarito) is in the best shape I have ever seen. He would be a big danger for any welterweight in the world,” he added.
Although, this doesn’t have to hamper Pacquiao, who will be at his heaviest of 151 pounds against Margarito, Arum also said earlier.
"Pacquiao is something special. No matter how big they are, Manny Pacquiao can handle them," Arum said.
Pacquiao, who started his training since last month, concentrated on regaining his old speed which he claimed to have lost after focusing on adding power. -- With reports from Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News, and Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com
Source: abs-cbnnews.com
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