Manny Pacquiao rocks Times Square – Boxing News
Filipino fight sensation Manny Pacquiao went for a workout with Hall of Famer trainer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California. The workout was broadcasted live on a seven story screen in Times Square, New York.
The workout session was produced by Top Rank in association with MLBAM. It lasted for an hour, showing Pacquiao working hard and fast against Roach. The workout session was a promotional event for Pacquiao’s fourth fight against arch rival Juan Manuel Marquez.
The former WBO welterweight titlist will face Marquez for the fourth time, having won two fights out of three while the first one went into a tie.
Pacquiao has already promised fans that he would end Marquez with a knockout
“I know that I have to be intelligent, fast and strong to beat him. But as we have seen in the first three fights, it is not just up to me to win the fights. It is up to three judges who score the fights. There is no doubt in my mind that I won all three
previous fights with my skills and smarts in the ring but the judges have denied me that victory,” said Marquez, who believes it is about time to put an end to the rivalry.
Not just Marquez, even Pacquiao is well aware of the fact that this fight will be a tougher one than ever before. Pacquiao knows he has to win the fight by hook or crook, since he is coming off a controversial loss to Timothy Bradley.
Pacquiao and Marquez fought for the third time last year. Pacquiao won the showdown via split decision but most analysts and fans believed Marquez had outboxed Pacquiao. It was the first time the Pacman had the hear crowd’s boos in the arena.
For now, Pacquiao has promised fans and his mentor Roach that he would knock out Marquez by being speedier and more aggressive than ever. According to Pacquiao, the only way to put a definite end to the rivalry is by stopping Marquez instead of relying on
the judges. Pacquiao knows it is time for him to score a dominant win and not a split decision win again.
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