I feel the constant trash talk and leaks coming from Pac-man's team is a sign of desperation and lack of confidence in their fighter. I noticed they purposely try to leak information about Pac's training...sparring partners getting hurt because of Manny's superhuman strength...etc. Cotto's team on the other refuses to entertain their nonsense...he continues training his ass off, and studying Manny's previous fights.
you have to understand that pac is a major superstar! his team gets interviewed almost everyday thats why you get infos/news about their camp. You think roach likes having a mic on his face everyday? it's not their fault... the media both in the us and the philippines like to get a piece of them every minute and every hour. :deal PAC is a boxing Superstar!!! get used to it!
interesting.. i see this the other way around, more like confidence and openness. While i view silence as confusion of still trying to figure out what to do, and worry that a plan might leak out when there isnt too many options to choose from.
Roach wants a brawling, crazy Cotto Philippine Daily Inquirer THERES A REASON why Freddie Roach has been baiting Miguel Cotto into a word war with taunting one-linersand it has nothing to do with disrespect. Cotto is a tough guy, a very strong guy, Roach said. I respect him. Rather, the renowned trainer wants the Puerto Rican champion mentally roughed up on fight night when Manny Pacquiao guns for his WBO welterweight belt on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. We want him to go crazy, Roach said. I want him to hate my guts. Ill get inside his head [whenever] I can. And thats just phase one of Roachs plan, which he got going by predicting Pacquiao would knock Cotto in one round. It isnt plain needling, though. Told that Cotto is studying to become a counterpuncher for the fight dubbed Firepower, Roach actually hopes to rock the 29-year-old champion early to lure him into a brawl. If he gets knocked down in the first round, hes gonna go crazy, Roach said. We want to throw him off. Hes gonna try to be a counterpuncher but if Manny hits him, hes gonna be back to his aggressive style and thats where were gonna hit him. Roach has studied Cottos fights in the past and knows his penchant for slow starts and he expects Pacquiao to set the pace early. We will not give him any momentum, Roach said. I think were going to have a window of opportunity to catch him cold so we have to put some pressure on him right away but we are going to do it in a scientific way. Manny is not [the] reckless fighter that he once was. Hes a lot stronger now. And part of that strength comes from the work the Filipino ring icon puts into training. Talking to ESPNs Dan Rafael, Top Rank chief Bob Arum, who is promoting the fight, praised the way Pacquiao works out in preparation for bouts. I know Cotto works hard, but in contrast to the other guy [Pacquiao], it looks like hes taking a vacation, Arum said. Pacquiao goes for, like, four or five hours. Its amazing. They train differently. Pacquiao is so work-intensive. Its like nothing Ive ever seen. When I was with Cotto, I saw him do 10 rounds one day and six rounds another day. He looked good. Hed do his two hours and be done. After two hours, Mannys just getting started. Im glad Manny pays Freddie a lot of money, because he earns it. Former lightweight champion and Pacquiao sparmate Jose Luis Castillo had the same thing to say in an interview with the LA Times Lance Pugmire. You have to have [guts] to get in the ring with [Pacquiao], hes very dedicated and is all about constant preparation. Its going to be a great fight. The more intelligent man will win, and Manny is very smart. http://sports.inquirer.net/professi...28-232791/Roach-wants-a-brawling-crazy--Cotto
This is just par for the course with a Manny pacquiao training camp. Go back and watch the first Marquez fight. At the start of the broadcast Jim lampley mentions that not since mike tyson has there been so many stories of sparing partners getting beat up and guys getting wreck. Its just part of his mystyc, the people around him and his countrymen and what not like to sensationalize everything about the guy. And so far they haven't had any reason not too. Plus whenever anyone looks good against him they just sensationalize that fighter too. Just look at the way they like Morales. Its not a bad way to approach things really.
