Freddie and Buboy felt that Pacquiao was becoming sluggish from the conditioning training and that he should discontinue it. I was of the opinion that Ariza's plyometrics and physical training was at least 50% of the reason that Pacquiao was so successful going up in weight and retaining his athletic skills, with the other 70% being Pacquiao's attributes and Freddie's training. Now, I'm not so sure. If Pacquiao continued the training with Ariza, would he have lost?
I think if Manny is doing something right, why mess with that? If it ain't broke, why try to fix it? I think it has more to do with the distractions than Ariza. Both Manny and Floyd still look spectacular, but I do admit they did seem to slow down abit, but it's a non factor. If Ariza thinks Manny could still be in better shape and many here have stated he didn't look as defined as in the past maybe it's because Ariza was right.
LOL atschatschatsch My bad, I meant 50% being Pacquiao's attributes and Freddie's training. But would the fight have been harder for Pacquaio if he continued Ariza's training? I guess we'll never know.
I did feel Pac looked a little sluggish against Clottey and Cotto. This Pacquiao was much more like the one we're used to seeing.
