Manny Pacquiao is down to 149 lb

MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao is down to 149 lb and in his morning workout yesterday sported a body that should be good enough to withstand anything Miguel Cotto could offer on Nov. 14.
“I’ve never seen him in better shape,” said conditioning coach Alex Ariza as Pacquiao, shirt off, was sprinting across the Rizal Memorial Stadium grounds, racing with his pet Terrier.
Pacquiao woke up a little late than usual and tipped the scales inside his hotel suite at 149 lb, just four pounds over the catchweight limit of 145 for his WBO welterweight title fight with Cotto.
Mediamen, including an HBO crew that crossed the Pacific to get a 24/7 glimpse of the Pinoy icon, had gathered at the parking lot outside the stadium as early as 6 a.m.
Pacquiao spent 20 minutes around the rubber-surfaced track with his sparring partner Urbano Antillon, the upcoming Rodolfo Sumabong of Cebu and “Pacman,” the three-year-old Jack Russell Terrier.
Pacquiao had to be restrained by his assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez from running another lap because chief trainer Freddie Roach, who was not around, had wanted no more than 20 minutes.
“That’s the problem with Manny. Once he breaks that sweat, he just won’t stop. He’s like that little thing that you turn on and it gets going and going and going – very difficult to stop him,” said Ariza.
Pacquiao then did his abdominal exercises as he lay on a mat and was shielded from heat of the sun by a towel held across by seconds, ex-world champ Dodie Boy Peñalosa and Jojo Sta. Terera.
He declared himself fit and ready for battle.
“So far, so good. I’m happy with my training,” said Pacquiao, even if he had to leave Baguio City in a huff before midnight of Sunday for fear that a new super typhoon might catch up with them up there.
“I’m faster that Cotto so I will use that speed the proper way,” said the 30-year-old champ, who had a brief rest back in his hotel before proceeding to the Gerry Peñalosa Gym in Mandaluyong for sparring.
Pacquiao is in his final days of workout in the Philippines, and by Saturday he would have done five weeks, and in the evening will push for Los Angeles where he’ll train two more weeks at the Wild Card Gym.
Ariza said the change of training venue will not stop Pacquiao from working hard.
“It doesn’t make a lot of difference to him. No difference. We don’t skip a beat here. Training is training. A few more days here then we take off and pick up from where we left off in LA,” he said.
In Baguio, the rains kept Pacquiao out of the road for a couple of days, but Ariza said that in a way it worked to their favor.
“Personally it did us some good because he got to rest a little bit more. On the day he skipped the run he sparred much better. Yesterday he did 15 rounds (with the mitts) and he wasn’t even breathing.
“He’s down to 149 but I want him to load up (with protein shakes) because I want him at around 151 by the time we leave for LA. He’s in the best shape I’ve ever seen him,” Ariza said.
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Pacman wins over Cotto

Pacquiao will soften Cotto in 3rd round just like what he did to Ricky.
Although Cotto is Cotto,Ricky is Ricky.With the hand-speed the agility of Pacman, Cotto will just like Oscar Dela Hoya, standing and waiting the punch of pacman.Eventhough Pacman is a road show with the good descipline and determination pacman can adjust easily.

Cotto should train ahead for he knows what is the capability of his opponents.Pacman fights and defeated mexican legends,and now to obtain his 7 wins to be in the history of boxing he will surely knock-out Cotto.

It's a battle between boxing history of who can stop pacquaio or will the 7 straight wins will swept in boxing history.

But you cannot determine fate, who knows cotto could deliver a good punch that will knockout pacman.

since im a pacman fans, that 1% could not happen...


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Cotto-Pacquiao – How Many Advantages Does Pac-Man Want?

By Liam Santiago: I was utterly disgusted to hear the happenings between WBO welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao and the WBO this week. Miguel Cotto seems to be being treated like trash. Even though Pacquiao demanded that the fight not be at the usual 147 pound limit, but at 145 instead, he still wants to fight for Cotto’s WBO welterweight title.
That two pounds that Cotto will have to drain could have a big affect. Please don’t tell me two pounds makes no difference; it does. So, if he wants to fight for the welterweight title, why doesn’t he fight in the proper welterweight limits?

Pacquiao demanded that the bout be at 145 rather than 147 before the fight was confirmed. But what he did not mention was that he wanted the title on the line. Does he want the vacant heavyweight title on the line too? He’s not fighting at heavyweight but, hey, it’s Pacquiao and he want’s a 7th belt. Does he want the vacant straw weight belt on the line? Neither are straw weights but I am sure if Pacquiao asked someone nicely they would sanction the idea. Roach and Pacquiao want Cotto’s title as it will be his 7th in as many divisions, even if he is refusing to meet the weight limits for that division. Cotto just seems to be bombarded with disadvantage after disadvantage. Here’s an idea, lets let Pacquiao have a four round head start ; because he wants that 7th belt. And, while where at it, lets give Pacquiao an unfair advantage by adding substance to his wraps like Margarito did to beat Cotto.

The WBO have stated that Cotto must put this title on the line against Pac-Man. So, instantly the Puerto Rican icon said he would vacate the belt as he was utterly disgusted with the rules and the advantages on the Filipino’s behalf. The WBO went on to state that even if he was to vacate, the belt would be on the line as vacant anyway.

However, this is not the first time Pacquiao has used catch weights or other unfair rulings to win bouts. He also set a catch weight to drain Mexican legend, Oscar De La Hoya. Oscar came into the fight without an ounce of energy and he could simply only stand there and absorb Pac-Man’s shots. If the De La Hoya we used to know met Pacquiao I could see him knocking the Filipino out early on, which has happened in the past, in fact, Pacquiao has lost on three occasions and drawn twice.

After De La Hoya, Hatton was next. Now, firstly, we can’t take a thing from this result. Hatton lost as he was unprepared and destroyed mentally by poet/trainer, Floyd Mayweather Snr. As I have said in the past Ricky might as well have had Barry Chuckle in his corner and used his brother Paul as a sparring partner. That wasn’t Hatton that turned up in Vegas, he was way past his peak and if Pacquiao had the decency or the bravery to have it again, I see Hatton winning easy. And, unfortunately, Cotto looks to be next on the draining board.

However, even if Cotto is dead a the weight, I still don’t give Pacquiao a chance. The Puerto Rican star is an amazing boxer with talent that is out of this world. He will bully Pacquiao and to be honest, I fear for the little Filipino. If the fight goes the distance, however, the judges are likely to be favoring Pacquiao. So, if he does somehow manage a win ; it means nothing. It will be as a result of bullying negotiations and weight limits. As a final word I would like to say a big good luck to the Puerto Rican legend and, once again, predict his knock-out victory, even though he is fighting on a string of disadvantages.

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