Coach Ariza causes tension in Pacquiao camp
By Joseph Pimentel
Tension is rising in the Wilcard Boxing Club where Filipino pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao is training for his upcoming fight.
Tension is rising in the Wilcard Boxing Club where Filipino pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao is training for his upcoming fight.
THE ENTIRE Manny Pacquiao training camp was stunned when it learned Saturday that conditioning coach Alex Ariza had left Baguio in a huff.
Manny Pacquiao’s strength and conditioning coach said he is far from impressed with the Filipino ring superstar’s two fights last year.
Very keen on his coming fight with Timothy Bradley, Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao has instructed strength and conditioning expert Alex Ariza to whip him back into tiptop shape starting March 26.
The first picture shown of a beefier Juan Manuel Marquez did not project shining knife-life sharpness. There was not a hint of the swift, untouchable mountain deer. The Mexican boxing great appeared more like cattle headed for the meat market. The eyes were lightless. His shapeless body flat as a sack. * * * Whether [...]
I’ll bet you didn’t catch this one—a flash report from GMA 7’s Chino Trinidad in Las Vegas during Jessica Soho’s TV program “State of the Nation” Friday night. An associate said Chino reported that there was an ongoing imbroglio between Manny and Jinkee Pacquiao inside their hotel room in Las Vegas at that moment. At [...]
HOLLYWOOD—It was with a hearty laugh that Manny Pacquiao unveiled the reason for all the extra hard work he’s been putting into his preparation for his upcoming fight. “It’s an insult to my manhood,” the worldwide ring icon said in Filipino. Juan Manuel Marquez better take him seriously, though. The reigning pound-for-pound king said he’s [...]
The start-up phase of his training done, Manny Pacquiao will leave tonight for Los Angeles to continue his preparations for his third showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12.
There’s no doubt in conditioning expert Alex Ariza’s mind that Manny Pacquiao is going to knock out Juan Manuel Marquez in the early part of their third showdown on November 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
LAS VEGAS—Shane Mosley’s trainer thinks his ward has enough smarts in his head to pull off a surprise against Manny Pacquiao. Alex Ariza thinks “Sugar” is better off sticking to his hands and hoping they’ll be lucky enough to land a KO punch. “I think Mosley’s only shot is to come in and knock Manny [...]
LAS VEGAS—It’s chaotic at his 60th-floor suite at THEhotel, but Manny Pacquiao is at peace with himself. He slept soundly Friday and appeared at the weigh-in for his fight against Shane Mosley recharged and refreshed. He’s oozing with extra energy that he chose to run at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas tracks Thursday afternoon, setting [...]
There’s no point risking the career of the world’s finest fighter by pitting him against bigger guys. Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum said Wednesday he will not wear out the pound-for-pound king again by having him fight big foes. “At this point, I don’t want to put Manny in with another big guy, a guy even [...]
HOLLYWOOD—Dazzling as Manny Pacquiao’s demolition of Antonio Margarito was Saturday (Sunday in Manila), conditioning expert Alex Ariza still feels the pound-for-pound king could have knocked the Mexican out by the seventh or eighth rounds. But without the usual spring in his legs, Ariza said Pacquiao had to settle for a methodical 12-round unanimous decision that [...]
