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LAS VEGAS – NOVEMBER 14: Manny Pacquiao celebrates his 12 round TKO victory against Miguel Cotto during their WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 14, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS – NOVEMBER 14: Manny Pacquiao celebrates his 12 round TKO victory against Miguel Cotto during their WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 14, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
The boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao, is gearing up for his boxing return on August 21. He will enter a massive 12-round showdown with the welterweight king, Errol Spence Jr. Pacquiao wanted a stern test on his return, and no one better than ‘The Truth’ could have offered him the same.
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That said, the veteran is truly ready, and all charged up for the biggest and perhaps the most important fight of his boxing career. Also, for this fight, ‘Pacman’ has even roped in the bigwig trainer, Freddie Roach. And the pair have spent considerable time preparing their strategies for this fight.
In a recent conversation with The Sun, Roach revealed a chucklesome incident pertaining to Pacquiao’s sparring sessions and more.
He said, “Manny doesn’t know [and] I’ve always kept it a secret, but every sparring partner I hire, I say, ‘You knock him down, I give you a thousand bucks’. And I’ve kept a thousand in my pocket.” (h/t ESPN Ringside)
Pacquiao is one of the toughest boxers to decode on the planet. And citing his skills, Roach always looks to align his fighter with some astonishing sparring partners. Both Pacquiao and Roach share a great bond, and together, the pair has secured enormous wins.
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Moving further, the pair have joined hands once again and their training sessions have only elevated this time. The Errol Spence Jr. fight is less than a month away. And accordingly, Roach is trying to equip The Filippino Boxing legend with every skill set possible.
Can Manny Pacquiao put on a show against Errol Spence Jr.?
Pacquiao has been out of the game for a substantial while. But he’s definitely picked up the pace with his stringent boxing regimes of late.
With that, the boxing icon is all charged up, and he’s ready to get a hang of the ring once again. He possesses some exuberant skill sets which eventually might turn out to be a problem for Spence Jr.
However, it’ll be intriguing to see how Pacquiao actually takes up this fight and executes his game plans. Who will you be rooting for in a fight between these two?
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