LOS ANGELES ? In five or six years waiting for this fight to happen, Manny Pacquiao seemed to have mastered Floyd Mayweather?s style.
Pacquiao has Mayweather all figured out ? inside and out.
?Si Floyd, alam ko na ang style niya (I already know Floyd?s style),? said Pacquiao in an interview with Filipino scribes Thursday.
Pacquiao was reminded that Mayweather is undefeated as a pro.
?Eh ano ngayon kung undefeated? (So what if he?s undefeated?)? he asked.
?I?ve faced many undefeated (boxers). Talo naman (They lost),? said Pacquiao, who?s 57-5-2. He?s been knocked out three times. Sportshub ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1
Yet, he sounded so cool, so confident.
Freddie Roach said he and Pacquiao watched tapes of Mayweather fights together, something they haven?t done in the past.
Not for Oscar dela Hoya or any other previous fight.
They?ve dissected Mayweather?s fighting style.
?We have a very good game plan. We actually watched a tape together for the first time in our lives,? Roach told the scribes inside his Wild Card Gym.
Pacquiao sparred six rounds and hit the mitts for seven rounds with Roach. It?s time to taper down with just eight days to the fight.
He trained for two hours and it took him a while to leave the premises. By the time he stepped out of the gym, his fans have grown in numbers outside.
Pacquiao?s black Mercedes was like a magnet to his fans.
Earlier in the day, big-time Hollywood actors came to visit him ? Keanu Reeves in his home in Larchmont and Mark Wahlberg at the gym.
Wahlberg left in a mini-van, drawing cheers from the crowd. As his vehicle moved forward, he kept saying by the window, ?Pacman. Pacman.?
?They?re here to show their support,? said Pacquiao, dashing a question that even celebrities come to him to ask for fight tickets.
?No. They have their own tickets,? he said.
During the interview, the charismatic boxer recited verses from the bible.
He said, ?If you have faith and believe then no doubt you will receive and you will have success.?
Pacquiao put up all the hard work in training and now it?s time to execute the plan. It?s all about thinking positive.
?If you ask and you have doubts then you will not receive,? he said.
Is he thinking of knocking Mayweather out?
?That?s a very personal question ? to my plan. But we have our plans,? said Pacquiao.
?I have ten thousand angels. Yes, ten thousand angels. And the Lord promised me not to fear ?For I am with you. So do not fear,? said Pacquiao.
As he spoke, everyone listened.
?O, bakit kayo tumahimik? (Why did you suddenly turn quiet?)? he asked.
?Nine-nerbiyos kayo! (You?re all tensed.)? Pacquiao blurted
