I sat down with featherweight kingpin Manny Pacquiao moments after his workout today from The Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California. Pacquiao is closing in on March 15th, where he will face the very dangerous Juan Manuel Marquez in a much anticipated rematch. The two prizefighters fought to a thrilling draw in their last bout, thus leading up to this March 15th rematch.
BC ? Manny nice to talk to you, how are you doing?
MP ? Doing good, good, good.
BC ? How’s training camp going so far? You’re getting close to wrapping thing up.
MP ? So far so good in training camp right now. I think this is the hardest training camp that I have ever had since starting here at Wild Card. This is the best training camp so far.
BC ? So you’re happy with where you are at in camp right now?
MP ? Yes, this is the hardest I have worked. This is the best camp so far.
BC ? How much do you weight right now ?
MP ? 133 lbs.
BC ? So no concerns making the weight for March 15th?
MP ? No, no problems at all.
BC ? What sort of fight do you think this is going to be?
MP ? I think this is going to be a good fight. Marquez is training 100 percent for this fight as well. Both of us are training hard, and we will show that we will give a good fight.
BC ? Do you think he will get in there and fight with you, or do you think he will be cautious, and choose to counter punch?
MP ? I think that he will definitely be a counter puncher. We will be ready for whatever he brings.
BC ? How has your sparring been, and how much more sparring do you have to do?
MP ? We have more sparring to do. We already sparred 131 rounds, and we have 4 days more of sparring. Tomorrow, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday.
BC ? Do you still plan on moving up in weight after this fight?
MP ? There is a plan to move up and fight Diaz, but right now I am focused on my fight coming up on March 15th.
BC ? How do you think you will do at the heavier weight class?
MP ? It will be OK, I will be able to fight at a higher weight of 145 lbs.
BC ? You don’t think you’ll lose any power at that weight?
MP ? No I don’t think I will lose any of my power at that weight class.
BC ? I know you’re just getting finished with working out, so I will keep this short. Do you have any closing thoughts for your fans in The Philippines, and across the world?
MP ? I want to thank you Brad for giving me this chance to do this interview. I want to say thank you to all of my fans who love boxing, and thank you to all of the Filipino people, and all the people around the world. I hope to see all of you on March 15th when I fight Juan Manuel Marquez.
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