Shawn Porter and Urbano Antillon arrived a day after tropical storm “Ondoy” dumped heavy rains and devastating floods in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.
But they are bracing themselves for an even bigger storm named Manny Pacquiao once they made it to the City of Pines by Monday afternoon.
Sparring for the Pacman’s Baguio training camp for his Nov. 14 fight with Miguel Cotto is all set to roll with the arrival of Porter and Antillon from Los Angeles, California Sunday.
Due to inclement weather, the two American sparmates had to postpone their trip to the summer hideaway by one day as they were quickly whisked to a Quezon City hotel for a whole day rest.
They wouldn’t start sparring with the Filipino ring idol until Tuesday.
Bad weather condition also forced the 30-year old Pacquiao to put off his planned break in training to pay his last respect to the remains of former manager Rod Nazario.
Nazario died early Thursday following a year-long bout with lung cancer.
Pacquiao rested and didn’t train Sunday afternoon, but did road works in the morning at the Athletic Bowl and Burnham Park.
ook for the knockout with this guy because he’s very resilient,” said the three-time Trainer of the Year. – GMANews.TV
