BAGUIO CITY, Philippines?Members of Manny Pacquiao?s training team will wait for Typhoon Juan?s power punch before they move.
?We are dealing with it when it gets here,? said trainer Freddie Roach of Juan (International name: Megi), a powerful typhoon expected to hit Northern Luzon on Monday.
Roach said Pacquiao, who is preparing for his November 13 showdown with Mexican Antonio Margarito, will not get a Sunday break and will continue training at the Shape Up Boxing gym in this mountain resort city.
Pacquiao said he will leave it to God to fight the typhoon. ?Dasal tayo para sa magandang panahon. Walang imposible sa Diyos (We should pray for a good weather. Nothing is impossible with God),? he said.
Light rain fell in the summer capital on Saturday afternoon following a sunny morning.
On Saturday, Pacquiao sparred with Michael Medina and Glen Tapia for a total of nine rounds.
?It was an intense four rounds for me,? said Medina. ?I have a feeling I won?t get the $1,000. He is a tough guy to knock down,? he said, referring to the prize money Roach offered to anyone who could knock Pacquiao out in his sparring sessions.
Medina said Team Pacquiao will likely stay in the city even with the looming typhoon. ?We will still be here for a week,? he said.
In October last year, Team Pacquiao weathered Typhoon Pepeng, which isolated Baguio for at least three days due to massive landslides that blocked major routes to and from the city.
