Manny Pacquiao and Oscar Larios are sure to try and remove each others? heads from their bodies on Saturday in Manila, but at a Thursday press conference, there was not a hint of real animosity.
Pacquiao declined to say how long the scheduled 12-rounder would last, but trainer Freddie Roach allowed himself a crack at guessing when Pac Man would finish off Larios: the fight won?t go past six, Roach declares.
?I am excited to fight,? said Pacquiao(41-3-2), who is heavily favored to beat the Mexican, to the Manilla Bulletin.
?Manny is going to treat him so well by ending the fight early,? said Shelly Finkel after hearing Larios? agent, Rafael Mendoza, tell how the Philippines have treated the Larios crew with open arms.
?Beating Pacquiao is not impossible,? said Larios (56-4-1). ?I am not even nervous and it doesn?t matter if this fight takes place in Las Vegas, Mexico or here in the Philippines.?
?I know this is a tough fight, but I am thinking of a win,? added Larios, who is promoted by Oscar De La Hoya.
Not impossible?
Thinking of a win?
Doesn?t sound like Larios is that sure of himself. The bookies are taking tons of bets on the round when Larios gets stopped. Makes sense?
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