Manny Pacquiao fans that can?t afford to buy tickets for the Oscar dela Hoya fight will also find it difficult to get a glimpse of their idol while he trains at the Wild Card Gym.
Pacquiao, scheduled to leave tonight for Los Angeles to begin his training, said the Hollywood gym owned by Freddie Roach would be closed to the public as he trains.
?The gym will be closed,? Pacquiao wrote in his column being posted at philboxing.com. ?Only members of my team will be allowed in.?
Ticket prices are priced so high (from $250 to $1,500 on the booths) that those who really don?t have the extra money should satisfy themselves watching the fight on pay-per-view.
Pacquiao loves to entertain his fans when he trains in the US, and is just so considerate to those who had to travel just to see him in the flesh and have their pictures taken.
Sometimes, Pacquiao workouts that are supposed to be behind closed doors look like open, public workouts. Things are about to change for this big fight set on Dec. 6.
Pacquiao should begin training next week, and will have at least 10 weeks to prepare. Dela Hoya is currently training on his own as he looks for a permanent trainer.
Nacho Beristain, who trains Juan Manuel Marquez, looms as the man to take the place of Floyd Mayweather Sr.
Pacquiao has appealed to his fans to cooperate, particularly those who might carry the flu virus or some sort.
?To those who have contagious diseases please cooperate,? he said.
In the run-up for his June 28 bout with David Diaz, Pacquiao caught the flu virus in a visit to a crowded gym in San Francisco, slowing him down for a couple of days.
Team Pacquiao will make sure it doesn?t happen this time.
