BAGUIO CITY, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao tried hard to impress everybody who watched him train at the Shape Up Gym yesterday.
There was his promoter, Bob Arum, seated comfortably against the wall, and the boxer?s lovely wife, Jinkee, who leaned on the heavy bag as he worked the mitts with Freddie Roach.
A horde of mediamen were around as well, finally being given the access to the training day. Some friends from Manila were there, too, an all-American HBO crew, plus the countless fans.
?Manny Knows,? was the message written on Pacquiao?s shirt.
He should know.
With less than four weeks left before the fight, it?s time to step up in training, and catch up on everything he?d missed by staying off the road and out of the gym a handful times in training.
?I?m okay,? he insisted later on.
