BAGUIO CITY, Philippines ? You?ve got to take his word when Freddie Roach says there?s no need to worry.
?We need a little more focus, but I think overall we?re doing okay,? said the trainer of all trainers after Bob Arum sounded the alarm the other day while watching Manny Pacquiao train.
Arum said he didn?t see the speed in Pacquiao, that blinding speed he would need to stun, overwhelm and get rid of Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13 in Texas, after a couple of workouts here.
?If the fight happened on Saturday Margarito would win the fight,? was the quote of the day from Arum.
Roach yesterday admitted that Pacquiao is far from his best but that things can be worked out in the next couple of weeks.
?He?s a hundred percent with the mitts but fifty percent in sparring,? he said.
Pacquiao seemed to have taken the first four weeks of training lightly, skipping roadwork and gym workouts like he?d never done before. Twice on weekends, he left this City of Pines for Man
