Exclusive HOT POTATO Update – Over a foggy Monday morning hovering upon Griffith Park of Los Angeles, renowned conditioning coach Alex Ariza sees a clear picture come on fight night of November 12 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas highlighting Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao versus his longtime nemesis, Juan Manuel Marquez.
“I could see Pacquiao setting out boiling moments before knocking Marquez out anytime in the first three rounds,” smiles Ariza as he heads out to Palazzo Apartments after the usual treacherous outdoor training with the congressman of the Philippines. “Marquez may not see it coming.”
Ariza insists an early knockout is inevitible as Pacquiao is seen to have added an extra push on his training and extends extra miles to his usual regimen this time.
“He is going to be too much for Marquez to bear on their trilogy,” Ariza adds. “He (Marquez) will freeze once he feels the impact.” Ariza is referring to a single knockout punch which he believes Pacquiao would fire upon Marquez at the heat of their heavy exchanges in the first three rounds.
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HEALTH CONCERNS FOR PACQUIAO WITH FANS
Meanwhile, Pacquiao, as always, is not without a huge crowd of fans closing in with him for glances, autographs and pictorials, even stollen kisses by some female fans.
Last Saturday, Pacquiao had shown a slight body weakness and manifested episodes of “runny nose”, a likely symptom of common cold which prompted him to shorten his outdoor exercises for the day. But, this morning, he was upbeat and has shown no signs of retreat.
Some observers, however, have raised concerns about some fans who dare to get close to the champion and even leave inoculating marks of kisses with potential microscopic buccal fluids.
“They should be prudent not to get close to him, that if they really care about him,” says James Garces from Long Beach who came along with his friends, all asking Pacquiao to sign autographs on their boxing gloves.
Even then, Pacquiao remains too gracious to his fans and only ignored a few comers who came late to Charles Turner Hollywood Hiking Trail. It was 9:05 when Pacquiao left back to the Palazzo Complex, about eight miles away from Griffith Park.
“Limits to close contacts with fans should be set as Pacquiao nears his fight date,” says Marco Sabanal, one of the fight fans from West Covina.
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