Manny Pacquiao wished he?d be able to get his hands on Juan Manuel Marquez the soonest.
The feeling is mutual, according to Marquez, who is about to wrap up his training in Mexico City as he prepare to board a private plane that will bring him and his team to the US on Saturday.
Pacquiao sparred a total of eight rounds on Thursday (Friday in Manila) at the Wild Card Boxing Club and left everyone thinking that the Filipino star simply can?t wait to face Marquez for the fourth time.
Nine days before their much-awaited clash at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, both fighters have already reached their peak and from now until next week, what they?ll do is maintain their current condition.
Pacquiao, who turns 33 nine days after the fight, sparred eight rounds on Thursday and is due to add four to six rounds on Saturday and probably three on Monday, the day he leaves for Las Vegas.
Marquez just concluded his sparring sessions at the Romanza Gym in Mexico City but is showing up for workouts in the next two days.
A private plane is fetching Team Marquez in Toluca and they?re expected to set foot in Los Angeles on Saturday. That same plane will bring them to Sin City on Monday.
Marquez will no longer work out once he gets to Las Vegas and will do most of his training behind closed doors ? inside the confines of his suite at the MGM Grand ?according to publicist Ricardo Jimenez.
Top Rank chief Bob Arum dropped by the Wild Card with resident matchmaker Bruce Trampler and they were amazed with what they saw. The 80-year-old Hall of Fame promoter will again show up on Saturday, adding he can?t get enough of Pacquiao?s intensity.
While Marquez will keep the media and public at bay in the final days, Pacquiao will hold his last few days of training at the Top Rank gym.
