Ariza: “His [Pacquiao] weight is in check” – News
February 22nd, 2010
By Eric Thomas: For boxing fans worrying about WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao’s conditioning, they need not fret about it. Pacquiao’s strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza says in an article at the Manila Bulletin “His [Pacquiao] weight is in check. We didn’t do anything to change what’s been proven. We are in fact ahead of schedule in training.” Pacquiao, 31, will be facing former IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey on March 13th, at the Dallas Cowboy Stadium, in Arlington, Texas.
Pacquiao’s strength and speed will be keys for him against Clottey. He will need to get in and get out quickly making sure he doesn’t get hit with the bigger Clottey’s shots. Freddie Roach, Pacquiao’s trainer, says he has a plan to beat Clottey.
Roach has said that he wants Pacquiao to work Clottey’s body to take advantage of Clottey’s high guard, which sometimes makes it difficult to land head shots against him. Clottey says that he knows how to fight southpaws and feels that he’ll do well against Pacquiao for that reason. However, Clottey’s experience against southpaws has been mostly limited to his fights against Zab Judah and Shamone Alvarez, both of which are good fighters to be sure. Yet neither of those guys have the speed and the power of Pacquiao, so Clottey’s previous experience against southpaws might be essentially useless for him.
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Floyd will kill Pac. It is that simple.
Pac is not a ducker. He is too dumb to be one. He also believe the hype himself. Roach just knows how to pick has-beens, the broken ones and the paper champions. All these PacCrotchLickers believed the hype, but if you really look into Pac’s half-dozen latest fights he beat a dehydrated Dela Hoya, a weak champion in David Diaz, an overrated bloke in Hatton and a broken Cotto (and he had to ask Cotto to shed 2 lbs though 147 is within the WW limit! Shame). Maenwhile, thay vilify PBF for not choosing tougher opponents.
JUST IN: HGH is being detected and a rugby player in UK has been banned for 2 years for testing positive.. if you don’t believe it, check this out:http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=4938135, So, for those who were saying why is Floyd asking for these blood test if you can’t detect HGH, well well well.. Cheater and users will be caught. So, now that Manny has come out and said it publically that he would take any test to prove. Lets what he thinks now..
Pacman to win against clottey easily, then onto Mayweather where he will lose a split decision!
Why can’t people just accept that Manny Pacquiao is a phenon? The boxing world is truly in disbelief that a “midget” from a poor third world Asian country dominated the sport “ruled” by Americans. They just can’t stomach how Manny could FIGHT (not dance) for full 12 rounds and beat a man at that and still could manage to do a concert for his fans. That’s just too much right? But what can you do about it? NADA. He P&P King, 3x Fighter of the Year, Fighter of the Decade and Hall of Famer for sure. Big stars like Sylvester Stallon, Denzel Washington, Steven Seagal, Robert Duvall and a lot more is hanging with him and gets entertained simply by watching him in workouts.That’s just REALLY too much you to take, sad part is, no one can change it. Sorry
Let’s get this in perspective. The argument surrounding the blood testing is the fact that ‘Random’ blood testing makes the difference because no parties would know about it therefore eliminating the possibility of anybody trying to get around dates and times to stop / start using PED’s. In my opinion Pac’s reasons for not accepting the testing speaks volumes. Anybody with half a brain can see that he has something to hide especially now that he has just had a blood test that he knew about and didn’t refuse it. It always seemed a bit odd to me how he could have victory concerts planned for the same night as his fights with Hatton and Cotto when in reality he wouldn’t have known for sure if he would actually be in the hospital or not due to the fact that he could have been hurt with being in a fight. That says to me that he knew he was guaranteed victory. He knew that Hatton and Cotto would have to drain themselves to make weight and that he wouldn’t. Now with the extra juice he must have had it starts to make a lot more sense how he pulled off those victories. Roach and Pac are also contradictions in terms. They asked Cotto to come down to 145 yet they don’t ask the same of Clottey. Also why fight Clottey if they saw Cotto as a shot fighter? Cotto still beat Clottey with only one eye due to that horrendous cut. Granted it was close but with two eyes Clottey wouldn’t have stood a chance. Also if you saw Pac’s interview after the Diaz fight he said that Cotto was too big when questioned about a possible fight yet he did fight him down the line. I guess Cotto isn’t that big when you’re chemically enhanced. I have to feel for Cotto, the only two losses he has had have since been overshadowed with controversy.
“He will need to get in and get out quickly making sure he doesn’t get hit with the bigger Clottey’s shots” -From the article
Are you kidding me? Clottey doesn’t have power…Pac Man clearly has the bigger shots just look at both of their fights with Cotto. Pacquiao will dominate this fight
@ haku313… you said DLH, Hatton and Cotto were over the hump. So what do you think about Mosley? Wasn’t he a beaten boxer as well?
can you random blood test Kobe and Lebron? test them before a game then test them again on halftime?guess not coz floyd’s fans are stupid.
random blood testing? random blood testing your ass, it was not required in boxing. floyd just drop this one coz he is afraid to fight pacman. c’mon floyd fans, stop your nonsense and stop defending floyd’s cowardice coz you are looking like fools.
Come see me fight Pac I will show the how to fight the best and not be scared
many of you don’t understand expecially lex… pac only follows the right authority or commisions regarding the blood test. He will submit blood test even the day before the fight if it is required by the commision, not by some any person.
speculations, speculations….
@marcos…jesus christ, do your homework
pac should be at 149lb .no new news.I think were going to see pac mix it up more this as a boxer ,and he alway adds something new, he has promise that he has to entertain the crowd so that meaning its going to go about 8 rounds, but watch some say it took that long,. ha also say a knock out ,that over never been knock out cottley.remember …….
Ain’t it sweet? Manny giving blood 20 days before the fight to prove he’s not on PEDs and denying Fraud his $40M at the same time. Only Mosley needs mayweather!
@Lex fugitive
Yup Manny gave blood less than twenty days prior to his fight but you gotta remember this is not random blood sampling, Manny knew about it ahead of time. He’s worried about giving blood at random when its so close to date of fight. If I remember it correctly Mayweather ask for 15 days limit which Pac did not accept.
@ lex
wow. the hell with Pacquiao giving blood for testing yesterday. but i can’t help to notice how happy and how excited you are to spill your argument that Pacquiao is pathetically ducking Mayweather. get over it will ya.
For all of you who try to compare Mayweather/Hatton to Pacquiao/Hatton. Heres what freddie roach had to say.
“Hatton is not the same fighter after his loss to Floyd, he took something out of him which is why he was on Shaky legs against Lazcano” – Freddie Roach
So, lets stop the argument of “well Pacquiao knocked Hatton out faster than Floyd”. Because anyone who follows boxing, knows that Pacman only fights guys that are over the hump. And YES cotto is over the hump. And he will lose his next fight as well. And Yes oscar was over the hump as well.
Manny gave blood yesterday, just 20 days before his fight with Clottey. Yet in a press release on Dec. 26 Manny claimed giving blood inside of 30 days before a fight would leave him weakened. When it was pointed out he gave blood on video 24 days before his fight 9 months earlier, he changed to 24 days, but no closer because it would leave him weak. But he just gave blood 20 days before fighting Clottey. On video again! The one reason he gave for not fighting Floyd is now known beyond any doubt to be a lie. Manny ducked Mayweather. He should have just said that from the beginning instead of trying to fool people into believing he had heart. Manny ducked Mosley and now Mayweather. He didn’t have a superstition when he fought Hatton in May of last year and now he doesn’t have any that he’s fighting Clottey. Quack, quack, quack Pacduck strikes again!!!
Pacquaio should use this training period for his next fight that if he still in good shape from previous fight he does not need to start early. This what 3 weeks early almost 4
RED FF35:
Actually to correct your arguement floyd did officially on paper offer a cutoff date where the testing would end which was 14 days before the fight. And random is more effective. if i was taking something and I knew when i would specifically be getting tested I could take something that would clean my system and test negative. All it takes is 2-4 days to cover it up in other words. When floyd first proposed the blood testing it was obviously while they were negotiating. At this time nobody was mentioning or doubting pacquaio with any type of phd use at all. But what pacquiao did was call off the fight right away and that is what caused people to doubt him. he could have just agreed to the testing or explain to floyd’s team that he has a problem with testing close to the fight and try to negotiatethe cuttoff date behind close doors and this scandal would have never happened. But he didn’t from the beginning all he did was threaten to cancel the fight and fight someone else and thats where he messed up and thats why many people doubt him. When you get a job they require you to undergo testing. They are not accusing you of anything just making sure you’re clean. I believe pacquiao when he says he has aphobia with blood testing. People react differently to that but i think he went about all of this the wrong way. And in Floyd’s defense he was actually quiet during everything until pacquaio decided to cancel the fight
All you pacquiao fans are in serious denial. Floyd offered the 14 day cutoff date which means the random testing would stop 14 days before the fight. Isn’t that what pacquiao wanted since blood supposeably weakens him too close to the fight?First the excuse was he’s scared of needles. Then Roach first came out and said they had no problems with testing, then he changed his mind and said no testing 2 or 3 days before the fight. Manny first offered 24 then Floyd came back with 14 and manny refused without even trying to counter-offer and just canceled the fight. Yes it was Manny’s side that called it off not floyd.He would not budge off of 24 days and just yesterday he undergoes a blood test about 20 days before the clottley fight. Sounds to me like pacquiao just didn’t want the fight. Unlike all of you pacquiao kriders I actually argue facts. Not some wild imaginations you guys made up about that arum-made paper champion
@bogsy – PBF could buy you and your girl. Lesson 1: never ask your gf about another dude’s looks. First off, it shows your insecurity. Secondly, she will tell you want you want to hear. Please, keep it to boxing my friend…go on twitter with that other ish…
I’m afraid he may peak too early. He did just come off a huge fight against Cotto. He’s got a pretty expert team over there though, which includes Freddie Roach. I’m pretty sure he can prevent Manny from peaking too soon. We shall see.
why would pac fight the most highest paying fight now when he has to paying GBP or oscar his 10%cut ?that 5-10 million ? why not wait till he win the court case and dont have to pay panty boy a single cent,floyd not going anywhere.even if he lose to mosley ,a p4p fight can be sold
paquiao fight is not about money, its about glory and dignity wich floyd doesn’t posses.
paquiao will fight floyd anytime for free, winner takes all. i think floyd is scared of paquiao thats all. crystal clear.
hey pacman fans guess wat??manny gave blood yesterday less then 20 days be 4 the fight…lol o this pacman dude is a joke…a all u had to say was i dnt wana fight u floyd..and we would understand,cuz he knew hes lil glory would of stop on march 13 if he would of got in the ring with money..faker then a 3dollar bill
All I know is because of MoneyMay’s dubious demands for blood testing, he ended up having to take a tougher fight for less money.
Terrible business move from a supposedly smart businessman.
Message to Clottey:
This is your moment Clottey…Grasp it! It may NEVER come again!
A win here and you are on TOP OF THE WORLD!
We’re behind you, you can do it!
@ PUGILIST & JUDE ….. Funny stuff man! chicken or duck?? hahaha I F@CKIN’ LOVE IT.
Jude;
Actually, Pacquiao just underwent blood tests yesterday!!! Its true!! Look it up. Now, Pacquiao fans will make up another lie, but all one has to do is watch the video. Manny gave blood less than 24 days before his fight with Clottey. Yet he had a superstition about doing the exact same thing, when Mayweather would have been his opponent. Manny ducked Mayweather.
Pacquiao is on video giving blood yesterday, just 20 days before the clottey fight. Yet, anything that soon would leave Manny weakened if he was fighting Mayweather. Manny refused to fight Mayweather on the pre-text that he would be “weakened” if he gave blood inside of 24 days before the fight. Then he turns around and gives blood with less than 20 days before his very next fight!!!!! gmanews. Its true, Manny straight lied to duck Mayweather. There is no longer an argument about who didn’t want to fight. Manny ducked Mayweather. The facts are irrefutable. Manny is on video doing the thing he claimed was why he wouldn’t fight Mayweather. It’s only a superstition when Mayweather is the opponent. Manny is a ducker. He is scared to death of Mayweather.
What feather test will they conduct on Mayweather-Mosley fight? Duck or Chicken?
Heavy G may know the answer as he may be sporting some of known feathers.
heavy G says:
February 22, 2010 at 3:36 pm
What blood test regimine will be in effect for the Clottey-Pacquiao match?
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None. Those are for chickens. Real Boxers just step into the ring and fight. Check your boxing history, they just fight. No professional boxer has ever done a blood test regimen. Those are for chickens. Got it?
What blood test regimine will be in effect for the Clottey-Pacquiao match?