ni Gerard Peter - @Sports | June 07, 2021
Ilan sa malalaking personalidad sa boxing ang nagsasabing kayang talunin at pabagsakin ng nag-iisang 8th Division World champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao ang makakatapat na si unified WBC/IBF welterweight titlist Errol “Truth” Spence sa Agosto 21 sa Las Vegas.
Binalaan ni dating light-welterweight at welterweight titlist at minsang pinatulog ni Pacman na si Ricky Hatton ang 31-anyos na unbeaten champ mula Texas na huwag maliitin ang kakayahan ng Filipino future Hall of Famer dahil delikado ang mga patama nito kahit 42-anyos na ito.
“Manny is absolutely incredible. Why he wants to be fighting on at 42 against Errol Spence Jr with everything he has achieved I’ll never know! When I met Manny Pacquiao, he seemed to be a very sensible person, very educated. He’s a very clever person,” wika ni Hatton sa Metro column. “Traditionally boxers don’t know when to call it a day. They don’t know when to pick the right time to hang their gloves up but you would like to think he is clever enough to do that and the fact that he is accepting this fight only means he must feel he is still capable of mixing it up at that level.”
Kumpiyansa ang strength and conditioning coach na si Justine Fortune na maipaparamdam ni Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39KOs) ang bilis at lakas laban sa mas batang undefeated American champion, na tsansa ng Filipino boxing legend na maging 5-time 147-pound title holder. “Pacquiao is on a different level. Pacquiao is a different animal. It's just the volume of Pacquiao's punches, ferocity and speed and the power,” pahayag niya sa panayam ni Ellie Seckbach ng EsNews. “It ends in a stoppage,” bulalas ni Fortune, na siyang tatapos sa unbeaten mark ng 2012 London Olympian na may record na 27 wins at 21 rito ay mula sa knockout.
“Speed, power and the will to win of Manny will make him win,” saad ni Peñalosa kay Lito delos Reyes sa panayam ng Philboxing.com. “Pacquiao by late KO, referee will stop the fight or the cornerman will stop it,” saad naman ng 48-anyos na dating WBO bantamweight champion.
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