Pacquiao Begins Training for Pacquiao-De la Hoya Fight

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Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao has began training Wednesday afternoon at the famed Wildcard Gym of Freddie Roach in Los Angeles for Pacquiao-De la Hoya Fight on December. Termed as the ‘greatest fight of his life,’ Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao will face boxing’s golden boy and one of the most popular boxers in decades Mexican-American Oscar de la Hoya at the MGM Grand Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on December 6, 2008.

Two time trainer of the year and future hall-of-famer Freddie Roach, along with trusted lieutenants Buboy Fernandez, Nonoy Neri, Roger Fernandez, Eric Brown and chief aide Winchell Campos and official photographer Miguel Salazar were present to assist Pacquiao in his every move.

The general mood in Pacquiao’s first day of training was light as Manny joked around and was talking to everyone while he did his routine.

According to sources, Two Light middleweights and one Welterweight hired as Pacquiao’s sparring partners.

Roach said that Pacquiao, who now weights 147 lbs according to Neri with 80 days remaining before fight time, will do conditioning workouts for 10 days and begin light sparring right after.

Roach, who will most likely devise a strategy to neutralize De La Hoya’s most dangerous weapon, his poweful left hook, hired two 154-pounders in Yuri Foreman (5′-11″, 25-0 8KOs) and Arron Robinson (5′-10″, 6-2-0 4KOs) and one welterweight (147 lbs) in Rashad Holloway (5′-11″, 9-1-0 5KOs).

Freddie Roach - Photo source: www.boxnews.com.ua

“They have all powerful left hooks,” Roach said when asked what’s so special with the three. Asked further if he was not worried of De La Hoya’s right, Roach’s quick reply was “he (De La Hoya) has no right. He has a jab but no right.”

“My best weapon is my left hook and I’m raring to use it against Manny when I begin to spar with him,” the well-built Raleigh, North Carolina native said.

Don't miss this greatest fight of the Year! On December :)