A few weeks ago, I warned everyone not to be swayed by the whirlwind of Pacquiao training rumors that would start coming out almost daily leading up to fight night. Earlier today, I was amused by some of the training news coming from other boxing sites.
If you check out Boxingscene.com, all is now well within Pacquiao’s camp. They report that the move to L.A. has stabilized his focus, and Pacquiao’s already had some of his best workouts.
“I was worried in the Philippines, yes. But since he’s been here in America, I have no problem and he’s back on track,” Roach said. “He was back to the Pacquiao I know yesterday. We had a great day.”
Take a trip over to ESPN and we hear something totally different. According to Dan Rafael, Pacquiao is still struggling to adjust with the media attention, and has even taken days off to handle political matters back in the Philippines.
“I know his mind is off the fight. I know his mind is somewhere else, and that’s because of politics,” Roach told ESPN. “If there are no more challenges out there after this fight, this could be it. If Floyd (Mayweather Jr.) doesn’t come to the table, I don’t know what’s going to challenge him. He loves his other job, and he might be done with this one.”
View the most recent training footage below and decide for yourself if Pacquiao has been “slacking.”
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