MANNY PACQUIAO made a point that he would be on time for his public workout, and he was. Itโs just that within the few moments it took him to throw a cluster of punches at Freddie Roachโs pads, he wrapped up the training session and was off.
He did arrive promptly at the Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles and spoke to the media assembled there, all the while viewers eagerly anticipated seeing some hints of what his training camp has been like and what Manny can do in the ring.
He chose to reveal nothing.
Perhaps that is telling sign as to the degree of caution and privacy which is being exercised in the Pacquiao camp. But it is a disappointment. Yesterday there may have been a long wait to see Floyd Mayweatherโs workout but he did take some considerable time to work the pads, the bag and so on. Tonight Freddie Roach moved Pacquiao round the ring with a smile on his face. Manny stuck a few sterner lefts into his trainerโs body belt, tapped at the mitts and then, after a matter of mere minutes, it was over.
Even though were no clues in the ring on the day, Freddie did say to the cameras beforehand, โThe hand speed, the foot speed, I donโt think Mayweather can really handle that. Itโs easy to watch it on TV and say yes heโs fast. But when youโre in the ring with him and heโs moving like that, itโs really, really hard to know when heโs coming or not coming. I think Mayweatherโs going to have a lot of problems with that but we do have to fight the perfect fight to win.โ
For the time being though both fighters are keeping their cards close to their chests. But all, we trust, will be revealed when they fight on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.