“I told Manny, ‘If that’s the way you want to train, you’re better off without me.’
He said, ‘No no, bro. Never again.”
Manny Pacquiao strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza said the Filipino world’s pound-for-pound king will be absolutely a stronger, faster and better fighter if he will only set aside all the distractions during his trainings.
Although he won against Mexican Antonio Margarito in November via lopsided decision, Ariza told Ring.tv that Pacquiao (52-3-2 win-loss-draw with 38 knockouts) also absorbed damage from the bigger Mexican.
“You can have a good program and make it great by working consistently,” said Ariza, who will against work with Pacquiao for the Shane Mosley fight on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
“You can have a phenomenal program and, if you’re not consistent, make it bad program. Everything I do is about consistency. Unfortunately, it’s not easy.”
Ariza also warned Pacquiao there will be no more inconsistencies when they prepare against Mosley because the coming bout is very different and hard.
“I told Manny, ‘If that’s the way you want to train, you’re better off without me.’He said, ‘No no, bro. Never again.”
Freddie Roach, Pacquiao’s chief trainer, also admitted that his previous training wasn’t so serious because of many commitments from being a boxer, actor, singer, model and politician.
But when the training was moved to California at Wildcard Gym, Roach said Pacquiao has regained his concentration.
“He was like a machine,” Roach said. “He did his thing, got in shape like he always does. I just think he did a little too much too close to the fight, that’s all.”
This time, Roach and Ariza guaranteed to keep Pacquiao away from distractions so they will have no trouble handling Mosley.
“This time, we talked, there’ll be less distractions in the Philippines,” said Roach.“We’re going to do four weeks there and four weeks in LA He’ll be ready.”
Mosley (46-6-1 card with 39 knockouts), 39, should not be underestimated because of his punching power, speed and experience as a veteran fighter.
Earlier, Mosley claimed that he can knock Pacquiao with one solid punch.
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