Roach arrived with 2 sparring partners for Pacquiao vs Margarito

The Hall of Fame Freddie Roach, coach of Manny Pacquiao, the 7-time world champion in as many weight classes, arrived in Manila, Philippines from Los Angeles, California last Sunday early in the morning together with light middleweight Michael “Murder Man” Medina, 24 (19 KO)-2-2, and undefeated welterweight Glen Tapia, 7(5 KO)-0. According to Roach, the Pacquiao vs Margarito is a big fight and bringing in the two tall sparring partners on Pacquiao’s training camp can help them a lot.

In the Pacquiao vs Margarito, Antonio has the height and weight advantage over Manny. The 5-inches height difference and 6-inches reach advantage of Margarito will be taken away once Pacquiao manages to be at ease with taller opponents.

According to Roach they would start preparing Manny Pacquiao for his fight versus Margarito starting this Monday but Pacquiao and his adviser, Michael Koncz, agreed to spend a couple more days in Manila before going to Baguio. Two days last week, Manny Pacquiao trained at the Elorde Gym on Del Monte Ave. in Quezon City before returning to his hometown in General Santos City.

Glen Tapia (Dominican Republic) and Michael Medina (Mexico) are just half of Pacquiao’s sparmates. Joining them in a couple of weeks will be Vanes Martirosyan (Armenia) and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (Mexico) who is scheduled to fight Pacquiao’s previous opponent, Miguel Cotto, in the USA. All sparring partners of Pacquiao are about 6-foot tall and have a reach advantage. They can help prepare Manny Pacquiao to stand toe-to-toe with Antonio Margarito which is scheduled to happen this November 13.

Pacquiao vs Margarito is a blessing in disguise after the Pacquiao vs Mayweather failed. Both Pacquiao and Margarito are preparing well for their upcoming bout to give the boxing fans a good fight. 9 more weeks to go and the world will stop just to watch Pacquiao vs Margarito Live Streaming, In-person at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium or in HBO PPV.

The celebrated trainer Freddie Roach will have 7-weeks to train his fighter in the Philippines before going to Wild Card Gym in preparation for the Pacquiao vs Margarito WBC Light Middleweight Championship. They will be training in Baguio in most days and Pacquiao will be going sometimes to Manila for his sessions in Congress. In the third or fourth week of October, the Camp will be transferred to Roach’s Wild Card Gym and they will bring Rashad Holloway as addition to Pacquiao’s sparring mates.

Training in the Philippines gives good luck to Pacquiao according to Roach. They have trained in Baguio about the same time last year in preparation for Miguel Cotto and won. In addition, prior to boxing Clottey last March, Pacquiao also trained in the Philippines which got him a unanimous decision win.

Alex Ariza, the conditioning and nutrition coach of Pacquiao arrived in the Philippines last week. He will help Manny prepare for the Pacquiao vs Margarito fight. He has been very critical in Manny’s previous fights and always sees to it that Manny is in tip-top condition prior to fight night.

Pacquiao vs Margarito Update

The upcoming fight between Pacquiao vs Margarito this November 13, 2010 will be one of the best fights that will happen this year. Even though fans were expecting a Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight after the Mayweather vs Mosley match, a lot are still happy that Pacquiao chose Margarito over Miguel Cotto. Another Pacquiao vs Cotto match is not very interesting.

In these Pacquiao vs Margarito Tale of the Tape we will be expecting some differences and mostly are in favor for Antonio Margarito.

For the information of everybody the Tale of the Tape is a term used mostly in boxing matches to measure the different parts of the body of both fighters; in this case, Pacquiao vs Margarito.

Here are Pacquiao vs Margarito Tale of the Tape:

The Mexican Antonio Margarito is way taller than Pacquiao measuring 5’11” in height while Pacquiao is only a typical Filipino height at 5’6 ½”. The reach is also Antonio’s advantage, measuring 73” while Pacquiao is at 67”. Pacquiao and Margarito have similar neck at 16” which is not really a factor in a boxing fight. Margarito is 2” bigger in terms of Normal Chest at 40” while he is 1 ½” bigger when the Chest are Expanded at 42”. Biceps are almost similar but Pacquiao is 1” less compared to Margarito at only 13”. Forearms have really no significant difference in both fighters but Manny Pacquiao is bigger at 12” while Margarito at only 11 ½”. In terms of wrist measurement, Manny Pacquiao is bigger than ½” compared to Margarito’s 7 ½”. While in fist, Margarito is 1” bigger than Manny Pacquiao’s 10”. Manny Pacquiao has 2” bigger thigh than Antonio Margarito’s 18”. The waist is a big difference with Manny Pacquiao having only 28” while Margarito at 32”. The calf is closely similar, with Manny Pacquiao having a ½” advantage at 15”.

The ages of both fighters are close. Manny Pacquiao is only 31 while Antonio Margarito is already 32.

Let’s expect the changes of the Pacquiao vs Margarito Tale of the Tape in final weeks before the November 13 fight happens. Let’s expect a brawl of a lion against lion in a fight which both are expected to never back down.