Boxing: Pacquiao to pick up pace in Vegas

Pacquiao is making big changes to both his preparations and his sparring for the non-title fight in Las Vegas.

LOS ANGELES: Manny Pacquiao says Juan Manuel Marquez will not be able to outrun him because he plans to fight at a quicker pace when the two veteran boxers clash for the fourth time on December 8 in Las Vegas. “He is a good counter-puncher,” said Pacquiao of Marquez. “He is very patient and sits back and waits for action. If I waited for him to throw the punches first, the fight would be boring.  That’s why I have always been the one to make the fight between us.” Pacquiao, a former eight division world champion, is making big changes to both his preparations and his sparring for the non-title fight at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach said they were looking at ways to break through Marquez’s skilled defence.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 23^rd, 2012.