Leading to his fight on the title of the Welter weights against Mario Barrios, Manny Pacquiao sits with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV to talk about his return, where he is physically, and shares some reflections on the next fight of Canelo vs Crawford. Discover some extracts below.
As he knew he wanted to go back to boxing
“When I announce my retirement 2021, as four years ago, I feel so bad. I always have in my heart, in my mind that I can fight, I can work hard, I can always devote myself in training, but I do not regret it because I announce my retirement in 2021 because it is good for my body to rest for a few years and then I came back.”
On the most difficult part, come back after being out of sport for years
“The most difficult part is like burning fat in your body. I always wear like a sauna costume in jogging, training, to burn all fats because fat can make you slow.
“I feel quickly, the strength is still there, I can still move.”
On how long he thinks he can continue to fight
“Right now, I can always do what I do before … In fact my team trying to slow myself because sometimes too much. They told me that” you had to give your body a rest, relax, not too much. “”
“It’s hard to say that I can have two fights, three fights, like that. One at a time. I always ask the Lord, protection, advice, good health every day. ”
On Canelo vs crawford
“It is not easy for Crawford. Canelo is a great advantage, but Crawford must manage his body, speed and power well because he goes to another level of weight.”
On what advice he would give to crawford
“Preparation [for] Opponents like that, it’s not just speed but the techniques you can use in the fight. As make sure that in your daily routine, the training routine, make sure that all the techniques, the strategy, the combinations are correct in the style of your opponent. »»
