Jessie Vargas vs Manny Pacquiao

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But would fans be happy if a Pacquiao-Canelo fight delayed or even prevented the fight we’ve all been waiting for for so long in Gennady Golovkin-Canelo? He would be a superstar.

Manny Pacquiao would like to execute anyone possessing a poppy seed bagel. “He has a hell of a shot to do that”.

Teofimo Lopez had a nightmare experience on his road to the Rio Olympics, but he’s ready to put that behind in his professional debut on the Pacquiao-Vargas undercard. Im in the best shape of my life.

“Khan doesn’t have the greatest chin and he makes mistakes – and he’s not a top fighter”.

Pacquiao only arrived in the USA two weeks ago for the second part of his training camp after the Philippines Senate went into recess. Arum thinks it will turn him into a superstar.

Pacquiao’s trainer Marvin Somodio and Justin Fortune noted that Manny has never been beaten by taller boxers, referring to Oscar Dela Hoya, Joshua Clotty, Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto and Chris Algieri.

In Central Mindanao, Director General Ronald dela Rosa, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), advised the policemen to take extra care following the killing of two cops. “I do not underestimate Jessie Vargas“. “If it goes beyond seven or eight rounds, he could tire out”.

The “born-again Christian” was inspired to lend a helping hand to the poor after duking it out with Mayweather, The Star, Kenya reported. It’s not easy to become a star nowadays, especially if you can’t punch like Vargas. He has not lost a bit of his speed and power. This would be a knockout waiting to happen for Vargas.

Pacquiao insisted to reporters last month that time management and discipline were actually problems in the past, unlike now.

For fight analysts, however, such is no longer a surprise considering the timing of the fight and other circumstances surrounding it. Pacquiao previously fought Chris Algieri, who shared the nearly identical advantages as Vargas does, and the light-hitting Algieri was pummeled like a bad piñata all night. This fight would be a massacre.

“I’m sure they have their reasons but with Bob, he’s doing this on his own and we don’t have to worry about HBO”.

A look at the betting odds ahead of the fight on Sat, Nov 5 (Sun, Nov 6, PH time), makes one wonder whether Vargas should be the more unassuming fighter.

“I’m OK”, he said. “My fighter will show up”. This is not his last fight. “(Vargas) is a champion.

“When I announced I was going to retire, I felt empty, lonely, sad”, Pacquiao said.

Now, the 27-year-old Vargas believes he can do better than Marquez with his physical attributes and skills. This moment is not so big. “I think it’s a good fight for Vargas in a sense that he has everything to gain and really nothing to lose”. There’s becoming a superstar on the cheap.

“If he knows how to use his advantage, then he can give me a good fight”, he said.

For now though, he carries on, the same old Pacquiao and still one of the biggest attractions in boxing, albeit with friends in high places.

“I do think he will fight again”, Roach said. “I’m looking at getting back in spring next year”. “That has built a stronger Jessie Vargas“.