PACQUIAO AT HIS BEST IN SPARRING WITH PORTER; PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ III UPDATE

By Ronnie Nathanielsz

Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao was at his best in sparring ten rounds at the Wild Card Gym on Tuesday and his six rounds with undefeated welterweight Shawn Porter (18-0, 13 KO’s) and four rounds with longtime sparring partner Raymund Beltran were described as amazing.

Strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza told the Inquirer that he doesn’t wish to exaggerate by saying he had never seen better sparring but stressed “I actually mean it. I’ve never seen better sparring. Manny is just on. His timing, his speed, his size. Simply awesome.”

He said “I normally don’t worry because Manny is just perfect right now in his conditioning. I hope nothing goes…

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