LOS ANGELES, CALIF. –  On Wednesday, November 4, boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound king of the ring and the box office and the reigning Fighter of the Year, MANNY “PacMan” PACQUIAO, along with Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, will hosted a Media Day Workout at Wild Card Boxing Club as he continues training for "FIRE POWER" -- the world welterweight championship.  The following are Manny Pacquiao's quotes from today's workout.

"I consider myself a student of boxing, a philosopher so to speak, and my philosophy is to keep learning." 

PREPARATION...

"If you have a math test on Tuesday, you are not going to do very well if you study science on Monday.  You have to study for math.  It’s the same thing in boxing.  You can’t just go to the gym and work out every day and hit bags.  That’s not enough.  You need to study tapes of your opponent.  You need to design and develop different game plans for you oppoenent.  You just need to be prepared."

ON POLITICS...

"One of the reasons I am running for office is not just to win, it is to bring attention to issues in the area where I live.  And my celebrity as a candidate helps bring attention to those issues that need attention.  I speak for those who can’t.  Maybe my holding office will help bring more bisiness to the region where I live, which has been neglected."

ON TRAINER FREDDIE ROACH...

"Freddie has been a father to me, a brother to me and an all-time my best friend.  I know he always has my best interest at heart.  And he has always been there for me."

WHAT THIS FIGHT MEANS HISTORICALLY...

"This fight is about history.  It's exciting to think I can the first person to win 7 world titles in 7 different weight divisions.  What makes it even more special is that it would be a Filipino to do it."

 

ON COTTO...

I look at Cotto as my toughest fight.  I'm not worried about moving up in weight.  I wasn't worried when I accepted the fight with Oscar De La Hoya and I wasn’t worried when I accepted this fight with Cotto.  Will I knock him out?  My lips are sealed" (zippering his lips closed with his fingers).

Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs), of General Santos City, Philippines, has won six world titles in as many different weight divisions ranging from 112 to 140 pounds.  Cotto (34-1, 27 KOs), from Caguas, Puerto Rico, has sold more tickets to Madison Square Garden in this millennium than any other fighter. He has held a world title every year since 2004.

 

Promoted by Top Rank, in association MP Promotions, Miguel Cotto Promotions, MGM Grand and Tecate, FIRE POWER:  COTTO vs. PACQUIAO, will take place, Saturday, November 14, at the soldout MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

 

HBO's®  fast-moving reality series "24/7 Pacquiao/Cotto" returns with an all new episode This Saturday! November 7 at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT. The four-episode series chronicles the preparations and back stories of both fighters as they train for their November 14 pay-per-view showdown.  Episodes one and two are available on HBO ON DEMAND.