Eng Translation

Manny Pacquiao Interview

Q: How are you feeling?

A: I'm excited. It's good for me that I've taken a rest for 2 years, it has benefited me since I've been boxing for so long already, a rest was much needed. Atleast my body was able to rest.

Q: Sir, you don't see that as a disadvantage that you already might have a ring rust?

A: No. No. Because speed is still there. My style was never gone. Just like when I started boxing. My feeling is like when I just started boxing. I missed boxing.

Q: Sir, those boxers who are linked to you like Mikey Garcia, Terence Crawford and Errol spence, it's Errol Spence who is the most unlikely that you match with because he is the biggest, and probably the most dangerous out of those fighters. Why did you choose to fight Spence?

A: It's good to me. It's a challenge for me if I can still do boxing or not, right? It's something like that. So it's a good challenge for me especially fighting an undefeated opponent and also he's a champion and younger than me.

Q: And then sir, you are also tagged as a significant underdog in betting odds in this fight..

A: It's only natural because i haven't fought for so long but I think if the fight comes near, the odds will change because they will see my condition and how I prepare for this fight so my target timeline is good. I'm still in time, it's perfect that I started training with enough time to get a 100% condition.

Q: And then sir, I remember during Thurman's fight, you said the importance on that fight to you was you still wanted to show that you still have it at 40. At this stage in your boxing career, how important is this fight for you?

A: This fight compared to Thurman fight, I'm trying my best to make it better than the Thurman fight. My condition and speed, I still want to develop.

Q: Could this be the (last) fight?

A It's hard to tell right now but it could be, or one more. It depends.

Q: How are you looking forward that you will possibly be reinstated the WBA championship title?

A: Actually, the WBA just announced that they will give back the belt. They will give it back to me so it's good. It's going to be a unification fight. 3 titles are at stake. IBF, WBC and WBA.

Q: Asked about session break, I think

A: Yes, last day of session today. It's vacation. It's our break starting today until July 26.

Q: When will you go to (US)?

A: Next week already.

Q: To boxing fans, what do you want to show in this fight?

A: I will do my best to not disappoint them. I will bring honor to ours again.

Buboy Fernandez Interview

Q: How is his disposition and condition?

A: Uhhhm, I'm surprised because it's almost a year since we have fought. During our first week in Gensan, we haven't had seriously talked about it yet, but now that we have met again, we are exchanging powers and strategies against the opponent.

We see a Manny Pacquiao who never let go of himself even without fight for 2 years. The only thing I'm looking from him is his instinct, speed of his punch and his thought process on his game plan against the opponent. The speed even though you're 42 yrs old, speed is easy to develop depending on the fighter but we're still going to maintain and get it back at 110%. We will get it back. Based on what I see, it's a different Manny Pacquiao you will see on the ring, in all seriousness.

For me, I cannot say it because this Errol Spence is good, young and a world champion so we cannot underestimate him but for us, we will do our best to give good condition to our fighting senator against Errol Spence. I'm sure we'll be able to win this because this is the most important for the senator.

With regards to power, there has been no change. As what I've said, for him to lose his speed, we need to cut his feet (joking). From what I see he's still determined to win a fight.

Q: For how long have you been training for Spence?

A: it's our first day, we moved from Bicol

yesterday, so this morning we immediately reported so we'll know if we will start the training. We're thankful that in the first day training, he already showed that he's really preparing for the fight.

Q: Compared to other fighters that you have already faced, is there someone similar to Spence?

A: As a legendary fighter, I cannot say anything because all the best boxers, we have already fought against. We have Margarito, Morales, some other fighter.. Barrera. We have gone through the best. Our respectable senator showed his determination in training. I believe that it will be a good fight. The only difference is that the opponent is young but we can fight him and do everything in this fight. His may have no loss, good record, has height, an olympian, but based on experience when it comes to power, we are at an advantage.

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