Team Pacquiao Bring Back Justin Fortune As Conditioning Coach

[HamAndEgger]

"Fighter of the Decade" Manny Pacquiao is bringing back his first strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune to replace Alex Ariza, who had earlier been fired by celebrated trainer Freddie Roach after a meeting with Pacquiao and adviser Michael Koncz in Macau at the kickoff of the media tour to promote the November 24 showdown with Brandon Rios.

After failing to get any response to his telephone calls and text messages - Ariza accepted an offer to train Rios for the Pacquiao fight stating that Pacquiao "left him no choice" because he had to earn a living.

Fortune who parted ways following a disagreement with Roach some years ago paving the way for the entry of Ariza, set up his own Fortune Gym in Los Angeles and was doing reasonably well before Pacquiao decided to re-unite with the former Australian heavyweight contender. Fortune is expected to arrive next Tuesday and will proceed to General Santos City where Pacquiao will train.

When asked whether Pacquiao would bring in a replacement for Ariza, Koncz the other day said there was no need and that Filipino trainer Buboy Fernandez and Nonoy Neri will handle the strength and conditioning training.

Fortune himself had told BoxingScene.com/Manila Standard earlier that he didn’t think Ariza brought anything to Pacquiao’s training camp except “tension” and that Pacquiao needed to concentrate on the Rios fight because all the pressure is on the eight division world champion and not on Rios.

Meantime, Pacquiao steps up his training for his WBO International welterweight title fight against the exciting Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios in Macau on November 24 when he spars with Ghana's undefeated IBF Continental Africa welterweight champion and newly crowned IBF International welterweight king Fredrick Lawson at his MP Towers Gym on Tuesday.

It will be the first serious sparring session for Pacquiao who last week sparred with General Santos townmate Marlon Alta after his South Korean sparring partner apparently had a difference with his manager and failed to show up. Lawson who is ranked No. 5 in the IBF Intercontinental ratings won the IBF title with a twelve round decision over Georgia's strongman Georgi Ungiadze in in what was described as "a rumble" which took place at the Jubilee Pool House, in the Ghananian capital of Accra in a fight that had fans on their feet throughout. Media reports from Ghana said Ungiadze entered the ring to the tumultous chants of the accompanying small but noisy entourage of fans from Eastern Europe who reside in Ghana and the neighboring West African countries.

Ungiadze threw every punch he knew from the book and succeeded in pushing his archrival Lawson who is nicknamed "Sugar Ray" and at times referred to as "Marvelous" in a tribute to his Marvin Hagler skills , to the neutral corner but Lawson outboxed Ungiadze to win a lopsided twelve round decision.Lawson won a gold medal in the 2007 African Boxing Championship and silver in the 2008 and 2009 Championships and represented Ghana in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

http://www.boxingscene.com/pacquiao-brings-back-conditioning-coach-justin-fortune--70120

 

[InvictusAeternusEternus]

"Fighter of the Decade" Manny Pacquiao is bringing back his first strength and conditioning coach Justin Fortune to replace Alex Ariza, who had earlier been fired by celebrated trainer Freddie Roach after a meeting with Pacquiao and adviser Michael Koncz in Macau at the kickoff of the media tour to promote the November 24 showdown with Brandon Rios.

After failing to get any response to his telephone calls and text messages - Ariza accepted an offer to train Rios for the Pacquiao fight stating that Pacquiao "left him no choice" because he had to earn a living.

Fortune who parted ways following a disagreement with Roach some years ago paving the way for the entry of Ariza, set up his own Fortune Gym in Los Angeles and was doing reasonably well before Pacquiao decided to re-unite with the former Australian heavyweight contender. Fortune is expected to arrive next Tuesday and will proceed to General Santos City where Pacquiao will train.

When asked whether Pacquiao would bring in a replacement for Ariza, Koncz the other day said there was no need and that Filipino trainer Buboy Fernandez and Nonoy Neri will handle the strength and conditioning training.

Fortune himself had told BoxingScene.com/Manila Standard earlier that he didn’t think Ariza brought anything to Pacquiao’s training camp except “tension” and that Pacquiao needed to concentrate on the Rios fight because all the pressure is on the eight division world champion and not on Rios.

Meantime, Pacquiao steps up his training for his WBO International welterweight title fight against the exciting Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios in Macau on November 24 when he spars with Ghana's undefeated IBF Continental Africa welterweight champion and newly crowned IBF International welterweight king Fredrick Lawson at his MP Towers Gym on Tuesday.

It will be the first serious sparring session for Pacquiao who last week sparred with General Santos townmate Marlon Alta after his South Korean sparring partner apparently had a difference with his manager and failed to show up. Lawson who is ranked No. 5 in the IBF Intercontinental ratings won the IBF title with a twelve round decision over Georgia's strongman Georgi Ungiadze in in what was described as "a rumble" which took place at the Jubilee Pool House, in the Ghananian capital of Accra in a fight that had fans on their feet throughout. Media reports from Ghana said Ungiadze entered the ring to the tumultous chants of the accompanying small but noisy entourage of fans from Eastern Europe who reside in Ghana and the neighboring West African countries.

Ungiadze threw every punch he knew from the book and succeeded in pushing his archrival Lawson who is nicknamed "Sugar Ray" and at times referred to as "Marvelous" in a tribute to his Marvin Hagler skills , to the neutral corner but Lawson outboxed Ungiadze to win a lopsided twelve round decision.Lawson won a gold medal in the 2007 African Boxing Championship and silver in the 2008 and 2009 Championships and represented Ghana in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

http://www.boxingscene.com/pacquiao-brings-back-conditioning-coach-justin-fortune--70120

 

[Tom Foolery]

Is he bringing them roids with him as well?

 

[The ADD]

:sadbuboy:

 

[TheProfessor]

Hmm bringing back the guy Roach accused of giving fighters roids when he was questioned about James Toney's two positive tests. They don't call it the Sweet Science for nothing.

 

[Black_Jesus]

Pac and rios are undergoing Floydie special olympic tests so
all the steroid talk

 

[p00rky]

Pac and rios are undergoing Floydie special olympic tests so
all the steroid talk

Wait... I thought Pac was scared of needles

 

[Black_Jesus]

Wait... I thought Pac was scared of needles

Did Pac ever say that?? Link?

 

[p00rky]

Did Pac ever say that?? Link?

LOL, come on man. Lets not go there. It came from his camp. If it wasn't true then why didn't he sue? He sued May for defamation right?

Do you not find it weird that all of a sudden he wants to do the same test for a fight he denied May?

 

[Black_Jesus]

LOL, come on man. Lets not go there. It came from his camp. If it wasn't true then why didn't he sue? He sued May for defamation right?

Do you not find it weird that all of a sudden he wants to do the same test for a fight he denied May?

Lets go there

Jokingly saying someone is scared of needles isn't a crime, but publicly accusing someone of taking illegal drugs with ZERO proof is libel and Pac dropped the suit. only thing I find weird is people not acknowledging that Pac agreed to Floydie special tests way back in 2011.. as for Rios Pac has an actual legit reason for going through with OSDT unlike Floydie being a faggit trying to eye measure the size of another mans head

 

[TheProfessor]

Pac said blood tests weakened him. So this time he's willingly volunteering to be weakened. That's the way it goes in the world of Pactardia.

 

[Black_Jesus]

Pac said blood tests weakened him. So this time he's willingly volunteering to be weakened. That's the way it goes in the world of Pactardia.

Actually all pac said back in 09 was that he felt like he was weakened in his first fight with Eric Morales because he gave blood very close to fight night and that He didn't want to give unlimited amounts of blood close to the biggest fight of his career.. Gayweather stans try to make this way more than what it was

 

[TheProfessor]

Actually all pac said back in 09 was that he felt like he was weakened in his first fight with Eric Morales because he gave blood very close to fight night and that He didn't want to give unlimited amounts of blood close to the biggest fight of his career.. Gayweather stans try to make this way more than what it was

He told Brian Kenny he can't do tests the day before, the day of and 14 days out because he's "training hard."

 

[InvictusAeternusEternus]

Stop with the bullshyt baby fat hands, they dont take unlimited amounts of blood you idiot !

 

[Black_Jesus]

Stop with the bullshyt baby fat hands, they dont take unlimited amounts of blood you idiot !

What's the limit on how.much blood they.can take all the way up to the fight??

Don't have an answer?

Well back in 09 no one had an answer because it hadn't been done before.. All Pac knows is he didn't perform his best giving blood close to the fight when he fought Morales the 1st time. And now Floydie is demamding Pac subjuct himself to and unspecified amount of random blood tests all the way up to the fight so Floydie can be comfortable and secure enough to step in the ring with the big bad Pacquiao