Scribd
Upload
957 views3 pages

Manny Pacquiao's Boxing Workout

Freddie Roach was a professional boxer for 8 years with a record of 40-13 who never held a major title. He went on to become one of the top boxing trainers, working with Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya. Roach discusses how he would train hard for big fights, including sparring fast fighters to prepare for Hector Camacho, who he said was the most talented fighter he ever faced. Roach's workouts as a trainer and the coordination required help fight the progression of Parkinson's disease, which he has. The article concludes by outlining Pacquiao's 3 hour daily workouts under Roach and Freddie Roach's own hard day of training regimen

Uploaded by

Maserati. MT
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
957 views3 pages

Manny Pacquiao's Boxing Workout

Freddie Roach was a professional boxer for 8 years with a record of 40-13 who never held a major title. He went on to become one of the top boxing trainers, working with Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya. Roach discusses how he would train hard for big fights, including sparring fast fighters to prepare for Hector Camacho, who he said was the most talented fighter he ever faced. Roach's workouts as a trainer and the coordination required help fight the progression of Parkinson's disease, which he has. The article concludes by outlining Pacquiao's 3 hour daily workouts under Roach and Freddie Roach's own hard day of training regimen

Uploaded by

Maserati. MT
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

Manny Pacquiao's Boxing Champ Workout 9/10/15 10:03 PM

Manny Pacquiao's Boxing Champ Workout

Prior to his career as one of the elite boxing trainers of his time—working with fighters Manny
Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya—Freddie Roach was a tough professional fighter with over 50 bouts
during his eight-year career. With a final record of 40-13, Roach never held a major title but he also
was only knocked out three times.

“I tried to train hard for all my fights, especially the big fights, like with Camacho,” Roach says of his
meeting with the late Hector “Macho” Camacho. “I sparred a lot of fast guys with good speed to
prepare for him, but when the fight came they weren’t fast enough. He was the most talented fighter
that I ever faced, reminds me of Manny Pacquiao.”

Even later in his career, Roach was known for being able to withstand a lot of combat in the ring.
However, his solid conditioning couldn’t prevent the onset of Parkinson’s disease. Today, Roach says
the exercise he gets training fighters and all the coordination work he does coaching boxers helps

http://www.muscleandfitness.com/print/6032 Page 1 of 3
Manny Pacquiao's Boxing Champ Workout 9/10/15 10:03 PM

fight the disease’s progression.

“In my day, we didn’t have all these different strength and condition coaches. They’re the ones that
are bringing steroids into our sport,” Roach says.

Lately, the focus of Roach’s energy has been preparing for the fourth meeting between Pacquiao and
Juan Manuel Marquez. Although Pacquiao bested Marquez in two previous matches, the two fought
to a draw in their first encounter in 2004 and to a close, controversial decision for “Pacman” in
November 2011.

“Pac is in the best shape I’ve seen him in in a long time and he’s giving his sparring partners a lot of
trouble, we had a few knockdowns. He works his ass off,” Roach says. “We sparred six days a week
in my day; I only spar my fighters three days a week.”

Pacquiao’s workouts last about three hours per day, but he rarely does any weight training, which
Roach feels slows down smaller fighters. For that reason, a boxer’s workout is reliant on a variety of
calisthenics, with an emphasis on cardio. “When I trained Mickey Rourke to box, we did midnight runs
because he is nocturnal, but as long as your body is on a schedule, exercises are going to work,”
Roach says.

NEXT: Freddie Roach's Training Regimen >> [1]

http://www.muscleandfitness.com/print/6032 Page 2 of 3
Manny Pacquiao's Boxing Champ Workout 9/10/15 10:03 PM

Freddie Roach’s Hard Day of Training


Start your day in the gym with a long run starting at about 6 AM and then follow Roach’s exercise
routine.

5-Mile Run (Decreased distance with increased sparring)

Shadow Boxing (Build up a sweat before you get to boxing)

8 Rounds Heavy Bag (Important to hit the bag hard with proper punches)

3 Rounds on the Double-End Bag

3 Rounds of Jumping Rope

6-8 Rounds of Sparring Max (Pacquiao likes to spar 12 rounds)

Cooldown

Pacquiao-Marquez IV will air live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Dec. 8 on HBO PPV, 9 p.m.
ET.

http://www.muscleandfitness.com/print/6032 Page 3 of 3

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy