When you visit the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, CA the fabled boxing gym is packed with veteran boxers and would be hopefuls all working out together, getting their sweat on. For years you could just go to the club, pay your monthly dues and workout like it was nobodies business. It is a beautiful thing.
Every so often though there comes a time when people from lands far and wide, from outlets you have never even heard of descend on The Wild Card like a pack of rabid dogs. The sounds of photo clicks and sights of flashes rumble thru the historic gym and it means one thing; Media day for Manny Pacquiao.
Today was that day as everyone and their grandmothers made it their sole duty to see the man that has inspired a nation and held a part of the boxing mantle on his shoulders, that man is Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao has been preparing for his showdown with Timothy Bradley on June 9th under the watchful guidance of trainer Freddie Roach as they worked the mitts lightly today for us to get a sneak peak of the progress being made. Though the workout did not show much, it was revealed that Pacquiao had worked out earlier in the day and the intensity of the workout would be low key…the reason? Freddie Roach would be throwing the first pitch at Dodger Stadium today as Pacquiao and the rest of the team did not want to miss out.
With that said we bring to you Manny’s mitt workout with Freddie Roach as the Philippine fireball wails fast ball left hands at Freddie Roach for your viewing enjoyment.
