HBO's Pacquiao/Cotto 24/7 Episode 3 Recap.
In this episode we learn how Miguel Cotto met his best friend Brian Perez as well as how Manny Pacquiao met his assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez.
In HBO's award winning reality series Pacquiao/Cotto 24/7 Episode 3 actor Jeremy Piven who is best known as Ari Gold on HBO's hit show Entourage visits Manny at the Wild Card Gym. Piven asks Manny are you still having fun doing this? Manny replies yes and smiles. Piven then states that he feels Manny looks like he can fight 3 fights in a row right now.
We then are cut to a movie trailer of Manny's latest feature film project titled Wapakman. Manny is playing a super hero who is flying through the air and wearing a red spandex costume. Many have criticzed Manny for doing this movie and not fully focusing on his boxing career but Freddie Roach believes it is good for Manny to take time off to put his mind on other projects. Freddie then makes fun of Manny's red spandex costume.
Back in the Fight Factory gym in Tampa, Florida Miguel Cotto is having his open media training day and celebrating his 29th birthday. Miguel makes that statement that fights are won here in the gym during camp.
Cotto's mom makes a traditional Puerto Rican feast in celebration of the WBO welterweight champion.
We then learn in 2003 Team Cotto member Brian Perez met Cotto as a fan and they developed their friendship and business relationship since then with Perez now having the official title of head of Miguel Cotto Promotions. The two friends consider their relationship as if they are brothers.
Manny is then seen punching a series of pumpkins placed in a row like double end bags as a funny skit for the Jimmy Kimmel Show. .
Freddie Roach is seen at his home watching tapes of Miguel's past fights and he states he looks for habits not mistakes for habits are what a fighter usually does and mistakes may just be a one time thing. Roach then states that Miguel's trainer is green and they make fundamental mistakes.
Roach then expresses in a joking manner how he wishes he never introduced Michael Koncz to Manny since a recent poll showed 197 out of 200 people felt Manny should fire Michael.
Fred Tokes, sparring partner of Miguel Cotto prays for Team Cotto as they travel to Las Vegas and for safety and victory for Miguel.
We learn Manny met Buboy as a janitor in his hometown. When Manny returned back home he was disappointed to see his older friend smoking and wearing dirty clothes and not caring much about himself. So from that point on Manny hired Buboy as his assistant trainer and he has been loyal ever since. Freddie then states that he could not get through a fight with out Buboy.
Miguel Cotto is then seen at the airport sitting on a trunk with the big letters “WBO” on it which is transporting his WBO champion belt to Las Vegas.
Cotto arrives two weeks early to get adjusted to the Vegas climate and air. The narrator reminds us that last time Cotto was in Vegas he left in an ambulance in his controversial loss to Margarito.
For those of you who missed episode 3 of Pacquiao/Cotto 24/7 it will replay
Other HBO showtimes include: Nov. 7 (11:45 p.m. ET/8:45 p.m. PT), 8 (11:15 a.m., 8:15 p.m.), 9 (7:30 p.m.), 10 (2:00 p.m., 11:30 p.m.), 12 (11:30 a.m., 10:30 p.m.), 13 (9:00 p.m.) and 14 (10:30 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Nov. 8 (11:10 p.m.), 11 (12:50 a.m.), 13 (1:40 a.m.) and 14 (5:00 p.m.)
HBO On Demand availability begins Nov. 9.
Source: http://dailycontributor.com/pacquiao-cotto-247-episode-3/8435/
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