By Peter Owen Nelson, Espn.go.com, October 9, 2010
In Baguio City, Philippines, Manny Pacquiao enters the Shape Up Boxing Gym to find himself in a house of mirrors. Every T-shirt is emblazoned with his face, every pair of shorts etched with his initials, every spectator's tongue poised to speak his name as he marches in and they whisper to themselves, "Manny Pacquiao," as if in utter shock to see the man here -- of all places -- in a boxing gym.
It is here that Pacquiao, 31, is preparing for his Nov. 13 showdown in Dallas at Cowboys Stadium for the WBA junior middleweight title against Antonio Margarito (38-6), who will be the tallest and heaviest opponent the seven-division champion has ever faced. Pacquiao's regimen for the fight is no less strenuous than his previous 56 bouts: In a single day he ingests 7,000 calories over six meals; strategizes over 14 rounds of mitt work with trainer Freddie Roach; crunches out a few hundred sit-ups; and then, for a nightcap, plays several games of full-court basketball.
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