Manny Pacquiao's Speed Dazzles Sparring Partner Porter

p>Manny Pacquiao's power has not put a dent in his sparring partner but his speed has impressed him very much. Undefeated junior middleweight Shawn Porter is being used, along with lightweight Urbano Antillon, to spar with Pacquiao at his Baguio City training camp. Pacquiao's speed is seen as the main weapon when he faces WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Porter (10-0, 8KOs) is a 2007 US Golden Gloves middleweight champion and alternate on the 2008 Olympic team. He sparred with Pacquiao for three rounds and said the speed of Manny was a big factor in the ring.

“Its’ not much about his power, it’s his speed,” Porter told the The Manila Bulletin.

Porter plans to spar with Pacquiao for the second time on Thursday. The sparring sessions are teaching him a lot. WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan has said in several interviews that his sparring sessions with Pacquiao had given him the drive to revamp his career after being knocked out by Breidis Prescott in less than a minute last year. A young fighter like Porter will learn a lot as well.

“I am looking forward to my second sparring with Manny, who is a great person outside the ring,” said Porter.