The capital, however, proved even more distracting as Pacquiao, who is involved with local politics, was sought by local officials for meetings. “The last week in Manila was a little bit difficult because we had so many politicians there, trying to make meetings with Manny and everybody was trying to pull him in every direction they could,” Roach said. “So Manila wasn’t that great for us. He was distracted in Manila and our last day of boxing there I was really disappointed, he didn’t do that well. His mind was just somewhere else. “Then we got to LA and he boxed yesterday. We still had a bit of jet lag and I didn’t really expect a great day from Manny, he looked a little tired in his eyes, but he gave me 10 great rounds. He’s back on track and he’s very close to being ready for the fight.”

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