Tiwala si WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas na mapapatulog niya sa 8th round si eight-division world titlist Manny Pacquiao sa kanyang pagdepensa sa Nobyembre 5 sa Thomas & Mack Center sa Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sa panayam ng ESPN Deportes, pursigido si Vargas na manalo sa tinaguriang People’s champion via TKO.
“A month before the biggest fight of my career so far. I feel good, really. I feel sure of myself, I feel very strong. We are working hard and that’s been the difference. I feel quite sure what I’ll do in this fight,” ani Vargas.
Nagyabang si Vargas na gusto niyang mapabilang sa maliit na grupo ng Mexican na tumalo kay Pacquiao tulad nina Eric Morales at maalamat na si Juan Manuel Marquez, nagpatulog kay Pacman sa 6th round noong 2012.
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“I want to keep climbing, this is the fight I was expecting since I was a child. I will fight with a well-respected and well-known figure, one of the best in the world, and this is my chance,” diin ni Vargas.
“Once I beat Pacquiao I will be given a lot of respect and receive recognition to my career. There is a very small list of fighters who have become legends by beating Pacquiao. Morales and Marquez did.”
“From what I saw in his last fight with Bradley, I think he was still at his best. I’m glad Manny is in good time in his career, because then no one will have any excuse. I want to beat the best Manny Pacquiao. I like challenges and I want to prove to people what I’m made of and that’s why I’m happy with this fight,” aniya.
Sa kanyang laban kay Timothy Bradley, matikas si Vargas para sa unanimous decision win.
“If given the opportunity, if I see an open window, I’ll go for [the knockout] - that’s the plan. I feel very good with the experience I have now, but I will not come in there with the mentality that I can only win by knockout. I’m coming in there with the mentality of winning every second, every minute of every round,” aniya.
“But I will not miss. I have the strength to knock him out, so there shouldn’t be any surprise [when it happens]. The minute that he gives me that opening I’m taking it. The 8th round sounds very, very good to me. I see Jessie Vargas winning in super fashion. I will stay on top and become a legend myself.”
May rekord ang 27 anyos na si Vargas na 27-1-0 , tampok ang 10 panalo sa knockout, samantalang may kartadang 58-6-2 si Pacquiao, kabilang ang 38 TKO. (Gilbert Espeña)
