Mario Barrios prepared for Manny Pacquiao surprises

TGB Promotions President Tom Brown (C) appears on as Manny Pacquiao (L) and WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios (R) attend a ceremonial weigh-in at MGM Grand Backyard Area on July 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Barrios is scheduled to defend his title towards Pacquiao, who introduced he was popping out of retirement practically 4 years after his final combat, on July 19. Ethan Miller/Getty Photos/AFP

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LAS VEGAS–WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios is prepared for no matter methods Manny Pacquiao has up his sleeve on Saturday.

Having spent months finding out Pacquiao’s actions and perfecting his tendencies, veteran coach Bob Santos already has a good suggestion of what to anticipate from the Corridor-of-Famer.

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“Understanding Manny I heard him up on the stage and he stated I received a number of surprises and after I hear that, I stated to myself, ‘oh God right here we go.’” stated Santos.

“Manny’s all the time had that mindset of kill or be killed and he’s received a lot expertise the place he may play possum for a second and he’s lulling you, lulling you, and increase, or he may simply come ahead and simply blaze you.”

Santos had stated he and his workforce watched a variety of the fights Pacquiao had with Mexican nice Juan Manuel Marquez, who fought the Filipino legend 4 occasions.

Though Pacquiao got here away with a few shut victories after their break up attract 2004, Marquez put the exclamation level on their storied rivalry with a brutal knockout win in 2012.

Barrios’ camp is cautious of Pacquiao’s “distinctive model” and is aware of there’s little to no room for error.

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“He has the power to do two various things and when he says he has a variety of surprises, I feel he’s gonna range his assault and we gotta be tremendous, tremendous alert with him as a result of he’s clearly very harmful and Manny’s very awkward,” stated Santos.

“He has his personal distinctive model and subsequently we gotta be very, very leery when he goes, oh I received a number of surprises, we all know you do since you received some of the distinctive types within the historical past of the game.”

Pacquiao is eyeing to turn into the primary boxer to win a world title after being inducted into the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame.

“I introduced some surprises for them. Manny Pacquiao all the time brings surprises.”