ARUM COMING TODAY

Top rank head Bob Arum heads to Baguio City today to check on Manny Pacquiao's training camp as the Filipino ring icon prepares for a November 14 encounter with Puerto Rican champion Miguel Cotto.
The promoter responsible for the epic 'Thrilla in Manila' duel and other big fights considered among the biggest in the history of prizefighting, is arriving from the U.S. early Thursday morning, and will immediately proceed to the City of Pines in time for the scheduled media day in Pacquiao's training camp.
Arum's arrival also comes in time for Pacquiao's open workout at the Shape-Up gym inside the Cooyesan Plaza Hotel.
The boxing champion is scheduled to spar for the second time in three days against Americans Shawn Porter and Urbano Antillon.
Unlike in his first sparring session, Pacquiao goes a round notch higher this time as he takes on Porter and Antillon for two rounds each.
The 21-year old Porter, a natural junior middleweight, sparred for three intense rounds with the Pacman on Tuesday, trading hard shots to the body againts the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world today.
The native of Akron, Ohio is definitely looking forward to doing it again opposite the Filipino ring idol, whose speed more than power has make a great impression on him.
"It's his speed," said Porter. "It's not much about power."
Arum will be staying in the summer hideaway until Sunday, by which time Pacquiao is expected to take a breakl from training to personally distribute relief goods to victims of typhoon Ondoy.
Pacquiao through his MP Foundation, earlier donated P1 million to those badly hit by the calamity.


SOURCE: PEOPLE JOURNAL
AUTHOR: GERRY RAMOS