Episode 1 of Pacquiao-Mosley Fight Camp 360 debuted this afternoon on CBS. The notion of a boxing fight being promoted and showcased on one of the major networks was certainly exciting, and it was all a part of the channel’s buildup towards the Final Four games later in the evening. So Pacquiao vs. Mosley was getting some great attention here, and in the four-part series, several of the episodes will debut on CBS before airing on Showtime.
Pacquiao vs. Mosley Fight Camp 360 Episode 1
As Pacquiao vs. Mosley Fight Camp 360 Episode 1 began, James Brown introduced the show and the fight. We’re then in the Philippines, and see some of the craziness associated with Pacquiao making a simple trip to the mall, with a song saying “welcome to my world” in the background. Pacquiao welcomes us to the first episode of Fight Camp 360. We see Pacquiao highlight knockouts, Pacquiao answering boxing questions, Pacquiao singing, Pacquiao answering questions about the 2013 election, and more.
Mosley talks about how he feels he has been disrespected by so many of the people who have been counting him out in this contest. Mosley’s trainer Naazim Richardson, and Mosley’s son, talk about how that disrespect is producing more motivation than anything else, and Mosley says he’ll get the last laugh.
We see a lavish mansion filled with Pacquiao portraits and pictures, and pictures of himself and his wife, as some team members wait to get him rolling. Pacquiao is running behind schedule, but Mosley has already arrived for a photo shoot. He walks in and innocently claims, “I’m not late”, strolling around with sunglasses and his entourage. He doesn’t want to wear any makeup, and he doesn’t want to be sprayed with water so he doesn’t get sick.
The photo shoot is over and the press tour madness is underway. Bob Arum claims that Pacquiao is the best boxer he has ever seen, of course, he says that about whoever he is rooting for at the moment. Trainer Freddie Roach says that he doesn’t want people telling Manny that it’s an easy fight, because it’s not, and he needs to be training hard.
Mosley and his camp are talking about how Manny’s style is great for Mosley, because he won’t go running. He’ll be able to get in there and really trade. Of course, even if Pacquiao doesn’t run, it doesn’t mean he’ll be easy to hit – Manny darts in and out against dangerous opponents, making it very difficult to nail him.
Everyone is prepping for the Vegas press conference. Pacquiao didn’t get on a plane the night before though, as he was supposed to… instead he’s driving up late with some of his team that day. A member of his team talks about how he thrives on chaos, as long as he creates the chaos. At the press conference, fans ask the fighters questions, including asking if Pacquiao is a Justin Beiber fan because of his haircut, if Mosley has the aspirations to run for Congress, and a young boy asking Pacquiao how he will deal with Mosley’s body work.
Back to some downtime for Pacquiao, and he’s playing the piano and singing. His wife Jinkee talks about Manny a bit and how in the Philippines it’s so crazy with everything he has to do. Downtime for Mosley includes playing some pool with his camp manager and getting ready for camp at Big Bear. Mosley talks about how he needs to compete at everything, and how by 10-years-old he knew he would be world champion. Mosley misses his final shot in the game, and his opponent wins their session, to much oohing and aahing.
Shane walks through the mall with his girlfriend Bella Gonzalez, and Mosley jokes that people in the mall see her first, and only notice him after they wonder who she’s walking with. Nonetheless, he takes some photos and chats a bit with fans. At the Loews Regency Hotel in New York, Mosley chats it up with Reverend Sharpton.
Pacquiao is on the train going from New York to D.C., and his team wonders if they can manage him meeting with the President. Roach talks about how Manny wants to compete and win at politics, too. The champion of the politics is the President, according to Roach, and Pacquiao wants to meet him. His camp goes on to ponder him one day becoming the President of the Philippines.
Now we’re in DC, and Pacquiao is decked out in a suit, and his wife Jinkee talks about how amazing it is to be here and meeting the President, and how it’s a bit unreal. Someone crashes their car taking a picture of Pacquiao in D.C. They walk into the White House and we switch to ESPN Headquarters where Mosley is being interviewed for television.
Back in Washington, Pacquiao and his wife leave the White House, and they have bags of White House and Presidential goodies for some kids. They say that Obama is rooting for Pacquiao, and that he would try to come and visit the Philippines. Pacquiao also says he showed Obama a bit about boxing. They arrive at the airport and Pacquiao talks about how great the experience was, and how he’ll never forget that experience in his life.
Next up in Episode 1 of Pacquiao Mosley Fight Camp 360 we see Mosley cruising on the highway up to Big Bear, going pretty fast in his sports car… we see that he gets it up to over 100 MPH in his sleek Audi. He sees some police alongside the road but I suppose manages to avoid being pulled over. The drive to training camp must go much quicker when you average 101 MPH, as his dashboard reads.
Meanwhile, Pacquiao’s camp is being set up in Baguio City. Roach is there with him, and he mentions that it’s hard for him to leave his gym and L.A… but for Manny, he’s big enough that he can happily do it. Roach straps on his body protector and pads and Pacquiao begins getting to work. Roach says that Mosley will be very dangerous, especially in the early rounds.
Richardson says that Mosley will be as well prepared as he can be, to put on the best performance of his career. Mosley is eager to put people in their place, and he feels sorry for whoever is on the other side of the ring… Roach says that the speed and power that Pacquiao possesses is unlike anything he has seen in his life… Richardson says that you have to dare to be great, and this is why you fight the fights… he says the interesting thing is that you see flaws in Pacquiao’s game, but nobody has been able to exploit them yet.
So that wraps up Episode 1 of Pacquiao vs. Mosley Fight Camp 360, and we see some previews for next week’s episode as this one comes to a close.
