Filipino Star - November 2010 Issue

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The North American Filipino Star
Pacquiao: “I didn’t want to damage him permanently”
This latest victory of Manny Pacquiao
probably had the most drama of all
Pacquiao fights.
Excitement and curiosity went a
notch higher when Pacquiao,
considered by many as being
dangerously too small for a junior
middleweight fighter, came in at 144.6
pounds during the official weigh-in.
Come fight night, HBO came up
with its unofficial weigh-in that saw
Pacquiao tallying 148 pounds
compared with the Mexican Antonio
Margarito’s 165 pounds.
The disparity created concerns for
those who had followed boxing for the
longest time as memories of the late
Arturo Gatti’s tragic bout opposite Joey
Gamache were relived.
In their 2000 battle at the Madison
Square Garden, Gatti, at 160 during
fight night, outweighed Gamache for
over 12 pounds. Gatti made use of the
huge discrepancy in weight in
pummeling and knocking out Gamache
in two short but brutal rounds.
Gamache ended up braindamaged,
and that led him to file
several lawsuits and financial claims.
As it turned out, that incident all the
more made Pacquiao truly a special
little big man, who beat all his physically
much bigger and physically stronger
champions.
*****
Pacquiao’s genes came from her,
but not even that biological fact could
help Mommy Dionisia stand the rigors
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of watching a beloved son risk his life
and limb inside the ring.
Present for the first time in his
iconic son’s bout, Dionisia eventually
fainted and had an anxiety attack
despite Pacquiao’s seemingly easy win
against Margarito.
Pacquiao waves the national flag after
the fight.
Promoter Bob Arum said it was a
typical fainting, but it would be
interesting to see how that experience
would affect Dionisia’s decision about
seeing the future of his son as a prized
fighter. Mommy D, as she is fondly
called, has been very vocal about her
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desire of seeing Pacquiao retire for
good.
Bad news for Arum, good news for
Floyd Mayweather Jr.?
*****
Arum has admitted he may now
look at other non-Top Rank fighters in
trying to chart Pacquiao’s next ring
plan.
“I ran out of my guys. [Manny] beat
all my guys,” said Arum.
Pacquiao has beaten the best
fighters that Top Rank could offer under
its stable, from Erik Morales to Miguel
Cotto and now, Margarito.
Arum and his rival promoter and
former fighter Oscar De La Hoya have
been at odds over Pacquiao and the
promotions that they both sell to cable
giant HBO. Arum is Pacquiao’s main
promoter, with De La Hoya having a
minor share in Pacquiao’s fights owing
to their bitter contractual dispute.
Despite their bitterness towards
each other, Arum and De La Hoya may
soon find themselves dealing with each
other as Pacquiao’s deserving foes are
under De La Hoya’s Golden Boy
Promotions.
Among those being considered by
Arum—assuming, of course, that
Mayweather insists on his ridiculous
demands—are Shane Mosley and
Pacquiao’s bitter Mexican rival Juan
Manuel Marquez.
*****
Margarito failed to attend the postfight
press conference as he was
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immediately brought to hospital for
precautions. But many believe
Margarito’s corner put the Mexican’s
health and even life in danger when no
one among them, specifically lead
trainer Robert Garcia, did anything to
prevent the carnage that was
happening.
Several times in the 11th round,
Pacquiao looked at referee Laurence
Cole as if to say there had to be an act
of compassion around the time.
“I didn’t want to hurt him because
boxing is not all about killing each
other,” Pacquiao told broadcaster Mario
Lopez during the post-fight interview.
Famed trainer Freddie Roach
agreed.
“I wish they would have stopped
the fight,” he said.
*****
Once again, Pacquiao has proven
his worth as a true global superstar
following the huge media coverage that
was given the Filipino’s latest
accomplishment.
The Americans were well
represented with the Los Angeles
Times tandem of Lance Pugmire and
Bill Dwyre, the Associated Press’ Tim
Dahlberg, The New York Times’ Greg
Bishop, and ESPN’s Dan Rafael.
The win also created a huge buzz
from mediamen in Australia, Canada,
China and Japan, which alloted major
space for the pre- and post-fight
stories.a
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