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I was 8 years old in the then Bally’s in Reno. This was the 80s. They said there was a world champion boxer working out for the press. He did his workout put his hands up at the end and there was a mix of boos and applause. I thought it was awesome. Hector “Macho” Camacho was one of the first boxers to be a character. To show flamboyancy and be a spectacle outside of the ring. Always a showman. He didn’t become the pound for pound boxer he could have been but he was a world champion which world class skill. I’ll miss him, still a personal top 5 boxer for me.
We’ll see. We’ll see if Manny gets a better fight deal then whatever Top Rank offers. We’ll see if Manny can get away from Unclo Bob Arum. We’ll see, hopefully Ninong knows.
Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez go on Mexican tv and promote their fight. On top of that they have a singing duel. The tv show is called La Academia. Pretty entertaining, Manny also has a message towards the end that he says in Spanish.
WWE star The Miz spoke at the Pacquiao-Marquez press conference at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. He gave both fighters “Awesome” t-shirts, wished them luck, offered them his services if weapons were needed and said the fight was gonna be AWESOME!
So another Pacquiao fight just happened on Saturday, May 7, 2011. About time I write something about it. So the Monday before the fight, I went to Niketown San Francisco to check out the new Pacquiao threads. I bought the Nike Gr8ness shirt and the unique yellow Pac-Man shirt . They were $28 a pop but if you didn’t know me I like to collect these things and buy them before a Manny fight. Of course I decked out my spot to make it the Pac-Lair it is known to be . Grabbed some groceries to whip up some food at the Daly City Safeway as well at Manila Oriental Market. My dish would be the Ginataang Manok (Coconut Chicken) spicy of course. Uncle Bien provided the hard stuff
Both came out banging. Ray Narh fought on only 3 weeks notice. He’s known to be avoided by the better competition. Alvarado the more well known name was reaching a bit and was being countered by Narh. Once Alvarado started connecting Narh said something wasn’t right and quit on his stool not answering the 4th round. The action was good leading up to that.
I kinda skimmed through this fight even though Pavlik is a known name. I was still watching my gata cook, hehe. Kelly’s on the comeback trail. He lost his title to Martinez and had to go to alcohol rehab. So the fight wasn’t easy for him and he got the Majority Decision win. Another note, Pavlik got $270,000 for the fight which was the 3rd highest on the payroll behind Mosley and Pacquiao.
This was actually the best fight on the card. Jorge Arce is at the ripe age of 31. I remember him losing to Vic Darchiniyan and he won a minor title in Mexico against a tomato can. So my feeling was we got a big name on the tail end of his career going against the exciting prospect in Vazquez Jr. Vazquez Jr. was winning the fight even though Arce was throwing and landing his own punches. Then in the final round with Vazquez ahead, Arce strung up a bunch of punches on Vazquez against the ropes. Vazquez had no answer and just stayed against the ropes. I started calling for a stoppage. Then Vazquez’s corner threw in the towel, before that a water bottle to call it off. My friend Steve thought it was the bad move but Vazquz Jr. did nothing to protect himself even though he was ahead on the scorecards. We both agreed that it didn’t help that Wilfredo Vazquez Sr. was the trainer and father of Jr. and saw his own blood in hot trouble.
On to the main event.LL Cool J walked Mosley out to the ring to “Mama Said Knock You Out.” Manny walked out to “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor. Jimi Jamison led Pacquiao’s entourage (Manny’s entrance video). I also caught Manny siniging the last line “Eye of the Tiger” as he headed into the ring. Definitely got changed up with Showtime doing the fight. Jimmy Lennon Jr. this time was the ring announcer. Manny wore yellow Cleto Reyes gloves to symbolize his campaign to end world poverty. That’s also why I went with the yellow Pac-Man shirt.
Bell sounds and the fight is underway. Sugar Shane a little cautious and Manny was the effective aggressor and easily gets both rounds 10-9 in his favor. Then in the 3rd, Manny sneaks in a straight left and drops Mosley in a nanosecond. Manny called it a lucky punch but either way that was a 10-8 round for him in the 3rd. Knockdown Video The 4th round started and Shane was backpedaling more on his bicycle. Throwing much less. Pacquiao’s punch output was also far less than in his previous fights. Then in the 10th round Mosley inadvertently stepped on Pacquiao’s toe as Manny was throwing a punch. Mosley pushed Pacquiao off and Manny dropped to the canvas.Referee Kenny Bayless who’s the best boxing referee in the world proceeded to give Manny the mandatory count for a knockdown. This enraged the fans, the peeps at the Pac-Lair as well as Manny Pacquiao. He came out firing the rest of the round as well as the 11th and 12th. Manny was going for the knockout but didn’t get it. He chased Shane Mosley most of the fight. During the final rounds the crowd was chanting, “Knock him out, knock him out.” During the middle part of the fight there were boos. Most had to be towards Mosley for not engaging most of the fight as he was there to just survive. The final decision was Unanimous and Manny retained his WBO Welterweight title. In the end Shane congratulated Manny and said his power and speed were legit. He still has never been knocked out in his professional career. He also said Floyd wouldn’t be able to handle Manny’s punches. Manny was disappointed that Shane didn’t bring his half of the fight. Manny also complained about leg cramps and said he lacked some explosion. Al Bernstein also mentioned Manny not moving laterally which would have meant he would be an easy target. Shane didn’t take advantage of this or knew Manny was baiting him for a big punch.
Local and international celebrities were among the 16,412 spectators who watched the fight of Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley on Sunday (Manila time) at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.
Among the local celebrities who flew to Las Vegas to witness the big fight were Senator Bong Revilla and wife Congresswoman Lani Mercado, Vicky Belo, Hayden Kho, Atom Henares, Quark Henares, Raymund Gutierrez, former Manila mayor Lito Atienza and Ilocos Sur Governor Chavit Singson.
Even socialite Paris Hilton was seen at the fight and even tweeted about it: Wow! Such an honor to be brought on stage by Manny & his wife Jinkee after the fight. Can’t wait to visit them when I go to the Phillippines.
Other celebrities who were reported to have watched the fight are heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, women’s super middleweight champion Laila Ali, former division world champion and Hall of Famer Roberto Duran, Rapper Rick Ross, five-time world champion Johnny Tapia, football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin and New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs.
Academy award-winning actor/singer Jaime Foxx also sang America the Beautiful in honor of the United States of America.
Rapper LL Cool J performed as Mosley entered the arena, while Survivor’s vocalist Jimi Jamison sang Eye of the Tiger as Pacquiao approached the ring.
What’s next for Manny? He said he’d go back to the Philippines and go back to his public duty as Congressman. There are reports that he may fight Juan Manuel Marquez for a third time. Here’s highlights from their two previous matches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMMbbNwXIrc Til the next fight!
15th February 2013
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Reblogged From filipinotees
I bought the Nike Gr8ness shirt
and the unique yellow Pac-Man shirt 
. They were $28 a pop but if you didn’t know me I like to collect these things and buy them before a Manny fight. Of course I decked out my spot to make it the Pac-Lair 
it is known to be 
. 
Grabbed some groceries to whip up some food at the Daly City 
Uncle Bien provided the hard stuff 
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Manny called it a lucky punch
but either way that was a 10-8 round for him in the 3rd. 
Then in the 10th round Mosley inadvertently stepped on Pacquiao’s toe as Manny was throwing a punch. Mosley pushed Pacquiao off 
and Manny dropped to the canvas.
Referee 
This enraged the fans, the peeps at the Pac-Lair as well as Manny Pacquiao. He came out firing the rest of the round as well as the 11th and 12th. 
Manny was going for the knockout but didn’t get it. 
He chased Shane Mosley most of the fight. During the final rounds the crowd was chanting, “Knock him out, knock him out.” 
During the middle part of the fight there were boos. Most had to be towards Mosley for not engaging most of the fight as he was there to just survive. The final decision was Unanimous and Manny retained his 
In the end Shane congratulated Manny and said his power and speed were legit. He still has never been knocked out in his professional career. He also said Floyd wouldn’t be able to handle Manny’s punches. Manny was disappointed that Shane didn’t bring his half of the fight. Manny also complained about leg cramps and said he lacked some explosion. 
, five-time world champion 