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Manny Pacquiao on ‘Time’ cover

Saturday, November 7, 2009
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AFTER being a guest in a popular late-night TV show, Manny Pacquiao hit another media milestone by being picked for the cover of Time Magazine.

It was the second time that Pacquiao, who will face Miguel Cotto for the WBO welterweight title on Nov. 15 (RP time), graced the prestigious magazine’s cover.

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But unlike the first one, when he shared the space with the rest of the magazine’s list of 100 of the most influential persons in the world, Pac-quiao has the cover all to himself.

The magazine ran a story chronicling Pacquiao’s rise from poverty to become what it calls as the “latest savior in boxing.”

It was the second time since Cory Aquino made it in 1988 that a Filipino became the cover feature of the international edition of the prestigious magazine.

The last time a boxer made it to the front page was also in 1988, with Mike Tyson, who was then the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.

Prior to making the cover of the magazine, Pacquiao, who was a guest on Jimmy Kemmel’s late-night show, also made the cover of Reader’s Digest.

According to the story, Freddie Roach, acknowledged as the guy who helped transform Pacquiao to become the pound-for-pound no. 1 today, only needed a brief time to realize he had a gem of a fighter.

“”I just did one round with mitts with him, and I thought, ‘Man, can this ______ fight,’” Roach told Time Magazine.

Time also confirmed the rumor that hit Internet forums a few weeks back—that Pacquiao’s conditioning coach Alex Ariza and adviser Michael Koncz came to blows.

Roach, who said he regretted the day he introduced Koncz to Pacquiao, said the Canadian adviser “just doesn’t care if he’s being unreasonable.”

The two-time Trainer of the Year also said he wants Pacquiao to fight two more times before calling it quits.

Pacquiao is planning to run for the congressional seat of Saranggani, in what could be the “fight of his life” according to Time Magazine.

Roach and Pacquiao teamed up in 2001 and have become one of the best tandems in the sport.

Since having Roach as his trainer, Pacquiao has gone 17-1-2 in his last 20 fights, with 14 knockouts.

His lone loss was against Erik Morales in their first fight, while his two draws were against the late Agapito Sanchez and Juan Manuel Marquez in their first match.

Those who went the distance against him were Marco Antonio Barrera in their rematch, Oscar Larios and Marquez, also in their rematch.

Time Magazine said Pacquiao, who started fighting as a teenager for P100, could make $18 million (P846 million) in his fight against Cotto. (Mike Limpag Of Sun.Star Cebu)


Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on November 7, 2009.
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Who is Manny Pacquiao’s

Submitted by Warlie Villasencio (not verified) on Sun, 11/08/2009 - 08:23.

Who is Manny Pacquiao’s real opponent?

The only boxer in his class and size at this point in time that can defeat Manny Pacquiao is Manny Pacquiao himself. No living mortal out there yet is alive and destined to knock the world’s welter weight champion Manny Pacquiao in the boxing ring

If he triumphs against his opponent - the Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto, the reason is because of Manny Pacquiao. And if he is trounced, the same reason it is not because of Cotto, but because of Manny Pacquiao. In other words, his destiny solely lies in the palms of his capable hands.

I will hold Manny Pacquiao accountable for his performance, regardless of the outcome of the boxing match, whether a win or a loss, between him and Miguel Cotto come Nov. 14, 2009, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Nevada.

If he is successful, as I surely believe he has 90 percent chance of being victorious, he would become the first boxer in history to win the seventh world crown in different weight categories. But if he loses, he is no longer a victor, but a victim.

The mountainous pressure is on the shoulders of our beloved boxing icon, Manny Pacquiao. Manny is a great people pleaser. And Filipinos are so spoiled seeing him winning in his pugilistic battle against his adversaries on the ring. And he doesn’t like to disappoint his millions of fans, including me, to see him defeated. He will give his one hundred percent to the fight, to bring glory to all the citizens of the Philippines.

And the pressure further arise after Manny’s folksy picture was given the honor to grace the front page of the famous Time Magazine. He was the second Filipino since Cory Aquino to make it to the cover feature of the international edition of the prestigious magazine.

Many look up to Mr. Pacquiao as their inspiration. Lots of Filipino people, rich and poor, young and old, extraordinary and ordinary citizens, solemnly view Manny Pacquiao as a new born dream to their dying hopes. He is the pride of many Filipinos all over the globe.

On the part of Miguel Cotto, he has nothing to lose and everything to gain. He is playing the role as an underdog in this match. He is the challenger and because of that he is more loose when his fights against defending champion Manny Pacquiao.

Manny should be careful that he is not over confident the moment he faces his opponent. Forget that you are a champion. Think that this is your first opportunity to grab your first boxing crown.

I would advice Manny Pacquiao to think of himself as the challenger, not the defending champion. Doing such thing it would surely help motivate him to knock down Mr. Cotto.

Let’s see.

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