Manny Pacquiao: one win, one more to go
So Manny Pacquiao won over Jorge Solis to retain his Super Featherweight belt. And he didn’t disappoint either, as he viciously fought for seven rounds and knocked out the challenger twice.
Today, he goes back to the Philippines to begin his fight anew, this time - a seat at Congress.
“I guess our countrymen were happy to see me fight and win again,” said Pacquiao, whose next assignment—an election showdown with incumbent South Cotabato Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio on May 14—seems to be a lot tougher than Solis.
And as the Tempo quotes, Pacquiao is just about ready to switch to politics mode when told his interviewer,
“to call me from now on as Mr. Congressman.”
[source: itv-boxing; Tempo; image]
Tags: Manny Pacquiao, Pacman, Super Featherweight, champion, politics, Congress
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April 17th, 2007 at 2:13 am
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April 17th, 2007 at 9:51 am
Oh gods, he’s really serious about it then. I didn’t mind all his product endorsements much, and even his singing (my gods, his singing), but I think throwing his hat into the political arena is just too much to take. Everybody loves him for being a boxing champion. Unless he’s Superman, wouldn’t politics interfere with the very thing that ensures that he’s loved by his countrymen?
May 1st, 2007 at 12:41 am
[...] prowess, but recently for his decision to enter politics. Lately he had to fight for both, and staked a sure claim on his boxing crown. We’ll have to see if he wins your vote in two [...]
May 10th, 2007 at 10:51 pm
People sometimes do forget what their limitations are once they become popular and have money.
Yes, Pacquiao is a great boxer and he has brought honor to the Philippines as a boxer. I repeat, as a boxer. Nothing else. What does Pacquaio know about being a congressman? He never spoke any English until he had money to pay a tutor. What will he do in congress? To receive his pork barrell while he is in the training camp, preparing for his fights? Or, to watch his fellow congressmen debate over matters that he does not understand nor have any opinion on?
Pacquiao thinks that the people in his district are ugaok (means brainless in his dialect), that they do not have brains to decide who would best serve their district as congressman.
If Pacquiao wins, the Philippines will be put to shame on the face of the earth. That’s compared to Americans voting Mike Tyson for a seat in congress. That thought gives me goosebump and makes me stomach-sick.