Pacquiao: We will rise again
By Maila Ager
“Don’t worry, we will rise again.” Those were Manny Pacquiao’s words when he returned to the Philippines on Wednesday from his fight with Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas, Nevada last Sunday.
“Don’t worry, we will rise again.” Those were Manny Pacquiao’s words when he returned to the Philippines on Wednesday from his fight with Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas, Nevada last Sunday.
Manny Pacquiao and wife Jinkee arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport early Wednesday via Philippine Airlines flight 103 from Los Angeles, California, following the boxing superstar’s second defeat for the year.
Take it from another action hero who has taken a lot of falls, mostly from a horse.
Manny Pacquiao shed tears on Philippine television on Monday, saying he had let his country down.
When Manny Pacquiao’s weight was announced, it caught Team Marquez by surprise. Reason: Pacquiao checked in at the full welterweight limit of 147, outweighing Juan Manuel Marquez (143) by four pounds at the official weigh-in Friday (Saturday in Manila) at the Manila Grand Garden Arena here.
IT WAS way past midnight in Las Vegas but the Manila-based scribes covering the fourth Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez fight were still wide awake and engaged in an animated discussion.
The more Juan Manuel Marquez talks, the more Manny Pacquiao gets mad. Pacquiao doesn’t show it, but ask his chief trainer, Freddie Roach, and he’ll reveal that his prized ward intends to knock Marquez out in their fourth fight Saturday night.
THE CUSTOMER is always right, but sorry, Manny Pacquiao is not likely to get his order for a quickie finish. After all was said, it suddenly turned out the wished-for toe-to-toe clash against Juan Manuel Marquez was no longer in the menu.
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao took time out from his hectic training schedule to visit an American teenager who is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor.
Feeling light and easy, Manny Pacquiao saw no need to do his early morning run on Saturday. Instead, he opted to give his body a break, eating a late breakfast and relaxing in bed at his suite at the hotel of Mandalay Bay.
They stared at each other during the face-off without smiling and without blinking. They did not shake hands.
Unlike Manny Pacquiao’s victories in the past, this one divided the nation.
Boxing has always been rich in controversy. Add Sunday’s third fight between the Philippines’ Manny Pacquiao and Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez to the list of controversial bouts.
