HOLLYWOOD—Truth be told, I don't know if Manny Pacquiao will fight one more time or 10 more times.
Frankly, I don't think he does, either, at this point, a couple of weeks before he fights Antonio Margarito at Cowboys Stadium.
Pacman didn't really take the bait when I told him he did not look the “shy, retiring type” as he exited Coach Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym Monday evening.
But, as he made the short walk out of his usual post-workout dining spot, Nat's Thai Restaurant about two hours after dining with fans, friends, brother Bobby and conditioning/nutrition coach Alex Ariza at his side, I did make the 31 year old Fighting Congressmanny laugh about the topic.
It was Roach who recently suggested that the day is looming when the all time great fighter will hang up the gloves to concentrate on his political and business ambitions.
“Manny,” I said, “you can't retire.”
“How come?” Pacquiao said, offering a quizzical look.
“Because, Manny, if you retire anytime soon, then I can't afford to retire.”
SEE ELIE SECKBACH WALL TO WALL MANNY COVERAGE, INCLUDING PACMAN THE DOG.
The gym was closed to the media and public but Pepper Roach, ex-fighter turned trainer and Freddie's brother, reported to me that trainer and fighter went through a fast paced 12 plus rounds on the mitts.
Pacquaio laughed and then took off in his black Mercedes Benz.
Veteran Filipino sports announcer Chino Trinidad is among those who detect a difference in the Pinoy Idol's preparation for and attitude towards this particular fight.
Trinidad, who has known and covered Megamanny for 15 years, is not the worrywart type but he wonders if the fighter has lost some of the awesome fire in the belly he's shown in the past.
Except Trinidad describes it another physical way.
“I don't see the flaming embers, the fire in the eyes, I usally see with Manny this close to a fight.” Trinidad said.
“I had often told him he should leave the dabbling in politics until he was done with boxing and now I am wondering whether he is thinking more about politics than his upcoming bout.
“Back then, Manny told he's just driven to help people. But, in recent days, he's been constantly on the phone hearing from all these barangay elections back in Sarangani. All the captains from all the barangays are ringing him up asking for funding and Manny does not delegate his duties. He likes to be in charge of it all.”
Don't write Trinidad off as some casual observer. He's spent most of the past four or five days with Pacquiao, including on the 12-hour flight which brought them from Manila to LAX Saturday night.
Trinidad was a little amazed that Pacman rode down to San Diego after Sunday Mass to make a basketball game appearance tied to the Barona Casino interests. By strict order of Coach Roach, Pacquiao did not play but was limited to coaching.
“Now Manny thinks he's Phil Jackson or Pat Riley,” Trinidad said, laughing.
Pacman was also given the key to National City, south of San Diego, and accepted a proclamation announcing that it was Manny Pacquiao Day in San Diego.
As far as he's concerned, Trinidad wants to see Pacquaio retire at a positive point in his ring career.
“I want to see Manny go out on top, to go out with a bang,” Trinidad said. “I don't want to see him quitting boxing, just another old fighter drooling on himself.”
As for me, I will resist the temptation to do my karaoke version of “What Kind Of Drool Am I.”
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Rica Trinidad? Opps I think Recah Trinidad, right? That old man who once said..MANNY CAN'T GO HOME ANYMORE INTO WAITING ARMS OF HIS COUNTRYMEN. I don't trust him just like Ronnie Nathanielz, who will write just to get paid. And his son Chino? You can say like father like son.
i was against pac going to politics. based on how things are going, i won't be surprised if this is his last fight. sure, i want to see him fight floyd. but i have to admit, he has a heart to serve the people. he may not have the education, but maybe, just maybe a heart is enough.
True, Margo can not be counted out, he's still a very dangerous opponent compared to Pacquiaos' previous opponents that he had beaten badly. Margo is an opponent with a stronger force and boxing ability to be reckoned with. However, although, Margo has the obvious physical advantages going into this mega fight, but he also have weaknesses that Pacquiao can exploit to win the fight. His slow forward approach when delivering power punches can be countered by Pacquiaos' fast side to side punches delivered to target in bunches coming from all angles and this maybe the ultimate difference between winning and loosing, but the tangibles that everyone can not ignore is the fact that Margo is highly motivated to score a big win against the Mexicutioner in front of thousands of live Mexicans audience in Dallas Cowboys Footbal Stadium on November 13, 2010 and coupled this with Pacquiaos' insufficient training and preparation due to injuries and personal disruptions could be the big difference for Margarito to stand tall with referee raising his hand as the winner. Although, Margarito seems to have all the advantages going into this fight, I still pick Pacquiao to win by knockout in 7th round; however, if he fails to knock him out in 7th, Margarito can perhaps knock Pacquiao out in later rounds or can win by a convincing unanimous decision mainly because Pacquiao will run out of gas in the later rounds due to lack of training and preparation and being smaller among the two pugilists. At this stage, no one knows in definite terms that the congressman is an absolute winner, but the odds are in his big favor to come out as the winner, but as the saying goes, "game ain't over yet 'till the fat lady sing". Again, Pacman by TKO in 7th, if not, he may loses this fight and may decide to hang up the boxing gloves for good at his congressional office.
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TANG INA MO MANNY MAG RETIRED KA NA LANG SA BOXING.... PURO CATCHWEIGHT LANG PINAG GAGAGAWA MO.
MAG RETIRO KA NA DIN SA POLITICS... BOBO KA NAMAN SA POLITICS AT WALA KA NAMAN ALAM.
uuy.. fishing for comments ang kumag.. ULUL!!
mas BOBO ka pala eh. di mo ba alam kung gaano katalino si marcos? idagdag mo pa ang mga matatalinong mga piliticians ng ating bansa. at dahil sa sobrang talino niya o nila ano ngayon ang pilipinas? anong klaseng buhay meron tayo ngayon? kung matalino ka alam mo ang sagot
MAGBIGTI KANA LANG O KAYA BARILIN MO SARILI MO PARA MAKA MOVE ON KANA SA BUHAY MO. SOBRANG BITTERNESS ANG NARARAMDAMAN MO AT KADUWAGAN SA BUHAY ANG UMIIRAL SAYO KAYA PURO PAMBABASTOS NA LANG SA NET ANG INAATUPAG MO. PAKAMATAY KANA PARA MATAPOS NA ANG PAGHIHIRAP NG KALOOBAN MO.
HOY GAGO MAGKANU ANG IBINIGAY SA YO NG AMO MONG POLITIKO NA MARAMI NG TALO SA LABAN NI PACQUIAO? KUNG BOBO SI PACQUAIO MAS MATALINO PA SIYA KAYSA SA AMO MO NA WALANG GINAWA SA BANSA NATIN KONDI MAG PA CUTE SA MEDIA GAGO KA! ULULIN MO SARILI MO! WALANG HIYA KA!
Si cong. Manny, tumakbo sa pulitika para tumulong. Isa lang naman gagawin niya, ipaabot sa kababayan niya yun budget na talagang para sa kanila. Hindi na niya kailangan magpayaman, dahil sobra sobra na yaman niya na kanyang pinagpaguran. At marami siyang karangalang binigay para sa ating abang bayan. Di tulad mo, wala magawa sa buhay, tarantado!
Ouch!
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@ Michael Marley
We, sensible readers, would like to appeal to you to, please, regulate the comments posted here because this has now became the breeding ground of hatred, and discrimination. There are several comments which are very derogatory, degrading, insulting and discriminating. We also request that Tagalog and other languages should be banned. We know that we have our freedom of expression and we are in the free country but, this has been severely abused.It's now high time to do something in order to minimize if not eradicate senseless and derogatory comments here in "The Examiner". God Bless!!!!!!!!!!!
what you wanted is quite impossible.. why don't you just let it be and get a life rather than being a kill joy? I say let the rage go on, the passion flow, hatred stream.. this is a way for people to have an outlet for emotions..
ban all languages except english? you know that's not possible right? you must be stupid just by suggesting it
It is reasonable to ban derogatory comments full of vulgar words. I, for one encourage my kids to join this forum so that they could get additional knowledge, especially for their thesis in school. My kids got good grades when they reported about child and woman abuse, the effects of different sports to the society and the responses from different cultures and races. They mostly based their thesis from the examiner article. Now, I prohibit my kids to open any examiner article because of the very vulgar words, full of hatred and degrading comments. If the comments can not be regulated, we, readers, must be sensible in posting responsible comments and avoid using vulgar and derogatory remarks for the sake of our kids.
Examiner is working hard on this, you may be sure, Thanks for reading my reporting,
Michael Marley
Thanks a lot Mr. Marley. God Bless!!!!!!!!
I know Examiner doesn't care, writers just care about their "hits"...
May I ask what you do, sir, do you work for free? We are professional journalists here.
It's a forum you weirdo stop whining about getting your fag-gy feelings hurt. The first amendment is here to protect impolite speech not polite speech. The world doesn't revolve around your sensitive feelings, pussy. Until someone threatens someone's life with credible information, freedom of speech must be protected, you fag-got.
I'm surprised with your argument about impolite speech. As I mentioned, this freedom of expression is severely abused. The posts here can be read even by grade schoolers and some students also obtain additional informations for their school reports from this page or other sport pages. This is also mentioned by another reader.
The law states that: No person shall be denied of life, liberty or property without due process of law nor shall any person be denied of the equal protection of the law. It is very clear that everybody has the right to enjoy his freedom under the bounds of the law and we are equally protected by the law not just those impolite and/or vulgar speakers.
Try to browse the pages of Fight Hype, Max Boxing, ESPN, Sweet Science, Cruelest Sport, Opposing Views, Pro Boxing Fans if you can read vulgar language, derogatory and degrading comments. If these pages were able to regulate the comments, there's no reason why Examiner can't do it.
I prefer reading the examiner articles because they are more detailed and they also publish testimonies from the readers.
Correction:
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law nor shall any person be denied of the equal protection of the law.
Yes, I think some of the comments are very abusive and unprintable. This is not the proper place to release your emotion, cause there are lots of uneducated people.
O.K Master Degree Graduatediot
typical of my people.
If comments will be regulated here, no one will ever visit Examiner.
Let the champ do as he wishes, after all there's nothin left to prove, he's another fighter, another champion, But an Irreplaceble Idol! a legend born to his people, a great champion who will be remembered through his legacy written by his own blood. Love u manny! and u show God's wisdom through ur actions. ty!
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Yes! Do something u must regulate those who makes comment here. A moronic and senseless attitude by these people should not allow here to comment. Comment should be in the periphery or in accordance by the author's topics.
Yes! Do something u must regulate those who makes comment here. A moronic and senseless attitude by these people should not allow here to comment. Comment should be in the periphery or in accordance by the author's topics.
Quote, "All the captains from all the barangays are ringing him up asking for funding and Manny does not delegate his duties. He likes to be in charge of it all.” Well, why NOT. He did that the first time and most all of his delegations ripped him off. First, the couple who rifled his bank account in LA for 200K, then his delegates who ran his campaign the first time around where he lost, they pocketed the campaign money. Then his former manager who instead of paying for his US taxes, pocketed the same, then... the list goes on. Now they have to beg him personally, no more people to handle his money. He learned his lessons many times over.
Those people commenting indiscriminate garbage words agains Manny are the pilipino supporters of the political rival of Manny Pacquiao. They are not boxing Fans they are simply filipino crabs.
Those people commenting indiscriminate garbage words agains Manny are the pilipino supporters of the political rival of Manny Pacquiao. They are not boxing Fans they are simply filipino crabs.
WTF!
Para sa kin wag ka muna mag retire mr. Pacquiao sa boxing, bilang isang OFW dito sa ibang bansa nararanasan namin ang hirap ng kalooban na malayo kami sa aming pamilya. Wala kami ibang diversion kundi makapanood ng hinahangaan naming si pacquiao. Simula nung magsimula ka bilang amature ay nasubaybayan ko na ang mga laban mo manny, at nakita ko ang potential mo bilang isang magaling na boxer. Alam ko na inilagay ng Dios sa puso mo ang pagboboksingero dahil alam nya na dyan ka tatanyag, at alam ko na marami kang napasayang pinoy at isa na ako duon at di lang mga pilipino kundi sa palibot ng mundo. Ngayun kung mawawala ka na or magre retire ka na paano na lang kame dito sa ibang bansa na mga pinoy mawawalan na kame ng magbibigay ng kaaliwan sapagkat sa totoo lang tumaas ang moral ng mga pinoy dahil sayo mr. Pacquiao. Kaya sana ipagpatuloy mo pa ang pagboboksing dahil ikaw na lang ang tanging bayani namin na buhay at tanging masasabi naming kayamanan sa aming puso. Sino pa ang aming magiging bayani sa hinaharap palagay ko wala na dahil sa nakikita ko sa mga boxer natin ay walang makakagaya sayo. Kaya sana maunawaan mo kame mr. Pacquiao. At hangad din namin na maging matagumpay ka sa pinasok mong pulitika. Ipagdarasal ka namin na sana maging mabuti kang ehemplo bilang congessman at sana wag kang maging corrupt tulad ng iba dyan. Dahil alam namin kung gaano kadumi ang pulitika dyan sa atin. Godspeed and Godbless d Pilipino people
MANNY BAGO KA MAGRETIRE GULPIHIN MO MUNA SI MAYWEATHER NA KALBO.
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it's sad but the pacman pretty looked like it...retiring after this fight. :( perhaps, i'm gonna be that interested with boxing anymore....
correction.....i mean, i'm not gonna be that interested in boxing anymore....
Manny ran for congress because he wants to help. Manny knows that there is really a budget allocation for his constituents but it did not reach them. Manny’s work is for this money to be able to reach the poor. He does not need more wealth because he already has plenty of it, because of his hard work as a boxer. Mabuhay ka fighting congressman!
kayong mga walang magawang magaling tumugil kayo sa !bakit di nalang natin suportahan ang mga kapwa natin pinoy na nagtatagumpay kaysa magsalita tayo ng pangit sa kanila,e wala naman kayong mapapala,madadagan lang kasalanan nyo at sigurado kayong mapupunta sa empyerno,kaya tumigil na kayo at magsamasama tayong lahat at para mahangad natin ang tagumpay ng ating bansang pilipinas na ating minamahal.
If Mr. Marley has to regulate the posts, he has to hire someone to do that for him because it will drive him crazy!!
Masisira ang ulo niya!!
And for the rest of my kababayans, why don't you try posting in English. Don't be shy even if it's broken English, everyone knows it's not our first language. And it's still practice you know.
The point is, let the whole world enjoy what you're posting about.
ETO ANG SABI NI FREDDIE ROACH....
"Freddie Roach on Manny Pacquiao training: "Too much bullsh*t" & thinks "worst training camp we ever had"
HAHAHA MATIGAS NA KASI ULO NG PUTANG INANG MANNY PACQUIAO. LUMALAKI NA ULO ANG YABANG NA KASI PORKE NAGING CONGRESSMAN NA.
NAPAKA BOBO NAMAN SA POLITIKA AT WALANG ALAM. YONG MGA BOMOTO KAY MANNY PARA NA RIN KAYONG BOMOTO SA METALLY RETARDED NA TAO. HAHAHAHA
GULPI SARADO KA KAY MARGARITO PACMAN.
KATAPUSAN MO NA DAHIL YON ANG SABI NG DIYOS
MAY PA DIYOS DIYOS KAPANG GUNGGONG KA. MAGBIGTI KANA LANG O KAYA BARILIN MO SARILI MO PARA MAKA MOVE ON KANA SA BUHAY MO. SOBRANG BITTERNESS ANG NARARAMDAMAN MO AT KADUWAGAN SA BUHAY ANG UMIIRAL SAYO KAYA PURO PAMBABASTOS NA LANG SA NET ANG INAATUPAG MO. PAKAMATAY KANA PARA MATAPOS NA ANG PAGHIHIRAP NG KALOOBAN MO.
ETO ANG SABI NI FREDDIE ROACH....
"Freddie Roach on Manny Pacquiao training: "Too much bullsh*t" & thinks "worst training camp we ever had"
HAHAHA MATIGAS NA KASI ULO NG PUTANG INANG MANNY PACQUIAO. LUMALAKI NA ULO ANG YABANG NA KASI PORKE NAGING CONGRESSMAN NA.
NAPAKA BOBO NAMAN SA POLITIKA AT WALANG ALAM. YONG MGA BOMOTO KAY MANNY PARA NA RIN KAYONG BOMOTO SA METALLY RETARDED NA TAO. HAHAHAHA
GULPI SARADO KA KAY MARGARITO PACMAN.
KATAPUSAN MO NA DAHIL YON ANG SABI NG DIYOS
MAY PA DIYOS DIYOS KAPANG GUNGGONG KA. MAGBIGTI KANA LANG O KAYA BARILIN MO SARILI MO PARA MAKA MOVE ON KANA SA BUHAY MO. SOBRANG BITTERNESS ANG NARARAMDAMAN MO AT KADUWAGAN SA BUHAY ANG UMIIRAL SAYO KAYA PURO PAMBABASTOS NA LANG SA NET ANG INAATUPAG MO. PAKAMATAY KANA PARA MATAPOS NA ANG PAGHIHIRAP NG KALOOBAN MO.
ETO ANG SABI NI FREDDIE ROACH....
"Freddie Roach on Manny Pacquiao training: "Too much bullsh*t" & thinks "worst training camp we ever had"
HAHAHA MATIGAS NA KASI ULO NG PUTANG INANG MANNY PACQUIAO. LUMALAKI NA ULO ANG YABANG NA KASI PORKE NAGING CONGRESSMAN NA.
NAPAKA BOBO NAMAN SA POLITIKA AT WALANG ALAM. YONG MGA BOMOTO KAY MANNY PARA NA RIN KAYONG BOMOTO SA METALLY RETARDED NA TAO. HAHAHAHA
GULPI SARADO KA KAY MARGARITO PACMAN.
KATAPUSAN MO NA DAHIL YON ANG SABI NG DIYOS
Ang sabi ng Diyos sa akin ay: BUKAS WALA KA NA DITO SA IBABAW NG MUNDO. KAYA MAGHANDA KA NA NGAYON PA LANG.
MAY PA DIYOS DIYOS KAPANG GUNGGONG KA. MAGBIGTI KANA LANG O KAYA BARILIN MO SARILI MO PARA MAKA MOVE ON KANA SA BUHAY MO. SOBRANG BITTERNESS ANG NARARAMDAMAN MO AT KADUWAGAN SA BUHAY ANG UMIIRAL SAYO KAYA PURO PAMBABASTOS NA LANG SA NET ANG INAATUPAG MO. PAKAMATAY KANA PARA MATAPOS NA ANG PAGHIHIRAP NG KALOOBAN MO.
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