Sunday, November 14, 2010

manny pacquiao for president?

I'm not a boxing fan.  I don't follow the fighters.  I don't know who's good.  I don't know who's bad.  I don't know anyone's record.  I cringe at the thought of two people trying to beat each other to a bloody pulp.  However, somehow, someway, I find myself sitting in front of the TV, watching HBO's PPV, everytime Pacquiao fights.  I cheer for him.  I cringe when his punches land, which is most of the time.  I actually enjoy it.  Could it be the simple fact that maybe I do like boxing?  Maybe.  Could it be my Filipino pride?  Most likely.  There's something about the power in Pacquiao's punches that draw me to watch his fights.  I just watched his fight against Margarito.  For those of you who didn't see it, just imagine a guy's face turning into a piece of raw meat after 10 minutes.  The right side of his face was so swollen, he can barely see out of his right eye.  Repeatedly, they checked Margarito's vision, holding up their fingers and asking, "Cuanto?"  Round after round, Margarito's face bled even more.  Pacquiao, on the other hand, never faltered.  He never slowed down.  He actually did the Mohamed Ali shuffle.  Pacquiao beat Margarito every single round.  This was his 8th championship, I think.  Did I mention Margarito was about 5 inches taller and 17 pounds heavier than Pacquiao?  What the hell?!?!?!  Pacquiao can do anything!  He can run for Congress if he wanted to.  Actually, he did and he won (in the Philippines).  Manny Pacquiao for President?  Maybe.  We'll see. ---M.S.

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