the oddsmakers-slash-boxing pundits threw their hats off to dela hoya but the universe conspired against it. this is a david-vs-goliath match like no other. with pacman 4-lb shy from his opponent, a height and reach disadvantage, he truly beats the odds. on the other hand, during the weigh-in, while pacman looked vigorously youthful and in corking fighting form, the golden boy is visibly wilting with age. a true testament that age really does matter.
in the ring, pacman really controlled the fight from round 1 which made dela hoya seemingly begging for a lucky punch. true enough he landed 224 of 585 punches to just 83 of 402 for de la hoya (source: cnn). the golden boy, unable to pick up from pacman's agility could have resorted to medieval alchemy and effectively lost his midas' touch. he was visibly hurt and punctured. when he finally threw the towel at round 8, the glorious uproar of the crowd wass almost deafening, even from my pc.
despite the victory, his modest to goodness remark to de la hoya 'you are still my idol' is an act of a true sportsman. although, i cringe every time manny speaks in english, i can feel his sincerity. this man is really something.
a champion at heart and in form, surely pacman did not disappoint. the millions of fans who threw their trust and hope are now inundated with triumphant who-hahs and woo-hoos! truly a euphoric moment. as my cousin would describe it, a proud filipino moment. hope this kind of fleeting patriotism lingers on and transcends to nirvana.
but reality still does not hide the state of the nation. and hope we do not turn our backs to the current issues at hand.
anyway, what excites me the most are the rumor mills of a pacman match with hatton or mayweather. that will keep him really busy beyond 2010. and would hopefully make him forget about politics.
and could somebody remind manny of the dogs hounding him? like i said, once bitten, he could be one of them.
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