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...best boxers in the world. Pacquiao was tough - he had brawled his way to two previous titles in two different weight classes - but he was relatively inexperienced. A low-profile Filipino known in the U.S. by the decidedly unthreatening nickname "Pac-Man," he was fighting the biggest bout of his career in front of more than 10,000 hostile spectators in San Antonio, Texas. The HBO TV announcers at the Nov. 15 fight couldn't even pronounce his name correctly. Recah Trinidad, a boxing writer for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, recalls the dismay he felt as Pacquiao took a glancing...
...teaching him," Nazario recalls. "That's why I decided to bring him to the States." Roach took Pacquiao's natural aggressiveness and fearlessness and combined them with defense and discipline. Over the next two years, Pacquiao went undefeated, earning decisive victories in each of his fights before the Barrera bout, aside from one contested draw. Against Barrera, Roach came up with the plan for beating the favorite: stay close, give no quarter, and hammer him with body shots...
...whereas Marquez has apparently been in serious training for months. At a March 25 press conference in L.A., Marquez left no doubt about his focus, declaring, "Only in death will I relinquish my belts." Meanwhile, Pacquiao admitted in February that he has barely laced a glove since his last bout, diverted by the allure of the pool hall and the many other distractions of sudden celebrity. He was booked to fight in a two-round exhibition in Manila in February but begged off, claiming he had left his sparring gear in GenSan. "Manny has to be warned repeatedly about...
...casual conversation, Pacquiao speaks as much about his life after boxing, his plans to become a professional pool player or dabble in politics, as he does about his next bout. His serenity might be the sign of a fighter who has nothing left to prove - and who is therefore vulnerable in the ring. Does he still have the hunger, the pride, to compete? Trinidad thinks so: "He is not proud of his skills, but he is proud of his heart." Even though Pacquiao is no longer the underdog, says Salud, he will still fight like one: "His courage is such...
What began as an epic bout between Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed in the first two periods soon turned into Apollo vs. Drago in the third, and the Crimson was not playing the role of the Russian...