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...weekly bouts in the main plaza. "Manny was always there at the fights, waiting to be paired with someone," says Golingan. But his consistency wasn't matched by any obvious talent. "Honestly, I didn't see any potential in Manny. He was just another kid who knew if he won a few fights he might get 100 pesos [less than $3]," says Golingan. "He was always very courageous and had natural speed and power. But he wasn't a clever boxer ... He was [always] flailing around...
...debut on a boxing show - which he won by decision - made him a local star. After that, energy alone seemed to carry him through six inconsistent years, a period in which he still managed to win two world titles in fights in Southeast Asia. Finally, a Cinderella-like twist got him noticed in the U.S. market. In June 2001, Pacquiao stepped in as a last-minute replacement at a fight in Las Vegas to win the IBF super-bantamweight title by TKO. Soon after, he walked into the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood and met the owner, Freddie Roach...
...biggest setback for conservatives came in a special election for the upstate seat, won by a Democrat for the first time in generations. The Republican in the race bowed out after being deemed too liberal by national figures like Sarah Palin, who backed Hoffman. His loss may complicate conservatives' 2010 electoral strategy...
...coup for the GOP, former federal prosecutor Christie ousted Corzine in a heavily Democratic state where Obama won by 15 points. A sputtering economy, high property taxes and a massive public corruption scandal involving several Corzine allies all took their toll on the incumbent...
Bloomberg won a third term by a surprisingly small margin, despite spending more than $85 million on the race. Many New Yorkers deemed the billionaire out of touch and resented his role in overturning term limits...