of pay per views and filipino pride…

 What a fight! What a great fight! What a great one-sided fight!!! What more adjectives can I add? If you have been living under a rock for the last few hours, Manny Pacquiao obliterated Ricky Hatton in just two rounds. With this win, “Pacman” cemented his claim of being the best pound for pound boxer in the world. I had some doubts on whether Manny can take real hits from someone from a higher weight class. Cause let’s face it, he was never really hit by bigger opponents in his previous fights (Both Diaz and Dela Hoya never had any chance to do some offense). Now I can say that he can take those hits. Of the 18 punches Ricky landed, some of them were really hard hits. But Manny never felt those punches. We even saw his trademark “touch glove move” early in the first round, denoting that he is unfazed with Hatton’s punches. I think Pacquiao should be officially named a Filipino hero (barring any unintelligent decisions regarding his political and showbiz career). Some random notes from today’s awesome bout…

• this is the first pacman fight i saw live via satellite… i wanted pacman to win because if he lost, then I might have jinxed him… i must have felt what Aling Dionesia (Manny’s mother) felt… it was her first time to watch his son fight in the US…
• it was nice watching the fight live, everybody was oohhing and ahhhing at Manny’s every punch…
• if there was anyone to blame for Hatton’s loss, I blame Mayweather Sr. I saw the HBO 24/7 preview and I saw that Mayweather Sr. was sometimes late during their training sessions… how professional… and he has the guts to say he is the best trainer and not freddie roach? c’mon… more on roach later… but going back to mayweather, maybe senior didn’t train Hatton well so he can setup a Pacquiao vs Mayweather, Jr. bout…
• speaking of Marquez, JMM just can’t have a break… after his loss to Pacman, he is trying to have another rematch… even going to the Philippines to beg for one… when Pacman goes up a weight level, he goes up as well… to his credit, he has been winning… but he’s not money making material… a pacquiao-marquez III won’t generate enough cash… at least now, he has a chance to get that rematch he’s been clamoring for… he only has to beat Floyd Mayweather, Jr… right, like that’s gonna happen…
• manny is getting better in his interviews… i mean, it’s not just that he doesn’t need a translator, but his answers are kinda clear and they really makes sense, you know… i mean, he is really learning, you know… i mean, even when it was that “walang kwentang” Chino Trinidad asking, he was still answering very well, you know… when asked about the looming Mayweather fight, he said he was never the one to challenge anyone… he just fights whoever and tries to give the fans a very exciting match… i mean, if that’s not a well thought of answer, then what is… you know… vitwater….
• every pacman fight, we see new commercials… here are my winners for:

       Worst Commerical:
            2nd Runner Up - LBC - Spell Remittance (teaching kids to spell incorrectly, not cool)
            1st Runner Up - Revicon (a very corny commercial, even for Robin Padilla’s standards)
            Champion - any commercial featuring PGMA’s cabinet (sino kau? tatakbo b kayo 4 president???)
       Best Commercial:
            1st Runner Up - Tokyo Tokyo - WattaTempura (very funny, kawawang shrimp, may future p nmn sana)
            Champion - Pioneer Elastoseal, sa tuyo man o sa basa, kumakapit… (Ay…)

• i liked martin nievera’s rendition of the national anthem… not the greatest, but still… another random note: my ate said that the Lupang Hinirang should be sung in a marching beat, and no “birit” required…
• lastly, a quote from Bob Arum: “First, let this be a lesson to all…no matter how much you have achieved, you have to continue to learn. This young man (Pacquiao) does not stop learning. Second, Manny Pacquiao is the greatest boxer that ever lived.” ’nuff said…

l8r dayz…