Tag: FIlipino Boxing Icon
Pacquiao: ‘We will rise again’
MANILA, Dec 12 (Mabuhay) — Filipino boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao arrived in the Philippines Wednesday morning following his heartbreaking loss to Mexican rival Juan Manuel Marquez. “Babangon tayo ulit! Like what I said, we will rise again,” said Pacquiao in a brief press conference shortly after his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport [...]
Pacquiao says he was close to beating Marquez
MANILA, Dec 10 (Mabuhay) -– Before suffering a knockout that shocked the nation, Filipino boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao believed he was close to making his great rival, Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez, quit. Pacquiao was leading in all of the judges’ scorecards when he walked into a perfect right counter-punch thrown by Marquez with [...]
