Tag: Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao
Pacquiao camp accused of attacking photographer
MANILA, Dec 13, 2012 (AFP) – A Philippine media union demanded Thursday that Manny Pacquiao punish two members of his camp after they allegedly assaulted a photographer moments after his brutal knockout in Las Vegas. Widely circulated photographs showed a man in a training suit lashing out with a leg from inside the ropes at [...]
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 [...]
Calls for Pacquiao to retire snowball
MANILA, Dec 11, 2012 (AFP) – Philippine media commentators have put pressure on boxing great Manny Pacquiao to retire after his heavy defeat in Las Vegas, with one comparing him to Parkinson’s disease sufferer Muhammad Ali. The southpaw, who turns 34 next Monday, has vowed to fight on. But many suspect that nearly 18 years [...]