All boxers, together with their promotion team, would have to make choices in terms of getting the best quality opposition, which at the same time would generate the most revenue. The Pacman has proven to find a good balance in both quality and revenue as his wars with the great Mexican fighters, Barrera, Morales, and Marquez defined his career as a fighter to reckon with, until defeating dela Hoya and Hatton, which gave him celebrity as well as legendary status.
If Pacquiao were an old time fighter like the great Filipino boxer Pancho Villa (Francisco Guilledo), then the Pacman would fight almost every few month and would have beaten some hundred boxers by now and would have fallen against much bigger opponents. And if Pancho Villa did not die of tooth decay on his early 20s, he would have risen to be one of the greats in boxing. But such are hypotheticals. They sound much grander than current hype before a match (and even long after a match). One thing will always be true, the Pacman has captured the imagination of his fans, and for them, the Pacman rose to the occasion by always going after bigger and stronger opponents, risking defeat. And when he falls, the might of his vengeance shows no mercy as it was against the great Morales.
Monday, September 7, 2009
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