Roberto Duran, who may well be regarded the greatest lightweight of all time, challenged Thomas Hearns for the WBC super welterweight title in 1984. Hearns, 6 ft 1 in, had a 6-inch height advantage over the 5 ft 7 in Duran. Hearns had also a devastating punching power, hence his moniker, the Hit Man. Duran [...]
Manny Pacquiao to take home ‘The Greatest’ title
November 13, 2009 By 40 Comments
The sporting world will be all eyes on a history-making event tomorrow night at MGM Grand-Las Vegas. The event is historic not because Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao could win another world title in an unprecedented seventh weight class when he takes on Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, whose WBO welterweight belt is at stake, but for [...]
Government by the people
May 8, 2009 By 8 Comments
(This rather lengthy commentary is a bit dated; it’s being crossposted and shared with FV only because it’s deemed quite relevant to the ramblings that Manny Pacquiao, the world’s most famous boxer today, is again getting ready to rumble in Philippine politics.) “Why (do) movie actors get elected” by the “average Filipino voters”? Prof. Randy [...]
A Thrilling Victory For Manny Pacquiao
May 3, 2009 By 12 Comments
As the streets went silent, and most probably as the criminals went into Manny Pacquiao viewing mode to watch the pride of The Philippines go up against The Pride of Britain Ricky Hatton, this writer watched a different scenario play out on the other side of the world. While one nation may have been gripped [...]
Pacquiao v. De la Hoya
December 6, 2008 By 26 Comments
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