By Manila Ryce
Published Sunday, December 7th, 2008, 7:23 pm
Filed under: Entertainment, Society/Culture
I’m not much of a sports fan, but I do enjoy the one-on-one nature of a good fight. Oscar’s always been a bit of a chump, so it was nice to see Manny humble him with a dominant performance in every round. Still, you couldn’t help but feel sorry for a guy who is probably forced to end his career on such a humiliating note.
Oh, and if you’re Mexican and received a gloating text message from a Filipino friend last night I’d like to apologize for all of us. At the exact moment De La Hoya gave up, everyone in the place I was watching the fight at immediately pulled out their phone and started texting. I’m sure the same happened in every Filipino household in America. Sorry, it’s a reflex.
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Wow…it almost looked like he threw the fight toward the end. Yeouch.
12/8/08 at 10:08 am
Nice. I stopped following boxing after Marvin Hagler retired. I never quite understood how guys like De La Hoya and Lenox Lewis became title holders, but I rarely saw their fights, so they may have been much better than I understood.
Pacquiao looks like one of those old school fighters. I boxed for a short period in my younger years, but am very glad I never ran into a guy like Pacquiao. Sometimes you just know by looking that someone can kick your ass.
12/9/08 at 12:49 pm