Pacman profiled in Sports Illustrated Magazine, days before the Dela Hoya-Pacquiao Fight
A few days before the much-awaited Dela Hoya-Pacquiao fight (which will be shown in a FREE live telecast at GenSan Gym), US magazine Sports Illustrated in its latest issue datemarked December 8, 2008, featured Manny Pacquiao in a four-page article.
The Sports Illustrated Photo of Manny Pacquiao
Titled POLITICAL PUNCH, it is an amusing insight into General Santos City’s most favored son and is one of the better written profiles about him, chronicling his rise, his unlucky election gamble in GenSan, and everything that comes in between, even his “womanizing”, and as this excerpt at the end of the article conveys, his imminent retirement from boxing and eventual return to test his mettle in politics.
But unlike De La Hoya, Pacquiao has already traced a clear road map to retirement. No more than three bouts after this one—two of which may well be megafights against Britain’s Ricky Hatton and Mayweather—he vows to hang up his gloves for good, likely at age 31. Why then?
The hero of the Philippines grins.
“In 2010,” he says, cracking his knuckles, “I’m going to run for congress again.”
Here is the cover of the Sports Illustrated issue:
Written by Pablo S, Torre, the full article, obviously meant to drum-up interest on the Dela Hoya-Pacquiao Fight, can be accessed by CLICKING HERE.
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tanchi Says:
kuyawa na jud ni manny oi..bilib au
Posted on December 6th, 2008 at 9:39 PM
m1k3 Says:
Manny Pacquiao is also at the front cover of the latest issue of Reader’s Digest. I just saw one at National Bookstore.
Posted on December 7th, 2008 at 11:50 AM
dimple Says:
awesome!
Posted on December 7th, 2008 at 2:23 PM
emeroor Says:
panalo na nmnan c manny
Posted on December 7th, 2008 at 3:20 PM
ark Says:
Manny really has an insatiable thirst to help his countrymen.
Congrats Manny! Poging-pogi ka pa rin samantalang si Papa Oscar eh putok na ang mukha, hehe..
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Posted on December 7th, 2008 at 3:27 PM
De la Hoya vs Pacquiao Video Says:
Congrats Manny!Ayus porma ni Manny he he he
De la Hoya vs Pacquiao Videos last blog post..De la Hoya vs Pacquiao Video
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 3:01 PM
May Che Says:
Yes! Another victory for one of the best pugilist of this times. Just read Reader’s Digest interview with Pacman and he reiterated his desire to run for public office..hhhmmm…
Posted on December 8th, 2008 at 5:40 PM
Current Sports News Says:
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Posted on January 2nd, 2009 at 12:32 PM