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I know this topic is a little late, I should’ve posted this right after the Pacquiao-Barrera match last Oct.7 but wasn’t able to finish writing. Anyways, more than three weeks after the match, I finally got the knock to finish it. I am not really a fan of boxing coz I am more of a basketball junkie (solid Ginebra and Lakers!). Though I make it a point to watch big fights like those of Mike Tyson (before he went off the brink), Oscar Dela Hoya (during his Olympic years because he’s sooo gorgeous I wondered why he chose boxing, and despite the latest fishnet photo scandals, hehe) and of course, the people’s champ, our very own Manny Pacquiao. I also watched all the tv re-runs of all Rocky films back in highschool, but only because I thought Sylvester Stallone was a total hunk (I didn’t know what is steroids back then).

Still, I don’t really understand the sport, all I know is that two valiant people would hit each other ’til one fighter is knocked out or outscored of punches until the end of 12 rounds. I don’t know the technicalities either, however, I am so amused about the fanfare of boxing and the whole drama in it — how both fighters stare at each other down at the start of the fight, the deep r-r-r-rumbling voice of the announcer, the oversized belts (I wonder if they are really made of gold) (more…)