Manny Pacquiao wants to move from gloved boxing to the bare-knuckled world of politics.
The world’s best pound-for-pound fighter, who trains in Hollywood, is going to make a run a seat in the congress of his native Philippines. He wants to represent his home district of Sarangani, and he will run under the People’s Champ Movement party, recently created just for him.
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Congressman Manny Pacquiao?
In the wake of Manny Pacquiao’s one-sided demolition of Miguel Cotto last Saturday, the focus was rightly put on Pacquiao. His performance was remarkable. But I was more interested in the circumstances surrounding Cotto, who took a slow, methodical whipping.
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Why Dont Trainers Stop Fights to Protect Boxers like Miguel Cotto?
MANILA — The Philippines rolled out the red carpet in a rock star reception Friday for pound-for-pound king and newly crowned World Boxing Organisation welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao.
High-ranking officials and fans flocked to Manila’s international airport as the 30-year-old Pacquiao flew in five days after he demolished Puerto Rican champ Miguel Cotto to become the only fighter in history to win seven titles in as many weight classes.
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Rock star welcome at home for boxing king Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao was in extraordinary form last night, both inside the ring, where he dismantled Miguel Cotto to win a world title in a seventh different weight division (a record), and outside the ring, where he interrupted his jovial post-fight press conference to sing a love song. “I’m just ordinary,” the always humble Manny had said earlier in the proceedings. As a singer, perhaps. As a boxer, not a chance.
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Pacquiao is the greatest boxer and I have seen them all, says Bob Arum
