Pacland's Philippine Boxing Forum

the rumors are true

the devil is broke now because of the financial crisis and so he is selling manny for a much lower price.

the devil lost money on manny

nice one!
makes a lot of sense....

im checking it out now if these truly makes sensible

Freddie Roach says Manny can beat Dela Hoya because of the latter's inability to pull the trigger. He thinks Dela Hoya, at 35, is ready for the taking and that Manny might even knock him out. Pacfans think a win with Dela Hoya will further enhance his legacy as perhaps the best Mexicutioner of all time. Whether we agree that this will be a competitive fight or not, we can all assume that this is Manny's most dangerous fight by far. Imagine the damage a Dela Hoya's left hook can do to Manny, the same punch that dropped the strong-chinned, more than 160-lb Mayorga. People who are confident about this fight are assuming that Dela Hoya is not going to land a meaningful punch.

Contrary to Marquez's claims that Manny is avoiding him because he's scared of him, Manny is actually taking a far more physical risks than whatever he may be subjected to against him. Manny knows this. He knows he can have a potentially career-ending injury, serious enough for him not to be able to enjoy his money. If it's legacy he's after for, he can ease himself slowly by fighting a bout or two at the light welterweight level before going to welterweight, gaining belts along the way. Money is the main reason why he is doing this. He knows that the Golden Goose lays golden eggs in the ring for his opponent to pick up. Risks notwithstanding, he is willing to take his chances of getting injured severely for a chance to earn $20M. He, together with Freddie and Bob, got decoyed by Oscar because this is supposed to be the latter's last fight. Nobody wants to miss $20M so Bob and Freddie had to sell this as a competetive fight. We were all led believe that this is close to an even fight. They can both say this is good for Manny but the bottom line is that Manny, Bob and Freddie stand to make the most from this fight compared to any out there. Competitivenes is a distant second to money-making as the main reason why this fight is happenning soon. How much money does Manny need in his and his kids' lifetime? Did Manny sell himself to the Devil by agreeing to fight Oscar? Dela Hoya is a storng welterweight and is a natural super welterweight fighter. He's not Corey Spinks nor Carlos Quintana and his chin is not that of Zab Judah's. Manny is gambling his life for a chance to earn an enormous amount of money he or his kids may never spend in their lifetimes. Warren Buffet is going to donate majority of his money to charity because he can't bring them to his grave. Manny's wealth, even in pesos, will be more than enough to sustain him so why is he taking this gamble from the Devil himself?