Released From Hospital, Manny Pacquiao Films Sitcom -- FanHouse

By Lem Satterfield, FanHouse

Manny Pacquiao has been knocked out twice during the early part of his boxing career.

But you just can't keep a great man down.

The seven-division champion has won his past 12 fights, a span of more than five years that include eight knockouts.

And on Tuesday in the Philippines, just hours after climbing out of a hospital bed, the crossover star and recently elected congressman was in a studio filming a soon-to-be-released sitcom, "Show Me The Manny."

After three days of treatment for "stomach pain from an ulcer and acid reflux and fatigue," the 31-year-old WBO welterweight (147 pounds) champion was released from the Cardinal Santos Hospital in suburban Manila, his adviser, Michael Koncz, told FanHouse.

Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 knockouts) was admitted on Sunday, and rested until being discharged, said Koncz. Pacquiao had successfully campaigned for a congressional seat in the Sarangani province following the May 10 elections.

Pacquiao's diagnoses was the result of a routine checkup on Sunday, after which his family convinced him to stay at the hospital, according to Pacquiao's political adviser, Miles Roces.

As much energy as Pacquiao exerts in the ring, let alone that which he exerted during his landslide congressional victory, being hospitalized was among the rare times Pacquiao has been off of his feet in the ring or out.

"Well, that's not exactly accurate," said Koncz. "He does sleep."

Pacquiao received intravenous dextrose drips while hospitalized.

"You know that the guy is always out, but he realized that he needed the rest," said Roces. "So now, he's taking some time off from the exhaustive routine, spending some time with his family, with his kids."

Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, is working toward a possible mega bout with Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KOs) for as early as November, even as Pacquiao is slated to assume his congressional duties starting on June 30.

Arum has said that he will soon start talking to Mayweather's camp about putting together the world's top two welterweights for a Nov. 13 bout in Las Vegas or Texas.

Arum said he hoped to match Pacquiao against former welterweight champion Antonio Margarito if talks with Mayweather fall through.

Pacquiao, meanwhile, has duties that include endorsements and advertisements for products ranging from food to sports items.

"Manny's fine. His spirits are good and we're actually filming at the studio right now. It's his sitcom, 'Show Me The Manny,' " said Koncz. "Manny's bounced back 100 percent. He's resilient. That's just the way that Manny is. He's like the energizer bunny rabbit. He can just keep going and going."

Source: boxing.fanhouse.com