Saturday 30 October 2010

Pacquiao: Pugilist, Politician, and Public Property -- 411mania

By Jamie Mitchell, 411mania.com

Those who envisaged a scenario of Manny Pacquiao's activities being solely boxing-based upon his arrival in the States in the build-up to his November 13th scrap with Antonio Margarito, will have to adjust their foresight.

The coming week will see the Filipino phenom make a couple of public appearances, feature on a current affairs show, and adorn the front cover of a (well, at least one) popular magazine.

Immediately following today's workout at the Wild Card in Hollywood, Pacquaio will jet out to Las Vegas with promoter Bob Arum, to don his politician's hat to attend a ‘Get Out the Early Vote' rally, formally endorsing U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, at Orr Middle School.

It's then back to the bread and butter of boxing at the weekend for the Pacman, until Monday night (Nov 1st), where he will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live for third occasion. The fighting Congressman will be joined by comedian/actor Will Ferrell, on the late-night chat show, to be aired at 12:05am on ABC.

November 1st also marks Pacquiao's appearance on the cover of American Airlines official in-flight magazine American Way. The magazine boasts 3.9 million readers, and is believed to contain the highest readership of all in-flight publications.

Finally on Sunday November 7th, the multi-weight world champion is featured on 60 Minutes on CBS. The piece involves celebrated TV journalist Bob Simon traveling the globe with Team Pacquiao, to report on the latest chapter in the political pugilist's compelling tale.

Add in HBO's 24/7 series, Statesiders will not be far away from the sight of a beaming Pacquiao, prior to the showdown at Cowboys Stadium.

Source: 411mania.com

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