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MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines' celebrity-boxer-congressman Manny Pacquiao is in Nike’s latest television advertisement which recently aired in the US.
Parts of the now World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion's 2008 lightweight battle against Mexican David Diaz were shown in the TV commercial, which is part of Nike’s "Boom" ad campaign.
Also in appearing in the same ad are sports superstars like LeBron James, Serena Williams, Bo Jackson, Tim Tebow, Ndamukong Suh and Kobe Bryant.
The commercial, which started airing in the US late September, shows National Football League (NFL) players Tebow and Suh watching the final moments of Pacquiao’s technical knockout victory over Diaz.
Tebow, who was born in Makati City, Philippines, and Suh holler the word “boom” after seeing Pacquiao knock down Diaz.
Nike's new ad uses the “boom” catch phrase, which is typically heard at game-changing or defining moments in a sports event.
Pacquiao has been one of Nike's brand endorsers ever since he achieved worldwide recognition by beating the biggest names in boxing while climbing divisional weight classes.
He is the only boxer to have won 7 different titles in 7 weight divisions. If he beats Mexico's Antonio Margarito on November 13, it will be his 8th world title in 8 divisions.
Aside from promoting Nike's sports apparel, Pacquiao also endorses several brands locally. These include detergents, medicines, food and beverage products, garments, and mobile phones and telecommunication services.
Source: abs-cbnnews.com
Thursday 14 October 2010
Glen Tapia's details his sparring sessions with Manny Pacquiao -- North Jersey
North Jersey
EDITOR’S NOTE: Glen Tapia, an unbeaten junior middleweight prospect from Passaic, will detail his experiences each Wednesday while serving as Manny Pacquiao’s primary sparring partner in preparation for Pacquiao’s Nov. 13 fight against Antonio Margarito at Cowboys Stadium.
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — I did four rounds with Manny [on Tuesday]. It was good sparring.
And to fight somebody who’s so intense, it’s great working with him. To fight somebody who puts that pressure on you and keeps that intensity on you the whole time, you just have to stay calm. You have to stay normal and put some pressure on him.
When I have done well, it is me being me, just throwing punches the way I throw punches; hitting him with combinations. With my speed and power and just mixing it up with my foot movement, I put pressure on him and just keep up the intensity the whole time. You want to move on him while you’re throwing punches.
When Manny does well with me, it’s him doing the same things I do to him. Not only does he throw a lot of punches, he turns you and just works and works and works. You’ve got to be ready.
We’re going to spar again Thursday. It’s just been getting more intense with every match. I’ve been getting better and better, too, getting ready for my fight [Oct. 30 in Atlantic City].
It’s like a slugfest in there.
Source: northjersey.com
EDITOR’S NOTE: Glen Tapia, an unbeaten junior middleweight prospect from Passaic, will detail his experiences each Wednesday while serving as Manny Pacquiao’s primary sparring partner in preparation for Pacquiao’s Nov. 13 fight against Antonio Margarito at Cowboys Stadium.
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — I did four rounds with Manny [on Tuesday]. It was good sparring.When you spar Manny, it’s not like sparring a lefty or a righty. It’s like sparring both. He’s got a different style. He just throws punches and he turns you quickly.
And to fight somebody who’s so intense, it’s great working with him. To fight somebody who puts that pressure on you and keeps that intensity on you the whole time, you just have to stay calm. You have to stay normal and put some pressure on him.
When I have done well, it is me being me, just throwing punches the way I throw punches; hitting him with combinations. With my speed and power and just mixing it up with my foot movement, I put pressure on him and just keep up the intensity the whole time. You want to move on him while you’re throwing punches.
When Manny does well with me, it’s him doing the same things I do to him. Not only does he throw a lot of punches, he turns you and just works and works and works. You’ve got to be ready.
We’re going to spar again Thursday. It’s just been getting more intense with every match. I’ve been getting better and better, too, getting ready for my fight [Oct. 30 in Atlantic City].
It’s like a slugfest in there.
Source: northjersey.com
Bob Arum On the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito Media Tour -- FanHouse
By Lem Satterfield, FanHouse
Top Rank Promotions' CEO Bob Arum has informed FanHouse of preliminary plans for an expected media frenzy for the Nov. 13 junior middleweight (154 pounds) championship whose main event features WBO welterweight (147 pounds) Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC crown at Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
"We're working very hard on Nov. 13, and we've got so much to do. We're doing a media day for Manny on Wednesday, October 27, and a media day for Antonio on Thursday October 28. They're both going to be in Los Angeles. We're trying to get as big a press representation and media turnout as possible," said Arum.
"I'm going to host a dinner for the press on Wednesday night, October 27 in Los Angeles. So I do think that it will be well worth while because we will have the ability to stream this live on websites. We're planning to have all of the goodies," said Arum. "We are going to guarantee private interviews with each of the fighters, and, with [Pacquiao's trainer] Freddie Roach and [Margarito's trainer] Robert Garcia. There is going to be access to getting all of the material that you're going to need."
Although Margarito has been training at Garcia's Boxing Academy in Oxnard, Calif., Arum is moving his camp for one day to Los Angeles for improved access.
So while the media day for Pacquiao will be held at the Wild Card Boxing Club, where he will have been training for about a day since arriving from the Philippines, the media day for Margarito will take place at the Pound4Pound Gym "right down the street from the Wild Card," said Arum.
"The Pound4Pound Gym is about a mile away from Freddie's [Wild Card] gym in Los Angeles. You will be able to see what type of shape that each guy is in," said Arum. "And then, Wednesday night will be the media function that I'm going to host and I know that Freddie will come, and Manny and Antonio will drop by. So we will see."
The monster under card is comprised of Cuban-born southpaw and two-time former Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux (6-0, five knockouts), who has been competing as a professional super bantamweight (122 pounds), against Panamanian southpaw featherweight (126 pounds) Ricardo Cordoba (37-2-2, 23 KOs).
It also includes the return of 28-year-old former WBO and WBC middleweight (160 pounds) champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KOs), of Youngstown, Ohio, against Bryan Lee Vera (17-5, 11 KOs), of Austin, Tex., and rising Philadelphia welterweight Mike Jones (22-0, 18 KOs) in a bout opposite Mexican-born Jesus Soto Karass (24-4-3, 16 KOs) of Los Angeles.
Those HBO pay per view televised fights will lead up to seven-division king Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs), of the Philippines, pursuing his eighth crown in as many weight classes opposite ex-titlist Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs), of Tijuana, Mex.
"On Tuesday, October 26, in New York, I'll be in New York hosting a luncheon in the Friars Club for the press for Kelly Pavlik and Mike Jones," said Arum. "And then, I'm going to be flying that afternoon into Los Angeles."
Source: boxing.fanhouse.com
Top Rank Promotions' CEO Bob Arum has informed FanHouse of preliminary plans for an expected media frenzy for the Nov. 13 junior middleweight (154 pounds) championship whose main event features WBO welterweight (147 pounds) Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC crown at Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
"We're working very hard on Nov. 13, and we've got so much to do. We're doing a media day for Manny on Wednesday, October 27, and a media day for Antonio on Thursday October 28. They're both going to be in Los Angeles. We're trying to get as big a press representation and media turnout as possible," said Arum."I'm going to host a dinner for the press on Wednesday night, October 27 in Los Angeles. So I do think that it will be well worth while because we will have the ability to stream this live on websites. We're planning to have all of the goodies," said Arum. "We are going to guarantee private interviews with each of the fighters, and, with [Pacquiao's trainer] Freddie Roach and [Margarito's trainer] Robert Garcia. There is going to be access to getting all of the material that you're going to need."
Although Margarito has been training at Garcia's Boxing Academy in Oxnard, Calif., Arum is moving his camp for one day to Los Angeles for improved access.
So while the media day for Pacquiao will be held at the Wild Card Boxing Club, where he will have been training for about a day since arriving from the Philippines, the media day for Margarito will take place at the Pound4Pound Gym "right down the street from the Wild Card," said Arum.
"The Pound4Pound Gym is about a mile away from Freddie's [Wild Card] gym in Los Angeles. You will be able to see what type of shape that each guy is in," said Arum. "And then, Wednesday night will be the media function that I'm going to host and I know that Freddie will come, and Manny and Antonio will drop by. So we will see."
The monster under card is comprised of Cuban-born southpaw and two-time former Olympic gold medalist Guillermo Rigondeaux (6-0, five knockouts), who has been competing as a professional super bantamweight (122 pounds), against Panamanian southpaw featherweight (126 pounds) Ricardo Cordoba (37-2-2, 23 KOs).
It also includes the return of 28-year-old former WBO and WBC middleweight (160 pounds) champion Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KOs), of Youngstown, Ohio, against Bryan Lee Vera (17-5, 11 KOs), of Austin, Tex., and rising Philadelphia welterweight Mike Jones (22-0, 18 KOs) in a bout opposite Mexican-born Jesus Soto Karass (24-4-3, 16 KOs) of Los Angeles.
Those HBO pay per view televised fights will lead up to seven-division king Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs), of the Philippines, pursuing his eighth crown in as many weight classes opposite ex-titlist Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs), of Tijuana, Mex.
"On Tuesday, October 26, in New York, I'll be in New York hosting a luncheon in the Friars Club for the press for Kelly Pavlik and Mike Jones," said Arum. "And then, I'm going to be flying that afternoon into Los Angeles."
Source: boxing.fanhouse.com
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