HOLLYWOOD--All the world is Manny Pacquaio's stage and he reconfirmed Wednesday afternoon that he still relishes his role going into his 57th professional fight.
Pacquiao tries for a record eighth world division title (at junior middleweight) against Mexican retread Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium.
According to Megamanny himself, he enjoys playing the giantkiller.It was Media Day at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym and the Fighting Congressmany debriefed assembled reporters on various germane topics like so:
FIGHTING BIGGER, STRONGER GUYS LIKE MARGACHEATO:“My role is to fight a bigger man. Of course I don't have to fight these bigger guys but this is my role in boxing.”
ON CLIMBING EVEN HIGHER TO 160 POUNDS AND TAKING ON SIX FOOT, TWO INCH GIANT PAUL THE PUNISHER WILLIAMS:
“I don't think so (smiling brightly as one scribe described Pwill as being “seven feet tall).
ON FLYING FRIDAY NIGHT TO LAS VEGAS TO APPEAR AT REID'S SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN RALLY:
“I am going to support Harry Reid, I know him, I know about him.”
ON SPECULATION OF RETIREMENT FROM THE RING, EVEN THOUGH HE WILL ONLY TURN 32 IN DECEMBER:
“I'm not thinking of retirement now. I can fight a few more fights.”
ON FIGHTING OR NOT FIGHTING UNDEFEATED MAYWEATHER:
“I don't know if that fight can happen or not but I am fine if it happens or does not happen. I am praying for him (reference to Mayweather's criminal case involving Baby Mama Josie Harris).”
ON COACH ROACH SAYING THEIR TIME IN BAGIO WAS 'WORST PACMAN TRAINING CAMP EXPERIENCE EVER:'
“There were some problems . We can learn from our mistakes on that."
ON HIS RECENT POWOW WITH PRESIDENT NOYNOY AQUINO:
“We only talked about politics, not boxing. He wants to watch my fight but he is too busy (working) for the Philippines.”
ON ROACH NOW BEING A FILIPINO CITIZEN:
“We just passed a bill and made Freddie a citizen. (Manny laughed when I asked if his trainer must pay Filipino taxes now.)
ON HIS CONGRESSIONAL DUTIES:
“We don't have Congress right now, Congres is on vacation. Congress for me is public service and I don't mix it with my other businesses.”
ASKED AT START OF INTERVIEW WHY HE SEEMED GRUMPY (at about 2pm PDT):
(Smiles) “Because I just woke up.”
(mlcmarley@aol.com)
Source: examiner.com
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