President Duterte Announces Retirement From Philippines Politics As Boxing Champ Manny Pacquiao Launches Bid For Presidency
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Zero Hedge via NOQ Report ^
| 10/02/2021
Known for his violent crackdown on drug dealers and other unorthodox policy decisions that won him both admiration and hatred, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced Saturday that he would be retiring from politics after dropping his bid for the presidency. That
Duterte is ending his political career so soon is ironic. Many western political analysts and high-handed scribes once condemned Duterte as a violent authoritarian who would shift the Philippines' political system closer to that of Russia's. However, that never happened. And now, Duterte, who is constitutionally forbidden from seeking another term as president, has decided not to run as...
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Filipino Boxing Champ Manny Pacquiao to those attacking Asians: 'Fight me instead'
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Bangkok Post ^
| 04/02/2021
Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has emerged from training camp and senatorial duties to speak out against the recent spike in anti-Asian attacks in the United States. The 42-year-old (professional record 62-7-1, 39 KOs), who is reportedly in talks to fight WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford in June, tweeted a message against
discrimination in four different languages. "Stop attacking Asians who can't defend themselves! Fight me instead," he added in Tagalog, Chinese and Korean alongside a photo of himself against images of elderly Asians who had been attacked in the US and their perpetrators. Pacquiao announced in February that he...
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Sen. and Boxing Champ Manny Pacquiao uses Bible to back death penalty in Philippines Senate debate
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Christian Post ^
| 08/14/2019 | Jeannie Law
On the heels of his recent victory in the ring, professional boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao recently used the Bible to defend his pro-death penalty position in a senate hearing. Pacquiao’s
defeat over boxer Keith Thurman in July was followed by a different battle Wednesday as a member of the Philippines Senate. He used his first Senate speech to argue for capital punishment, proclaiming it lawful and moral “especially in the eyes of God.” “When the government punishes, it’s not an individual act. That’s approved by God. That’s what the Bible says,” Pacquiao said, according to South China Morning Post....
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Manny Pacquiao hands Keith Thurman his 1st career loss: Joins the Over Age 40 Boxing Champions List
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ESPN ^
| 07/21/2019 | Dan Rafael
LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao, the all-time boxing legend, aimed to prove he could still take care of business against an elite opponent at age 40. He
did just that, adding yet another enormous victory to his storied, 24-year career by defeating Keith Thurman, a man 10 years his junior, by split decision to take his undefeated record and welterweight world title before 14,356 on Saturday night at the raucous MGM Grand Garden Arena. Pacquiao, who knocked down Thurman in the first round, won 115-112 on the scorecards from judges Dave Moretti and Tim Cheatham, while judge Glenn Feldman had...
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PACQUIAO VS. MATTYSSE (no copyright infringement)
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youtube ^
| July 15, 2018 | knarf
The first thread was pulled because the owner of the video claimed a copyright.THIS ONE (full fight) appears to be open for free use.
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Pacquiao backs call for WBO review of his loss to Horn
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AP ^
| 7/5/17 | AP
Manny Pacquiao asked the WBO to act on a request by Philippine sports officials for a review of his welterweight world title loss to Jeff Horn, saying he didn't want to see the boxing industry "dying because of unfair decision and officiating." While
Pacquiao has accepted his defeat to Horn, who fought in his first world title bout in Sunday's so-called "Battle of Brisbane," the Philippine senator said in a statement Wednesday he had a "moral obligation to uphold sportsmanship, truth and fairness."
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Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao punches way into Senate
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Asia One ^
| 05/10/2016
MANILA - Boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is virtually assured of a seat in the upper house Senate, according to election results Tuesday which take him a step closer to his dream of the Philippines presidency. Pacquiao,
37, whose rise from desperate street kid to boxing superstar has made him one of the nation's biggest heroes, retired from boxing last month to become a full-time politician. With over 91 per cent of voting centres accounted for from Monday's polls, the winner of an unprecedented eight world championships had garnered 14.94 million votes, more than enough to enter the Senate. Pacquiao placed...
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Manny Pacquiao Wins Over Timothy Bradley In What He Calls The Final Fight Of His Career
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Quadrangle Online ^
| 04/11/2016 | Jody Gregory
These two have met two times before, with Bradley getting the win in their first meeting by way of a controversial decision win. It
began in the same Las Vegas venue, with Pacquiao's sensational victory as a whirlwind of a fighter in June 2001, and ended with this emphatic win over the American who inflicted one of his three grave losses in his last six fights.In the decade of the 2000s, when Pacquiao was named the BWAA "Fighter of the Decade", people traveled in droves."I'm looking for knockdowns in this fight, I did my best, but Bradley's a good counter...
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Stephan Curry, Manny Pacquiao, Tiger Woods, And Nike
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Townhall.com ^
| February 22, 2016 | Michael Brown
Although Manny Pacquiao quickly apologized for his remarks about homosexuals, Nike dropped him like a hot potato. In
contrast, Nike never dropped Tiger Woods despite the revelations of his serial adulteries, even though those led to the destruction of his marriage and worldwide public shame. Why the double standard? Does Nike believe that it is far worse to make a passing, extremely derogatory comment about homosexuals - one for which Manny quickly apologized and asked forgiveness - than to betray one's children and cheat on one's wife, sleeping with a bevy of different women over a period of years (including...
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Manny Pacquiao Defiant After Nike Firing: 'I'm Happier That People Hear the Truth' About Gay People
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Christian Post ^
| 02/20/2016 | Stoyan Zaimov
Former boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has said that he has no issues with sportswear giant Nike terminating his contract after his controversial comments about gay people, and insisted that it is more important for people "to hear the truth." "Whatever
decision Nike makes is its decision and I respect that," Pacquiao said, according to USA Today Sports. "Its sponsorship of me now only involves my clothes for my fight. Our contract had already ended aside from sponsoring the boxing." "I am not condemning the LGBT (community)," the Christian fighter and Filipino politician added. "What I am condemning is the act....
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Manny Pacquiao posts Bible verse that states gay people should be killed [Luke 6]
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Los Angeles Times ^
| 2/18/2016 | Chuck Schilken
Manny Pacquiao is not backing down from his stance against homosexuality. Less
than a day after the Filipino boxer and politician lost his sponsorship deal with Nike because he compared gay people to animals, Pacquiao took to Instagram early Thursday morning and posted some Bible verses that support his views. One of them, Leviticus 20:13, states in no uncertain terms that homosexuals should be killed: "If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on...
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Nike Dumps Boxer Manny Pacquiao Over Anti-Gay Comments
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Breitbart Sports ^
| February 17, 2016 | Warner Todd Huston
After drawing criticism for anti-gay comments, boxer Manny Pacquiao lost his endorsement contract with Nike. Pacquiao apologized for his comments, but the apology wasn’t enough for Nike. The company announced Wednesday that it cut ties with the boxer.
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Nike frowns on discrimination, but doesn't see its own (Pacquiao)
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Christian Action Network ^
| 2/18/2016 | Alec Rooney
Giant corporations like Nike can campaign all they want for homosexual frolicking and “marriage,†but can they please stop saying they are doing this in the name of “diversity†and opposition to “discrimination of any kind� Because
this week, Nike flatly rejected a famous spokesman’s diversity and and committed discrimination of the most blind and ignorant kind — the kind that doesn’t even know it’s being discriminatory. Filipino star boxer and politician Manny Pacquiao recently appeared in a video interview on TV5, a network in the Philippines, and commented on homosexual marriage. He said: “It’s common sense. Do you see...
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Manny Pacquiao Sorry For Saying Gays 'Worse Than Animals'
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Al Arabiya ^
Boxing star and Philippine Senate candidate Manny Pacquiao apologized Tuesday for denouncing people in gay relationships as "worse than animals" but said he stood by his opposition to same-sex marriage. Fellow
Filipino celebrities were among those criticizing his remarks, made when a TV network asked candidates about their views on same-sex marriage. "It's just common sense," Pacquiao said in the remarks posted online by the TV5 network. "Have you seen any animal having male-to-male or female-to-female relations?"
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Boxing star Manny Pacquiao draws flak for same-sex comment
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Associated Press ^
| Feb. 16, 2016 5:42 AM EST | Teresa Cerojano
World boxing star Manny Pacquiao has drawn an outcry in the Philippines after publicly denouncing people in same-sex relationships as "worse than animals." Pacquiao,
a high school dropout from a poverty-stricken rural family who went on to become a boxing legend, made the remark when he and other Philippine senatorial candidates were asked by the local TV5 network about their views on same-sex marriage. His remarks were posted online Monday by TV5, sparking criticism, including by some fellow Filipino celebrities. "It's just common sense," said the 37-year-old Pacquiao, who is currently a member of the House of Representatives. "Have you...
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Report: Floyd Mayweather used a banned IV one day before Manny Pacquiao fight
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Business Insider ^
| 09/10/2015 | Corker Gaines
The day before Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s highly anticipated bout against Manny Pacquiao, agents for the United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) conducted a surprise drug test on Mayweather and found evidence of an illegal IV being used on the boxer, according to Thomas Hauser of SBNation. The fluids that Mayweather's camp says were
administered to the fighter — saline and vitamins to combat dehydration — are not banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which sets the standards used by Usada. The use of the IV, however, as well as the decisions by Usada to not notify the Nevada Athletic Commission...
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Mayweather slams Pacquiao's 'excuses,' takes back rematch talk
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L A Times ^
“Did I text [the reporter] and say I will fight him again? Yeah,
but I changed my mind,” Mayweather said. “At this particular time, no, because he’s a sore loser and he’s a coward…
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Fans file $5M class action suit against Manny Pacquiao over non-disclosure of injury
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MSN Sports ^
| 05/06/2015 | Larry Brown
Two fans filed a class action lawsuit against Manny Pacquiao and his team for failing to disclose a serious shoulder injury prior to the fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. last weekend. After
losing to Mayweather by unanimous decision, Pacquiao’s camp said the fighter was trying to compete despite a severe shoulder injury. They blamed the Nevada Athletic Commission for denying him a painkilling injection prior to the fight. The severity of Pacquiao’s injury seemed to be confirmed when it was reported Monday he would undergo surgery to repair a tear in his shoulder. But what doesn’t add up is that...
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Manny Pacquiao's hidden shoulder injury before the fight is turning into a complete debacle
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Business Insider ^
| 05/05/2015 | Cork Gaines
The more we learn about Manny Pacquiao's shoulder injury, the uglier it looks for all sides involved. The
shoulder injury Pacquiao suffered prior to his fight with Floyd Mayweather was much more serious than it initially sounded, and now it turns out that Pacquiao will need surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. While the immediate effect of the surgery is that it will sideline Pacquiao for up to a year and eliminate the already dim hopes for a rematch, the injury has caused a further mess as people try to figure out who knew about it, why it wasn't...
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Fake Manny Pacquiao With Real Job Goes Back to Life
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Emirates 24/7 ^
| Monday, May 04, 2015
He even shares a similar rags-to-riches lifeManny Pacquiao may have disappointed his fans on Sunday, but his look-alike Johnny Dagami will never. The
42-year-old former factory worker, who impersonates the famous boxer, says, “Many people look to me like the real Manny Pacquiao,” reported ‘BBC.com’ People take pictures with him, “because it’s hard to get the real Pacquiao,’ he says. And Dagami is clearly enjoying his shot at fame. In fact, not only does he look like the real hero, but he also mirrors a similar rags-to-riches life story. He comes from a poor family and, according to him, he...
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