The Boracaynon

It will take a little while to get over this sad chapter as Manny Pacquiao lost to Manuel Marquez in such a hurtful fashion. By looking at a brighter side, we can dissect instances a little bit to give some light as a process to digest this pain which the Filipino people face at. We can't win all our battles, but one thing for sure is the lesson that we can reflect on and the opportunity for Manny to become tougher and better the next time around if he still intends to fight back in the ring. It's not a shame to lose, not accepting defeat is. Pacman showed great character taking his mistake, and Marquez demonstrates grace accepting victory in return. It only manifested how much respect he has to the power and capability of the people's champ. That's something we Filipinos should be proud about Manny inspite of the turn of events as our expectations fail. He gave it all and we were all entertained until that end of the 6th round. One more thing that we should r...

As a boxing and mixed martial arts enthusiast, I have predicted months ago how the fight would be like between Manny Pacquiao and Manuel Marquez for the third time they meet in the boxing arena. As expected, the Mexican´s counter-punching ability and experience made it appear “Pacman” as a loser. How did in the world the decision favor Pacquiao? Technically in the judges´ perspective, the challenger needs to clearly beat the champion in such dramatic fashion to become the new champion, not necessarily to knock him out if you can´t, but somehow immobilize him from slugging you off and push the pace of the game. Marquez and Pacquiao was a classic example. Though Marquez settled clean counter shots, he was unable to slow Manny down…That counts on the judges´ eyes. The same controversy haunted the UFC´s “Machida and Rua” light heavyweight contest few years back. Just like what Rua did on their next battle, if Marquez wanted to dethrone Pacquiao, he must have pinned ...