Manny Pacquiao: Thank You for Saving Boxing
By Anthony Santiago
I have to be honest here. I stopped following boxing because it wasn’t fun anymore and then I heard of some Filipino fighter causing a stir and it forced me to get cable again and watch HBO when he took on Marco Antonio Barrera. The speed. The fury! The absolute manly art of the fisticuffs made me love the sport again. Mike Tyson was gone, but Manny Pacquiao was here and he brought me back to a sport that I now love again.
My Georgie Girl is a fan of Juan Manuel Marquez, which makes for an interesting household. Every once in a while, as he goes on and on about his man getting robbed in the two fights with Manny, I wish that he’d choke on that peanut brittle he’s trying to eat. After all, he ain’t got no teeth.
So, we’ve got this jar marked “Pac-Marquez” on our fridge and we are putting money in it to save up for that third match between our favorite fighters. With Georgie Girl now working at Walmart, we should be able to afford it without a care and even get some cool ranch Doritos too.
Pacquiao came from poverty to become a very rich man and he lives a clean life, despite all of those steroid rumors. Earth to Floyd: get a clue! You and that toothless ugly closet case Roger Mayweather need to put up or shut up because after Manny is done whipping on Marquez, he’s going to whip on Floyd if he’s got the sack to get in there. Ya heard!
You know Manny has not only drawn me back to boxing, but he has brought a lot of casual fans back. He brought my neighbor Newman back and my ex Jim Minkle too. We live in an apartment building in the Bronx and we have the liberty to talk about Manny all day and night and the debates are wonderful and there are some fools that think he will lose to Floyd.
I will say that Floyd is a good fighter, but he hand picks his opponents. He’s like Georgie Girl sifting through the chocolate chip ice cream because he can’t eat the chocolate chips. He chokes on them because he ain’t got no teeth. Floyd is a good fighter, but he doesn’t bring the people like Manny does. Look what he did!
Ricky Hatton – knocked out cold!
Oscar De La Hoya – beaten into submission! He made him put those fishnets back on!
Erik Morales – destroyed twice! Adios Erik!
Sugar Shane Mosley – turned into Sweet N Low!
Antonio Margarito – plastered!
Joshua Clottey – shelled!
Marco Antonio Barrera – pummeled!
And the list goes on and on. This guy is like this generation’s Mike Tyson. He is this generation’s Muhammad Ali! Manny, thank you! Thank you for bringing me back to boxing!
Go knock out Juan Manuel Marquez and settle the feud! We are depending on you!