TOMORROW is a moment of truth for Manny Pacquiao. Whether or not he can justify the glowing advance billing installing him as the People?s Champion and installing him as 7-5 favorite over WBA/IBF featherweight king Juan Manuel Marquez is another story. Ring Magazine dubs Pacquiao as the People?s Featherweight Boxing Champion.
That means that your P500 will win P700 if you put your money on Marquez and the latter wins. I have not read any Filipino boxing analyst who has rated the Mexican as a favorite over the Filipino. It is but natural. Pacquiao, 25, is after all a Filipino. Uncannily, tomorrow is also the eve of the national presidential elections in the Philippines. Erik Morales, the reigning WBC super-featherweight champion, was quoted as saying that it would be a tough fight for both guys.
