LAS VEGAS ? A nation divided by partisan politics will stand as one for Manny Pacquiao today. With all the hype of the presidential derby simmering to an end, politics and everything else take a back seat as its favorite son of the ring seeks to establish himself as the best featherweight in the world.
The 25-year-old Pacquiao will try to wrest the International Boxing Federation (IBF) and the World Boxing Association (WBA) belts from sturdy Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Arena before a capacity crowd of 10,000. Both made the weight easily at 125 pounds.
