Cowboys Stadium is not in Dallas or anywhere near Grapevine, Tex., home of the Gaylord Texan ? official hotel of the Dallas Cowboys. The stadium is in Arlington, a half hour west of Dallas and a half hour south of Grapevine and one parking lot from Rangers Ballpark. Let?s pause for a moment to celebrate stadiums named after teams that play in them and not corporations that don?t.
There. That?s the end of homage to the House that Jerry Built. Manny Pacquiao?s last prizefight was about seeing him in Cowboys Stadium. That trick won?t work twice.
Pacquiao hasn?t changed. He?s perhaps more of an icon in the Philippines for having won a congressional election since his March fight with Joshua Clottey, but saying Pacquiao is more of an icon in the Philippines is like calling him ?perfecter.? Which means that for Pacquiao?s fight on Nov. 13 to succeed, Tijuana?s Antonio Margarito is going to have to draw better than Ghana?s Clottey did. Piece of cake ? preferably tres leches ? right?
Not so fast. If Spanish-language emails coming to [email protected] can be believed, not all of Mexico is buying the Margarito line. They have not forgiven or forgotten. And they are right not to.
If you are reading this, you have considered and reconsidered the Margarito case. I don?t plan to persuade you of his innocence or guilt; I?m to
