MANILA, Philippines ? Yes, it?s more fun in the Philippines, that?s why Manila should be the venue of the fight of the century, when Pacquiao changes Mayweather?s professional climate ? not in Vegas, not in Texas, but in the world?s most fun place!
All the more reason if it?s going to be the Pacman?s last and greatest performance before he hangs up his gloves! As fans see it, ?it?s not logical to hold the most awaited fight of this generation? in a stadium as small as the 16,000-seat MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In the world of megabucks and megafights, how would promoters like Bob Arum and Oscar de la Hoya stash their cash?
No wonder Steve Wynn, who lost lots of money before he won it back in Macau, is frantically trying to finish a 40,000-seat arena in Vegas. Forty thousand only? Iglesia ni Cristo is building a 50,000-seater in Sta. Maria, Bulacan. Unluckily, the work won?t be done till 2014.
But wait . . . we who know how to have fun have reason to grin, because SM Arena at MOA will be ready to seat 30,000 comfortably by March or April. With a little prodding and lots of pressure, the contractor, who happens to be Bayani Fernando, can be persuaded to play hero and have all the finishing touches in place even before Floyd M steps into jail to serve his 90-day sentence in June.
