In 2001, a reporter was walking through a casino in Las Vegas when he happened upon a boxing trainer and a young boxer with a world of potential.
Folks walked by as the trainer introduced his fighter to the reporter, oblivious to the trio. A decade later, the trainer and boxer would be among the most recognizable faces in the world, but on this day in the MGM Grand, no one paid them much attention.
Now, when trainer Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao walk through casinos, they?re surrounded by photographers, videographers, reporters from around the world, burly security guards and hundreds of frenzied fans.
