A SUPER car for a super fighter.
Boxing star Manny Pacquiao now drives a Porsche Cayenne around Los Angeles.
“I bought it in cash,” the Filipino fighter said yesterday during a break in his training at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood.
It was not clear whether the brand-new SUV he purchased was the 4.5-liter 450-horsepower V8 that has a tag price of ,000 or the lower trim versions that range from ,000 (3.2-liter 247-hp V6) to ,000 (4.5-liter 340-hp V8).
“It’s a nice car,” said Pacquiao of the German-made five-seater that he picked to replace the seven-seater Lincoln Navigator that he acquired early last year.
It’s not clear, though, what has become of the gas-guzzling, bronze-colored Navigator that was his service vehicle whenever he’s in town for fights and during brief visits as it was bought using a third party.
In the Philippines, Pacquiao owns a Ford Expedition, Mitsubishi Pajero V6, Honda CRV, Toyota pickup and a Lincoln Continental Mark III.
Pacquiao has been in the US since Dec. 3 as he revs up for what could be the biggest fight of his career on Jan. 21 versus Erik Morales of Mexico at the 19,000-seat Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
He is guaranteed a purse of million, the biggest by any Filipino athlete, in this rematch of their March 19 duel that Morales won by unanimous but close decision at the MGM Grand, also in Las Vegas.
It is expected that Pacquiao would be on board the Porsche when he makes the three-and-a-half to four-hour 300-mile journey from Los Angeles to Las Vegas on Jan. 16.
The official residence of Team Pacquiao, made up of trainer Freddie Roach, manager Shelly Finkel, promoter Gary Shaw and several other key members, will be at the Wynn Resort and Casino on the famed Las Vegas strip.
Since he arrived in the States, Pacquiao has been staying at the Palazzo, a high-end apartment complex in the La Brea area where he does his morning roardwork thrice a week.
