Manny Pacquiao reassures a grateful nation: This fight is for you By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT PhilBoxing.com Sat, 02 May 2015
May 2, 2015 -- Las Vegas, Nevada: ?Take it easy. Breathe. This fight is for you.?
?Easy lang. Hinga. Ang labang ito ay para sa inyo.?
That?s Pacquiao being Manny.
Filipinos and fellow boxing fans eagerly await ?The Fight of the Century? between Filipino Manny Pacquiao and American Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Today, May 2nd ( Cinco de Mayo weekend ), the MGM Grand Arena will virtually become the United States of the Philippines.
Mabuhay!
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Author?s notes: Special thanks to Rudy Teodosio and Peter Dadivas for the artwork design. The video tribute is courtesy of FatherWarrior.com. ?Bigger They Come? is by the reggae band Native Elements (Native-Elements.com)
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