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PACQUIAO SHOULD BE PROTECTED, SAYS FORMER GAB COMMISSIONER
By Alex P. Vidal
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 15 Oct 2008
As a national treasure, Manny Pacquiao should be protected by the Philippine government.
This was the assertion made recently by former Games and Amusement Board (GAB) commissioner Emmanuel "Nonong" Palabrica who expressed concern for Pacquiao in his December 6 fight "Dream Match" against Oscar De La Hoya in Las Vegas, Nevada.
"I want Manny to win but my unbiased judgement tells me that the 'Dream Match' might be a mismatched," Palabrica, former legal counsel of the Pan Asian Boxing Association (PABA), said in a text message.
Palabrica added: "Please consider the following: 1. Between two good boxers, the bigger one wins and a much bigger one could demolish the smaller one. 2. Manny will be fighting in weight category not his regular fighting weight."
Palabrica admitted that Pacquiao "had a spectacular performance versus (David) Diaz but Diaz is not in the league of De La Hoya."
He cited the case of Roy Jones "who lost his reflexes when he went back to light heavyweight after putting a lot of weight."
"My stand is, he (Pacquiao) is a national treasurer and sgould be protected. As former commissioner of professional boxing regulatory body, I beleive safety of boxer must come first."
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