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THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM ? THE PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ III FINAL PRESSCON


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Hollywood Theater, MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas:- It was such a pleasure witnessing the final press conference for the Pacquiao-Marquez III held at noon in this theater where David Copperfield performs his magic.

The event was pure class save for the small moment of uneasiness when Bob Arum lambasted the HBO feature on the late Joe Frazier.

But other than that, it went smooth as silk.

The crowd of media people was enormous. It seems like everyone that matters amongst the sports media people was there. To the few who missed it for one reason or another I say you missed a good one.

Bob Arum was still the same old man. He is nice when he wants too, a little braggart at times and acerbic as well. But, at his age and for what he has done for boxing, the unpleasant aspect can be pushed to the side.

Bob?s best statement today that drew laughs was when he said ?Before Pacquiao, all we knew about the Philippines was Imelda and he shoes.?

Everyone who was part of the promotions spoke. Richard Stern of MGM, Keith Kaiser of the NSAC, Mark Tappet of HBO and Paco Varcarcel of the WBO. They said nothing that we have not heard before, but still it was a pleasure hearing them.

Then the promoters took their turn. Arum for Pacquiao and Fernando Beltran for Marquez. Needles to say they both are proud of their fighters.

The trainers Freddie Roach and Nacho Beristein spoke next- mostly saying that they both had good camps and their wards are ready to go. Roach said that there will be a lot of fireworks.

Beristain on the other hand did not appear solid. He said ?we will try to give a good fight.?

What?

Trying and doing are two different things leading this writer to think perhaps they are a bit intimidated.

Marquez was straight forward. He said he is in the best shape and in effect ready to rock. ?I will do my talking in the ring,? he said.

Pacquiao on the other hand was seen scribbling his speech and he actually read from it.

He said that this fight will be the last fight with Marquez- insinuating that the fight will be the defining moment of his rivalry with the man Mexico calls ?Dinamita.?

He praised his Team and that of Marquez and said he prays that no one gets hurt bad. Then he concluded his short talk by asking people to vote for the wonders of nature in Palawan, Philippines in the on going new eight wonders of the world competition. He also sneaked in a few words about his up coming movie.

What a man.

It was announced later on that Tecate Beer and the ladies of course will host a breakfast for the media tomorrow. They dubbed the event, ?Con Chicas de Tecate.?

As Francis Ochoa of the Philippine Inquirer stated:- ?Promising?!

Indeed!

Let?s see what happens tomorrow morning.


Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ed de la Vega, DDS.


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