LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao continued to earn raves across the US even as the controversy surrounding the Filipino?s 12-round split draw with Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas refuses to die down.
HBO boxing analyst Larry Merchant paid the highest compliment to Pacquiao, describing the two-time world champion as the “typhoon that blew across the Pacific.”
On the other hand, the San Antonio Express-News, in its May 12 edition, delved on the manner in which Burt Clements of Reno, Nevada, came up with a 10-7 score in the first round when Pacquiao knocked Marquez down three times.
