MANILA, Philippines – Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton could not have endeared herself to Filipinos more than this Friday when she predicted that boxing idol Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao would win against his Mexican foe next week.
“Of course the Pacman’s going to win, is there any doubt?” Clinton said when asked about Pacquiao’s match against Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas November 14 (US time) at a forum aired live by the ANC news channel at the University of Sto. Tomas in Manila. She said she would watch the match.
Clinton said she has heard that boxing and basketball “were pretty big” sports in the Philippines and have a lot of following. She said the Chicago Bulls and the New York Knicks were her teams in the National Basketball Association.
