Quick hits for a lazy Sunday afternoon…
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS FROM MANNY PACQUIAO CONGRESSIONAL VICTORY PARTY/BIRTHDAY BASH FOR PACMOM BY PAUL BERNALDEZ
Difference between politics in the Philippines and America, you ask?
Failed presidential candidate Manny Villar, an ally of Manny Pacquiao, was endorsed in TV spot by popular comedian named Dolphy. In fact, Pacman and the comic were in the same Villar TV spot. In the Philippines, comedians endorse the politicians. In America, the politicians are the comedians…
I did notice that it helps at the polls if you have a nifty nickname such as Bong Bong, Bing Bang, Long Dong or Joker. I am not making this up, folks, I swear…
Mayweather camp and Oscar de la Hoya and his Golden Goys (excluding David Ishkowitz) will be happy to know I’ve come full circle on random drug testing. I firmly advocate it being immediately instituted so we can discover what the substance that 79 in December Bob Arum takes so that his energy level permits him to stay up all night “campaigning” for Pacman in Sarangani Province.
Seriously, Arum must look at 80 at the New Fifty, something like that. When we discover what variety of A-side meth, the almost octogenarian takes, order up a case for me and cases for both the Mayweather and Pacquiao camps…
As far as his Friars Club Roast on June 3, if it doesn’t include me and Gilbert Gottfied, then why bother? I know one thing, Arum roaster Jim Brown won’t fumble the ball. The Cleveland Browns icon was an equity partner in Main Bout Inc. back in the day with Arum in promoting Muhammad Ali bouts and acted as liaision between the promoter and Black Muslim leadership who controlled Ali…
King Manny cuddles his youngest of four, Queen Elizabeth at huge Sarangi Victroy 2010/Pacmom Birthday bash held at KCC Mall/Convention Center in fighter’s hometown, General Santos City. For political purposes now his legal residence is Kiamba, Sarangani.
If God produced a more tasty treat than kinilaw, the raw fish delicacy they serve in and around Gensan, then He kept it to Himself…
I marveled at cleanliness of Hong Kong airport, including the bathrooms which were spotless. Met a businessman from Chitown who told me HK’s glittering airport is a pigpen compared to Singapore, relatively speaking. So why can’t they clean up Newark?…Suppose these are trivial concerns as compared to so called “standard of living” in chronically poor Sarangani and across the teeming streets of Manila, etc…
Next time i travel to Asia, I’ve got week in Hong Kong and environs, Boracay, Bohol, Baguio and Metro Manila on my lengthy itinerary for sure…
You know they had some great Chinese food in HK, go figure. I told this to Super Sgent Greg Marotta but he thinks Baby Bok Choy is a super flyweight from Macau…
Every day is Mother’s Day for Manny Pacquiao’s beloved maternal unit, Dionisia. Champ puts $22,000 necklace on his mother at big bash in Gensan Saturday night. Pacmom already has a mansion with a pink color motif.
Medical update, Yo Paulie Malignaggi’s big mouth remains closed for repairs after taking a horswhiping from A Mere Con. Which reminds me, that Victor Ortiz played it smart in outpointing Nate Campbell. Still, as he is age 38, maybe Soupy now qualifies as being decrepit enough to fight Money May. Ortiz and Kid Khan are on a collision course and the sooner, the better. Which reminds me that, while his gravy train may be at final destination, Soupy has been lucky to have loyal advocate Terry “What’s A Grecian Urn” Trekas in his corner through thick and thin…
In wake of Malignaggi’s being given boxing lesson, promoter Lou DiBella is dropping his NYSAC protest about “English goons” acting up at weigh in. Video showing Whacky Fella DiBella making throat slash gesture would not help his case. Besides, no animals were harmed at the weigh in so let’s forget it ever happened…Btw, add Arum to list of those in industry who admire Malignaggi for his nonstop self promotional efforts which have garnered him string of serious purses. He may constantly be on Twitter but Paule is no twerp, my tweeps…
He doesn’t look it now but Bobby Pacquiao, forcibly retired from ring by Manny, used to get beat up in grade school. Then he’d go get Manny and all hell broke loose for any and all bullies…
Free story line or narrative thread for HBO’s 24/7: how about an up close and personal look at Pacuiao’s mother and Mayweather’s mother. For a time during his amateur career, Mayweatherb boxed using Ma’s family name of Sinclair. Maybe they have the two matriarchs chatting together with Hammering Hermie Rivera as Aling’s interpeter. Oh, my bad, they call him “Sir Hermie” in his wonderful homeland, Republic of the Philippines.
Radiant as ever, First Lady Jinkee Pacquiao, mother, wife, businesswoman and ardent political campaigner. Jinkee texted message that “we won, the stress was worth it” when Congressional race was called a landslide for her mate
If Pacman gains prediency eight or nine years from now, I see Rivera as “shoe in” for cabinet post at Malacanang. Being a longtime Ferdie and Imelda Marcos aide, Rivera knows his shoe business. Btw, Lady Imelda, age 80, just got elected repping the Golden Slipper ticket or something like that…
Somehow, I don’t think Ricardo Mayorga is going to be a guest at Don King’s Sunday barbecue at the $18 million mansion today in Manalapan, do you? Not unless DK is serving Roast Mayorga…
Get well wishes pouring from Oakand to Auckland for laid up Cedric Kushner, New York promoter who just had neck and back surgery just in time to prevent paralysis. Ced’s office phone is 212 755 1944 for more info but his recovery is progressing rapidly which is good news for his heavyweight contender David “Tuaman” Tua…
Coach Freddie Roach has a book out, penned by Peter Owen Nelson, and advance word is it’s a must read even for both Pacmos and Flomos out there…
Like to see my protege Shannon Briggs get one more heavyweight title chance so he can match Ali in three time champion category but the Klitschko Bros. seem allergic to Natty Dread if you know what I mean…
Motown’s John Lepak was the leader in the clubhouse in doing Manny Steward vocal impression but I am thinking Maxboxing maven Steve Kim may overtake him in this key comedic category…
I second Bob Raissman, Daily News, in advocating Michael Gerard Tyson, formerly of 4 Amboy Street, Brownsville, Never Ran and Never Will, Brooklyn, as HBO BAD commentator, filling big brogans of Lennox Lewis…
