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Ragtag, second hand foe but Antonio Margarito’s handwraps bound for Ebay

An organization which purportedly calls itself the Manny Pacquiao Foundation is under investigation, according to Manila Standard newspaper, for illegally importing ragtag, second hand clothes into the Philippines.

It?s unclear what, if any, ties this group might have to Pacquiao.

But it?s a clever smuggler who slaps the Pinoy Idol?s name on contraband coming into the country, don?t you think?

As far as the shipment of hand me down attire, it?s appropriate when you consider that Manny?s Nov. 13 opponent, Antonio Margarito, is a ragtag, second hand opponent.

I also see where Margarito has ?vowed? to defeat Pacman at Cowboys Stadium.

Was this vow made on a stack of Bibles or just battered, old copies of The Ring, for example the one I?ve mentioned before which asked, long before Plastergate, why anyone would fight this frightening foe?

The Manny training maniacally stories are always followed by something like Grandpa Ronnie Nathanielsz?s worried plaints that Pacquiao is goofing up on his time management and has too much on his plate.

With all due respect to Brother Ronnie, maybe Pacquiao needs more on his plate because he seems to thrive in the ring when he has a jampacked non-boxing schedule.

Then we get to the Margarito camp stories. He?s training even more maniacally than Man

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