I AGREE with Bob Arum.
?After this, no more fights for Manny beyond 147 pounds,? said Bob.
I seem to like that.
So, enough of this business of tossing Manny Pacquiao into outer space to shoot for the stars, if not Jupiter or Mars, please?
He?s not getting any younger.
Yes, Manny Pacquiao, 32 in December, has become a boxing phenom, but let?s all be clear about this: He isn?t a robot.
He?s also a human. As warm a body as Angelina Jolie. Congressman now even.
In his next fight on Nov. 14 (Manila Time), Pacquiao will be pitted virtually against a giant in Antonio Margarito ? and that?s where Bob Arum is worried. Genuinely.
At 5-foot-11, Margarito enjoys the tremendous height advantage of almost six inches as Pacquiao is barely 5-foot-6.
They fight for the vacant World Boxing Council super welterweight crown at 154 lbs, which is right down