Manny Pacquiao arrived in New York City early Monday morning. The streets of midtown Manhattan were not busy on Labor Day, so Pacquiao had a grand entrance that did not have a usual flow of traffic of fans that has already been seen on this 25,000 mile international media tour that Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez started in Manila, and after New York Tuesday they head to Los Angeles and Mexico City.
Photo Credit : Chris Farina ? Top Rank
Due to privacy we respect to not tell where Pacquiao is getting some down time in New York. Though the rabid fans of the welterweight champion know where he is, and will get an opportunity to photo the Congressman as he takes in the Big Apple. You heard the few fans on the scene. ?Manny, Manny, Manny,? and, ?Win and get Floyd next,? the reference to a fight, Pacquiao and Mayaweather anticipated but still in the balance.
Pacquiao is with his trusted entourage. Michael Koncz, Roger Fernandez, and Franklin Gacal as they posed for some quick photos and quickly disperse for some needed rest. Pacquiao will be up early Tuesday morning for a press conference open to the public at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers. International recording artist Dan Hill will be with Pacquiao as they do a live rendition of their Top-10 hit single, ?Sometimes When we touch.?
Yes, a Manny Pacquiao press tour has become a spectacle. When the unofficial best pound-for-pound fighter in the world has a fight, Top Rank, his promoter, goes the extra mile to let the public know. Now he has the album to his world title so there is more reason for Pacquiao to get the attention. He is the face of boxing right now and there is no issue with Pacquiao getting the attention. Except he won?t make the front or back pages of New York tabloids because boxing can?t compete with the Yankees, US Tennis Open, and two football teams in the New York area.
