Rachel Donaire, the attention-getting wife of bantamweight champ, Nonito Donaire, clarified her remarks made about Manny Pacquiao?s wife, Jinkee at a recent Manhattan press conference, saying she meant no disrespect. Bob Arum, who promotes Nonito, and once questioned Rachel?s manner of dressing, calling her all ?tarted up,? apologized again for those comments, and Nonito said there were no bad feelings toward Arum and Top Rank, who has promoted the Filipino fighter since 2008, even through a brief dispute with Golden Boy earlier this year when Arum made the remarks.
?Sometimes even adults can be kids sometimes,? Nonito said at the final press conference for his bout with undefeated Omar Narvaez for Donaire?s WBC and WBO bantamweight titles on HBO?s Boxing After Dark telecast at Madison Square Garden.
?Sometimes we say something because we hear something different from other people and we tend to believe it?s worse than that. But right now, [my] relationship with Top Rank is great. I?m proud to be here, and now we?re fighting at MSG. It?s all amazing. With me, as long as it?s ok with my wife, I?m always the type of guy to forgive people.?
For a brief time, Donaire was entwined in a legal dispute between Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank. In the middle of the dispute, Arum made some unkind comments toward Donaire?s wife, Rachel, concerning her style of dress, describing it as ?tarted up? on an internet report. Suddenly, the blogosphere was abuzz with Arum saying that Rachel ?dresses like a hooker.?
Nonito was at first offended.
?You?re a man, you protect your wife, that?s what you’re there for,? Nonito said. But after Arum apologized for the comments, all was forgiven.
?I made up with everyone,? Arum said. ?I apologized. I was the first one to admit that I shouldn?t have said it, and I apologized for it. What else am I going to do? And we?re on good terms.?
Rachel also explained her comments toward Jinkee, Pacquiao?s wife. She was reported as being critical of the way Jinkee dresses.
