Both Ring Magazine featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao and his business manager Rod Nazario sought to assure fight fans Thursday about the champion?s readiness to wage war with World Boxing Association/International Boxing Federation champion Juan Manuel ?Dinamita ? Marquez on May 8 by telling them ?relax, don?t worry? the flamboyant Filipino ?can handle Marquez. No problem.?
However, the concern remained as Pacquiao flew back to Davao City early Thursday morning and was scheduled to return on Tuesday in time to shoot an endorsement of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and will remain in Manila until an HBO television crew arrives on March 17 to shoot video of Pacquiao for promotional purposes for the May 8 title fight. A spokesman for Murad Muhammad, Ricardo Salazar told Manila Standard that he would inform promoter Murad Muhammad about the situation and said he agreed that Manny should leave immediately.”
