Remember when Mike Tyson spent more time touring Japan and playing the role of celebrity with then wife Robin Givens than preparing for his bout with James “Buster” Douglass?
What was Lennox Lewis pre-occupied with prior to his tremendous 2001 let down against Hasim Rahman in South Africa? Filming his bit role in the film Ocean’s Eleven.
Seeding the sow of another major fistic upset, Manny Pacquiao seems more concerned with his political future in the Philippines and has taken a long ass time reporting to the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California.
Manny Pacquiao has signed a contract, yes only ONE this time around, to fight undefeated Jorge Solis on April 14 in San Antonio, Texas. Yet with only 34 days until the opening bell sounds, Manny has not reported to the Wild Card.
Reports from the Philippines inform us that Manny Pacquiao is smoking sparing partners like hand rolled Cubans. One thing…maybe the Filipino press will not say it, but I sure will…the sparing in General Santos does not compare to the preparation the Philippine’s favorite son would receive at the Wild Card and more importantly, the are no pool halls in the gym’s general vicinity.
Another report, courtesy of Filipino fight scribe Nico Giongco, reveals that the Pacman only watched a round and a half of Jorge Solis on video before determining it would be an easy night in San Antonio.
Maybe Mr. Pacquiao has bought into all the hype surrounding him.
His fans tell him that he is number one pound for pound in the world, which he is not. Sorry Pacmaniacs, Floyd Mayweather Junior is undefeated, has a more impressive resume, and is far more polished that your man will ever be.
Manny’s fans yell and scream that he is invincible! I am not sure where they ever concocted that notion, as Pacquiao has suffered losses against Erik Morales, and such standout as Medgoen Singsurat and Rustico Torrecampo.
If Manny Pacquiao believes all the huffing and puffing coming from his boxing constitutes and believes he only needs one month of preparation for Solis, he has set himself up for a major upset on April 14.
A loss at the hands of a nondescript fighter like Solis will forever tarnish the image of Manny Pacquiao, the professional boxer.
