My Move to the Philippines

Was just reading the headline article of Yahoo sports and it was concerning Manny Pacquiao and his run for Congress of the Philippines. The article talks about Pacman’s life before boxing and some of his earlier fights and what he is doing right now which is campaigning in the Philippines. There are some good quotes from him in this article including one where he talks about why he would be qualified for a political office. 

“I could just sit back and relax and not have anything to do with politics. I could just travel around and enjoy my life with my family,” Pacquiao told the crowd in San Miguel, a remote corn-farming village in Sarangani province in the southern Philippines. “But I came from a very poor family, and I cannot turn my back on the poor.”

This article is very well written and has some interesting points such as in the above quote where he says he could just sit back and relax and travel with his family. I might be mistaken but as a world class athlete aren’t you constantly in training so you can’t lose your edge. Does this mean he is retiring? I think Mayweather Jr would like that so he wouldn’t have any competition for the title.

Without revealing too much of what is in the article I want to leave you with a link so you can read the entire story. Just click on the following link: Boxer Pacquiao runs for office in Philippines

I’m sure everyone has heard by now that Filipino boxer Manny “PACMAN” Pacquiao dominated Oscar De la Hoya and forced him to surrender in a fight on Saturday. In my opinion De la Hoya has never really been a good boxer but was good looking enough to have star appeal.

Anyway, now PACMAN has the chance to fight just about anyone he chooses. There has been talk about him facing retired champion Floyd Mayweather Jr or British boxer Ricky Hatton. Whoever he fights he should be guaranteed a big payday plus the chance to show the world the athletes that come out of the Philippines. Congratulations PACMAN and Good Luck in your next fight. Check out the YouTube link below for some great photos:

For more information about Manny and Philippine Boxing check out this site Philippine Boxing