It's crazy how that works - looking so good against one of the weakest opponents that he's faced in years.
No one's wondering why he looked good, they're wondering why he looked fast. Especially against someone who is also quite fast.
"THE FIGHT is close to Viloria's heart. He knows all about being forced to choose sides. Some in the Philippines questioned why Viloria chose now to become Filipino, whether he was simply trying to cash in on a people desperate for heroes. Viloria put an end to that speculation in his home town, where cried in front of a gathering in his honor while defending his heritage.
"How can I say I'm not Filipino when I look in the mirror every day and see a Filipino boy?" Viloria said in a 12-minute speech. "Filipinos see me as American and Americans see me as Filipino. Someday the world is going to get past that and it's not going to matter."
http://archives.starbulletin.com/2005/10/19/sports/story02.html
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"Rey Danseco of boxingscene.com said that Viloria declared that he is a 100% Filipino and his parents Ben and Rosemarie came from Narvacan, Ilocos Sur but migrated to Hawaii for a living. He became the 35th Filipino world champion when he won the WBC world light-flyweight title dethroning Eric Ortiz of Mexico by a remarkable first round knockout.
Viloria, who was born in Waipahu, Honolulu, Hawaii, said he would have competed for the Philippines in the 2000 Sydney Olympics had the invitation from the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) arrived earlier ahead of the US Olympic Trials where he defeated fellow Filipino-American Donaire in the quarterfinals."
http://philboxing.com/news/story-77247.html
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lmfao what you gonna do with that, tickle her to death.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i315/baneneng/Longganisa%20travels/Laoag%20longganisa/LT-Laoag-uncooked-2-400.jpg
She seems to like it.
once again..what does claiming heritage have anything to do with anything??? Viloria is a fullblooded filipino regardless. Filipinos have jumped on the coattails of guys like tim lincecum who's only 1/4 filipino and has never openly claimed filipino heritage...just passing references when asked.
So you're saying they're proud of half and quarter filipinos because they claim it while disrgarding full blooded ones as phonies because they dont talk about it. Ok.....
Tim Lincecum?
http://manginphotography.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/85125709BM_Astros_Giants0261-423x575.jpg
Oh come on.. :pat:
He's about as filipino as bangers and mash.
jsut on the internet bro in real life they like them both, but to honest most fillipines are not real boxing fans they will get behind anyone the tv will show them that is winning.
Wow, you clearly don't know **** about anything.
WTF are you talking about? Filipino fans don't disown Viloria, They held a friggin motorcade for him in Manila for gods sake. The only people who claim he isn't filipino are usually racist black or hispanic supporters who hate anything to do with Pac and can't stand the thought of having 3 filipinos around the top 10 P4P.
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