"From Pillar to Post" - Pacman Destroys Morales

[Mr. Ryan]

I'm associated with gangsta rappers?

I'd forgotten that's what they're called. 50 Cent has made it over here (or 36 pence as I know him) but G unit haven't really.

You can be G-Unit England, and you can have those wack posers The Streets be your tag alongs.

[Papa Ace]

Pacquiao says thank you to gym staff

By Francis Ochoa
Inquirer
Last updated 01:25am (Mla time) 11/23/2006

Published on Page A21 of the November 23, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

HOLLYWOOD -- Sticking to what has become a tradition, Manny Pacquiao returned to the site where he prepared for the biggest fight of his career.

The Filipino ring hero visited the Wild Card gym Tuesday, extending his gratitude to Freddie Roach and the rest of the trainers and staff of the facility for their role in helping him win the final chapter of his storied rivalry with Mexican Erik “El Terrible” Morales.

Pacquiao visited the Wild Card gym on Vine Street here a day after arriving in Los Angeles following a road trip through the desert oasis of Las Vegas.

He greeted staff members, signed autographs and posed for a few pictures as he thanked them for the support they gave him since he began training for the Morales fight last Sept. 19.

Pacquiao, 27, crushed Morales by knockout in the third round of their match last Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Arena inside the University of Nevada-Las Vegas campus.

He is scheduled to leave for the Philippines on Wednesday via Philippine Airlines. He will arrive in Manila on Friday and is expected to be toasted by an entire nation that seems to unite only when he climbs the ring to mix it up with his sport’s biggest names.

“I want to celebrate this victory with my countrymen,” said the General Santos City native after the fight.

Up next for Pacquiao is a fight Top Rank promotions, which recently announced a four-year deal with the boxer, will hold in the Chinese territory of Macau.

Pacquiao manager Shelley Finkel, however, is hoping Manny would forge a duel against reigning World Boxing Council super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico.

Pacquiao’s post-fight trips to the Wild Card gym have become some sort of a tradition for the former two-time world champion whenever he fights in the United States.

Pacquiao has been training at the Wild Card gym on his way to the top of his division. During the early part of his meteoric rise to the top, Pacquiao stayed at the nearby Vagabond Inn.

[Katz]

Up next for Pacquiao is a fight Top Rank promotions, which recently announced a four-year deal with the boxer, will hold in the Chinese territory of Macau.

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the next battle is in LA courtroom