March 15 2008 
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Manny Pacquiao Hits Palm Springs Area
By David A. Avila (Source)
Bobby Pacquiao (27-13-3), the younger brother of Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao, faces Mexico’s tough Fernando Trejo (30-12-4) in a junior lightweight bout at the Morongo Casino on Friday.
At first it was just a rumor, but now Top Rank announced that Manny Pacquiao will indeed appear at the Morongo Casino early fight card in support of his brother. Get there early, the place is rather small and sits about 500 people. The doors open around 4:30 p.m. First bout begins around 5 p.m.
Bobby had a rough time against Humberto Soto in his last fight. It may have been a trial run to see if Soto was capable of fighting big brother. But with Soto losing to Joan Guzman, it doesn’t look like Soto gets Manny.
Speaking of Manny, there are talks of him moving all the way up to 147 pounds to meet Oscar De La Hoya in September 2008. But Top Rank wants Miguel Cotto to face De La Hoya.
According to various sources Top Rank is looking to move Manny up another weight division to fight WBC titleholder David Diaz who squeaked by Erik Morales a several months ago in Chicago.
Manny Pacquiao is the straw that stirs the prizefighting drink.
Aside from David Diaz, he could meet WBO, WBA, IBF lightweight titleholder Juan Diaz who is recognized by most astute observers as the true world champion in that weight division. Especially after Joel Casamayor lucked out in his fight against Jose Armando Santa Cruz a few weeks ago in New York.
That’s a fight that could sell a few tickets, but Juan Diaz is promoted by Don King and that means it’s not an easy fight to put together. King will be looking for concessions and other things. But it would be a great fight and even the super talented Pacquiao is not guaranteed to emerge victorious. That showdown drips with an eventual rematch clause.
Meanwhile little brother Bobby faces Trejo at Morongo. Though he doesn’t possess the speed or punch of his elder sibling, he’s very, very capable of beating several top contenders. He’s evolved into a gate-keeper in the junior lightweight division.
Bobby Pacquiao (27-13-3), the younger brother of Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao, faces Mexico’s tough Fernando Trejo (30-12-4) in a junior lightweight bout at the Morongo Casino on Friday.
At first it was just a rumor, but now Top Rank announced that Manny Pacquiao will indeed appear at the Morongo Casino early fight card in support of his brother. Get there early, the place is rather small and sits about 500 people. The doors open around 4:30 p.m. First bout begins around 5 p.m.
Bobby had a rough time against Humberto Soto in his last fight. It may have been a trial run to see if Soto was capable of fighting big brother. But with Soto losing to Joan Guzman, it doesn’t look like Soto gets Manny.
Speaking of Manny, there are talks of him moving all the way up to 147 pounds to meet Oscar De La Hoya in September 2008. But Top Rank wants Miguel Cotto to face De La Hoya.
According to various sources Top Rank is looking to move Manny up another weight division to fight WBC titleholder David Diaz who squeaked by Erik Morales a several months ago in Chicago.
Manny Pacquiao is the straw that stirs the prizefighting drink.
Aside from David Diaz, he could meet WBO, WBA, IBF lightweight titleholder Juan Diaz who is recognized by most astute observers as the true world champion in that weight division. Especially after Joel Casamayor lucked out in his fight against Jose Armando Santa Cruz a few weeks ago in New York.
That’s a fight that could sell a few tickets, but Juan Diaz is promoted by Don King and that means it’s not an easy fight to put together. King will be looking for concessions and other things. But it would be a great fight and even the super talented Pacquiao is not guaranteed to emerge victorious. That showdown drips with an eventual rematch clause.
Meanwhile little brother Bobby faces Trejo at Morongo. Though he doesn’t possess the speed or punch of his elder sibling, he’s very, very capable of beating several top contenders. He’s evolved into a gate-keeper in the junior lightweight division.
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