Pacquiao on Penalosa loss

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

Manny Pacquiao defended the decision of ace trainer Freddie Roach in pulling the plug on Gerry Penalosa’s bid to dethrone the Puerto Rican knockout sensation Juan Manuel Lopez, who became the first man to stop the two-division Filipino champion with a ninth-round TKO Saturday night in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. “Lopez is just too big and too strong for Gerry,” Pacquiao told visiting reporters from Manila Bulletin, PhilStar, Inquirer and People’s Journal in his apartment unit at The Palazzo in Los Angeles. Pacquiao said Penalosa has nothing to be ashamed of since he put up a gallant stand and refused to be floored by the heavily-favored 25-year-old WBO super-bantamweight king. “We all saw that he did his best,” said Pacquiao, who watched the action live on high-definition TV. “Freddie was right in not allowing Gerry to come out for the tenth round. Do we have to wait for something bad to happen before we say that’s enough?” With the loss, Pacquiao believes Penalosa will announce his retirement. It was Gerry himself who told me that this (Lopez) fight will be his last and it would be best for him if he retires.” Penalosa turned pro in 1989 after a stellar amateur career. He had won the WBC super-fly in Feb. 1997 and later the WBO bantam title that he recently relinquished so he could meet Lopez.

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[Mr. Fantastic]

You got Pac Champ? If so want to bet? Odds?

[Titing Kabayo]

Pacman is right... nothing to be ashamed...

[strugler]

Manny Pacquiao defended the decision of ace trainer Freddie Roach in pulling the plug on Gerry Penalosa’s bid to dethrone the Puerto Rican knockout sensation Juan Manuel Lopez, who became the first man to stop the two-division Filipino champion with a ninth-round TKO Saturday night in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. “Lopez is just too big and too strong for Gerry,” Pacquiao told visiting reporters from Manila Bulletin, PhilStar, Inquirer and People’s Journal in his apartment unit at The Palazzo in Los Angeles. Pacquiao said Penalosa has nothing to be ashamed of since he put up a gallant stand and refused to be floored by the heavily-favored 25-year-old WBO super-bantamweight king. “We all saw that he did his best,” said Pacquiao, who watched the action live on high-definition TV. “Freddie was right in not allowing Gerry to come out for the tenth round. Do we have to wait for something bad to happen before we say that’s enough?” With the loss, Pacquiao believes Penalosa will announce his retirement. It was Gerry himself who told me that this (Lopez) fight will be his last and it would be best for him if he retires.” Penalosa turned pro in 1989 after a stellar amateur career. He had won the WBC super-fly in Feb. 1997 and later the WBO bantam title that he recently relinquished so he could meet Lopez.

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Youre one fast poster.............LOL
Props to PAC he knows what his talking about

[patpat0928]

Manny Pacquiao defended the decision of ace trainer Freddie Roach in pulling the plug on Gerry Penalosa’s bid to dethrone the Puerto Rican knockout sensation Juan Manuel Lopez, who became the first man to stop the two-division Filipino champion with a ninth-round TKO Saturday night in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. “Lopez is just too big and too strong for Gerry,” Pacquiao told visiting reporters from Manila Bulletin, PhilStar, Inquirer and People’s Journal in his apartment unit at The Palazzo in Los Angeles. Pacquiao said Penalosa has nothing to be ashamed of since he put up a gallant stand and refused to be floored by the heavily-favored 25-year-old WBO super-bantamweight king. “We all saw that he did his best,” said Pacquiao, who watched the action live on high-definition TV. “Freddie was right in not allowing Gerry to come out for the tenth round. Do we have to wait for something bad to happen before we say that’s enough?” With the loss, Pacquiao believes Penalosa will announce his retirement. It was Gerry himself who told me that this (Lopez) fight will be his last and it would be best for him if he retires.” Penalosa turned pro in 1989 after a stellar amateur career. He had won the WBC super-fly in Feb. 1997 and later the WBO bantam title that he recently relinquished so he could meet Lopez.

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damn! gerry peńalosa has had a 20 year career and is still fighting young, top boxers. he is the lower weight equivalent of bernard hopkins.

[J.B.moneY.]

gerry was a world champion, and posted a solid record....i tip my cap to him.

[nujabes77]

if i was a boxer, win or lose, i would like to exit the way penalosa did... imagine the feelings he had, trying to win, trying to survive and trying to box

[Thwf]

Gerry is Pac`s kumpadre. I suspect he instructer Roach to take good care of the old man. However, I don`t agree on the stoppage. We`ll never know what could have happened, JuanMa`s punches were getting weak that last round. What if Ali vs. Foreman was stopped? What if Viloria`s fight was stopped in the 9th? I feel trainers should have no say in stopping fights, ask Malignaggi. Let fighters have a choice whether they would have parkinson`s or not, Roach should keep his disease to himself and give up training fighters. Gerry was still fighting, he should have fired Roach on the spot and instructed his other trainers to prevent him in the ring. He better not do that to Pac vs. Hatton. It is unfair to the fans, only the referee should stop the fights.

[Ch@mpBox@PR]

Gerry is Pac`s kumpadre. I suspect he instructer Roach to take good care of the old man. However, I don`t agree on the stoppage. We`ll never know what could have happened, JuanMa`s punches were getting weak that last round. What if Ali vs. Foreman was stopped? What if Viloria`s fight was stopped in the 9th? I feel trainers should have no say in stopping fights, ask Malignaggi. Let fighters have a choice whether they would have parkinson`s or not, Roach should keep his disease to himself and give up training fighters. Gerry was still fighting, he should have fired Roach on the spot and instructed his other trainers to prevent him in the ring. He better not do that to Pac vs. Hatton. It is unfair to the fans, only the referee should stop the fights.

******ed Post as usual!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Thwf]

******ed Post as usual!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your reply was the ******ed one.