congressman or boxer?

[ColWallace]

So Manny is now a politician, winning office on a feel-good rags-to-riches theme with the aim of helping the poor in his home province.

Does anyone else get the feeling he has no idea what all this really means? How on earth do you forsake the duties of office for 12 weeks to train for a fight? It's a full-time job with massive responsibilities.

I personally can't see a guy with little more than a primary school education lasting long in the hot house of Filipino politics, or politics anywhere. He won't last the full term.

I stand corrected if I'm wrong, but I hope not. If Pacquiao takes to his new job well I'd say we've seen the best of him in the ring. But if somehow you can leave the country and your seat in congress for a quarter of a year to train for a prizefight, and have no-one care too much as to lose your job, and still win against the best fighters in the world... well, that's just unbelievable. Something will eventually have to give.

[FeFist]

He will probably retire from boxing now.

[carlos slim]

just remember america elected:
sarah palin
john mccain
bill bradley
arnold schwarzenegger
etc

[PH|L]

this life outside boxing is not new to Pacquiao. apparently he has like 3 albums and 7 movies.

[Dan...]

So Manny is now a politician, winning office on a feel-good rags-to-riches theme with the aim of helping the poor in his home province.

Does anyone else get the feeling he has no idea what all this really means? How on earth do you forsake the duties of office for 12 weeks to train for a fight? It's a full-time job with massive responsibilities.

I personally can't see a guy with little more than a primary school education lasting long in the hot house of Filipino politics, or politics anywhere. He won't last the full term.

I stand corrected if I'm wrong, but I hope not. If Pacquiao takes to his new job well I'd say we've seen the best of him in the ring. But if somehow you can leave the country and your seat in congress for a quarter of a year to train for a prizefight, and have no-one care too much as to lose your job, and still win against the best fighters in the world... well, that's just unbelievable. Something will eventually have to give.

I agree mate, it is odd. Maybe Manny is just about done inside the ring now. But having said that there is still all this talk floating around about a fight with Mayweather being negotiated and what-not. I dunno, its strange.

[ColWallace]

just remember america elected:
sarah palin
john mccain
bill bradley
arnold schwarzenegger
etc

I thought etc made a great senator.

[Kagami Taiga]

just remember america elected:
sarah palin
john mccain
bill bradley
arnold schwarzenegger
etc

they were all full time politicians when they were elected. did u read the thread at all??

[Kagami Taiga]

this life outside boxing is not new to Pacquiao. apparently he has like 3 albums and 7 movies.

and yet none of this is as time consuming as being a legislator...well at least not in america anyways...

[Shabba Rank$]

All the more luck to him. I hope he succeeds in politics. I just hope he doesn't leave boxing.

[hhs661]

damn, it sucks for boxing but it's nice to know Manny has something other than boxing to fall back on. Hopefully he succeeds, and if he does decide to box, the sooner the better.