By Keith Idec - As we prepare to watch five fights this Thanksgiving weekend, it seems like an appropriate time to appreciate some of the combatants in Showtime’s doubleheader and HBO’s tripleheader.
Manny Pacquiao, the humble humanitarian with much more important things on his mind than boxing, and Sergio Martinez, the modest, movie star-looking middleweight champion with the strong social conscience, aren’t the only fighters doing the sport proud both in and out of the ring.
Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KOs), who’ll defend his WBA super middleweight title against Australia’s Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KOs) in Showtime’s main event, is a God-fearing family man who treats his opponents, the residents of his native Oakland, Calif., and seemingly everyone else with respect. Andre Berto (26-0, 21 KOs), the Winter Haven, Fla., fighter who’ll make a mandatory defense of his WBC welterweight title against Mexico’s Freddy Hernandez (29-1, 20 KOs) in HBO’s second bout, has handled a natural disaster in his family’s native Haiti in such an inspiring, philanthropic manner that you hope he makes as much money as possible to aid that cause. [Click Here To Read More]
Manny Pacquiao, the humble humanitarian with much more important things on his mind than boxing, and Sergio Martinez, the modest, movie star-looking middleweight champion with the strong social conscience, aren’t the only fighters doing the sport proud both in and out of the ring.
Andre Ward (22-0, 13 KOs), who’ll defend his WBA super middleweight title against Australia’s Sakio Bika (28-4-2, 19 KOs) in Showtime’s main event, is a God-fearing family man who treats his opponents, the residents of his native Oakland, Calif., and seemingly everyone else with respect. Andre Berto (26-0, 21 KOs), the Winter Haven, Fla., fighter who’ll make a mandatory defense of his WBC welterweight title against Mexico’s Freddy Hernandez (29-1, 20 KOs) in HBO’s second bout, has handled a natural disaster in his family’s native Haiti in such an inspiring, philanthropic manner that you hope he makes as much money as possible to aid that cause. [Click Here To Read More]
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