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If their epic encounter at the jam-packed MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 19, 2005 was any indication, the celebrated rematch between Filipino ring idol and national treasure Manny Pacquiao and legendary Mexican Erik “El Terrible” Morales should be one of the most enthralling in recent ring memory.
The fight has all the elements of a classic with two gallant ring warriors ready to pounce on each other to effectively settle the score. Pacquiao is determined to prove that several alleged distractions cost him the first fight while Morales wants to redeem himself from an embarrassing loss to Zahir Raheem. Besides, he is eager to prove that he beat Pacquiao once and can do it again when they clash at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on January 21.
The rhetoric from both camps, not the fighters but their handlers, has added a new dimension of previously absent animosity and has only served to heighten public interest with hot-blooded supporters on both sides going after each other in sometimes vicious language on various internet forums. This, together with the unprecedented hype created by the giant Philippine television network ABS-CBN which reportedly gave rights holders Solar Sports no choice but to move out of its regular slot on RPN 9 and transfer to Channel 2, has raised national interest to fever pitch. [details]
The fight has all the elements of a classic with two gallant ring warriors ready to pounce on each other to effectively settle the score. Pacquiao is determined to prove that several alleged distractions cost him the first fight while Morales wants to redeem himself from an embarrassing loss to Zahir Raheem. Besides, he is eager to prove that he beat Pacquiao once and can do it again when they clash at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on January 21.
The rhetoric from both camps, not the fighters but their handlers, has added a new dimension of previously absent animosity and has only served to heighten public interest with hot-blooded supporters on both sides going after each other in sometimes vicious language on various internet forums. This, together with the unprecedented hype created by the giant Philippine television network ABS-CBN which reportedly gave rights holders Solar Sports no choice but to move out of its regular slot on RPN 9 and transfer to Channel 2, has raised national interest to fever pitch. [details]