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“Manny (Pacquiao) is a great, great, fighter,” said Merchant. “I think he is our generations Henry Armstrong. A great personality who became a worldwide figure. He was such an entertaining fighter and such a pleasing personality that he really became a worldwide figure and that’s a rare thing.”
Merchant who covered many great fighters from Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roy Jones Jr, Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr., just to name a few feels Pacquiao was one of the most special fighters he ever watched.
“Manny Pacquiao is an exciting fighter. A knockout type of fighter who made a rare transition from brawler to a boxer-puncher. He is the only fighter I know of who had another full-time job and was able to keep doing it. He lost some fights and he came back and fought everybody and that’s what counts to me,” said Merchant.
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