Pacquiao appreciates fans for birthday wishes – Boxing News
While most fighters usually go into depression and alcoholism after they are knocked out brutally in the ring, Filipino fight sensation Manny Pacquiao has been able to maintain his calm. Surprisingly, the former WBO welterweight titlist is not just calm
but he is interacting with his fans pretty well, wishing them new year and acknowledging their birthday wishes.
“I am overwhelmed by the birthday wishes today. Thank you. May your holiday season be joyous and your new year be a happy and healthy one,” said Pacquiao via Twitter.
Pacquiao lost via sixth round knockout to nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez. It was the fourth match between the two, during which Marquez was able to take the lead. Pacquiao already has two wins over Marquez, one via unanimous decision while the other via split
decision.
The Filipino was at his best on December 9, when both fighters clashed. As he had promised, Pacquiao was going for a knockout but somehow he was caught in Marquez’s huge right blow and he hit the canvas. It was the very first time in his career that he had
to suffer such fate.
“It's the first time I've seen him like that, lying on the canvas, and I was scared,” said Jinke Pacquiao, Pacquiao’s wife.
“I know he is still [capable] of fighting, but for me there is nothing to prove. I want him to stop now. But he is the one who has the last say. Boxers risk their lives; [some] end up in wheelchairs. I don't want that to happen to Manny.”
Not just Jinke, even Pacquiao’s fans and well-wishers believe the Filipino needs to hang his gloves in order to pursue a family life. Pacquiao is also a congressman in the Philippines. He is widely considered an icon and an inspiration to a country that
had never seen boxing success.
Unfortunately, Marquez showed the world that the Filipino is finally over. With his knockout blow, Pacquiao lied on the canvas motionless. It was the greatest upset of this year, as no one had ever seen the pound for pound king taste a knockout loss with
such brutality.
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