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Make way for the return of the world?s undisputed boxing superstar.
Manny Pacquiao, who last Sunday etched his name in boxing folklore by winning an unprecedented seventh world title in as many weight divisions, is expected to arrive in Manila this morning from Los Angeles.
And like his previous triumphant returns, the world?s pound-for-pound king will drown in the embrace of his millions of fans who are expected to clog Manila?s major thoroughfares to get a glimpse of their idol who will be paraded around the city.
Last Sunday, Pacquiao scored a 12th round TKO win over Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico to snatch the latter?s WBO welterweight crown and cement his reputation as the sport?s undisputed king.
The 30-year-old Pacquiao will also pay a courtesy call on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, his No. 1 supporter at Malacanang where he will be accorded a presidential award.
LAWMAKERS WANT TO HONOR ROACH TOO
It's not only Manny Pacquiao that is getting all the adulation, at least not in the House of Representatives.
Lawmakers led by Speaker Prospero Nograles are singing praises to Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, for conditioning the Filipino boxing superstar and helping him demolish his rivals in the ring.
They have filed a draft resolution acknowledging Roach's role in the spectacular wins that have made Pacquiao a national hero in the Philippines. The other authors of the measure are Buhay party list Representatives Irwin Tieng, Rene Velarde and Ma. Carissa Coscolluela.
?As one of the most well-known trainers in the world, Freddie Roach is the unsung hero in the success of Manny Pacquiao, developing the latter into a multi-dimensional fighter,? the lawmakers said.
They added that it was under Roach's wing that Pacquiao became a hero and an inspiration for many of his countrymen.
The lawmakers also noted that Pacquiao's Massachusetts-born trainer has been honored thrice by the Boxing Writers Association of America as its Trainer of the Year. His last awarded was given to him in 2008.
?Roach is considered one of boxing's all-time greats and has trained 24 world champions like Mike Tyson, Oscar de la Hoya, James Toney, Manny Pacquiao and other great boxing champions,? they said.
They also pointed out that Roach had a knack for predicting the winner and outcome of important fights in the past two years. His skill was apparently so good that he has been dubbed by Doghouse Boxing as the ?Nostradamus of Boxing.?
