Recently, in the Oprah Winfrey Show, Lance Armstrong, the incredible seven time winner of the Tour de France cycling tournament, the most grueling competition in the sports world – shocked millions by confessing publicly that he used an array of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) in winning all seven events. Previously, he had repeatedly denied doping allegations.
The defeat of Pacquiao in the fight against Timothy Bradley was not really painful. Like the 80 out of 81 international boxing judges, Filipinos knew in their minds and hearts that their idol did not really lose that fight.
Defending Manny Pacquiao’s controversial win over Juan Manuel Marquez, President Benigno Aquino III asked Filipinos not to take anything away from the ring icon who rose from adversity to become a world champion.
It was nearing noon. Media people were steadily filling out the Rigodon Hall of the Manila Hotel on Saturday, anxiously waiting for boxers Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez to arrive. The two were scheduled to formally start their four-city press tour in Pacquiao’s turf.
