PACQUIAO WINS

BUT ARUM WINS IT BIG

By Reni M. Valenzuela

There was no fight at all that transpired in the Pacquiao-Mosley show. Only big disappointments  among  fight fans.  It was a Clottey-Pacquiao animated flick over again.

Neither a toe-to-toe  nor a pound-for-pound exchange of punches was found in the MGM Grand Arena that day.  Just a  purse-for-purse mega event by Top Rank.   And Bob Arum emerges to be the biggest winner.

As a result of the poorly made match-up, there was so much trash in the actual “fight”. 

From Mosley’s refusal to slug it out or engage with the Filipino champion up to the referee’s “unintentional” blunder to call a “knockdown” the fall of Pacquiao in round ten without Pacquiao being hit by a punch  and which was obviously caused by a push from his opponent, the outcome of the bout gave the numerous enraged critics a resounding credence to their opposition in choosing Shane Mosley as Pacquiao’s next combat assignment after Pacman’s another lopsided win against Antonio Margarito, who by the way, was the earlier delusion before a series of prior delusions among Pacquiao’ previous rivals set up by the “genius” in promoter Arum.

The Pacquiao-Mosley last Saturday is history that has just been made. History indeed because there was ever no boxing match-up that was poorly put up but generated so much hype worldwide and garnered hugely in sales of gate tickets.  The venue was packed to the full with over sixteen thousand people who were “carried away” to watch and the numbers in pay-per-view results may later prove to be staggering to potentially topple the TV cable sales of all the other previous fights by other promotional outfits.

If you still don’t get it, the Pacquiao phenomenon substance is losing and the genuine enthusiasm waning. All is hype and the rest is hollow scrap. It’s just the “purse” and the media’s shallow stir caused by bloated PR mechanism and  promotional gimmicks by Top Rank that are  steadily on the rise. 

Honestly, did you feel any thrill or excitement?  Or do you think you might  have been duped? 

renimvalenzuela@yahoo.com

www.ringsideboxingshow.com Reni’s interest in boxing dates back during his elementary and high school days when he would  be asked to compete in boxing matches especially during community fiesta celebrations representing the place in Manila where he grew up. He fought in boxing competitions probably the same number of times that he joined in singing contests also during fiestas of the same period.  Reni took part in different songwriting festivals but it was his God-given talent in drawing and painting that made him win the grand prize. A graduate of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, he has been into different business ventures and currently owns and manages a herbal production and trade company. Reni is a resource speaker in different Christian mission gatherings and forums. He travels to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ in various congregations.  He is into other sports interests like basketball, table tennis and swimming.  Reni loves writing. But his one most consuming passion is the Word of God.