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Article: Welcome back, to the People's Champion, Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao!(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- November 24, 2006
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THE streets of the metropolis were clear from the morning until the end of his third fight with his arch-opponent, the Mexican Erik "El Terrible" Morales last Sunday. Virtually every Filipino, in the country and in many places in the world, watched the fight on television or cinemas.
Unknown to his compatriots, Manny Pacquiao came to the ring with tonsillitis and a fever. His will, however, was undeterred by his illness. As the bell rang to signal the start of the first round, he showed aggression, landing jabs, staying clear of his ...