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Manny Page #2
...that he will never forget.
MANNY:
One Sunday, he registered mefor the boxing match at the park.
Thank God I won the fight.
I made 100 pesos
which is about $2.
I keep on fighting and
I was always winning.
There was a tournament,
the Mindanao Open.
For one week, I fought every day.
I won on Monday,
then came Tuesday, I won again.
Then on Wednesday,
I fought for the bronze medal.
Thursday, I won for the silver,
then on Saturday,
I won the gold medal.
NARRATOR:
Manny couldn't fight for $2purses the rest of his life.
He had to leave his family
to help them.
At age 1 3, he stowed away on
a three day long boat ride to Manila.
He had no money and no food.
[DlONESlA SPEAKlNG FlLlPlNO]
lt was Manny and l...
The two of us looked for ways
to get out of poverty.
l was really surprised
l cried.
But Manny said, "lf l asked for
permission to go to Manila
"l'm sorry mom but
...so we can get out of our poverty."
"My perseverance isn't just for me...
...this is for all of us."
l asked, are you boxing
there in Manila?
"Oh, we're here in Malabon mom...
...we live here at the gym."
MANNY:
I didn't have any relativesto live with in Manila.
So I slept in the ring at night.
I wanted to become
a professional boxer.
So, I went to sign up
for a boxing license.
They told me that the required age
is 1 8 but I was only 1 6.
So, I lied and told them
I was 1 8 years old.
At that time, I weighed 98 pounds
which was 10 pounds
under the minimum weight.
So, in order to make weight,
I put heavy objects in my pockets
to make me heavier.
COMMENTATOR:
Pacquiao, very impressiveyoung fighter.
RONNlE:
At the beginning,he had no finesse.
He threw punches from way out,
from the left and from the right.
He'd just go...
He'd just go forward,
attacking without any rhyme
or reason, or style, or finesse.
COMMENTATOR 1 :
Pacquiaowith a good combination.
A little bit of trouble there.
And look at Manny Pacquiao
trying to psych out Armando Rocil.
RONNIE:
But in any case, Manny hada passion for boxing.
He saw it as a way of improving
the quality of life for his family.
NARRATOR 1:
Pacquiao nails him witha long looping right.
And another left.
They're really slamming it out
but Rocil is getting
a bad beating from Pacquiao here.
The crowd is roaring on its feet.
COMMENTATOR 2:
Rocil is slowlygetting up, no...
He has been counted out.
RONNlE:
His opponents were,very often, much bigger.
They looked much bigger than him.
Every time he entered the ring,
then I get scared.
"Can he do this?
Can he handle this guy?"
And, he did.
Amazingly, he did.
ANNOUNCER:
Manny Pacquiao.Threw his body with a right
and hurt him.
COMMENTATOR:
And that's whyPacquiao is leaning against the ropes.
Pacquiao on the defensive.
[EXCLAlMlNG EXClTEDLY] Beautiful...
ANNOUNCER:
Manny Pacquiao...COMMENTATOR 1 :
All out aggressioncoming here from
the 19-year-old boy...
COMMENTATOR 2:
Good moveby Manny Pacquiao...
He's looking for a coup de grce.
[COMMENTATORS CHATTERlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY]
[CROWD CHEERlNG]
Holy cow, that's it! That's it!
[COMMENTATORS SHOUTlNG]
COMMENTATOR:
Pacquiaois the World Champion!
The jubilant cheers
of the Filipino crowd.
ANNOUNCER:
The new OPBF Champion![MANNY SPEAKlNG FlLlPlNO]
I wish you all well.
I know that you miss me.
I already won here.
l thank you for your support
and your prayers.
Because of you, l won by knockout.
Thanks to all of you who supported me.
Especially, my mom and
my girlfriend, Jinkee Jamora.
My mom, my dad, my siblings,
all my loved ones.
To all my fans,
please don't lose hope.
[JlNKEE SPEAKlNG FlLlPlNO]
I was pregnant during his fight
in Antipolo.
That was my first experience
to see him fight.
[COMMENTATORS CHATTERlNG]
[JlNKEE SPEAKlNG FlLlPlNO]
They wanted me to leave because...
...I was 6 months pregnant.
At first, my uncle asked,
"How can a boxer be capable
of supporting you?"
But l thought it through carefully and
prayed to God
that he's really the one for me.
After we got married, l went
to practice with him every day.
COMMENTATOR:
Good combination there byManny Pacquiao and a left...
He's down!
...by Manny Pacquiao!
[CROWD CHEERlNG]
NARRATOR:
Manny hadrun out of opponents.
He and his team headed
to the United States
seeking new opposition
and opportunity.
Manny's manager Rod Nazario
looked for a trainer.
Their last stop was in Los Angeles,
where they met trainer, Freddie Roach.
FREDDlE:
I always said, "You neverknow when the next
Muhammad Ali is going to walk
through your door."
You never know.
And then, one day,
at 1 22 pounds
and he comes up and he can
barely speak English,
his manager, Mr. Nazario says,
"We hear you're pretty good with
the mitts." l said, "l'm okay."
And he says, "This is Manny Pacquiao.
Will you work with him?"
I said, "Sure."
After one round,
we clicked like we knew each other
our whole lives.
We didn't miss a punch.
I went over to my corner and I said,
"Wow, can this kid fight."
He went to Mr. Nazario and said,
"We have a new trainer."
[EXCLAlMlNG LOUDLY]
the line of the great trainers.
There's almost like the great art
has passed down from
master to pupil.
GARY:
They are a dynamic duo,the team.
You look at great fighters
of the past,
they often had trainers
that they trusted.
And you see it here
with Manny and Freddie.
[GRUNTlNG]
MARK:
I always felt like he was one ofthe smartest boxing guys ever.
And when you're a fan of the sport
you pay attention
to who the guys are
behind the scenes, who have...
You know, taken fighters with a lot
of potential to that ultimate level.
He's the best at bringing it
out of fighters.
LARRY:
Freddie Roach given the arc ofhis career as a fighter turned trainer
and Manny Pacquiao as a fighter
who wanted to be as good
as he could be,
giving himself over to a top trainer,
who had learned under,
a kind of Zen master trainer,
Eddie Futch.
up till the point when
he wanted me to retire.
I was 26 years old.
I thought I could still obtain
the chance to win a world title.
So, l fought those last six fights
without management.
I should've listened to Eddie
but I didn't.
And then, you know, maybe my life
would be completely different now.
Maybe l wouldn't have Parkinson's.
Maybe l wouldn't have
trauma problems from being hit.
And, but, the thing is,
it was my choice,
and other than that,
I just live life to its fullest.
And a full life for me is
1 2 hours a day at the Wildcard.
JOAQUlN:
When Manny startedto train seriously
The lBF Super Bantamweight Champion
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