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didn't have a challenger
It was two weeks before the fight.
They went up and down the rankings,
and they couldn't find anybody
in the top five
who wanted to take on Ledwaba
on short notice.
Then they went to number six.
The name was Manny Pacquiao.
COMMENTATOR:
Tale ofthe Tape,Lehlohonolo Ledwaba against
Manny Packai... Pacquiao,
I'll get it right, Pacquiao.
FREDDlE:
We're such big underdogs.It's like a 44-1 shot.
And people said, "Ledwaba
is the most feared
South Africa, he's a killer."
But, I knew I had something special.
l didn't know how special but,
the thing is,
COMMENTATOR 1 :
Boom!I think this guy just hit so hard,
that Ledwaba is totally
on the defensive.
He took this fight on
only two weeks notice,
only came here to America,
ten days ago,
and he is banging Ledwaba
right now.
And another, big right hand upstairs.
And now he's got Ledwaba
bleeding badly.
COMMENTATOR 2:
There's a wearinessand almost
a resignation in his eyes of Ledwaba
COMMENTATOR 1 :
That's a TKO victoryfor a very impressive, Manny Pacquiao.
COMMENTATOR 2:
I have never seen himand frankly, I've never heard of him.
But, I've seen and heard of him now.
COMMENTATOR 1 :
You wantto see him again.
COMMENTATOR 2:
I wantto see him again.
COMMENTATOR 1 :
I do, too.FREDDIE:
When I tell all these sportsand I say, "Watch him, he's going to
beat Ledwaba",
then people started believing in
Manny Pacquiao.
So, we're in Texas.
And we had a really good
training camp over there.
At the weigh in, there's a pool table.
So, Manny set up this shot,
it was six balls,
he's going to sink six balls
in one shot.
First try, they all went in.
l called up my friend
and l say, "Make the bet."
Bet Pacquiao by knockout.
COMMENTATOR 1 :
I wouldn't send himout for the 1 2th round, Manny.
I don't care how proud he is.
There's no way a great fighter should
have to go through
3 more minutes of this.
COMMENTATOR 2:
Well, Pacquiaois not backing off.
COMMENTATOR 1 :
He's getting hurt.Here comes Barrera's corner.
Barrera's corner man is up
on the apron.
He's going to step into the ring.
That's a good decision.
Finally, they could've done that
two rounds ago.
COMMENTATOR 2:
COMMENTATOR 1 :
It sets Pacquiao upfor some huge
fights and big money in the future.
Good, it's reported that of
the $700,000 purse
that was directed toward
Pacquiao tonight,
he himself is only
going to get 300 grand out of it.
So he deserves the chance
to make big money in the future.
COMMENTATOR 2:
He's goingto make a lot of big money
as a result
of this performance tonight.
COMMENTATOR 1 :
A superstaremerges in San Antonio.
Filipino star Manny Pacquiao.
FREDDlE:
Manny reallychanged my life also, because
l was content with him knocking
people out with the big left hand.
But then we fought Morales.
COMMENTATOR 1 :
Pacquiao's trainerFreddie Roach says,
"He's been too left hand dominant.
"To beat Morales, he'll have
to use his lead hand,
his right hand, more and better."
Morales very weary about
Pacquiao's left hand power.
And I think it's clear right now
Manny Pacquiao isn't going to deck
rik Morales with one big shot.
-Great right hand lead.
-COMMENTATOR 2:
Oh!COMMENTATOR 1 :
Wow, does Pacquiao hit!FREDDlE:
When we lost to Morales,I said, "You know what,
"l can't be satisfied with
what l have here.
l got to do a better job, l got to
make him a more complete fighter."
l said, "l'm not going to stop working
on the right hand
until it's as good as the left."
He had no idea what I was up to.
Finally I said, "Manny, I'm just
working on getting you confidence,
in both hands."
And he just smiled at me
and, you know,
he just continued working,
and he knocked a guy out with
a hook for the first time,
I said, "We're here."
[GRUNTS]
COMMENTATOR:
Right hand by Pacquiaodrives Morales back.
Another right. He's been so good
with the right hand tonight.
Great victory for Pacquiao.
[SCREAMlNG]
[ALL SlNGlNG] Happy Birthday to you
[ALL CHEERlNG]
COMMENTATOR:
Extremely effectiveagainst Jorge Solis.
[CROWD CHEERlNG]
COMMENTATOR:
Knocked out ofthe fightby Pacquiao.
ANNOUNCER:
The winner byknockout victory,
the fighting pride of the Philippines,
Manny...
Pacman...
Pacquiao!
JOSHUA:
There were largechunks of money,
that HBO is paying us a licensing fee
for a fight.
ln some instances, less than half
went to Manny Pacquiao.
Murad Muhammad
and his promotional company M & M
had entered into this secret agreement
with Pacquiao's managers.
At the time, the Nazarios.
He was funneling money
to a company.
Money that rightfully should've gone
to Manny Pacquiao, to the manager,
so you stop right there, and you say,
"Why is the promoter ever sharing
money with the manager?"
Especially without the fighter
knowing about it.
This is the Ali Act.
"Firewall between promoters
and managers.
"lt is unlawful for
a promoter to have a direct
or indirect financial interest in
the management of a boxer."
So, he tried to claim
that the Nazarios weren't really
Manny Pacquiao's manager.
That they were somehow
his co-promoter,
which would've made it okay for him
There's no central agency
regulating this.
What other sport do you have where
a guy every second of every round
is risking his life, literally.
Putting it all on the line
and why shouldn't he get
every cent that he's owed?
THOMAS:
A promoter's job is to makeas much
money as the promoter can for himself.
A promoter wants to make money.
That's why they're in business.
But it's the fighter's job,
to have the proper
business representatives
to negotiate with the promoter.
Certainly Bob Arum has done
a wonderful job
as a commercial attraction.
But, no promoter is Mother Teresa.
Golden Boy certainly
isn't Mother Teresa.
Don King isn't, Lou DiBella isn't,
Bob Arum isn't.
That comes with the territory.
l was spoiled
when l started promoting.
Because I started with Muhammad Ali.
As I spent more time
in the business,
I had attractions who
weren't Muhammad Ali.
And, therefore, I had to take
a larger role to bring attention
to the product that I was selling.
BERT:
No matter what you sayabout promoters,
good, bad or indifferent,
I'm sure Bob himself has heard bad.
But they have an eye for talent.
Bob Arum has become and has remained
one of the major forces in the sport.
Longer than almost any promoter
or anybody.
Because he has an eye for talent.
That's what gives us great fights.
Freddie!
How you doing?
You drive up?
No, we flew.
You know, Bob Arum, he's...
He's a character, of course,
first of all.
l fought for Bob for nine years,
so l know him well.
Everything good here?
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