Talk:Manny Pacquiao/Archives/2008

Fight Night Round 3

In FNR3 they mention his early life. It says he ran away from home and starting boxing. Ill get the complete details later.

Corrected your spelling Domykneeko1319 (talk) 18:25, 30 June 2008 (UTC) dOm

YAHOO! Sports Top 25 Most Powerful In Boxing

Look at this link. [1] . He was given the 16th spot! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.97.192.149 (talk) 03:35, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

How much?

Here it is and how many viewed this? The fight ended 2:23 of the 9th round and was viewed mostly by 8,362 Filipinos. Pacquiao delivered 788 punches to Diaz's 463, also landing 10% more of his blows, hurting Diaz most by the 180 power shots that connected. Diaz had been cut severely over his right eye in the 4th round. His left eye was a purple, swollen mass. Bob Arum announced that Pacquiao is most likely to fight November 8 versus 130-pound Venezuelan champion Edwin Valero. "I can fight in November," Pacquiao stated, "Who I fight is the job of my promoter (Bob Arum)." Diaz' had his best payday, $ 850,000 and Pacquiao earned at least $ 3 million.sports.espn.go.com, All hail the new kingiht.com, Manny Pacquiao stops David Diaz in 9th round to claim unprecedented fourth title--Florentino floro (talk) 08:27, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

Neutrality of Pacquiao's Politics (a line)

"Numerous sports personalities and analysts around the Philippines expressed that Pacquiao should think seriously and deeply about his sports career, which could potentially be destroyed by the dirty world of politics."

I find this line a bit out of the neutral zone, just thought maybe someone could edit it? --Robert Adrian Dizon (talk) 12:56, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, very POVic. Which part of the article is that? --Efe (talk) 13:02, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

It is part of the sixth paragraph of the Politics section. --Robert Adrian Dizon (talk) 21:14, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Major cleanup...

...when Manny's next opponent is announced, along with date and place. --Howard the Duck 14:19, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Other media - HBO and Readers Digest

Well, I added this, and want to know if you agree with this edit. Please free to modify. I reproduced these here for your easy reference. On October 10, 2008, Home Box Office started filming Pacquiao’s biopic television special at General Santos City. It was aired by HBO’s for the “Dream Match." The HBO biopic included his philanthropic side and it also produced Dela Hoya's biopic.gmanews.tv/story, Report: HBO crew to film Pacquiao’s biopic in GenSan DZBB (594 kHz Metro Manila) "Super Radyo," in the Philippines announced it will cover and air the Pacquiao-Dela Hoya match live.GMA 7, dzBB radio to air Pacquiao-Dela Hoya match live 10/09/2008

HBO president Ross Greenburg presented "24/7" which featured the 2 contenders on November 16.abs-cbnnews.com, HBO '24/7' with Pacman, Golden Boy set Nov. 16 The 4 episodes series, entitled "De La Hoya/Pacquiao 24/7" had it's 1st episode, November 16.doghouseboxing.com, This Sunday on TV: Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiaofighthype.com, DE LA HOYA-PACQUIAO 24/7 EPISODE #1 "The Dream Match," on Saturday, December 6 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, bout will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m.philboxing.com/news, NEW YORK'S TIMES SQUARE IS 24/7 FOR "THE DREAM MATCH" DE LA HOYA vs. PACQUIAO! Pacquiao also graced the cover of Readers Digest Asia magazine for November, 2008, with 7-page article on his life and career.Pacquiao to grace the pages of Readers Digest--Lux Lord (talk) 10:04, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

my position is that putting this in the article is basically just promoting the biopic and HBO. Wikipedia is not a forum for advertising. xschm (talk) 21:51, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

TKO 8th

De la Hoya threw in the towel before the start of the 9th round. It was officially a technical knockoutPACQUIAO WINSPacquiao reigns over de la Hoya Yeah, it's me. --222.127.188.50 (talk) 05:03, 7 December 2008 (UTC)