PREACHERS SWARM MANNY FOR MONEY / WBC WILL MAKE PACMAN VS
FLOYD FIGHT HAPPEN
[PHOTO- MANNY PACQUIAO'S MANSION AT
GENSAN]
GENERAL SANTOS CITY JUNE 28, 2012 (INQUIRER) Cebu Daily News -
Protestant pastors have been coming in droves to Manny Pacquiao's
mansion here. And their number is increasing each day.
One day, seven of them coming from different religious factions arrived. The
next day, the number rose to 10. They take a bath, sleep and eat right there as
if it is their own house.
They are the new phantoms of the boxing icon. They follow him wherever he
goes – from here to Baguio and even the United States.
They started stalking the Filipino ring idol after the Pacquiao-Marquez fight
in November 2011, when the world's eight-division boxing champ decided to change
his lifestyle and began holding daily Bible study with his family, friends and
supporters.
But there were just two or three pastors then attending in the Bible study.
A source close to Pacquiao told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that these
pastors have been abusing the man's kindness and generosity.
"They are making our boxing idol a milking cow. The real Manny Pacquiao
doesn't know how to say no. But if they are real disciples of God, they should
be ashamed of what they are doing," the source said.
The source said that one pastor was given an I-Pad but seemingly not
contented with what he got, he still asked for a new service vehicle. "Now, he
is sporting brand new pick-up, courtesy of Manny Pacquiao," the source added.
Another pastor asked for cash, while the other abandoned his flock somewhere
in Northern Luzon just to be with the boxer-lawmaker.
Another pastor joined the Pacquiao team during the training camp in Los
Angeles. "He asked for 36 tickets in the Pacquiao-Bradley fight. The guy got
what he wanted," the source said.
"I was the one so ashamed when he asked Manny Pacquiao to get eight hotel
rooms for his family in the US," the source added.
[PHOTO - MANNY HOLDING THE BIBLE DURING HIS DAILY MORNING RUN.
Dennis Guillermo /
dSourceBoxing.com]
According to the Philippine Daily Inquirer source, it was the first time that
someone asked for 36 tickets and eight hotel rooms from the boxing champ.
When Pacquiao and his entourage arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International
Airport (NAIA) on June 16, this same pastor was seen brandishing a big Louis
Vuitton bag.
"Now, there are so many pastors. I wanna be a pastor, too," the source
stated.
Another source has admitted being convinced that religion is the opium of the
masses. "And the preachers are the pushers," the source added. "Before, we were
expecting that these pastors would help or guide Manny Pacquiao towards the path
of salvation. We didn't expect that they would abuse his kindness and
generosity," the source lamented.
The poor, the source claimed, need Pacquiao's help more than the pastors do.
"The poor people are more deserving to receive such blessings. I hope, one day,
they would realize their mistake and that they would stop asking any kind of
favor from Pacquiao," the source said.
The sources said the preachers have been planning a "grand religious concert"
for Pacquiao at the Araneta coliseum on June 28.
"They assigned Manny Pacquaio as the main speaker. From what I've heard
during the discussion, they wanted Pacquiao to settle all the bills before the
staging of the concert," the source disclosed.
[PHOTO - MANNY WITH HIS PASTOR IN L.A. Chris Farina / Top Rank]
However, according to the source, Pacquiao insisted that all the bills for
the venue rental, catering, transportation, etc. be settled only after the
concert.
"Of course, it can be read between the lines that someone is bound to make a
killing out of this concert. This is a multimillion event," the source said.
The same sources further revealed that a rift has developed among Pacquiao's
political backers, boxing circle and the pastors.
"Manny Pacquiao tend to listen to these pastors more than to his advisers and
friends from political and boxing circles," one of the sources claimed.
Those from political and boxing circles, he said, believed that Pacquiao's
involvement in religious activities has hurt his boxing career.
Before, he said, the distractions in Pacquiao's life were his gambling and
drinking buddies. "Now, the distractions are the pastors and they are far more
costly than the previous ones."
"The old Manny Pacquiao is gone. Atop the ring, he is no longer as ferocious
as before. Unless he learns to temper his new-found passion and obsession, we
would no longer see knock-out victories in his future fights," he said./INQUIRER
FROM MANILA STANDARD
WBC chief to mediate between Pacman, Floyd Posted
June 29th, 2012 by Ronnie Nathanielsz & filed under Sports.
[PHOTO -World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman: He says that
Manny Pacquiao should fight Floyd Mayweather Jr next, and the WBC can be
instrumental in making it happen.]
DON Jose Sulaiman, the president of the World Boxing Council, promised to
help in the effort to get a megabuck fight between Fighter of the Decade Manny
Pacquiao and undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. done.
Upon learning that Pacquiao wants a fight against Mayweather, the WBC
president told the Manila Standard: "Take it for sure that I will do my best as
this is the top fight the world wants to see."
Sulaiman, who has always been a supporter and admirer of Pacquiao, said that
as president of the WBC, Mayweather "respects the organization and is a friend.
So are some of his representatives."
During dinner at Top Rank promoter Bob Arum's home in Los Angeles prior to
leaving on a visit to the Holy Land with wife Jinkee and their four children,
Pacquiao discussed his future fights with the promoter.
"Obviously, the one fight that he (Pacquiao) wants is (Floyd) Mayweather.
That's the guy he wants to fight," said Arum, who however indicated he didn't
think there was enough time to do it this year primarily because Mayweather is
serving out a prison term.
Meantime, Pacquiao will consider three options put before him by Arum for a
fight in Las Vegas this November.
One of the choices is a rematch with Timothy Bradley, who took away his World
Boxing Organization welterweight title in a split decision that was roundly
condemned around the world.
The two other names on the list of possible opponents are Juan Manuel
Marquez, whose three previous fights with Pacquiao have been action-packed
encounters marred by controversy and Miguel Cotto, whom Pacquiao beat via a
12th-round technical knockout to win the WBO title.
Meanwhile, Bradley relinquished his WBO junior welterweight title. The
decision has benefited Mexican legend Marquez, who has been elevated by the WBO
from interim to full 140-pound champion.
(Published in the Manila Standard Today newspaper on
/2012/June/29)
Chief News Editor: Sol
Jose Vanzi
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