On Manny Pacquiao's Moving On Efforts from His Stunning Defeat By Marquez
I only happened to be around a gathering during the fight between Pacquiao and Marquez where the iconic Filipino fighter was defeated. And it was because we were having our annual Christmas party among alumnis of the University of the Philippines (UP). I wanted to go home before the game started but I decided to stay even if I was turning to be a sleepwalker while watching the fight from the huge TV screen.
Honestly, I soon realized that Pacquiao's a loser that night; he was looking lousy that night. I had an inkling it won't be his night and I based it on the incorrect way of singing the Philippine national anthem, which is set as a march; the anthem was composed during the revolutionary period of the founding of the Philippine state. It served as a badly tune prelude to a stunning defeat of Pacquiao; I do hope organizers and spectators will always keep in mind that this particular anthem has to be sung just like we listeners are watching a brave, helpless but exciting, and very bloody fight among performers on any stage. To do so will set the right, proper mood each time a public event unfolds and happens.
It's ugly watching Pacquiao lose and be defeated. So many interesting personalities on screen, so many of them feel and behave they're entitled to the perks given to a champion like Pacquiao, but these individuals I personally wanted to lose as well as their sycophantic voices in the business of boxing are just plain noise. Amidst the din from the voices of friends and acquaintances who showed up that night, I was trying to imagine how Pacquiao will go about moving on from this humiliating defeat. And I'm particularly interested to learn about how his fans and supporters will handle this particular defeat. I know for sure Pacquiao will overcome this in due time.
I agree with Elaine, a buxom co-alumnus from UP, who said that "Marquez is, indeed, the better fighter that night. At 39 years old and older than Pacquiao, Marquez knows his game better. He showed up better prepared." Pacquiao will learn the wisdom of undergoing defeat such as this for sure. Who knows what else is in store for him?
Honestly, I soon realized that Pacquiao's a loser that night; he was looking lousy that night. I had an inkling it won't be his night and I based it on the incorrect way of singing the Philippine national anthem, which is set as a march; the anthem was composed during the revolutionary period of the founding of the Philippine state. It served as a badly tune prelude to a stunning defeat of Pacquiao; I do hope organizers and spectators will always keep in mind that this particular anthem has to be sung just like we listeners are watching a brave, helpless but exciting, and very bloody fight among performers on any stage. To do so will set the right, proper mood each time a public event unfolds and happens.
It's ugly watching Pacquiao lose and be defeated. So many interesting personalities on screen, so many of them feel and behave they're entitled to the perks given to a champion like Pacquiao, but these individuals I personally wanted to lose as well as their sycophantic voices in the business of boxing are just plain noise. Amidst the din from the voices of friends and acquaintances who showed up that night, I was trying to imagine how Pacquiao will go about moving on from this humiliating defeat. And I'm particularly interested to learn about how his fans and supporters will handle this particular defeat. I know for sure Pacquiao will overcome this in due time.
I agree with Elaine, a buxom co-alumnus from UP, who said that "Marquez is, indeed, the better fighter that night. At 39 years old and older than Pacquiao, Marquez knows his game better. He showed up better prepared." Pacquiao will learn the wisdom of undergoing defeat such as this for sure. Who knows what else is in store for him?
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