The one fight Pacquiao wants to win

 

 

 

 

By Al S. Mendoza

 

Merry Christmas, from the bottom of my heart!

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HAPPIER than happy this Christmas is Manny Pacquiao.

He remains unbeaten since 2006, the year he beat Erik Morales twice by knockout to more than avenge his 2005 defeat on points.

He is wealthier than wealthy and I can only applaud.

He has become richer than anyone among us, including possibly Benjie Lim, Belen Fernandez and even Joe de Venecia Jr.

In his fight with Oscar De La Hoya, Pacquiao pocketed no less than P558 million in the HBO Pay-Per-View (PPV) alone.

The Pay-Per-View revenues are earnings from TV viewers from around the world.

It is estimated that the Pacquiao-De La Hoya bout drew billions of TV audiences, generating an income of millions of dollars.

Include his purse of no less than $15 million and another barrage of endorsements, Pacquiao could have probably run away with a billion or more!

Not even 84 million of our 85million population can get a hold of that, much less grasp that amount in their lifetime.

Pacquiao isn’t only lucky. He seems blessed, too.

And we have to give it to him.

He is lucky because he wants to be lucky.

It is said that, more or less, you create your luck: If you don’t go for it, luck would not just come your way.

It is as elusive as a lotto jackpot.

Have you heard of that joke about someone always complaining to God of his failure to hit the lotto jackpot?

Well, God finally broke His silence and told the guy, “How can I make you a winner when you have yet to buy a lotto ticket?”

Pacquiao isn’t only lucky, he is also good.

You can only be good if you aspire to be good.

Aspire and desire, they rhyme.

But to aspire is completely different from to desire.

You desire to be world boxing champion but you don’t aspire for it, then nothing will come out of your desire.

When Pacquiao desires, he aspires to make his desire a reality.

Like, Pacquiao is really good because he trains hard for every fight that he desires to win.

When you are good, you are lucky.

Most of the time, you can only be lucky if you are good.

I can’t think of any boxer at the moment who is as dedicated as Pacquiao.

Not only that.

Very religious is Pacquiao that’s why he wins his fights most of the time.

God helps those who help themselves.

You only pray for your success but you do nothing to prepare for a desired intention, God will frown on you.

Of course, God doesn’t always positively respond.

In 53 fights since Pacquiao turned professional in 1995, he lost only three times.

The two losses were by knockout.

He deserved those two KOs. He didn’t prepare hard for those fights.

Pacquiao’s third defeat was that points-loss to Morales in 2005.

You don’t win them all, can’t win them all.

But when you lose, remember the lessons behind it.

God has a message for every setback we suffer.

Even Pacquiao hasn’t won them all.

His father remains estranged from his mother.

Show me a world champ who doesn’t want to see his parents kiss and make up?

(Readers may reach columnist at alsol47@yahoo.com. For past columns, click http://sundaypunch.prepys.com/archives/category/opinion/general-admission/ For reactions to this column, click “Send MESSAGES, OPINIONS, COMMENTS” on default page.)

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