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Everybody is waiting for Manny Pacquiao’s match with Oscar dela Hoya. I bet most of the Filipino wealthy supporters of Manny will be flying off to US and will be staying at las vegas suites just to watch the live match.

Most people think that this is a mismatch and Manny is just doing this because of money. Do you agree? I don’t have much to say as I was never a boxing fan.

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We Filipinos love boxing and this is heightened when a lot of our boxers like Luisito Espinosa, Gabriel “flash” Elorde and Manny Pacquiao rose to fame. I guess this is really a sport where Filipinos excel in. We have world-renowned boxers to boot and that is produced without even proper support from the government.

Since boxing is a popular sport here you can see almost all the folks glued to their TV sets whenever there is a match. One of the matches that is being awaited is the Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. rematch. For those BIG people who has money, they are already looking into buying Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs Oscar De La Hoya tickets. Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told ESPN that the bout is “almost finalized” for September 13 or September 20.

The last fight between this two took place on May 5, 2007 in Las Vegas. Mayweather Jr. won by split decision in 12 rounds. The match was one of the most lucrative boxing matches that generated $120 million revenue.

I wonder who will come as winner in the upcoming match? For sure this will be a bout that boxing fanatics would not dare to miss.

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My uncle who now lives in Texas is a true blue cowboy. He loves cowboy films and horses too. If he has the money, he would like to buy his own horses. But since it is possible at the moment, he’s contented to watch rodeo shows.

National Finals Rodeo is one of the most famous rodeo event in the US. Wrangler jeans is the title sponsor of the 1-day event most popularly known as NFR or sometimes as Super Bowl of Rodeo. It has seven events namely: bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, bull riding and barrel racing. Barrel racing is the event for women. These showcase the skills of cowboys and cowgirls. The winner is awarded the World All-Around Rodeo Champion.

This event is extremely popular so that you will find that National Finals Rodeo tickets are usually sold out. My uncle buys them in advance so that he is sure to watch it live.

He has watched these shows for the past couple of years and he buys tickets as early as now. The event will take place on December. I find it OA but he says that this is the only way that he can get the best seats available.

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Are you familiar with Rugby? If you are into sports, you will be. It is a form of football that is popular in Europe. In the UK they even have an old saying that goes “football is a gentleman’s game played by thugs and rugby is a game for thugs played by gentlemen. Hahaha! This only shows that members of the upper classes mostly play this game.

That’s interesting right? Here is even more interesting, the RBS 6 Nation’s website. It is the offical website for Europe’s premier international rugby tournament. England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales comprise the six nations championship. It has a comprehensive list of tournament news, fixtures and results. It also has interactive games and 6 nations podcasts that I’m pretty sure fans would love.

Try and visit because you would love the site. Even I who was not familiar with that sport before because interested in it after reading some facts about it on their website.

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Do you watch Manny Pacquiao’s boxing matches? Whenever he has a fight, everything in this country stands still. Everyone is glued in their TV sets. Some are in the cinemas to watch it on the big screen. Others who are fortunate enough and have lots of money watch it live. Every Filipino feels a certain pride whenever he wins in his fights. It never fails to lift the Filipino spirit.

He will have another match and this time with Juan Manual Marquez on March 15, 2008 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada. They will again face each other after four years in which Manny Pacquiao knocked Marquez down three times in the first round only to have him come back and end up with a split draw. The question now is who will prevail this time?

I’m sure fans will now be planning to buy their Manny Paquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez tickets as early as now. I know there will be a lot of supporters who would even go to Vegas to watch it live. I’m sure my father in law will buy tickets to watch this match in the cinema. Maybe it will be shown in IMAX as well. But I guess hubby will be content in just watching it at our TV at home.

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In sports, Philippines rarely bag any medals for basketball. However, we excel in combat sports such as boxing, karate and aikido. Who would forget the success of Manny Pacquiao and how he is hailed as one of world’s greatest fighter. We also had a lot of great athletes on the field of karate. This is despite the fact that we lack proper equipments.

I was listening to the news a few months ago and somebody from the national sports arena told how pitiful the condition of these athletes. He further relates that some of the kids competing on the international level don’t have proper karate sparring gear.

But what do you expect? We are in a third world country and sports has never been on the top priority.

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So next time you shop for golf equipments, why not give Mizuno a try?

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