By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 09 Mar 2008
Los Angeles -- Fear not Pacman fans. The “weight issues†during the Pacquiao-Barerra fight last year are gone.
Today, after working out at the Wildcard Gym, Pacquiao took the mandatory preliminary weigh-in at the Wildcard Gym.
Pacquiao came in at a sizzling 133 lbs., barely three over the limit. “ Kayang-kaya yun timbang†(the weight is manageable), a pundit said.
Pacquiao will take a day off tomorrow and on Monday he will attend a press conference with Juan Manuel Marquez at the Olvera Street area in downtown Los Angeles. After that short press con, he will proceed to the Wildcard Gym, finish off his training, break camp and drive to Las Vegas.
Meanwhile, Among the “spectators†and “members of the entourage†who arrived on board PAL flight 102 from Manila last Thursday night (March 6) here were showbiz couple Rudy Fernandez and Lorna Tolentino and Jinky Pacquiao, wife of the Filipino superstar, and her three companions.
Others who are expected to plane in for the Marquez-Pacquiao rematch at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas are Sen. Ramon Revilla, Jr., former governor Chavit Singson, comedians Tito, Vic and Joey and several other politicians from Metro Manila, Visayas and Mindanao. Some Filipino journalists from GMA-7, Manila Bulletin, Philippine star, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philboxing, among other media outfits and boxing websites, have been here since March 3.
Several members of the Filipino-American community in California have confirmed the betting is heavily stacked against Marquez.
“Here in L.A., nobody from the Filipino-American community believes that Pacquiao will lose. In fact, the betting is whether or not Marquez will survive beyond five rounds,†said 45-year-old Lynon Cortez, a bank armored security staff.
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