PACQUIAO IS TORN BETWEEN AS A PUBLIC SERVANT AND AS A BOXER
By Eddie Alinea of Spin.ph
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 03 May 2017
Torn between his being a public servant and his profession as a prizefighter, Senator Manny Pacquiao, the World Boxing Organization welterweight champion, chose the former.
Pacquiao, who is scheduled to defend his 147-pound belt against Australian title pretender Jeff Horn on July 2, would have started the gym phase of his preparation for that fight Tuesday but had dispensed with the plan.
The Kibawe, Bukidnon-born eight-division titleholder instead attended the senate session, which resumed that afternoon following a one-month Holy Week recess.
?Session had just started at kilala mo naman si Boss, basta puwede, ayaw niyang mag-absent,? closed in security Choy Garcia said by way of explaining the change of schedule.
?Besides, he?s been telling us there?s a lot to do vis-a-vis his duties and responsibilities sa Senado. We just arrived from Austrailia at maraming trabahong naiwan na kailangang balikan,? Garcia said.
?Siguro naisip ni Boss, matagal pa naman ang laban at marami pang araw para mag-ensayo,? Garcia said. ?First week pa lamang naman ng Mayo so may 10 weeks pa before the fight.?
?Then there?s, too, the potential problems brought about by the recent earthquake that struck Sarangani Province that need to be addressed. He?s still awaiting for the official report on the extent of its damage to his constituents,? Garcia added.
One other reason that caused the delay in training, according to assistant trainer Roger ?Haplas? Fernandez, was the absence of his elder brother and fellow assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez, who was yet to arrive Tuesday night from Bicol where he is now based being a town councilor.
?Kelangan kasi mag-miting pa kami para maplantsa ang training regimen, so, kapag nagsimula na, tuloy-tuloy,? the younger Fernandez explained.
?Yung roadwork aspect naman ng preparasyon tuloy at naputol lang noong nasa Australia kami. Pagdating na pagdating namin ni-resume pagtakbo sa Forbes Park the very next day,? he assured.
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