PACQUIAO REPLACES LEBRON IN HEWLETT PACKARD COMMERCIAL
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 14 May 2011
Pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao has replaced NBA superstar Lebron Jones of the Miami Heat in a Hewlett Packard mobile phone commercial.
Pacquiao?s adviser Michael Koncz told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that Pacquiao completed a two-day commercial shoot for a HP phone which was similar to the Blackberry. Koncz said this meant a second contract following Pacquiao?s earlier deal to promote HP?s IPad.
Koncz said Lebron James was supposed to shoot the commercial but since he was involved in the NBA Playoff game against the Boston Celtics ?he couldn?t do that so Manny ended up with a second commercial.?
Koncz described it as ?a tremendous deal which would automatically renew.?
He said Pacquiao ?was on time for the shoot. He was so happy. Everything was go, go, go.?
The latest endorsement by Pacquiao follows a growing recognition of the "Fighter of the Decade" as a genuine crossover superstar with a huge following.
Meantime, Koncz said he will sit down with Bernabe Concepcion and discuss his future when Koncz returns to the Philippines.
He said Concepcion ?has to give it some serious thought on whether he wants to box anymore or retire.?
Koncz said he was pleased with the performance of Rodel Mayol who won his fight on the Pacquiao-Shane Mosley undercard and plans ?to get him another fight within the month.?
He also said featherweight Allan Tanada, the former Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation super featherweight champion would remain in Los Angeles and ?have surgery for his cataract next week and hopefully he recovers very quickly and we can get one fight if the doctor allows him before he can go home.?
Super featherweight Michael Farenas (30-3-3, 26 KO?s) has a fight lined up on May 17 outside of Palm Springs on a Top Rank promotion. Koncz said ?it?s hard to find opponents for somebody with Farenas? record.? He said they had even considered Yuriorkis Gamboa as a possible opponent but that fell through because Gamboa is facing a domestic violence rap.
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