Proud 2 B a Dread

I hope you were fortunate enough to watch Manny Pacquiao’s last fight. Seeing Manny mature from one fight to the next - that alone was enough for the $50 that HBO charges its customers. I admit that before this fight, I had my doubts - this is Dela Hoya. But I was surprised that it was with this fight that I was not my nervous self.I usually watch with my eyes closed half the time, just waiting for Manny to be hit with just that one shot to floor him. But this time, I felt confident after the 2nd round. It was a complete and masterful domination.

But apart from Manny, there is one other person I look forward to in every fight - the translator/trainer/sidekick (I really don’t know what his job is) that talks to him after every round (apart from Coach). That guy rocks! This time, he reached new lexical heights. I couldn’t forget his ‘nasukat na! nasukat na!’, and ‘WAG NA WAG KA SA LUBID!’, thundering as if he were Moses himself delivering the Ten Commandments. I could only hope Manny sticks with him, so I’ll have more chances of watching - and hearing - him and his colorful, street-tough Tagalog.

Note: I just googled him - and found out he is Buboy Fernandez.

~ by Herbert on December 9, 2008.