I won't get swept by this current Pacquiao craze...

Pacman just sent Morales to the canvass this past weekend. His 10th round KO to Morales tied their career series to 1-1.

(By the way, when Quinito Henson yelled "Round 11!"... it made me think why the hell is he still commentating on things... it's like when he said in his sports column why the hell did McGrady fouled Kobe (and then said many bad things about Tracy in that column) to tie up the 2003 NBA All-Star Game to take away Jordan's heroic shot in the end of the regulation... when it was Jermaine O"Neal who fouled Kobe... NOT T-Mac... another thing... is it right for him to start interviewing the first gentleman while Mr. Arroyo is still on the phone saying goodbye to his wife??? Where is his respect for privacy!?!?)

Anyway, Pacquiao's gallant and courageous performance in the bout deserves honor... but not this kind of magnitude. He's touted as a National Hero??? (backed up by the Arroyo Administration...)

And one sports analyst (Hermie something) said the Pacman is the GREATEST Filipino boxer ever??? Spitting on the grave of the late great Gabriel "Flash" Elorde and Pancho Villa???

How about other former Filipino world boxing champions such as Luisito Espinosa?

Pacquiao isn't even a World Champion right now... he only holds an International Title Belt...

He should unify the world title belts in his weight class to be #1 in his division... (or at least have two...)

And yet we treat him as a "God-like" hero???

How about Efren "Bata" Reyes... who won the World Pool Championships... and was a former world #1 in 9-ball and 8-ball... or Paeng Nepomuceno... who won four World Cups... both were #1 INTERNATIONALLY in their respective sports... they were WELL-REKNOWNED WORLDWIDE (Bata, at one time, is feared and highly respected by almost all of the US and European cue masters)... do they deserve better honor than by what Manny is having right now???

Bata and Paeng were humble in their triumphs... never had that kind of celebrity status like Manny has right now... they prefer to have their privacy than letting the government use them (and their triumphs)... and not be SOOOOOO exposed by having so many commercials... and tv guestings...

If Pacman lost to Morales... he would be like those old Filipino great boxers... lost and forgotten... like the Espinosas... Peñalosas...

I'll just wait for that to happen...

If a Filipino would win a Major International Golf Tourney.. or a Major International Tennis Tourney... or win the World Pool Championships again... or the World Cup of Bowling... or any World Championships... or win an Olympic Gold Medal... they should be honored MORE than Pacman...

Because they became NUMBER ONE in their sport...

Unless, of course... Pacman could unify the title belts...

If Manny Pacquiao wasn't SO DAMN EXPOSED by the press (and the government)... I would have liked him...