The whole country is expected to tune in on their TV and radio sets, flock to cinemas and public viewing centers as well as to their computers through the Internet to watch or listen to Manny Pacquiao slug it out with WBC lightweight king David Diaz Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
Pacquiao will try to win a fourth title -- a fifth if you'll count his "People's Champion" belt -- a feat no Asian has done before in different divisions.
For several hours on a usually laidback day, streets are expected to be deserted as local boxing fans temporarily set their Sunday chores aside to watch the fight. The crime rate is also expected to go down since even thieves and robbers take time off from their activities to see the bout.
A win by Pacquiao at the "Lethal Combination" fight card is also expected to boost his countrymen’s morale as the Philippines reels from the hundreds of casualties and extensive damage inflicted by typhoon Frank as well as the tragedy of the hundreds of victims of the ill-fated M/V Princess of the Stars.
Pacquiao will try to win a fourth title -- a fifth if you'll count his "People's Champion" belt -- a feat no Asian has done before in different divisions.
For several hours on a usually laidback day, streets are expected to be deserted as local boxing fans temporarily set their Sunday chores aside to watch the fight. The crime rate is also expected to go down since even thieves and robbers take time off from their activities to see the bout.
A win by Pacquiao at the "Lethal Combination" fight card is also expected to boost his countrymen’s morale as the Philippines reels from the hundreds of casualties and extensive damage inflicted by typhoon Frank as well as the tragedy of the hundreds of victims of the ill-fated M/V Princess of the Stars.
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