Manny Pacquiao is a hero in his native Philippines, but he also apparently enjoyed some cooking there early in his boxing career.
"That fight, I'm about to go and leave the following day, and they told me, 'Carlos, please… this is an important fight for Manny Pacquiao because the winner will have the chance to fight for the world championship,'" Padilla said."So, you know the opponent, Hussein, or whatever his name was. He is taller, younger, stronger, and [a] dirty fighter, managed by Jeff Fenech.
Padilla was right about the winner of the bout getting a title shot. Less than a year later, Pacquiao got his big break at when he was called in as a late replacement against IBF super bantamweight champion Lehlohonolo Ledwaba. One sixth-round TKO win later, he had his first major title in the weight class.
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