Manny Said Knock You Out!

May 3, 2009 · Posted in Events, General, sports · 21 Comments 

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Manny Pacquiao introduces world class speed and punching power to Ricky Hatton. Wally Skalij – L.A. Times

I had a plan to do some gloating last night.  My Filipino flag was ready and I had a few spots in L.A. scoped out to wave it in the event that Manny won the fight.  

Manny made short work of Ricky “Hitman” Hatton with a devastating knock out punch in the 2nd round.  I predicted Manny would win but I wasn’t expecting the fight to end so soon.  Everything was said and done by 8:45 pm!

The brutal knock out made me rethink the gloating plans.  Hatton fans didn’t deserve anymore grief as their fighter was a class act.   I decided to scrap the gloating plans and just enjoyed a victory drink at Tiki Ti – a local Filipino American owned bar. 

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