I am definitely not a fan of boxing. In fact, I do not watch any type of sport unless it's the only thing I can watch on TV. I have not even watched any of the live feeds for Manny.
2 years, 8 titles, 8 levels through different divisions (don't ask me what those divisions are). Today, I believe he is one of the richest men in the Philippines. But how did it all start. I've been on Wikipedia and it gives a very brief background on Manny's life as a kid. How he had to fend for himself at 14 because his mother could not really care for him due to poverty.
But now that he is famous the whole world looks up to him and none other than his countrymen. Even his mom is interviewed during the evening news and weekend afternoon shows. From nobodies to somebodies. If every person who has gone through the same experiences they had could be as lucky as they were then we'd probably all welcome poverty and hardships wholeheartedly. Good luck with that thought.
Just yesterday, there was news that Manny's uncle was a suspect in the murder of a neigbor from Manny's hometown of South Cotobato. The family of the victim are looking to Manny to help them solve the issue.
I guess that would be the mindset here in the Philippines. If you don't have tons and tons of cash you could just be like the trees no one really stops by to admire. But have moolah regardless of who you were before then you'd probably be a magnet for news reporters and whoever.
Yup, I'd like tons of cash..hahaha. Who doesn't right? But I'd like to be a magnet for books rather. I'd like a whole house of books. Anways, that was just a thought I had a while ago.
