Las Vegas,Nevada
Bob Arum heaped lavish praises on Eric Morales at the press conference of his ward’s ring date with Manny Pacquiao–likening him to the legendary Mexican idol Pancho Villa,

Reminded that there was a hall of famer from the Philippines with a similar moniker who reigned supreme as the world’s finest flyweight, Arum blurted that “it was the hero of the Mexican revolution I had in mind though Francisco Guilledo (Pancho’s real name) could be an apt comparison”,

Arum told everyone not to miss the fight guaranteeing total satisfaction by the fans “if only for the sheer volume of punches certain to top the blows thrown in their first encounter”.

Steve Wynn, owner of the swanky hotel which forked five million dollars on site fees alone to host the Morales/Pacquiao return go– calls the fluctuating odds (last posting was pick em) ‘unusual’ adding it could change anytime before the combatants square off before a sell-out throng Sunday Manila time.

Most of the large group of Filipinos who have started treking in to this mecca of boxing are expecting a quick win by Pacquiao but a retired MD, John Arville, a University of Santo Tomas alumnus, insists that the GenSan marvel must maintain at least “11 rounds of sustained fistic brilliance in order to topple the gutsy Tijuana native.