28 SPORTS PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY September 16 - 30 , 2018
SPECTATOR
By Al Mendoza
NEGOTIATIONS are suddenly being held in frenetic pace for the rematch between Floyd Mayweather Jr . and Manny Pacquiao . What do you think ? Will it still sell at the tills ? But the more pressing question might be : Can we still believe Floyd Mayweather Jr .?
He just said he wants to fight Pacquiao again .
Floyd is a known blabber and with his famous fakery , almost no one takes him seriously anymore .
At least that ’ s what the pundits are saying since that hoax of a fight between him and Pacquiao some three years back .
He ’ s past his prime to begin with . At 41 , boxing has no more need of him .
How many times he has unretired , I have lost count .
Only recently did he come not to box but do mixed martial art .
He got into that farcical bout with Conor McGregor after which he laughed his way to the bank .
That has been his eternal forte : Fooling us .
He unretired to fight Pacquiao and would next pocket a fortune worth no less than $ 200 million .
And how could he lose to Pacquiao then when Pacquiao fought with just one healthy arm in that “ Fake of The Century ?”
It was a non-contest to remember if only because both fighters had stashed away the biggest
DAVAO CITY – Del Monte , Tagaytay Highlands and Bacolod captured division titles Saturday at the close of the 13th Philippine Airlines Interclub golf team championships at the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club .
Del Monte leaned on Martina Minoza ’ s 52 points and Rhea Langgamin ’ s 51 to win the Founders division with 554 points . Kiara Therese Montebon was the third scorer with 45 points .
Lady Eagles Australian 1 finished second with 541 points behind Kelsey
Will Mayweather-Pacquiao 2 sell ?
purses ever in boxing history .
That ’ s why I also called it the “ Heist of The Century ?”
W i t h o u t virtually breaking up a sweat , M a y w e a t h e r merely toyed with Pacquiao in capturing a unanimous decision .
The whole world booed the fight for its being a first-class bore .
In recent records released in social media , both fighters reportedly collected a total of $ 410 million , Mayweather stashing away a bigger chunk of it . But , of course . This , even as Mayweather fought a one-armed weakling in Pacquiao that crazy night in 2015 in Las Vegas .
And for concealing an injured shoulder when he faced Mayweather , Pacquiao was sued by disgruntled fans who , without a doubt , were robbed of their good money buying tickets at sky-high prices .
The case remains unresolved .
OK , Mayweather is prancing around again , luring Pacquiao to another clown act to be despised . Again .
But yes , they can fight again , why not ?
Even if Pacquiao is practically history at 39 , many still insist he might still command attention , attract his loyal throng .
Boxing being the only circus endearing to folks for all eternity , the rematch might , can , still sell .
Remember , it is only in boxing that suckers are born every minute . C ’ mon , fellas . Don ’ t be a KJ . Golfers to donate their millions in winnings ?
NO less than P32 million were supposed to be pocketed by five Filipino lasses in the just-ended Asian Games .
Golfers Yuka Saso , Bianca
Benett ’ s 55 points while Negros Occidental settled for third with 507 .
In the Sportswriters division , Tagaytay Highlands drew 53 points from Sophia Blanco to beat Camp Aguinaldo by 15 points .
Tagaytay closed out with 123 for 460 points while Aguinaldo , anchored by Mabel Salivio ’ s 47 , submitted 111 for 445 .
Pueblo de Oro drew 49 points from Alethea Paige Gaccion to settle for third place with 433 .
In the tight battle for the Friendship crown , Bacolod edged
Pagdanganan and LK Go combined for almost P20 million won , with weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz and skateboarder Margielyn Didal stashing away nearly P7 million each .
And why the cash bonanza for the Fabulous Five ?
Saso , Diaz and Didal won individual golds worth
P6 million apiece at the very least , coming both from government and private incentives .
Pagdanganan and Go pocketed their millions from the gold won in women ’ s team golf . However , look at this . Irony is at its puking peak as only Diaz and Didal can savor the effervescence of their millions in the bank .
Saso , Pagdanganan and Go will get — hold your breadth — not even a single centavo from their winnings .
Reason ? They are amateurs . And amateur golfers are banned from accepting money .
Of all sports , only golf is the last remaining holdout . It has not torn down the ramparts of amateurism : Cash prizes not allowed .
Even the rules governing the sport itself are crafted until now by amateur entities — the USGA of America and the R & A ( Royal & Ancient ) of St . Andrews of Scotland . Professionals still bow to them .
So what happened to the millions deservedly belonging to Saso ( individual gold and team gold ), Pagdanganan ( team gold and individual bronze ) and Go ( team gold )?
Who got their windfall ? Their parents ?
Good guess . They are still teenagers , you know .
But seemingly , no , if we believe the papers . The kids appear to be merely one-day millionaires . Look at this . All three had become instant donors . If we can believe the papers again , they donated their winnings to the National Golf Association of the Philippines ( NGAP ).
“ Their money will be used for golf development ,” said their golf officials . Can you believe that ? Earlier , an elated President
host Rancho Palos Verdes , 362-361 , behind a strong finish of 99 points .
Jocel Pagunsan led Bacolod with 41 points while Mi Sun Jo led the host club with 36 points .
Apo Golf settled for third place with 326 points .
Pradera Verde captured the championship division , beating Manila Southwoods by 13 points .
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Duterte fattened the cash chest of all five gold medal winners with another million bucks each .
Was he informed the money of the three golden girls would go to NGAP ’ s coffers instead ? No need . For , between you and me , do you also buy the idea that Saso , Pagdanganan and Go will never receive anything for their golden efforts worth millions ? Are you kidding me ? Tickle me more . Unfair Fiba decision IF you ask me , Fiba ( World Basketball Federation ) committed a grievous mistake when it ordered the Philippines-Qatar game on Monday played behind closed doors . ( Gilas won 92-81 for a much-coveted third place in the Fiba qualifiers .)
This was an offshoot of Fiba ’ s seething anger ( justified ) toward the brawl between the Philippines and Australia in their recent game at the Smart Araneta Coliseum .
Obviously , Fiba ’ s move to have the PHL-Qatar contest played behind closed doors was by way of “ punishing ” the Philippines for its part in the melee . No issue on punishment . But , alas , Fiba had sidestepped a crucial truth with that closed-door thing . That was insane , to say the least , because what Fiba essentially punished for having done that was not our basketball team but the Filipino basketball public , who were unnecessarily deprived to watch the sport they consider their national sport .
Actually , Fiba unleashed a double whammy against us by suspending nine Gilas players and two Filipino coaches ( correct on this , I must say , though ) involved in our fracas with Australia , either directly or indirectly ; and , next , by preventing the Filipino fans from watching the Gilas-Qatar game live at the Cubao Big Dome .
What could be a crazier Fiba decision than that ?
Oh , well , move on we must . Under the circumstances , that ’ s the only sane move available on the shelf right now .
PAL Ladies Interclub : Del Monte , Tagaytay , Bacolod bag PAL division titles
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Other sponsors are TFC , Mastercard , Resorts World , SEDA Hotel , SM Supermalls and Banco de Oro . Donors are Asia Brewery and Philippine National Bank . The final results : FOUNDERS – Del Monte 554 ( 136-138-132-148 ), Lady Eagles Australian 1 541 ( 116-158-121-146 ), Negros Occidental 507 ( 124-130- 126-127 ), Alabang 501 ( 121-136- 116-128 ), Orchard 452 ( 117-117115- 103 ), Wack Wack 445 ( 119-105-114-
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