"Losers quit when they're tired. Winners quit when they've won," says an anonymous quote.
Margarito didn't quit despite. Pacquiao quit punching on the 12th, and it is because he knew he'd already won long before that. And to quote Pacman, "Boxing is not about killing each other."
It was amazing that only minutes after a 12-round match, Pacman could still give an interview, some of his lines worthy enough to quote. His usual answer when asked about Mayweather, "It's my promoter's job to choose my next fight. I'm just here to train and get ready for it," always hits the mark. This time, with a little sting, "I don't need him. I'm satisfied with what I have." His standard answers to standard questions sound real and sincere. We've seen athletes who are divas. Manny is way, way beyond their league.
Tony, like the others who lost to Pacman, wouldn't be left behind. Eyes closed, hamburgered face, swollen lips, they answered questions if only to redeem a bit of themselves.
Win or lose, they earn millions in dollars. I can volunteer to get slaughtered in the ring at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas right now, but the world will think I'm 100% nuts. They wouldn't even stamp my visa for it. You betcha!
One has to deserve to be manslaughtered in pay-per-view.
That's how the world works, ladies and gentlemen.
The thing is, you have to earn the right to get slaughtered by Manny. And the line is at least 20 worthy contenders long (the coward Floyd next in line). To earn that right, you need to win 100 peso fights (watch Manny's bio in youtube). While I too am willing to fight Manny for a million dollars, I am not willing to get my nose broken for a 100 pesos which happened once in a sparring match. That was the end of my boxing career.
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