Sunday, 9 December 2012

Pacquiao loss downs spirit of storm-hit Filipinos (The Associated Press)

Referee Kenny Bayless, center, sends Juan Manuel Marquez, from Mexico, right, to his corner after Marquez knocked out Manny Pacquiao, from the Philippines, left, in the sixth inning of their WBO world welterweight fight Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Las Vegas. Marquez won the fight by a knockout. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison)

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Filipino fans were stunned by Manny Pacquiao's knockout defeat to Juan Manuel Marquez, dampening the spirit of a nation battered by a powerful typhoon that killed more than 600 people in the southern region where the boxing champion lives.




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