His Name is Manny Pacquiao

Last night, Manny Pacquiao proved to the whole world that he is the best pound for pound fighter by demolishing Miguel Cotto to win the welterweight crown. Manny dominated the bout after the first round with the Pacman knocking Cotto down in the third with the right hook, which was unusual for the South paw. He knock him down again - this time with his infamous left hook - in the fourth and that spelled doom for Cotto as he was trying to survive the beating he was getting from Pacquiao. You could see that Cotto was bloodied and hurting by the ninth round that even his family left their ringside seats. By the tenth round, you could see that Manny didn't even want to continue to pound Cotto yet they fight continued on under Referee Bayless stopped the fight with just 55 seconds in the 12th round making Pacquiao the WBO welterweight champion.

This was Manny's seventh title in various weight class - a feat no other boxers has achieve - cementing his status as the best pound for pound fighter and pretty sure will be a future hall of famer. Despite all the glitz and fame that he is gaining, he has remained humble. Cotto was a true gentleman which was evident during his post bout interview saying he was truly beat by Manny and he just didn't see where his punches where coming from. I'm sure Cotto will bounce back and fight another day.

So who's next for the Pacman??? Everyone is pointing to Floyd "Moneymaker" Mayweather. That would surely be one of the greatest fight ever. This could be right on top with Ali - Frazier, Durant - Leonard, Gatti - Ward, Holyfield - Tyson.

In the words of Miguel Cotto: "Manny Pacquiao is one of the best fighters ever."

Movie Review: Ong Bak 2

Ong Bak 3 is suppose to come out later in the year so I had to see Ong Bak 2 first. I had a chance to see it yesterday.

Ong Bak 2 takes place in ancient Thailand. The movie stars Tony Jaa (who also co-directed the movie) as Tien, a son of a Lord Sihadecho who was murdered by Lord Rajasena. He escaped with the help of one of his dad's bodyguard only to be taken as a slave. He was then rescued by Chernung, the leader of Pha Beek Krut, a group of guerilla fighters, and trained in various styles of martial arts. He grows up and Chernung made him the leader of the raiding team. But he has one mission in mind, to avenge the murder of his parents.

I would say that the second part  is better than the first one even though both films do not relate to each other. The visuals were stunning with greener surroundings and the magnificent temples. The action sequences were superb with amazing martial arts and weaponry. The movie was so interesting but I was a bit disappointed with the ending where Tien was done and Lord Rajasena ordered his soldiers to make sure he suffers slowly. And the movie ends. It seems like they are really hinting what will happen with Ong Bak 3.

How I know the economy is still down...

The economy is still down but sometimes you wont be able to tell till you experience it. And I surely did see it during Halloween.

I went to Nyack Halloween Parade last weekend which has been deemed as the second largest parade in the Northeast, just second to Greenwich Village Parade. I was a little bit disappointed because the parade lasted not even half an hour which was fairly short since I was informed that this parade usually last at least an hour or so. Yes, you could probably blame the rain and that its being done during Halloween instead of the usual week before but you could see that economy has it hands on it as well with fewer floats and fewer revelers in the parade.


Since the parade ended early, me and my friends decided to head to Forest of Fears. This haunted place is located in Sterling Forest which makes it scarier since its surrounded by woods. The last time I went to this place was 4 years ago and vividly remembered the place having two haunted house and the slaughterhouse, which was pretty scary and had a ton of haunted activities as well as actors and actress scaring the bejebus out of the visitors. Anyway, when we got there, I notice that the place scaled down drastically. There was only the Slaughterhouse surrounded by game booths and ride making it feel more like a carnival instead of a haunted place. There were fewer actors scaring the people waiting online. And to top it all, the Slaughterhouse wasn't scary at all.

Anyway, Halloween was still fun though especially that later night when Nyack was filled with revelers all dress up and hitting every bar in town. And with the time change, everyone had a chance to stay an hour later without worrying about the places closing down.

Will the economy affect the Holiday Season like Halloween? Time will only tell