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Tatay's thoughts on Pac-Mar III

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My father is no boxing analyst or sports expert, but he believes Manny Pacquiao won the fight fair and square. As the challenger, my Tatay said, Juan Manuel Marquez could have at least knocked out Pacquiao. For my father, a former varsity basketball player at the Araullo Lyceum in Cabanatuan City and a longtime sports fan, a knockdown could have convinced the three judges to award the win to Marquez. A knockout could have erased the controversy that hounded their two previous fights and could have affirmed Marquez's claims that he defeated Pacquiao twice. He said the "unofficial" rule has been that way ever since he watched great boxing matches involving the likes of Leonard, Hearns, Hagler, Frazier, Ali, Foreman, Duran, Robinson, and Liston. Tatay, who will turn 66 on November 28, is no Quinito Henson or Joe Cantada. He stands by the three judges' decision; Pacquiao won on points. In his own words: Mas nakita ng tatlong judges ang laban kasi nas...