by Frank Deford, NPR Radio
Already, there are those experts debating whether he is the greatest fighter ever — better than Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Muhammad Ali — better at his craft than anyone who ever has laced on a pair of gloves. And at a time when boxing has descended so in popularity, Pacquiao has come to mean almost as much to his sport as to his country-people.
by Carl Steward, SJ Mercury
As a Filipino-American, she is active in Philippine typhoon relief. She is involved in campaigns against domestic violence. Perhaps more than anything, she views herself as a role model for young female athletes — specifically boxers — and continues to work with youths as an instructor at WestWind’s martial arts schools in Alameda and Berkeley — where she also trains. Read Full Story>>>.
