I hadn’t seen the first episode of Pacquiao-Cotto 24/7 when I posted my buddy Alekos Orendain’s review earlier, so it was Rafe Bartholomew who gave me a heads up that Alekos had left out a crazy moment in his post.

And boy, it was a holy fucking shit moment.

Freddie Roach was concerned about the weather in Baguio, and talked Manny Pacquiao into moving out of the storm-ravaged city as soon as possible. The next day, however, Roach discovered that Pacquiao had changed his mind, as he was busy meeting with Sen. Manny Villar. Pacquiao had previously announced his plans to seek a seat in the House of Representatives, while Villar has spent the better part of the last three years working on his presidential campaign for next year’s elections.



(When I asked Alekos about this, he answered: “I didn’t know what to say, it was too much of a WTF moment for me.”)

I don’t know if Villar would make a good president, but over the past few weeks, it’s become apparent that he’s not the greatest guy in the world. Consider:

1. He’d been spending most of his time hanging out with that lowlife scumbag Willie Revillame.


2. His campaign had gained notoriety around the Internet for distributing relief goods that bore his name and campaign slogan.


3. He dropped in on camp in the middle of Manny Pacquiao’s training, presumably to discuss politics, a distraction that irks trainer Freddie Roach so much that he threatens to bolt.

If Pacquiao ends up losing to Cotto, I’m totally blaming Villar. Although it would be funny if it turned out that Roach was indignant about Villar’s presence because the trainer was a big Noynoy fan.