LET’S GET IT ON – Poor, nobody and hungry

By Neil Bravo
There is reason to think there’s a purpose why Pope Francis has declared 2015 as The Year of the Poor and we have to reflect on this.
Now, why am I going spiritual? Because all things had to go down being rooted to one’s soul.
Even Manny Pacquiao’s fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Manny’s spiritual side is unquestionable. I went to a Catholic school and studied a dozen years of religion but I believe Manny has read more pages in the bible than I did.
I appreciate Manny’s religious side and I personally believe it will toll heavily on his preparations for this most important fight of his life.
Manny had to do something different than the 45 beaten opponents of Mayweather that gave him a perfect 47-0 record. He fought two challengers twice—Marcos Maidana and Jose Luis Castillo–in a career that is notably marked with just two rematches and no trilogies.
To get a different result, he should fight in a different way.
First, Manny had to go back to his roots—to be “poor” again, to be “nobody” again, and to be “hungry” again.
Poor, nobody, and hungry. That’s the way it should be.
The other day, he took a break from his training and toured a mansion in LA that he is about to buy for his family. I hate that to be honest. You don’t shop in the middle of training camp, let alone if you are Floyd.
Manny can think about mansions and cars after this fight. But first things first, he had to be as I said–poor, nobody and hungry.
If Manny is starting to count his money before the fight and see mansions and cars as very affordable commodities now, he is simply fighting for the money. Some people in his circle see money ahead in this fight and may start to miss the bigger picture—that is Manny beating The Money.
Greed could be his worse enemy.
If need be, Manny should start closing the eyes of the public and make himself scarce. Shut the doors of Wild Card and jog without the throng of minions who just wanted to be inside the video frame when the cameras roll. It’s Rocky Balboa time again. In seclusion. Only the face of Mayweather in his mind.
If you break this fight down, it will go simply this way–Manny is all about respect. Mayweather is all about ego.
How hard Manny want to put that “O” in Floyd’s record will start from him being zero, zilch, zip.
Poor, nobody, and hungry.
Unleash the fire in your belly, Manny. Like you have never eaten steak.
Make Mayweather your dinner and our very own lunch on May 2. Medium rare. The bloody the better.
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