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    It was so crazy, Caplan said, that television cameras there waiting to interview Pacquiao had to settle for his trainer, Freddie Roach. "Even Mike Tyson didn't have the drawing power that Manny Pacquiao has right now ... Mike was always the biggest guy training and the attention was always there at the airports. But the way Manny Pacquiao arrived the other day, I never saw a crowd like that. People were swarming to try to get a touch or a look at Manny Pacquiao." American talk shows have taken notice because Pacquiao this week was a guest on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." Full Article at Long Beach Press-Telegram
    Even Mike Tyson didn't have the drawing power that Manny Pacquiao has right now ... Mike was always the biggest guy training and the attention was always there at the airports. But the way Manny Pacquiao arrived the other day, I never saw a crowd like that. People were swarming to try to get a touch or a look at Manny Pacquiao.
    SOURCE: Long Beach Press-Telegram 3 weeks ago
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BOXING: Pacquiao inspires in, out of ring
  1. When the typhoon hit Manila pretty hard, Manny went down there on a Sunday to help the people out and I asked him not to go because I thought it was dangerous ... But it was his day off and he went to Manila and helped as much as he could.
    SOURCE: Long Beach Press-Telegram 3 weeks ago
  2. I felt so bad ... I do have to focus on my training because I have to prepare. But I try to help the people in my country as much as I can.
    SOURCE: Long Beach Press-Telegram 3 weeks ago
  3. He brightens up a room ... He's got class and a great smile. Manny Pacquiao is an endearing person and a great fighter.
    SOURCE: Long Beach Press-Telegram 3 weeks ago
  4. It was pandemonium like there were thousands, the way they rushed him. As soon as he appeared coming out of customs, they swarmed him. It was like the Beatles.
    SOURCE: Long Beach Press-Telegram 3 weeks ago

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