by Glenn Wilson
Everybody has that one little kid in their neighborhood that feels compelled to run his mouth to everyone else, including mouthing off to the adults. It is usually that same kid that you see routinely aggravating your fenced in dog. When you finally confront the boy he lets you know that he isn't scared of your dog. Of course not, the dog is in a fence. But suppose I open the fence, my money is going to be on the dog in a fair fight.
But the boy continues running his mouth, disrespecting you and your dog. And as he walks away all you can think is, "one day that dog will get loose and then heaven help you."
Much has been my thought process every since we found out that the Manny Pacquiao-Bob Arum phone call showed Manny in a new light. The angry Manny. The Manny that has been waiting to get out.
It got me thinking, what fighter would the angry Manny fight like. It was simple, my boxing idol, Roberto Duran. Not the Duran of later years, but the 135 pound Duran who was considered one of the best fighters of all time. Also, possibly the one who most enjoyed inflicting pain on opponents.
What made Duran different was the shear hatred that he had for opponents. After stopping Ray Lampkin and sending him to the hospital, Roberto replied, "Next time, I'll put him in the morgue."
This was a man that even Mike Tyson idolized.
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