PAC/Cotto 24/7 episode 1

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I enjoyed this episode very much. I think the display of both the Filipino and Puerto Rican cultures were a breath of fresh are to the 24/7 series. The soundtrack was awesome. I think I heard the song "El Cantante" and also a song played during the pool hall scene in "Carlito's Way." Sick! The Filipinos are a strong people and I pray for there road to recovery. Crazy how the group of folks were surfing down a river on a pile of banana leaves. The turmoil in Pac camp: usual Pac camp drama. Definitely concerned about Cotto's young trainer but Cotto's been training himself for awhile so I think he'll be ok. Also thought the Castillo segment was cool.

I was kinda shocked and amazed when I saw that clip. I have been watching/monitoring those 3 major typhoons on PhilTV news. But they didn't get to capture that footage. Brilliant job by HBO crew.

I got the feeling that 24/7 is turning out to be like MTV's Real World. A little early to tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing. I hope the 2nd episode is better than the 1st one. I hope they show more sparring.

[Chino]

Some people seem to have mixed feelings about 24/7 showing the boxers' lives but that is what 24/7 is all about, right? We'll see the fight in a few weeks anyways but 24/7 presents us with a bit more about how they live, a basic insight on their training, and so on. We didn't have 24/7 before and no other show presented the boxers to us the way 24/7 does and hyped the fight so it's all good for me .

Aaaaaanyways, I just saw it today on my iPod (free HBO podcasts from iTunes) and I think Pac's camp picking Jose Luis Castillo for a sparring partner was a good choice. He has some similarities to Cotto: speed, body attack, movements, etc.

[josef4334]

episode 1 has a bad image of pacquiao.... and to top it off.. those mutha effin politicians keep disturbing him.. those popularity hungry people... anyway... cant wait for the fight to happen.. gotta be great. both are game and willing to risk.. so its gonna be great.


btw.. when i saw that clip of cotto coming out the pool i knew diane would make it her sig vid..