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Manny Pacquiao does more than make Filipino hearts swell with pride and lower the crime rate to almost zero during a fight. On a micro-scale—the family unit, the level that matters the most—he opens the opportunity for kids to learn what winning is all about, especially in this time and age when victory means crushing the enemy and gloating.

LAS VEGAS—IT WAS SHORT, SWIFT AND MERCILESS, and the end surprised Manny Pacquiao as much as it stunned Ricky Hatton into oblivion.

Manny Pacquiao throw a tremendous right hook in Hatton’s jaw. It was actually the second KO. Everybody was still in shock and everyone is still discussing all the things that happened tonight.

MANILA - The streets of the Philippines could resemble a ghost town for a few hours on Sunday morning as everyone from taxi drivers to petty thieves makes time to watch Manny Pacquiao’s fight against Ricky Hatton.