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Round 1# Okay folks this fight is underway. Manny! “Manny!” The crowd is chanting for the Pac Man Okay? De La Hoya misses with a big uppercut. Seeing them in the ring, Oscar is the taller of the fighters, but Manny has real muscle on him. Ooh! Manny lands a big shot to Oscar’s head! Manny is obviously the quicker fighter. Oscar throws a nice combination. Manny is on the attack and is moving more quickly. And Oscar gets Manny against the ropes! Oscar lands couple of big shots, but then Manny moves. A very entertaining first round and I give round 1 to Pacquiao.

Round 2# Oscar backs Manny against the ropes, but then Manny lands a good left. Oscar isn’t moving around nearly as well as Manny is, although Oscar is using his reach to his advantage when he can. Oscar is trying to back Manny against the ropes, while Manny is trying to keep the fight in the center of the ring. Oscar already has a welt on the side of his eye. Manny lands a body shot and then moves away before Oscar can answer it. Manny lands a big uppercut. Nice straight left hand from Manny. Manny has landed more punches in the second round and shown Oscar that he belongs in the tank. I give round 2 to Pacquiao.

Round 3# Oscar is trying hard to back Manny against the ropes but so far he can’t keep him there. Oscar throw’s a very hard right hand but can’t connect. Oscar finally backs Manny up and lands a good left hook, but again, Manny moves away and lands a solid punch in the middle of the ring. Oscar landed a shot to the belt line, and he’s showing some power, but Manny is just so much quicker that Oscar doesn’t have much of an answer. I give round 3 to Pacquiao.

Round 4# Freddie Roach has told Pacquiao, between rounds, “That Oscar was slow.”Big left hands from Manny to Oscar’s head hurt Oscar, although Oscar also landed a good straight right. Manny is coming in with his left hands, and they’re trading, with Manny getting the better of the exchange. Now Manny comes in with a right hook. Oscar backs Manny off with his best series of jabs so far in the fight. A big body shot and then a hard straight punch to the head for Manny. Manny is landing punches at will and moving away before Oscar can respond. I give round 4 to Pacquiao.

Round 5# Oscar lands a good right at the start of the round. Manny lands a good left and a good right, and then Oscar responds with an even better left and right. Manny is just abusing Oscar because he’s so much faster with both his hands and his feet. It’s a sensational showing for Manny, just peppering Oscar with punches all over the place. Good shot to the body by Oscar and then some left hooks to the head, and Oscar finally gets some offense going. It took him a long time, but Oscar finally showed Manny that he could do some damage. I call it even.

Round 6# Manny looks a little bit winded, but Oscar looks broken down. Harold Lederman has given the first five rounds to Pacquiao, has have I. Oscar is backing off and hoping to catch Manny making a mistake. Manny landed a punch that I thought was low, but the ref didn’t say anything about it. They’re mixing it up and Oscar is looking angry and frustrated with Manny’s superior hand speed. Manny lands another straight left, which Oscar isn’t able to block, even though he is keeping his hands up. A good combination from Manny late in the round, and I give round 6 to Pacquiao.

Round 7# Freddie Roach told Manny between rounds to keep the fight in the middle of the ring. Oscar threw a right hand that Manny was able to avoid. Manny is continuing to land effective punches and then back away before Oscar can do anything about it. Manny has Oscar trapped in the corner and is just toying with him. Manny is working Oscar over real good about now. Oscar seem’s to be baffled? he isn’t doing anything other than trying to cover himself up. I give round 7 to Pacquiao.

Round 8# Oscar’s corner is concerned and telling him that their going to throw in the towel if he doesn’t start throwing punches. Oscar swings and misses and Manny bashes him against the ropes. I don’t know if Oscar can take much more of this. Manny continues to just pummel Oscar against the ropes, and Oscar can’t do a thing about it. Give Oscar credit for staying up, but he just can’t do anything against Manny. Oscar gets some offense going and lands a few punches, but Manny doesn’t look hurt by them at all, and he comes right back and bashes Oscar in the corner. I give round 8 to Pacquiao.

Round 9# Whoa! And Oscar can’t answer the bell for the ninth round! It’s all over, “It not the size of the dogg in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dogg! And the Pac Man Wins by TKO!

Many novice smokers have embarrassed themselves trying to smoke a cigar with the same frantic, huff-and-puff energy that goes into cigarette smoking. But cigars aren’t cigarettes, any more than cheap beer is fine wine, and just as you’d never guzzle a fine Cabernet Sauvignon, you shouldn’t just inhale a cigar.

The first question to consider is, of course, the quality of the cigar. Handmade cigars are generally considered best. Machine-rolled cigars use scraps and bits of tobacco, rolled together, while handmade cigars use entire leaves, blended with specially-picked filler leaves to create a rich, full, subtle taste. Otherwise, remember the “wrapper rule”: cigars wrapped in darker paper will tend to be sweeter, while lighter wrappers often denote a drier taste.

The second question for many cigar smokers is whether to smoke with the band on or off. The bands, which wrap around the cigar and give the cigar’s brand name or manufacturer, was first introduced in 1850 by manufacturer Gustave Bock to set his high-quality Havana handmade cigars apart from knockoff brands. If you’re smoking in the UK, where smoking with the band on has long been considered gauche, a form of bragging, you’ll want to remove the band. Some smokers also collect bands, as a way of remembering all the different experiences they’ve had with cigars. Otherwise, it’s up to you.

The next step is to cut the cap of the cigar, which must be removed so that air can flow through. Most cigar fans have small guillotines, which cut right across the top of the cigar. (You can usually purchase one from the same place where you buy your cigars - or bum one from a friend.) Some smokers still bite off the top of cigars, an unappetizing and possibly unhealthy alternative. Cigar “punches” and “piercers” (or V-cutters) are also available. Choose the method that’s best for you, and keep your cutter sharpened.

How to light? Steer clear of paper matches, which will only stay live long enough to light a small portion of the cigar. You need a full flame that will cover the entire head of the cigar. Wooden matches may work, though it’s recommended that you let the sulphur burn off the tip of the match before lighting.

Butane lighters are free of odor and taste and are the favorite method for many smokers, as are “torch” lighters. Whatever you prefer, make sure you turn the cigar as you light it (”turn and burn,” experienced smokers say), so that the entire cigar is lit. Some aficiandos believe it’s a bad idea to let the flame touch the cigar and prefer to use a lit cedar strip, but many American smokers argue that this is just a bit of unnecessary European pretension.

Inhaling the smoke is unnecessary and dangerous. Once again, cigars are not cigarettes. You pull the smoke into your mouth and, like a wine taster, allow its flavor to saturate your palate, without allowing the smoke into your lungs. For this reason, cigar smoking is more taste-oriented and less harmful to your health than cigarette-smoking.

The taste of the smoke varies depending on the tobacco type and the sorts of flavors added by the makers, as well as the age of the cigar, the conditions in which it’s been stored, and many other factors. Regardless, the taste is richer, fuller and subtler than that of cigarettes, and many people who don’t enjoy cigarette-smoking have found that they like the taste or odor of cigars.

The cigar can be stopped from burning and “finished” later, though its taste quality quickly declines (like that of an open bottle of wine) the longer it’s left half-smoked. It’s a better idea to wait until you have time to fully savor the taste, beginning to end.

As for the aftertaste, try a drink containing citric acid (such as orange juice or lemon-flavored liqueurs), followed by a hard cheese and, eventually, a good tooth-brushing. (You’d be brushing your teeth anyway, right?) After-dinner mints can help, too.

Most of all, remember what worked this time. Cigar smoking - again, like wine - is a pleasure that should improve with age.

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