Comments Thread For: The Rise Of Mercito Gesta – Kid Gloves Not Required

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By Jake Donovan - There’s a stale and generic formula that far too many managers and promoters follow these days when they get their hands on a blue-chip prospect.

Keep the kid busy and eventually work your ways towards televised dates… but not against anyone who poses any risk of pulling off an upset. Big punchers and slick boxers need not apply for the role of opponent.

Upgrade the competition… but only in name value, and make sure that name is forced to move up at least one division above his usual fighting weight.

Play it safe until a title shot is around the corner… but hold out until the weakest possible titlist becomes available (or better yet, when a title becomes vacant), and then still demand the world and beyond in pursuing said title fight.

Mercito Gesta has the look of a future star. He’s undefeated, which always helps in today’s fickle market. He’s Filipino and a southpaw, which can both work to his advantage (piggybacking off of Manny Pacquiao’s fame) and to his detriment (absorbing the unfair burden of becoming the next Manny Pacquiao). [Click Here To Read More]

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"the next manny pacquiao"........how many times have i read that

[Chaconlittlered]

How about him being the next Mercito Gesta fucc Manny the dudes a legend stop this before this kid ends up like every manny wannabe

[JakeNDaBox]

I thought that was the whole point that I was making, that the kid is good on his own?

[PRBOXINGCOTTO]

the next pacquiao lol i will check him out but i doubt hes any good a record like that and i have not heard of him he must not be impressive i will def check him out though friday

[TuRoK'em]

the next pacquiao lol i will check him out but i doubt hes any good a record like that and i have not heard of him he must not be impressive i will def check him out though friday

no one cares what u think so STFU

[JakeNDaBox]

Ok let me say this for the hearing and visual impaired...

HE IS NOT BEING MADE OUT TO BE THE NEXT MANNY PACQUAIO. THAT'S THE POINT OF HIS INSISTING THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF.

That is all

[PainKiller]

Ok let me say this for the hearing and visual impaired...

HE IS NOT BEING MADE OUT TO BE THE NEXT MANNY PACQUAIO. THAT'S THE POINT OF HIS INSISTING THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF.

That is all

Jake you don't need to explain yourself to the ******s.

You are the best writer here full stop.

[PainKiller]

Ok let me say this for the hearing and visual impaired...

HE IS NOT BEING MADE OUT TO BE THE NEXT MANNY PACQUAIO. THAT'S THE POINT OF HIS INSISTING THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF.

That is all

The kid himself even said because I am filipino and southpaw, we will get comapred, but that is the only thing we have in common.

[Chaconlittlered]

Ok let me say this for the hearing and visual impaired...

HE IS NOT BEING MADE OUT TO BE THE NEXT MANNY PACQUAIO. THAT'S THE POINT OF HIS INSISTING THAT HE WANTS TO MAKE A NAME FOR HIMSELF.

That is all

Then for the love of god don't write stories of him yet cause fans are tired of reading about pinoy fighters and usually there the next Manny let the kid grow once he beats someone good like Rios beating Peterson I mean I don't recall reading to much about Rios until he beat Teron then he beats Peterson have not too many articles on him reason I mention Rios same division as Gesto.