Buboy Fernandez further agreed that Pacquiao wasn’t accepted into the Philippines national team during his amateur days. Fernandez served as Pacquiao’s trainer after he had a temporary falling out with Freddie Roach. Apart from being Manny Pacquiao’s trainer, Buboy is also a vice mayor of a Polangui town in Albay.
The relationship between Manny Pacquiao and Buboy Fernandez
Manny Pacquiao and Buboy Fernandez grew up together on the streets of General Santos City or GenSan as it is commonly known. Pacquiao forced Buboy to follow him to Manila, where the future eleven-time world champion was shaping his career. Buboy had to work as a janitor since the coach wouldn’t allow him to bunk in the gym for free.
However, Manny Pacquiao could only bear to see his friend at the end of a mop for so long. Despite several protests from Buboy, ‘Pacman’ forced him to pick up the mitts one day and the rest is history. Recalling the hard times, Buboy Fernandez told The Sunday Herald:
Buboy Fernandez is the only person to be in Manny Pacquiao’s corner for all of his 71 bouts. However, one that particularly stands out is Pacquiao’s fourth and final outing against Juan Manuel Marquez in December 2012.
Despite dominating Marquez for the larger part of five rounds, Pacquiao found himself on the receiving end of a spectacular knockout in the sixth. As he regained consciousness, the first person ‘Pacman’ asked for was none other than his best friend Buboy Fernandez. Fernandez was already there smiling at him after shooing away cageside doctors.
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