by Dennis "dSource" Guillermo examiner.com
Those who do not understand the gravity of the alleged actions taken by one Kelly Swanson, publicists of Golden Boy Promotions, against Philippine personnel and fans during the press conference of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley in LA are either simply shortsighted or insensitive simply because the issue does not affect them.
Leave it to Top Rank head honcho Bob Arum to put things in perspective.
In an exclusive interview I did with Arum this morning regarding the issues I just brought up, Arum flat out blasted the actions against Philippine media men and asked for the banishment of whoever is responsible for instituting the said rules.
Whether Swanson was acting on her own discretion or had orders from Team Mayweather is unclear but what is however is that a line has been crossed.
Whatever happened to freedom of speech? And the fact that Floyd Mayweather Jr. brought this issue upon himself together with Golden Boy Promotions with their insinuations and constant mentions implicating Manny Pacquiao and the country of the Philippines with performance enhancing drugs and cheating, how come astute members of Philippine media who are seasoned professionals in their craft, have to be filtered and excluded in any form of way in their search for the truth? Read Full Story
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