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Saturday, August 4, 2012

The Petite Boxer - The "David" Of Our Times


Mark Anthony Barriga - you may have lost your fight for a quarterfinal slot in boxing but you've done you incredible best to fight toe to toe with a former Olympic silver medalist Khazakh. What you have shown in the ring was pure gallantry. Fighting for your country and knowing that you're the only hope for a medal contention was quite an enormous challenge.

The weight of expectations in your shoulder wasn't easy to bear yet you've focused and showed the whole world that a Filipino fighter never back down. That a Filipino fighter is always mission-ready to accept whatever challenge he may in. The slimmest margin of 1 point (17-16) was enough of a testament and proved that you were up on the world stage. That a story of David fighting a Goliath wasn't a myth but a true legend. And you've gracefully displayed it on the ring and helped us remember the story.


Perhaps, only few of us Filipinos will trek the road where Mark stands but let his story serves as an inspiration to all young boxing enthusiasts that hard work, devotion, and dedication are few of the many attitudes that an aspirant must possess.

Good luck on your next endeavors and hopefully when BRAZIL 2016 comes, you'll be headlining the country for an impressive win. Thank you for representing us Filipinos and our country. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU."

9 comments:

  1. I was just searching what happened to him on net but there you are hohoh anyways its sad that he had lost in his fight for some olympic medal but what he had done i guess was a big deal for us i mean he fought for our country and that made me so proud

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  2. i heard government were lacking for support for our athletes i mean the facilities the equipment were not enough maybe thats why olympic gold is far by reach hmmm maybe paquiao and other rich athletes must collaborate with government to help our athletes maybe a sports center for all atheles or something like that

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  3. Yeah, that's the attitude Mecoy. Even though he'd lost in his bid my respect remains strong. It's not easy to come up in the ring, fight with all your strength and at the end of the bout, you'll loss. It's a big blow that sometimes others can't handle. But knowing how sport our boxers are, they show a graceful acceptance of defeat. I am still proud of him at 18, he's already and Olympian.

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  4. Maybe our government should really put focus on the grassroots level of sports to produce potential medalists. And corruption must be stopped inside the sport's body. You're right, we should improve in our facilities because it can help a lot. Having modern facilities for training under a conducive condition boost the morale of every athlete. Full backing-up from the government must be seen.

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  5. I actually cannot fully blame the government. I personally want them to focus more on fixing the political and economic difficulties that we're going through before anything else. If its all done, then they must start reaching out to our athletes and everybody else who represents the country. Also, I believe that athleticism comes from within. It doesn't depend on training facilities of whatnot, rather on self determination and passion. Just take a look at our dragon boat team who worked their asses off on our dirty rivers. They became world champions.

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  6. Every athlete representing the Philippines is certainly worth praising! Win or lose, they are still our pride!

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  7. I haven't watched the full coverage of the match but I felt every piece of the excitement since I'm exchanging text messages with a friend during the fight. And judging from my friend's updates, it's enough for me to feel proud.

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  8. Mark Anthony Barriga will always be a Champion in our hearts! Mabuhay ka Mark!

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  9. Haven't watched any of the Olympics game but I think he did a good job. :) Thumbs up!

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