GENERAL SANTOS CITY: Boxing hero Manny Pacquiao still has to decide when to hang his gloves but many young boys from this city--his hometown--are already training to try those lucky gloves of the local pride for size.

The aspiring boxers here believe their future is in the boxing gym, not in school, as they see how the world is abuzz over what is dubbed as “The Fight of the Century” with a prize pot said to reach $400 million.

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