MANILA: Manny Pacquiao will enter the ring for boxing’s “fight of the century” with an entire country in his corner as the Philippines grinds to a halt to dementedly cheer on its favorite son against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Streets will be empty on fight day — Sunday morning local time — as a nation of 100 million cheers its “National Fist” in huge open-air screenings, cinemas, bars and homes.