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      Who said the following: “Chess is one of the sports I love because I played chess even before I became a boxer.”

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      14 Comments

      1. Anonymous Reply
        May 21, 2013 at 8:22 pm

        Emmanuel “Manny” Dapidran Pacquiao, who is sponsoring the Asian Continental Chess Championship.

      2. Anonymous Reply
        May 21, 2013 at 8:23 pm

        Emmanuel “Manny” Dapidran Pacquiao who is sponsoring the Asian Continental Chess Championship.

      3. Anonymous Reply
        May 21, 2013 at 8:56 pm

        I believe the one who said that is Manny Pacquiao.

      4. Anonymous Reply
        May 21, 2013 at 8:59 pm

        Manny Pacquiao (also known as Pacman) made that statement.

        Danny G

      5. Anonymous Reply
        May 21, 2013 at 9:01 pm

        Tyson.

      6. Anonymous Reply
        May 21, 2013 at 9:08 pm

        Chess is one of the sports I love because I played chess even before I became a boxer,” Pacquiao told The STAR last night, in Filipino.

      7. Anonymous Reply
        May 21, 2013 at 9:08 pm

        Chess is one of the sports I love because I played chess even before I became a boxer,” Pacquiao told The STAR last night, in Filipino.

      8. Anonymous Reply
        May 21, 2013 at 9:10 pm

        Manny Pacquiao, of course.

      9. Wes Emmett Reply
        May 21, 2013 at 9:19 pm

        I guess Lennox Lewis, who was a very keen chess player. But actually a number of top boxers have played chess. Terry Marsh, an English boxer in the late 80s was a county chess champion.

      10. Anonymous Reply
        May 21, 2013 at 10:17 pm

        MAnny ‘ Pacman’ Pacquiao–by Tsekmate

      11. Anonymous Reply
        May 21, 2013 at 10:27 pm

        Wladimir Klitchko

      12. Anonymous Reply
        May 22, 2013 at 12:29 am

        manny pacquiao

      13. Anonymous Reply
        May 22, 2013 at 2:38 am

        Floyd “MONEY” Mayweather

      14. Anonymous Reply
        May 22, 2013 at 3:13 am

        Manny Pacquiao!!!

        http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/05/21/13/pacman-boxer-preacher-chess-player

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