Now that Manny Pacquiao has added a few million dollars more to his pocket, perhaps he should seriously think about hiring an English teacher.

In a post-fight interview, he was asked to give a message to his Filipino fans. He began by saying, "Thanks for the God …"

Susmaryosep!

Don’t get me wrong. I’m proud at what the Pacman accomplished, but I would have been prouder if he was able to speak English intelligibly. Perhaps Erik Morales is smarter in this aspect. He spoke in his native Spanish with a translator beside him.

His English notwithstanding, Pacquiao definitely finished with a flair. I’m glad it ended by round 3. I’m one of those poor Filipinos who have to suffer the indignity of watching ABS-CBN, wading through endless commercials, just to watch two boxers pummel each other. Good thing it was Pacquiao who was doing most of the pummeling.

I also had to shut off my cell phone because I knew the fight would end much earlier than the super-delayed (not slightly-delayed, excuse me) telecast and I didn’t want to know the result beforehand.

In their second fight, the 10th round knockout was anti-climactic for me. There were just too many commercials and much of them featured, well … Manny Pacquiao. I didn’t know whether I wanted to jubilate or puke. I was almost tempted to root for Morales.

So this last fight was a blessing in that ABS-CBN was stopped from foisting its greed upon me and millions of other Filipinos who can’t afford pay-per-view.

I guess I can forgive Manny Pacquiao for mangling the English language.