Charice had a sexy look during the national anthem. Her sexy look was first revealed at Shang Rila Plaza Mall entitled: ‘Women of Allure 2011 Photo Exhibit’.

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Jude Bautista

Arguably, there was a bigger showdown between the anthems than the main event. Charice Pempengco of Glee fame sang the Philippine national anthem (Lupang Hinirang) while Tyrese Gibson of the Fast and the Furious 5 sang the ‘Star Spangled Banner’. Mosley was not able to back up his claim knocking out Manny Pacquiao, far from it. Pacquiao outscored him every single round and even knocked him down on the 3^rd round. Sports fans yearned for more action than Sugar was willing to engage in.

The sexiness or maturity of Charice the teen star was first revealed at Shang Rila Plaza Mall entitled: ‘Women of Allure 2011 Photo Exhibit’. The exhibit was organized by Phil. Star and sponsored by SMART Gold

The vocalists in the pre fight ceremonies were an interesting sidelight. Charice had a sexier look with long straight hair and dress. The sexiness or maturity of the teen star was first revealed at Shang Rila Plaza Mall entitled: ‘Women of Allure 2011 Photo Exhibit’. The exhibit was organized by Phil. Star and sponsored by SMART Gold. It also featured other Filipina celebs such as: Kris Aquino, Grace Poe Llamanzares, Jasmine Maierhofer and many more. Charice has an upcoming movie project with Nicole Richie and has a hit single written by Bruno Mars entitled ‘Before it Explodes’.

Tyrese Gibson had a freer rein starting off slowly and low with a more emotional almost bluesy ending.

In spite of Charice ‘new look’, the Americans may have gotten the best of us Filipinos with the addition of Jamie Foxx singing ‘Americathe Beautiful’. Her rendition of the anthem was the most accurate based on the rules often harped by the National Historical Institute. It made Charice’ normally sparkling and powerful voice sound like she was interpreting it for a marching band.  While Tyrese Gibson had a freer rein starting off slowly and low with a more emotional almost bluesy ending. He gave a touching greeting, “God bless our troops for keepingAmericasafe.” Jamie Foxx also had a jazzy and emotional interpretation of his song accompanied by a lone bugle and snare drum.

Jamie Foxx also had a jazzy and emotional interpretation of “America the Beautiful”

The National Historical Institute has always been known for criticizing the best Filipino singers’ interpretations of our national anthem. Martin Nievera and even Arnel Pineda who sang the anthem in previous Pacquiao bouts were assailed by historians who wanted an exact replica of the beat and rhythm of the anthem. Safeguarding the faithfulness is understandable. At the same time the composition is a hundred years old or more. Making very slight changes especially ones that adapt to the voice and style of the singer, for me is acceptable. As long as it’s done with respect and dignity, the way Tyrese gave his own touch can yield better results.

Comedienne Rose Anne Barr, farting and burping her version of theU.S.national anthem (for an MLB game) was deplorable and disgusting. She received a lot of much deserved criticism for it. But the voices of Martin Nievera and Arnel Pineda which they gave to the best of their abilities makes Filipinos appreciate the anthem even more. The NHI restrained what could’ve been a very memorable performance for Charice.

LL’s rapped his hit ‘Mama Said Kock You Out’ which has become popular with fight fans across the world.

The walk ins by the fighters also had their own mini battle. LL Cool J rapped live in front of Sugar Shane as he walked in. LL’s rapped his hit ‘Mama Said Kock You Out’ which has become popular with fight fans across the world. Few people know that LL was part of Run DMC’s entourage before he became a successful rapper himself. Today LL is more known for his role as special Agent Sam Hana in NCIS: Los Angeles.

The strong guitar rifts in “Eye of the Tiger” signaled the entry of Pacquiao. Jimi Jamison, lead singer for the band Survivor who performed the hit for the film Rocky III rocked out for the walk in. This was one of the most spectacular walk ins and anthems done in any sporting event.

MP's lovely wife Jinkee, his Mommy D stayed home confident that her son would win 'even without me'

Jimi Jamison in an interview with Elie Sekbach for ES News said, “The song is no.1 inGermanyright now which blew my mind.” Jamison related that he received an email invite to perform for Pacquaio. “I said Hell yeah! I’m a huge Manny fan and never met him before, but we’re pretty good buddies now. That guy was the most challenging boxer I’ve seen. I’ve been watching boxing since Cassius Clay. I’ve seen Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler all those guys. They were all great but nobody has shown me the total package as Manny has. I’m not just saying that because we’re friends. I’m a friend of a lot of boxers.” On a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. he thinks the outcome is clear. “Floyd will lose his cool in the middle of the fight and Manny will rip his head off! I really do, I think Manny’s gonna tear him up.”