Manny Pacquiao gets a chuckle out of meeting his mini doppelganger
MACAU – Manny Pacquiao sat placidly throughout much of Wednesday's news conference at the Venetian Macao until promoter Bob Arum introduced Kwanpichit Onesongchaigym.
As Onesongchaigym, who fights double gold medalist Zou Shiming on the pay-per-view portion of Saturday's card (Sunday in China), walked to the microphone to make a few remarks, Pacquiao did a double take and then laughed heartily.
Onesongchaigym combed his hair forward like Pacquiao does and could be mistaken for his (much smaller) twin brother. Pacquiao several times shot glances at Onesongchaigym as if he could hardly believe what he was seeing.
When Pacquiao and Chris Algieri, who meet in the main event of Satuday's bout, were posing for photos, Onesongchaigym jumped between them.
Algieri played along with the joke. He pointed at Onesongchaigym with a quizzical look on his face and held up two fingers, as if he were facing two Pacquiaos.
Onesongchaigym (27-0, 12 KOs) was a good sport and played along, but said he doesn't want to be known for looking like Pacquiao.
"It's better for me if they think I fight like him [rather] than I look like him," Onesongchaigym said.
