Manny Pacquiao lived up to the billing as the world’s current boxing king as he scored a lopsided win over Antonio Margarito at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Texas, to wrest the WBC Super Welterweight belt and raising his titles won to eight and the same number of weight categories, a phenomenal feat that will surely make a great dent in the sports of boxing.
The Filipinos who were egging on their hometown hero, for sure will have a grand time celebrating the rousing win whipped out by Pacquiao who is shorter by 4 and a half inches.
Pacquiao prevailed in twelve rounds as he dominated almost all of the bouts. He was a runaway winner in three judges. The judges handed him crisp scores of 120-108, 118-110, and 119-109 in favor of Pacquiao, a proof of Filipino’s sheer dominance of the match.
Many people are expecting for a knockout, but Margarito’s granite chin and heftier and bigger frame enabled him to escape being floored. But still, Pacquiao fashioned out a great spectacle as he displayed his awesome footwork, uncanny speed and peppery punching power. His powerful punches and combination truly give Margarito a lot of headache throughout the game.
The win will further bolster the grand standing of Pacquiao and at the same time cement his status as one of the best boxers in the world. He is now in the echelon enjoyed by the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Evander Holyfield and the list goes on.
Pacquiao made his country mighty proud again for the nth time, since Pacquiao already clobbered great names in the sports like Juan Manuel Marquez, Oscar Dela Hoya, EriK Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera.
One of the most feared and exciting boxer in the planet, Venezuelan Edwin
Valerio committed suicide while in jail for allegedly killing his wife. He was last seen hanging on his own clothes, which give speculations that, the death of Valerio was not suicide.
Known for his slam-bang action, brute force and ferocity in the ring, Valerio was being groomed as the next fighter that Manny faces which could’ve been a treat to all boxing pundits and aficionados worldwide.
Holding an impressive record of 27 wins and with no loss, the Venezuelan pug was the likely opponent for the Filipino champion and world welterweight champion Pacquiao.
“He was a sensational fighter, sensational,” Bob Arum said as he continued, “He was just electric. A complete crowd-pleasing style… I was grooming him as a great future opponent for Manny Pacquiao. That would have been a sensational fight.
The 28-year old Valerio is the current World Boxing Lightweight holder and was just recently been declared as “champion in recess,” after being jailed in March for mistreating his wife and was on a treatment for alcohol abuse.
Filipino boxing phenom Manny Pacquiao the undisputed pound-for-pound king scored a lopsided unanimous win over his defensive-minded opponent, Joshua Clottey of Ghana to preserve his WBO belt at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
After the fight, Pacquiao showed his intense desire to fight as he said, “Floyd Mayweather, if he wins over Shane Mosley,” and added. “I want the fight, because the people want to see the fight, but it’s up (Floyd Mayweather) if he wants to fight me.”
Pacquiao threw punches relentlessly as the Ghanian was reduced to a punching bag and a defensive sentinel, as his gloves seemed glued at his face, to prevent the onslaught of attacks launched by the faster, smarter and clearly the better fighter, that is, Manny Pacquiao.
The Filipinos fans were so disappointed at the Ghanian pride, as they favor a fight that is more of non-stop slam bang type of match rather than boring and dull defensive stance showed by Clottey.
Pacquiao unleashed a flurry of punches that outnumbers that of Clottey’s. Pacquiao outpunched his opponent by an overwhelming 3-1, to shellacked Clottey, which exhibits some of his noted dirty tactics in the match.
Around 50,994 showed up to witness the much-anticipated match at the vaunted Dallas Cowboys Stadium which boasts of sophisticated technology as the match will go down as the third largest crowd that showed up in the annals of US boxing history.
Pacquiao whipped out crisp combinations to the body and head, but the pesky and unyielding Clottey seemed to be resilient and an unwilling customer of becoming the latest knocked out victims of the vaunted boxer in Manny Pacquiao.
Clottey used his gloves to the hilt to withstand Pacquiao’s series of combinations that already brought down great names in boxing, such as Oscar Dela Hoya, Eric Morales, Juan Antonio Barrera, Manuel Marquez and many more.
Pacquiao even copies the moves of his tough opponent just to lure him to attack, but Clottey seemed focused in defending and at one point int he match, Pacquiao even threw a very funny Rabbit Punch (Punch from both hands at the same time, hehehe).
In the seventh round, Clottey’s corner encourages him to mix it up with the versatile Filipino fighter, but Clottey doesn’t takes chances and seemed keen on finishing the fight not pulled down by a knock out.
Clottey showed some brilliance in the ninth and tenth round, as he unleashed more punches hitting the Filipino ring icon with vicious right and hands and left uppercuts. Pacquiao countered quickly as he parried any momentum built by Clottey as he unleashed his own versions of powerful combinations
Pacquiao now totes a 51-3-2 record, with 38 knock outs and like a true blue champion even said, “He is tough. He is strong and he can punch.”
The durable Clottey showed great respect to Pacquiao as he said, “The best fighter I ever fought… It is really fast. This is the first time where I believe I lost a fight.” Clottey is now 35-4 with 20 knock outs.
Anabolic steroids use is illegal and void in most countries, in other words the use of such substance is prohibited in almost all sport events worldwide. Lately, Manny Pacquiao cried foul as he filed a lawsuit against Floyd Mayweather, for accusing him of steroids use, the megafight between them which is touted to earn an enormous amount of income was canceled. Mayweather Junior’s allegations was baseless and has no evidence to support his claims.
Here’s the dagger. How can one be benefited with the use of such performance enhancing drugs. In football, it will certainly add bulk and strength to a player. In bodybuilding it will allow to grow lean muscles. In boxing, nevertheless, it will enhance boxer to train even harder and in more extended time. The boxer’s muscle will tire out after a tremendous workout, but with steroids use it may help recover faster and can further help a boxer train even longer. Additionally, when combined with strength training, steroids may aid the growth of lean muscles that could help add fiery punching power.
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Tags: Anabolic steroids use, Ben Johnson, Fernando Vargas, Floyd Mayweather, Joshua Clottey, Manny Pacquiao, Marion Jones, megafight, Oscar Dela Hoya
Athletics, Bodybuilding, Boxing, Games | howitzer | 
March 9, 2010 7:15 am | 
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Like Manny Pacquiao who is a World Champion in multiple division, the four division world champion James “The Lights Out” Toney, says many Pacquiao will win against Floyd Mayweather, if the two squares off in the ring.
Toney who won four different world titles (middle weight, super middleweight, cruiserweight and heavy weight), give Mayweather a shot in the arm as the March 13 Mega fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather didn’t push through over the Mayweather’s demand for random Olympic Style blood testing procedure which is not really required in professional boxing.
“I love Floyd and I’m glad he is doing what he’s doing. But if you claim to be the best fighter in the world pound-for-pound fight! Don’t make excuses. According to Toney amid the accusations thrown by Mayweather’s camp which is deemed unfair and unfounded by the majority of boxing fans and writers. He said Pacquiao is one of those elite boxers, who are capable of amassing titles at different titles at different weight divisions.
“Pacquiao’s opting to knock Floyd out, Floyd’s my man, Floyd’s know it but I’m going to call it like I see it,” Toney said whilst added, “The things is this, do you know what a rabbit does when it gets backed in the corner? It faints and that’s what Floyd’s doing.”
The megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. was averted no thanks to the bogged down negotiations between the two camp. Mayweathers’ insistence of an Olympic Doping Test on the Filipino ring icon was too much to ask for and instead of inking a multi-million deal he will just be facing a lawsuit filed from Pacquiao.
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Tags: David Diaz, Edwin Valerio, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Joshua Clottey, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Oscar Dela Hoya, Paulie Malignaggi, Ricky Hatton, WBO welterweight Champion, Yuri Foreman
Boxing, Manny Pacquiao | howitzer | January 14, 2010 7:18 am | Comments (0)
The year 2009 was indeed a banner year for sports thanks to lightning fast Jamaican Sprinter Usain Bolt’s record-breaking feat in the centerpiece event of athletics which is the 100 meter dash at this year’s World Championships in Berlin Germany. This year Bolt clocked under 9.6 seconds for the 100m dash and shattered the world record he set in the Beijing Olympics.
Usain great strides in athletics truly imbued the emergence of sports in captivating and giving people some measure of pride across the planet . Sports is at its glorious moments as handful of marquee athletes continues to stamp their class on their respective fields of discipline. Manny Pacquiao provided the glamour and display of brute force and uncanny wits by pulling the rug from under Britain’s slugger Ricky Hatton and heftier and bigger Margarito Cotto with crisp and unassailable knockout wins.
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Athletics | howitzer | January 2, 2010 6:02 pm | Comments (0)
With the heavy, stinging and truly image damaging brickbats hurled on by the Mayweather camp, Manny Pacquiao the current world’s pound-for-pound king said that he will file a lawsuit against the ascerbic Floyd Mayweather et al.
Whether of not his mega-fight with Floyd will push through or not. Manny Pacquiao fumes with immense anger at the Mayweathers for acusing him of using steroids that helped him win great fights against touted opponents during his illustrous career as a premier boxer. Mayweather blasted Pacquiao with series of maligning attacks for the past several days. Pacquiao who nabs another accolade to add another triumph in his already bloated list of achievements as he nailed the 2009 fighter of the year by Boxing Scene for the third time in four years, hinted that Mayweather is afraid of facing him in the ring that he may lose the fight and tarnish his unbeated win-loss record slate. Pacquiao said that , Floyd Mayweather Jr, Floyd Mayweather Sr and Richard Schaefer claimed that he was into some kind of “roids”.
and what makes Pacquiao even more furious was the audio recording that was released in October, wherein Mayweather Jr. said that the Philippines is a producer of the best PEDs.
Pacquiao sain in an interview by Philboxing.com, “I can’t beleive these guys can lie without batting an eyelash and they would even make it appear that I am the culprit for the delay of the fight saying that I don’t want it to happen.”
The Mayweather camp wants Pacquiao to undergo the Olympic-style Doping Test aside from those required by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Pacquiao has no objective to these series of drug tests as he said “I will provide after the fight but not a day or two before, for obvious reasons.”
Floyd may be at the losing end with the pandemonium and havoc, the March 13 mega-fight that could help him earn the biggest paycheck in his career is doom to vanish in thin air, no thanks to his trash talking antics or perhaps just playing it chicken in facing the planet’s most revered boxer in the world, the Filipino Manny Pacquiao.
LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao’s potent speed and power and witty boxing skill smotherd Miguel Cotto’s determination and dream of instant boxing fame. Pacquiao unleashes another superb performance and extracted a another huge and overpowering win this time against the taller and heftier Cotto the reigning welterweight champion from Puerto Rico. Pacquiao floored Cotto with crisp combination in the third and fourth round and takes the light out on Cotto when the bout was halted by the referree after 55 seconds in the 12th round.
The Filipino pug the reigning Pound for Pound King utilized his lightning-fast speed and brute power from both hands to capture his seventh title in seven weight classes (the most and the most prolific by any boxer in the sports) and stalled himself as one of the greatest boxer of all time in the world. Cotto absorbed a huge beating from the boxing star that his face has swell and bloods flows a testament of the power generated by Pacquiao’s punches. Cotto showed great heart though he refused to wilt even as his corner tried to throw in the towel after the 11th round.
“I didn’t know from where the punches were coming,” Cotto said.
“It was a fought fight,” Pacquiao said and added, “I’m pretty sure the people in the Philippines are celebrating now and they’re very happy.”
The fight was billed as a 145-pound welterweight bout which is bound to go as a classic, and in the early rounds both of the contenders fought tooth and nail give fans great amount of excitement.
The overpowering victory of Pacquiao over Cotto added another feather on Pacquiao’s superb cap, that is, seven different classes such as the flyweight, super bantamweight, feather weight, super featherweight, lightweight and light welterweight.
Moreover, Pacquiao already dispatched great fighters like Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton and Oscar Dela Hoya.
Millions of Filipinos in the Philippines and all over the world was ecstatic and jubilant with the colossal victory eked out by Manny Pacquiao, as they were on a celebration frenzy and expect the win to be the subject of discussion on Filipino households in the weeks to come.
A possible blockbuster is currently on the works agains boastful yet talented Floyd Mayweather, and Freddie Roach Pacquiao’s powerhouse tactician wants Mayweather to be the next target.
Tags: Erik Morales, feather weight, Floyd Mayweather, flyweight, Freddie Roach, Juan Manuel Marquez, light welterweigh, lightweight, Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, Miguel Cotto, Oscar Dela Hoya, Puerto Rico, Ricky Hatton, super bantamweight, super featherweight
Games | howitzer | November 18, 2009 8:06 pm | Comments (0)
Manny Pacquiao lived up to the billing as the world’s current boxing king as he scored a lopsided win over Antonio Margarito at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium, Texas, to wrest the WBC Super Welterweight belt and raising his titles won to eight and the same number of weight categories, a phenomenal feat that will surely make a great dent in the sports of boxing.
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