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Roach gives Pacquiao A+
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ?Freddie Roach was right on target in predicting that Manny Pacquiao would stop David Diaz in nine rounds and was compelled to give a grade of A+ based on his fighter?s overpowering performance.
A few weeks ago, Roach told the Bulletin that it was not likely that Pacquiao would take Read Full Story >>>Outclassed Diaz needs to rest or retire
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach said David Diaz, who absorbed a terrible beating from Manny Pacquiao, should spend a little time before he makes his next move.
Roach even went to the extent of saying Diaz, at 32, can consider retirement.
?I?d like to see him retire or probably at least take a six-mo Read Full Story >>> Roach gives Manny a high ?A-plus?
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach was so impressed with Manny Pacquiao?s performance against David Diaz that he gave his favorite pupil an ?A-plus.?
?I?ve never given an A-plus before in my life but he fought a great fight. And tonight he did everything right,? said Roach who worked almost two months bri Read Full Story >>> No crimes reported during Pacquiao fight
ABS-CBN News, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
The Metro Manila police reported no major crimes Sunday as residents ? even criminals ? stayed glued to radios or television sets for the duration of the bout between boxers Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz.
?We have not recorded any criminal incident in the duration of the fight which was won by ou Read Full Story >>> All hail the new king
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS -- Top Rank promoter Bob Arum likes to joke that Manny Pacquiao is so good that maybe someday he could challenge heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
Arum is obviously k Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Sensational in Stopping Diaz and Capturing WBC Lightweight Belt
By Mark DeSisto, MaxBoxing.com, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS, June 28 ? Manny Pacquiao erased any doubt about who the top pound for pound boxer in the world is today with a crushing knockout at 2:24 of the ninth round over WBC lightweight champion David Diaz. Pacquiao put on a Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO CEMENTS HIS PLACE AS A LEGEND
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
Filipino ring idol and national treasure Manny Pacquiao cemented his place among the legends of boxing with a spectacular ninth round knockout over Mexican-American David Diaz before Pacquiao?s wildly cheering countrymen Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Bludgeons Diaz, Along With Any Remaining Questions About Whether He?s The World?s Best
By Tim Starks, Most Valuable Network, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
I knew this was a mismatch, this Manny Pacquiao vs. David Diaz number. What I didn?t imagine is how much Pacquiao would thoroughly dominate a tough lightweight (135 lbs.) title-holder en route to a 9th round knockout that mercifully ended an absolute massacre. By the end of the fight, Diaz, laying o Read Full Story >>> Pacman Dominates Diaz, Snags KO Win, Title
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
Some predicted that Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz? styles, and similar levels of competitive zeal, would mesh so well that we might be viewing a fight of the year candidate at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Saturday night. No, the bout will not receive fight of the year votes at the end of the year, Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao shows historic power
By Robert Morales, Press Telegram, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines always has been known as a vicious and devastating puncher, but he has been mildly criticized for not improving his technical skills over the years.
It would be difficult to find any flaws in Pacquiao's performance Saturday night at Mandalay Bay. In a Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao leaves no doubt
David Diaz takes a beating in a Las Vegas mismatch
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS -- It was a bloody night at the Mandalay Events Center on Saturday, and as expected, none of it belonged to Manny Pacquiao.
If you like your fights brutal, this one was for you.
If you are the kind of person who likes to watch defensive tackles crush quarterbacks or basketball teams Read Full Story >>> Chicago's David Diaz battles underdog status
Underdog Chicagoan loses WBC lightweight belt on TKO after bloody battle
By Melissa Isaacson, Chicago Tribune, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ? It was as heavy as the flashy belt he wore into the ring Saturday night, the underdog role capable of weighing down defending WBC lightweight champion and Chicagoan David Diaz if he allowed it.
Diaz was to fight Filipino Manny Pacquiao, but he was also battling 4-to-1 odds in Pacquiao Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao claims 4th belt
By Nancy Gay, San Francisco Chronicle, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
Manny Pacquiao's place among the greats in boxing history might have been secured Saturday night with a well-placed right jab and a solid left hand to the chin of David Diaz.
Before a largely pro-Filipino crowd of 8,362 that wildly cheered their hero's every move at Mandalay Bay Events Center, Pa Read Full Story >>> Marvelous Michael Marley KO 9 Prediction Comes True
Megammany Pacquiao Dazzling, Brilliant, Dominant In Destroying David Diaz!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
Winner by KO in the ninth round, as predicted by Michael Marley on Boxingconfidential.com, Manny Pacquiao.
ROUND ONE: Pacman obviously carries the in ring weight (147 pounds) nicely. Difference in hand speed and foot speed is as expected but still remakrable. ROUND TO MANNY.
ROUND TWO: Jim Str Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao knocks out Diaz to claim WBC crown
By Kieran Mulvaney, Reuters, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao became the first Asian boxer to capture world titles at four different weight divisions when he knocked out David Diaz in the ninth round to claim the WBC lightweight championship on Saturday.
The Filipino was dominant throughout, landing right hooks, uppercut Read Full Story >>> CANOY WANTS LUEVANO!
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
Filipino Eric Canoy, preparing for an important bout against Thailand's Terdsak Jandaeng on July 27 in Zamboanga City, says that facing WBO featherweight champ Steven Luevano would be a dream fight, and would be happy to one day cross paths with the champion.
Canoy, who once beat Thailand's Olymp Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao KOs David Diaz, Filipino Shows He's the Best Boxer in the World
By Michael David Smith, AOL Sports, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
Manny Pacqiuao knocked out David Diaz tonight in Las Vegas with a sensational showing, one that electrified the crowd and solidified the Filipino's spot atop the boxing world.
The WBC lightweight title was on the line, giving Pacquiao his fourth different weight class title. But more significant Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao pound-for-POUNDS Diaz via 9th round KO!
By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
Manny Pacquiao defeated David Diaz via 9th round KO moments ago in Las Vegas, capturing the WBC lightweight title in addition to earning the distinction of becoming the first Asian fighter in history to win four titles in four different weight classes. Pacquiao absolutely brutalized Daiz from the ou Read Full Story >>> Gracious, Gallant Loser David Diaz's X-Rated Comments: ''Manny Was Just Too Fucking Fast, I Thought He Had Knife In There!'
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
?He was too fucking fast,? David Diaz said. ?He was just too f---ing fast. I could deal with the power but the speed was too much.
?I thought Freddie Roach was in there hitting me too. He is good, he is f---ing good. His speed was too uncontrollable. I though he had a knife in there cutting me.
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao dethrones Diaz to win lightweight belt
By Agence France Press, Google News, Sun, 29 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS (AFP) ? Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao added another world title to his growing collection by dethroning David Diaz in a World Boxing Council lightweight bout at the Mandalay Bay hotel on Saturday.
Pacquiao floored Diaz with 36 seconds left in the ninth round to end the fight, becomin Read Full Story >>>
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