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Pacquiao eyes Hatton blockbuster clash after knocking out Diaz
By Simon Milham, Mail Online (UK), Mon, 30 Jun 2008
Manny Pacquiao is eying a fight with Britian's Ricky Hatton after he completed his bid for five world titles in as many weight classes last night when claiming the WBC lightweight championship by knocking out David Diaz.
A legend in his native Philippines and one of the sport's most popular fight Read Full Story >>>Next for Manny Pacquiao: Nate Campbell, Edwin Valero, Joel Casamayor, Ricky Hatton?
By Michael David Smith, AOL Sports, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
We're less than 12 hours removed from Manny Pacquiao's knockout of David Diaz, and already the question must be asked: Who does Pacquiao fight next? Here are a few possibilities:
Nate Campbell: This would be an excellent fight, with the winner potentially unifying the lightweight title belts of a Read Full Story >>> The world?s best boxer
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
FILIPINO boxing superstar Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao showed that he is one of the best fighters in the world as he captured his fourth division title, the World Boxing Council lightweight crown, after demolishing ?Dangerous? David Diaz in a ninth round knockout yesterday at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Read Full Story >>> Bout gives relatives a rare treat: good news
By Elisabeth Baumgart, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
FOR the first time in a week of grief and anxiety, Leonida Cabatingan, 49, was on her feet jumping in joy as Manny Pacquiao emerged victorious in his bout with David Diaz.
As Diaz lay sprawled on the mat, family members of those feared trapped in the sunken mv Princess of the Orient cheered as t Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao destroys Diaz in 9
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao rewrote Philippine boxing history Saturday with a sensational ninth-round knockout of David Diaz as he wrested the World Boxing Council lightweight crown at the Events Center of Mandalay Bay here.
Pacquiao took his fourth world title in four different weight divisions w Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao?s right hand becomes a weapon
By Ed Picson, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
Manny Pacquiao?s sensational ninth round knockout of David Diaz midday yesterday (Saturday night in Las Vegas) is a validation of the efforts of the Filipino boxing icon and his trainer Freddie Roach to improve Pacman?s style and effectiveness.
For the entire nine rounds that Diaz was able to h Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao gets the job done
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS?Manny Pacquiao had so many reasons to smile Saturday night (Sunday in Manila), he simply kept flashing satisfied grins everywhere.
And everybody could see the smile. Pacquiao?s face was virtually unmarked after knocking out David Diaz with 2:24 gone in the ninth round to claim the World Read Full Story >>> PACMAN?S COMPLETE EVOLUTION
By Don Leopoldo, Boxing Herald, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
Wow! Manny Pacquiao was simply awesome in the nine rounds of merciless battering of the very hapless, David Diaz at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. As I?ve reiterated in a previous article, the Filipino?s quickness may be the big difference in his fight against Diaz, and it s Read Full Story >>> Could This Welterweight Sized Performance By Pacquiao Lead To More 'Money '?
By Vivek Wallace, EastSideBoxing.com, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
If playing pool until midnight and being a constant spectacle among skeptics results in the destruction fight fans saw Saturday night at the hands of Manny Pacquiao, a lot of other fighters had better chalk a stick and pull out the cue ball because there's a new training regimen about to take effect Read Full Story >>> Flawless: Thou Art Pound For Pound King Of The Ring, Manny Pacquiao!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
When Floyd Mayweather returns to boxing, and it won?t be long, he is going to discover that his throne, his gilded scepter and his title have been occupied.
"Pretty Boy" remains true ring royalty but the P4P Throne now belongs to Manny Pacquiao.
If Pacman was a painter, then Saturday night in Read Full Story >>> WBC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP: Pacquiao adds to title haul
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
Manny Pacquiao was looking to make history Saturday night at Mandalay Bay Events Center, and he did so in impressive fashion.
Dominating David Diaz from the opening bell of their 12-round bout, Pacquiao won his fourth world title in his fourth weight class as he scored a technical knockout at 2:2 Read Full Story >>> As He Destroys David Diaz, Manny Pacquiao Solidifies His Position As Pound-For-Pound #1
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
Manny Pacquiao never put a foot, or a glove, wrong last night at The Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Utterly dominating the game but out-classed David Diaz for almost every second of the nine rounds the fight lasted, "Pac-Man" put the finishing touches to his handiwork at just after the 2 minute mark of Read Full Story >>> Diaz lauds Pac-Man's handspeed
By Ciaran Baynes, Setanta Sports, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
David Diaz insisted it was Manny Pacquiao's blistering handspeed that gave him just too much to handle in their WBC lightweight title bout in Las Vegas on Saturday evening.
The former world champion, who showed incredible heart in refusing to give in to Pacquiao's superb, unrelenting two-handed a Read Full Story >>> CompuBox Post Analysis: Manny Pacquiao vs. David Diaz
BoxingScene.com, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
On February 14, 1951 welterweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson stepped up in weight against middleweight king Jake LaMotta, a thickly built chopping block with an iron chin fortified by an iron will.
The peerless Robinson, who entered the fight as the recognized pound-for-pound best, broke open a Read Full Story >>> Ex-champ felt being run over by a truck
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ? David Diaz must have felt like he was run over by a truck.
With cuts and bruises all over his face, the 32-year-old deposed champion opened up his post-fight speech by saying, ?Did anybody get the number off that truck??
The truck he was referring to probably was Manny Pacquiao who Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Diaz Post-Fight Presser
By Albert Jimenez Howell, SecondsOut.com, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
?I am so happy because not only did I win tonight but my idol the Boston Celtics came to watch my fight tonight,? were the words spoken by newly crowned WBC Lightweight World Champion Manny Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs).after he scored a 9th round knockout victory over defending champion David Diaz (34- Read Full Story >>> Pacman starry-eyed for once
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Newly crowned WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao was star-struck when his favorite NBA player Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics showed up to celebrate the Filipino icon?s ninth round disposal of David Diaz in the dressing room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino here Saturday ni Read Full Story >>> ?Best fighter in the planet?
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Jorge Arce, the Mexican who has a heart made of steel, said Saturday that Manny Pacquiao is indeed the best boxer in the planet today ? pound for pound.
?Pacquiao is a very good fighter. Pacquiao is the best fighter pound for pound,? said Arce, the flamboyant boxer known for a grand e Read Full Story >>> Move Over Mayweather: Pacquiao Is The New Pound-For-Pound King
By Bryan Trafford, BleacherReport.com, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
In what was seen as a potential grab at the pound-for-pound throne, the number one contender to Floyd Mayweather's top spot, crowned himself king last night.
With a chilling ninth round knockout of WBC lightweight champion David Diaz, Pacquiao showed boxing fans that he is indeed the sport's top Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao writes boxing history
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey, Sun.Star Davao, Mon, 30 Jun 2008
FILIPINO boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao stopped Mexican David Diaz in the ninth round Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in Las Vegas to capture the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight crown and carve his name into boxing history, becoming the first Asian fighter to win four titles in four different we Read Full Story >>>
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