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 “owning” David Diaz in all facets, was his Picasso effort. In a word, Pacquiao was flawless, rendering a regal performance that had the entire world oohing, aahing and gushing like lovesick teenyboppers.
I looked at my repetitive round by round notes and one thing sticks out, the place where I said Manny was putting on a virtuoso showing like Muhammad Ali once did. It was mesmerizing, the hand and foot speed, the cunning and, for the closer, the perfect 1-2 combo which finally felled the game Chicagoan. if ever there was a lefthanded, 135-pound Mini Ali in the ring, you saw him in that ring at Mandalay Bay.
Yes, I am gushing. And so should you, especially you Pacman adherents who are Pac Nuts but not boxing nuts. If his clinical exhibition does not turn you all into real boxing lovers, there is no hope for you. Then you are just followers of an artist who cannot appreciate the art he creates on canvas.
There can be no more hemming or hawing, no hedging of bets. If either Nate Campbell or Joan Guzman is the world?s finest lightweight, then such a claim can be made by performance when they fight Sept. 13. I know that there are some whose hackles are raised about proclaiming Pacman the P4P Ruler Supreme and many of them are fans of Juan Manuel Marquez.
Senor Juan Ma needs to stick to his knitting and deal with crafty Joel Casamayor before spouting off about how a third shot at Da Pacman would produce anything more than another close decision for the Pinoy idol and a knockdown or two for the Mexicano.
So say it long and say it loud: Pacquiao is Numero Uno de todo boxeo.
Everyone else can only aspire to be Avis, the We Try Harder guys, to top dog Hertz.
As to the rest, I must say Miguel Angel Cotto is steaming towards the throne room mighty fast.
Put a fading somewhat Joe Calzaghe in the #3 position.
Now the question is, who will reign longer? Barack Obama or Manny Pacquiao?
