Big names in boxing have been ‘fighting’ in the past few days for the right to face pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, considered the most popular and influential boxer in the world today. The world?s top professional boxers are ?fighting? for the right to face Manny Pacquiao for the biggest boxing event of the year. These top boxers are champions and their own right. They are also top revenue grosser whenever they enter the ring as main attraction in major boxing events.
These boxing champions who are fighting for the right to face the pound-for-pound king include Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Miguel Cotto and lately Michael Katsidis, among others.
Shane Mosley has gone out of his way to entice Pacquiao to pick him for his next fight, offering a 60-40 share of the fight purse in favor of the pound-for-pound king. Floyd Mayweather on the other hand is doing a reverse psychology by pricing himself too high just to catch Pacquiao?s attention saying that he is still the pound-for-pound king as he retired undefeated, while Juan Manuel Marquez is salivating at a third encounter with Pacquiao and claiming that he was cheated in their previous fights.
In the case of Miguel Cotto, he said he won?t go down to Pacquiao?s desired weight but his promoter Bob Arum has trained his eye on a Pacquiao-Cotto match, while Michael Katsidis is just starting to make some noise to get Pacquiao?s attention.
But why are these world champions fighting for the right to face Manny Pacquiao? The most logical answer is money. But then again, these popular boxers are themselves millionaires and most of them don?t really need to work very hard to enjoy the good life.
One of the real reasons for most of these top boxers to try just about any conceivable way to get Pacquiao?s attention is the opportunity to show the world that the pound-for-pound king is beatable and that if anyone of them beats Manny, he will emerge as the world?s best boxer to date.
That?s right, if anyone of these top boxers wins over Manny Pacquiao, he will most likely become the best boxer of the year. But he will never be the world?s most popular boxer like Manny Pacquiao who is listed in the top 100 Time Magazine list. He is not only popular around the world but he is influential at the same time.
Pacquiao?s popularity is beyond reach which most of these boxers cannot duplicate. One of the reasons why Pacquiao is idolized by millions of boxing fans around the world is his unique life story and his character as a true Christian. Manny Pacquiao finds satisfaction in helping the poor and the needy not to mention his humility and his burning desire to help his homeland in any way possible.
In the meantime, Manny Pacquiao has recently moved to a new residence in nearby Sarangani province in southern Philippines in preparation for his second shot at a congressional seat representing Sarangani congressional district.
ABS-CBN News reports:
Pacquiao said his decision to move to Sarangani is part of his plan to run for Congress. However, he said he will not yet be engaged in political activities.
Pacquiao, who soundly defeated British boxer Ricky Hatton last May 2, will continue to spend his free time with his family since the election campaign season is still five months away.
Manny is scheduled to fly to New York City next week to receive his ?Best Boxer of the Year? award from the Boxing Writers Association of America.
