REIGNING IBF super bantamweight champion Manny ?The Destroyer? Pacquiao will probably receive before Christmas Day his first major award abroad since his unforgettable 11-round demolition of the revered Mexican featherweight great Marco Antonio Barrera last month that paved the way for the rise of a new superstar in boxing.
This as Pacquiao, who was crowned as the consensus people?s featherweight king after that eventful win over Barrera, is included in the short, but star-studded list of nominees for the ?Readers Award for SecondsOut Fighter of the Year.?
SecondsOut.com, which prides itself for having the oldest and most prestigious boxing awards in cyber-space, will also give commendations to the Fight, Trainer, Promoter, KO, Upset, Prospect and Worst Decision of the Year. SecondsOut is set to announce the winners on Christmas eve.
