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EARLY ENDING SEEN IN PACQUIAO-DIAZ TITLE TIFF By Hermie Rivera PhilBoxing.com Sat, 21 Jun 2008   June 28 is when the Philippines' boxing phenom Manny Pacquiao authors an ambitious bid for a fourth title when he takes on David Diaz for the lightweight championship of the world. The Mandalay Bay Resort/Casino in Las Vegas is is where the Filipino idol will accost the Mexican-American champ in a slugfest boxing purists are betting won't go the assigned distance of twelve rounds. Indeed, such pairing of game finishers in a toe-to-toe outing ends usually early or will wind-up being stopped in the late rounds. Now, Manny who's on leave as a junior lightweight boss is looking at a November meeting with the Manchester cyclone Ricky Hatton while David wants such plan himself due to previous wins as an Olympic silver medalist (139 lbs. Atlanta), and as a pro campaigner in the 140 pound class. The privilege of competing with the new pound for pound king is where Diaz is looking at right now. Unaccustomed to fighting in the 135 pound limit, the Pinoy hotshot is assuring his followers as well as doubting devotees that he is not straying out of his comfort zone in facing the aggressive, combat-ready Diaz. Diaz beats Pacquiao and sky's the limit for the Chicago native. Besides, the Windy City Mex-Am is obsessed. David's fixation in retaining his WBC belt is legend. If he had his druthers, Chicago's pride wants Manny's scalp real bad. What makes this fight appealing is the limitless bonanza the winner pockets. So much is at stake with both warriors pledging a furious start which could only translate into an intensely violent ring battle in sustained velocity. Oh yes, the winner comes out triumphantly pleased (but of course) with the loser a ruined wreck. This happens when a crowd-pleasing puncher like Manny is matched with a relentless belter like David. "I'm ready for David in case he tries to pull a fast one in our Mandalay party. I can't let my fans down who are rooting for a smooth acquisition of Diaz's belt," Pacquiao assured. Pacquiao completed 137 rounds of sparring Thursday (June 29), the last of his torrid sessions with his preferred sparmates and will break camp for Vegas after Monday's presser at the Sta.Monica pier. A marked improvement in ticket sales and PPV orders have been noted by the antsy promoters as the lightweight toasts starts easing-off from their back-breaking grind. Now What? Somewhere in the boardrooms of the world's leading promoters are stacks of proposal for a megabuck year-ending thriller featuring England's Ricky Hatton and the Philippines' Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao. Click here to view a list of other articles written by Hermie Rivera.  |
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