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NEW POUND FOR POUND KING: PACQUIAO STOMPS A MUDHOLE IN DAVID DIAZ
By Brad Cooney
PhilBoxing.com
Mon, 30 Jun 2008
Let there be NO doubt who the new pound for pound king is. His name is Manny Pacquiao! Four division world champion Manny Pacquiao defined what you would call a boxing clinic. David Diaz would have been better off fighting 100 starving Pitbulls rather than fight Manny Pacquiao last night. No doubt, Diaz showed courage, a typical Mexican warrior, but he was no match for the faster and yes, stronger Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao came out in the first round and quickly established control of the fight. Diaz himself admitted, "He's too fucking fast."
There has been many debates on who the pound for pound king should be, Mayweather or Pacquiao? With the SO CALLED retirement of Floyd Mayweather, and last night's demolition and destruction of David Diaz, there is no longer any debate.
One of the highlights of the fight (other than the knockdown) was when Pacquiao threw 4 to 5 consecutive right hooks before Diaz could even attempt a counterpunch. I forgot what round it was in, but it was something pretty.
I asked Manny Pacquiao before the fight if he thought that fighting at 135lbs would impact his power at all, and he replied, "No it won't be a problem, I walk around at 150lbs anyway, so it won't be a problem." Well, he was certainly right on that point. Pacquiao ended the slaughter with a punishing left hook that sent Diaz crashing to the canvass face first.
The post fight interview with Diaz was an interesting one. I don't remember hearing that many "F" bombs dropped since my days serving in the U.S. Navy on board my ship. Diaz even suggested that Pacquiao had a knife in the ring with him (jokingly).
Diaz was humbled, and showed mad respect to the victor, Manny Pacquiao, "He was just too fast for me, too, too fast."
What's next? Roach says, "Ricky Hatton." Nate Campbell? Nobody knows for sure right now, but know this, whoever Manny Pacquiao's next opponent is, they better be very ready.
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