A multidimensional Life of Manny Pacquiao the Pac-Man (Part 3)
It is not an easy task to go through the never ending list of Pacquiao’s fights but even then, few of more thrilling fights of Pacquiao are briefly discussed below:
Pacquiao's fight with Lehlohonolo Ledwaba
The first fight of Pacquiao in the United States was against Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, Known as "Hands of Stone,” on June 23, 2001 at Las Vegas. Pacquiao bloodied Ledwaba's nose in Round 1 with his faster and harder power shots. Ledwaba was seriously injured
and as a result, Pacquiao won the fight by Technical Knock down (TKO) in the sixth round.
Pacquiao's fight with Oscar De La Hoya
The match between "The Golden Boy," Oscar De La Hoya and Pacquiao December 6, 2008, at Las Vegas was declared as the "Dream Match.” The fight remained interesting for the fans because of the predictions of most of the pundits who picked De La Hoya, to win
purely thanks to his size advantage. However, it did not take time to proven their critics wrong, when Pacquiao defeated Oscar De La Hoya by TKO in eighth round. The fight remained great source of generating revenue. The generated profit was nearly 17 million
dollars, making it the second largest gate revenue in boxing history.
Pacquiao's fight with Ricky Hatton
Pacquiao fought Ricky "the Hitman" Hatton for the International Boxing Organization (IBO) and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight titles on May 2, 2009, at MGM Grand Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao started the first round with strong fight, knocking
down a sluggish Hatton twice. Pacquiao earned the title by Knock Out at the very dead end of the second round. The fight was advertised as "The Battle of the East and West.”
Pacquiao's fight with Miguel Cotto
Pacquiao put on another dominating performance by knocking down Miguel Cotto twice at Las Vegas. Pacquiao keep himself ahead of Miguel Cotto by turning his face into a bloody mess before finally stopping him at 55 seconds of the 12th round. Pacquiao earned
a minimum $13 million, while Cotto got $7 million for the fight. The fight was entitled as “Firepower.”
With this victory, Pacquiao took the World Boxing Organization (WBO) Welterweight World Title and WBO Super Champion belts. With the titles, he became the first seven-division world champion and the first fighter in boxing history to win world titles in
seven different weight divisions.
The fight generated 1.25 million, making it the most watched boxing event of 2009.
Pacquiao's fight with David Diaz
On June 28, 2008, Pacquiao decided to take on David "Dangerous" Diaz. During the fight, David received a deep cut in his right eye in the fourth round and acknowledged the superior hand speed of Pacquiao. He won a title of WBC Lightweight World Title by
defeating Diaz. In addition, he became the first and only Filipino and Asian to become a five-division world champion and a fighter who won world titles in five different weight divisions. In addition, he became the first Filipino fighter who ever win a world
title at lightweight.
Pacquiao's fight with Chokchai Chockvivat
The impressive unbeaten series of his fights helped him to challenge the vastly experienced Chokchai Chockvivat in flyweight division. Pacquiao defeated Chockvivat in the fifth round and won the Flyweight title of the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation
(OPBF).
Pacquiao's fight with Chatchai Sasakul
Pacquiao then got his first opportunity to fight for a world title where he faced Chatchai Sasakul and defeated him the in the eighth round. He captured the World Boxing Council (WBC) Flyweight World Title. He successfully defended the title successfully
against Mexican Gabriel Mira but lost the title in his second defense against Medgoen Singsurat, nicknamed as “Medgoen 3K Battery.”
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