Pacquaio had hinted at retirement recently. It had also been expected because he is setting his sights on a bigger political battlefield. He has accused the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, his former ally, of making corruption worse in the Philippines. He promised to fight poverty and warned corrupt politicians they will soon end up in jail. He left his impoverished home in the southern Philippines as a teenager and stowed away on a ship bound for Manila. Eddie Banaag, a year-old retiree, said Pacquiao was his idol as a boxer and he watched almost all of his fights.
Pacquiao recovered from a first-round knockdown and was well in front on the judges' scorecards before stopping Barrera in the 11th round of a non-title featherweight bout. Pacquiao floored Barrera in the third and 11th rounds before the Mexican's corner stopped the fight.
Barrera, widely considered the world's best featherweight at the time, could not cope with Pacquiao's speed and the end came after he was put under siege against the ropes. According to CompuBox, Pacquiao landed power punches in his second fight at featherweight, compared to for Barrera.
Pacquiao handed Morales two beatings in to announce himself as a force at junior lightweight. Later in the year, Pacquiao did an even quicker job on Morales, flooring him three times in a third-round knockout at the same venue. American Diaz could not cope with Pacquiao's speed and his face was left dripping with blood before being knocked out. Pacquiao captured a seventh title in a seventh weight class by breaking Cotto's resistance in the last round for the WBO welterweight belt.
As well as another world title, the Filipino phenomenon claimed an impressive win with many now seeing him as boxing's No. Cotto, a naturally bigger man who had been campaigning as a welterweight for three years, was overwhelmed in the second half of the fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
In his first fight at welterweight, six months after he had separated Ricky Hatton from his senses at junior welterweight, Pacquiao was too quick and showed he could take a punch at pounds. Pacquiao, 30 at the time, floored Cotto in the third and fourth rounds before forcing the stoppage in the last round. The contract called for the heavy-handed Margarito to weigh no more than Yet despite his out-weighing Pacquiao, Mosley rose from a third-round knockdown against Pacquiao, who won by scores of , , and, Marquez lost yet another disputed thriller in a pound catchweight bout, scores being, , on one card with the other two going for Pacquiao, and Pacquiao suffered defeat during his next two trips to the MGM in , first by split-decision to unbeaten American Timothy Bradley, who dethroned him as WBO welterweight titlist on June 9, and, second, via sixth round knockout against Marquez in their non-title final meeting on September 8.
But Marquez dropped Pacquiao in the third round and rose from a fifth-round knockdown before knocking out his archrival in the sixth. Pacquiao regained traction with a near shutout unanimous decision over former champion Brandon Rios in November He then regained his title with a unanimous decision over Bradley in April Pacquiao then defended his title via six-knockdown, unanimous decision over former titleholder Chris Algieri in November Mayweather dominated the bout with a display of speed, guile and general wizardry, scarcely allowing a game Pacquiao to land effective blows on the way to a unanimous decision victory , twice, Pacquiao bounced back for consecutive unanimous decisions victories in April and November over Bradley and two-division title winner Jessie Vargas.
In victory, Pacquiao restored himself as a force in a deep and talented pound division. A sell-out crowd of 14, witnessed a historical night as Pacquiao turned in one of the finest performances of his career, dethroning Thurman by round split decision in a Fight of the Year candidate. Pacquiao , 39 KOs landed less , but his punches seemed to carry greater effect, evidenced by the left to the solar plexus followed by the straight right upstairs that dropped Thurman late in the opening round.
By the end of the seventh, the momentum had completely shifted. Thurman was now in control, landing his right to the head and body with regularity. Pacquiao pounced, landing another left downstairs that bent Thurman over.
The Senator from the Philippines sought to close the show but Thurman showed some savvy, fighting him off to make it out of the round and to the final bell. He was strong. Already considered one of the greatest to ever do it, Pacquiao is out to prove that he stands alone as the G.
Spence, however, withdrew with a torn retina. I did my best in training and in preparation for this fight, so I wanted to make sure my hard work was not wasted. What I can say to the fans is that this is definitely not an easy fight. Now, we have to settle it inside of the ring.
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Manny Pacquiao Videos Click or press enter to play video. Click or press enter to play video. Ten years after his win against Sasakul, in December , Pacquiao was named victor of an eight-round, non-title welterweight bout against famed American boxer Oscar De La Hoya.
Pacquiao won the fight by a knockout in the second round, taking The Ring 's junior welterweight championship. Later that year, in November, he beat Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto in a round bout, for the World Boxing Organization welterweight title—an honor he defended in , when he outlasted Ghanaian boxer Joshua Clottey in a round fight.
On June 9, , Pacquiao lost a round bout with American boxer Timothy Bradley, in a decision by three judges. The fight was an incredible upset for boxing fans, as Pacquiao had won seven rounds to Bradley's five. The fight, broadcast on pay-per-view, was watched by thousands of fans worldwide. The judges' decision spurred wide speculation, as both critics and fans argued that Pacquiao should have been named the victor. That December, Pacquiao suffered another difficult defeat.
He was knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez in the sixth round of their welterweight bout in Las Vegas. Pacquiao's impeccable footwork, speed and quick jabs have kept boxing fans on their feet.
And his endearing smile, charm and chiseled physique have only helped to boost his public appeal. He was also named "Fighter of the Decade" for the s by the Boxing Writers Association of America, among various other honors. He then scored his third straight win by holding off Chris Algieri in November. Billed the "Fight of the Century," the long-anticipated bout between the era's two signature boxers brought in a record purse via gate receipts and pay-per-view buys.
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