SPORTS SHORTS 232: THANK YOU FOR THE BOXING, MANNY PACQUIAO (PART IV/CONCLUSION)
By Maloney L. Samaco
PhilBoxing.com
Sun, 03 Oct 2021
Manny Pacquiao was rated for several years as the best active boxer in the world, pound for pound, by most sporting news and boxing websites, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Sporting Life, Yahoo! Sports, About.com, BoxRec and The Ring, beginning from his move to lightweight until his successive losses in 2012.
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He is also the longest reigning top-ten active boxer on The Ring's pound for pound list from November 2003 to April 2016.
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Some of his biggest fights and that earned him big purses are Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, and Juan Manuel Marquez, but none was more significant than his bout against Floyd Mayweather. The mega match between the two very popular fighters was billed the "Fight of the Century."
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The matchup was estimated to earn more than one billion dollars and left Pacquiao with a staggering one hundred and thirty million dollar purse.
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The Filipino iconic fighter is said to be worth two hundred and twenty million dollars. His multiple sources of revenue have accumulated the boxer's fortune. Pacquiao is a senator and was a congressman for two terms. He was into singing and acting, and a professional basketball player and coach in addition to his endorsements.
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Pacquiao was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and World Boxing Organization (WBO). In 2006, 2008, and 2009, he was awarded Ring magazine, ESPN and BWAA's Fighter of the Year, and won the Best Fighter ESPY Award in 2009 and 2011.
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“I overflow with joy and gratitude,” said Pacquiao in his acceptance speech in New York of his Fighter of the Decade award. “I am thankful that like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and others I got into boxing."
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“I confronted poverty by trusting God and dreaming big. I was convinced I could succeed in boxing. The boxing ring could be the breeding ground for my dreams," said the fighter who rose from rags to riches.
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“Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas is Frank Sinatra times a hundred,” Arum was quoted by Reuters. “Nobody else can bring in the highest of the high-rollers.”
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According to Pulse Asia, Mayor Sara Duterte is the most preferred candidate for president with 20 percent of Filipinos expressing support for her during the survey period from September 6 to September 11, 2021.
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The Davao City mayor was followed by former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos with 15 percent, Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso with 13 percent, and Senator Manny Pacquiao with 12 percent.
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After them were Senator Grace Poe who got 9 percent, Vice President Leni Robredo with 8 percent, and Senator Panfilo Lacson who had 6 percent.
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Pacquiao said he was not disturbed by the results of the opinion poll showing him in fourth place among the presidential contenders, as he said: "The voices of the poor have not been heard."
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Like in practically almost all places in the Philippines, Pacquiao fights are always fan-filled in gymnasiums, bars and restaurants and movie houses. Criminality is zero in most places in the country which means Filipinos are united in a PacMan match.
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Will it be transmitted into votes for president this coming May 9, 2022? It remains to be seen. One thing is sure. His retirement is permanent when he wins as president.
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Summary of Pacquiao fights from latest to first:
72 Cuba's Yordenis Ugás UD (loss)
71 United States' Keith Thurman SD
70 United States' Adrien Broner UD
69 Argentina's Lucas Matthysse TKO 7
68 Australia's Jeff Horn UD (loss)
67 United States' Jessie Vargas UD
66 United States' Timothy Bradley UD
65 United States' Floyd Mayweather Jr. UD (loss)
64 United States' Chris Algieri UD
63 United States' Timothy Bradley UD
62 United States' Brandon Ríos UD
61 Mexico's Juan Manuel Márquez KO 6 (loss)
60 United States' Timothy Bradley SD (loss)
59 Mexico's Juan Manuel Márquez MD
58 United States' Shane Mosley UD
57 Mexico's Antonio Margarito UD
56 Ghana's Joshua Clottey UD
55 Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto TKO 12
54 United Kingdom's Ricky Hatton KO 2
53 United States' Oscar De La Hoya TKO 8
52 United States' David Díaz TKO 9
51 Mexico's Juan Manuel Márquez SD
50 Mexico's Marco Antonio Barrera UD
49 Mexico's Jorge Solís KO 8
48 Mexico's Érik Morales KO 3
47 Mexico's Óscar Larios UD
46 Mexico's Érik Morales TKO 10
45 Mexico's Héctor Velázquez TKO 6
44 Mexico's Érik Morales UD (loss)
43 Thailand's Narongrit Pirang TKO 4
42 Mexico's Juan Manuel Márquez SD (draw)
41 Mexico's Marco Antonio Barrera TKO 11
40 Mexico's Emmanuel Lucero KO 3
39 Kazakhstan's Serikzhan Yeshmagambetov TKO 5
38 Thailand's Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym KO 1
37 Colombia's Jorge Eliécer Julio TKO 2
36 Dominican Republic's Agapito Sánchez TD 6 (draw)
35 South Africa's Lehlohonolo Ledwaba TKO 6
34 Thailand's Foijan Prawet KO 6
33 Japan's Tetsutora Senrima TKO 5
32 Australia's Nedal Hussein TKO 10
31 South Korea's Seung-Kon Chae TKO 1
30 Australia's Arnel Barotillo KO 4
29 Philippines' Reynante Jamili KO 2
28 Thailand's Medgoen Singsurat TKO 3 (loss)
27 Mexico's Gabriel Mira TKO 4
26 Australia's Todd Makelimb TKO 3
25 Thailand's Chatchai Sasakul KO 8
24 Japan's Shin Terao TKO 1
23 Thailand's Narong Datchthuyawat KO1
22 Philippines' Melvin Magramo UD
21 Thailand's Chokchai Chockvivat KO5
20 Philippines' Ariel Austria TKO 6
19 South Korea's Wook-Ki Lee KO1
18 Philippines' Mike Luna KO1
17 South Korea's Sung-Yul Lee TKO 2
16 Indonesia's Ippo Gala TKO 2
15 Philippines' Bert Batiller TKO 4
14 Philippines' John Medina TKO4
13 Philippines' Marlon Carillo UD
12 Philippines' Rustico Torrecampo KO 3 (loss)
11 Philippines' Lito Torrejos TD 5
10 Philippines' Rolando Toyogon UD
9 Philippines' Rudolfo Fernandez TKO 3
8 Philippines' Renato Mendones TKO 2
7 Philippines' Lolito Laroa UD
6 Philippines' Armando Rocil KO3
5 Philippines' Acasio Simbajon UD
4 Philippines' Dele Decierto TKO 2
3 Philippines' Rocky Palma UD
2 Philippines' Pinoy Montejo UD
1 Philippines' Edmund Enting Ignacio UD
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His record is 62 wins, 8 losses, 2 draws, 39 KO wins and 3 KO losses in 72 bouts, 498 rounds with a KO rate of 54.17% starting from January 22, 1995 to August 21, 2021.
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Thank you for the entertainment. Thank you for the love of sports. Thank you for the boxing, Manny Pacquiao.
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