RING ELEVATES PACQUIAO TO NO.1 POUND-FOR-POUND
By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 12 Jun 2008
Ring Magazine, the recognized ?Bible of boxing has just announced that it has elevated Filipino ring idol and national treasure Manny Pacquiao to No.1 in its coveted pound-for-pound ratings.
Respected Editor-in-Chief Nigel Collins informed Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today that the Ring had received written confirmation from Floyd Mayweather Jr that he had ?relinquished the Ring welterweight championship.?
As a result Collins said they ?updated the ratings including the pound-for-pound, to reflect his retirement. Manny is now No.1 pound-for-pound!?
Collins said that in other Pacquiao news, Top Rank requested that Manny be given ?until after the David Diaz fight to decide if he wanted to relinquish the Ring 130 pound title? which he won in a rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez last March 15.
Collins said Ring was ?honoring that request? but said that his guess is that Pacquiao will indeed relinquish the WBC super featherweight title is he wins against lightweight champion Diaz in their June 28 showdown at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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