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PACQUIAO DOMINATES ESPN STAR SPORTS POLLS

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 30 Dec 2008



With hours to go before the results of ESPN Star Sports online poll results are announced in its ?Champion of Champions? survey, Filipino ring idol and national treasure Manny Pacquiao dominates the latest numbers released.

As of last report Pacquiao had garnered 90.75 of the votes cast while Malaysia ?s squash queen Nicol David had a mere 9.25 percent.

The results of the ?Champion of Champions? survey will be announced on ESPN Sportscenter tonight.

Meantime in the ESPN All SportsNation Team where the public was asked to choose the five to athletes in the world in 2008, Pacquiao was again a runaway leader with a massive 98.1 percent of the votes tallied so far.

Beijing Olympic Games swimming sensation Michael Phelps who won a record-breaking eight gold medals was second with 1.6 percent of the votes followed by sprinter Usain Bolt with 1.3, NBA superstar Kobe Bryant 1.1 and golfing great Tiger Woods with 1.0 percent.



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