Thursday, May 5, 2011

Manny Pacquiao: The Greatest of All Time?

Do you want to see a real fight?  A real fighter?  12 rounds of non-stop action?  Then I suggest you order the fight this weekend, when the best pound-for-pound fighter in the universe, Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao takes on "Sugar" Shane Mosley for the WBO Welterweight Title.

This is boxing!  It is not the UFC or any type of MMA.  It's two men going toe-to-toe using only their fists and their knowledge of the "sweet science".  In this fight, you will not see two men rolling on the mat, hugging each other for half an hour.  You will see punches flying in bunches.  There will be no fluke, the better fighter will win.  There will be no lucky kicks, punches, or reverse naked choke holds.

Pacquiao will go in to the fight as the Champ, and he will exit the fight as the Champ.  But that doesn't mean the fight won't be exiting.  It most definitely will.

Anyone who has ever seen Pacquiao fight will tell you, you get your moneys worth.  If you haven't seen the Pac Man fight, I feel sorry for you, because you've been missing out on arguably the most entertaining fighter of all time, and with apologies to Muhammed Ali, perhaps the greatest of all time.
Long time promoter Bob Arum, who worked with Ali thinks so, as he describes Pacquiao as, "best and greatest boxer of all time".

Pacquiao has won titles in an unprecedented, 8 different weight classes!  He is the only fighter to ever accomplish such a feat, and I would bet my first born that no one will ever duplicate it.  He was named "Fighter of the Year" 4 times and was also crowned "Fighter of the Decade" during the 2000s.

I could sit here all day, telling you why Pacquiao is the greatest.  I could tell you that of his 52 victories, 38 of them have ended in a knock out.  I could also tell you that he put Oscar De La Hoya into retirement after he beat him like a red-headed step child for 8 rounds.  Leaving the "pretty boy" bruised and mangled so bad, that Oscar quit the fight and hasn't fought since.  Instead, just do yourself a favor, call your local cable provider, order the fight, and witness the greatness that is Manny Pacquiao.

2 comments:

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  2. The fight, unfortunately was a bit disappointing. Mosley seemed content on getting through the fight still standing and collecting his paycheck. While, Manny was the aggressor, I don't think he gave it 100% as he knew he was winning the entire fight and didn't want to badly hurt his friend. Sadly, sometimes that is boxing.

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