From Destroyer to Legend: The Evolution of Manny Pacquiao

By Fernando Jose - He used to be called “The Destroyer”, and rightfully so. ‘Cause as a dynamic 23 year old fighting in the super bantamweight division, destroying the opposition was the only thing running through Pacquiao’s mind whenever he was in the ring. At that time, the skinny southpaw from the Philippines had very little regard for defense and never seemed to care about winning or losing rounds. He was focused on one single goal which was to annihilate the opposition. Though always wild and reckless, he was just too powerful and too aggressive that no one could completely capitalize on his flaws. Manny “The Destroyer” was indeed a very exciting fighter. With sheer violence, he managed to become a two-time world champion. But he wasn’t really what you would call a “great” fighter. Well at least, not yet.

When he decided to move up to 126 and fight Ring featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera, Pacquiao was a 4-1 underdog. He defied the odds and beat who was then the third best pound for pound fighter in the world—and that he did in a dominant fashion. Pacquiao threw rapid punches from so many different angles that even Barrera, the great defensive fighter that he was, couldn’t do anything to protect himself.. Pacquiao was quite unorthodox and visibly one dimensional, but he was very successful nonetheless in giving Barrera the worst beating of his life. Beating Barrera who was considered the lineal champ made Pacquiao the man at the featherweight division. After that career-making fight, expectations went sky high for the Filipino.

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Manny Pacquiao accepts Fighter of the Year award

Manny Pacquiao accepts his Fighter of the Year award at the Boxing Writers Association of America dinner in New York. In the photo above, he is joined by trainer Freddie Roach, his wife, promoter Bob Arum and BWAA president Jack Hirsch. Below, he poses with Joe Calzaghe, who won the Manager of the Year award. Photos by Gary D. Morgan. 

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Top-paid athletes: Pacman ranks 6th

MANILA, Philippines - Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao made it to Forbes magazine’s list of highest-paid athletes in the world, tying for the sixth spot with basketball phenom Lebron James and golfer Phil Mickelson.
According to Forbes, Pacquiao is the highest-ranking among four of the list’s new entrants, raking in a total of $40 million in the past 12 months. The boxing star is among the eight non-Americans on the list, which had golf icon Tiger Woods ($110 million) at the top.
“Pac-Man hogged the boxing spotlight over the past year with victories in two blockbuster fights against Oscar De La Hoya in December and Ricky Hatton in May that combined for more than $100 million in pay-per-view revenue in the US,” Forbes said in a brief write-up.
“The two blockbuster fights garnered more than 2 million pay-per-view buys in the US and earned Pac-Man $30 million combined.”

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Delusional anxiety: Pacquiao's vocabulary expands

Useful words in boxing and politics: anxiety and delusional

There are those in boxing who see the Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao fight as an indication of what promoter Bob Arum plans for the remainder of the Pinoy Idol's career.
Many think that Arum, with the possible exception of the huge showdown fight against Floyd Mayweather, will try to keep Pacman bout as Top Rank in house affairs. Cotto, for example, is a Top Rank chattel who has or had a contract due to expire at the end of this year.
I asked Arum about that at a New York press conference and he said it is all poppycock.
"No, I will seek the maximum paydays for Manny no matter who handles the opponent," Arum said. "Golden Boy gets paid under our out of court settlement arrangement any way.
"If Manny fights a Golden Boy fighter, then Golden Boy gets 20 percent of my company's share of the profits from that bout. If Manny's opponent is not a Golden Boy boxer, then they get 25 percent of the profits we make.

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Pacquiao Opponent outside the Ring Known

Manny Pacquiao is facing a formidable opponent outside the ring as the influential Chongbian clan of Sarangani province made known their plans to challenge him for a duel in the political arena.

Less than a year before the national elections in 2010, the influential Chongbian family of Sarangani in southern Philippines has announced that a top executive of the Chongbian owned shipping firm will face the popular Filipino boxer in a duel outside the ring.


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Pacquiao Will Knock Cotto Out in Six, Says Beristain

By Mark Vester
One of the best trainers in the sport, Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain, said Manny Pacquiao will stop Miguel Cotto within six rounds. The Cotto-Pacquiao bout is being lined up for November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, with the catch-weight of 145-pounds being likely. Beristain trained Juan Manuel Marquez for both bouts with Pacquiao, and trained Oscar De La Hoya for last year's career-ending loss to Pacquiao.
Beristain says Cotto has not looked the same since last July's knockout loss to Antonio Margarito. He said Cotto was not himself in the recent fight with Joshua Clottey, where Cotto won a close split decision.
"Cotto remained a little deteriorated after the fight that he had with Antonio Margarito and to be up against Manny Pacquiao, with all due respect - since I respect and I admire Puerto Rican boxing, but I believe that Pacquiao should put him on the canvas in five or six rounds," Beristain told Primera Hora. 
He said Cotto may have made too many changes, and combined with the beating from Margarito, could be a dangerous combination for the fight ahead.

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'Pacquiao can KO Cotto in 6 rounds'

Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao needs only six rounds to beat Puerto Rican champion Miguel Cotto, according to revered boxing trainer Ignacio “Nacho” Beristain.
In a report by BoxingScene.com, Beristain said Cotto apparently lost his edge since receiving a brutal beating from Antonio Margarito last July.
"Cotto remained a little deteriorated after the fight that he had with Antonio Margarito and to be up against Manny Pacquiao, with all due respect - since I respect and I admire Puerto Rican boxing, but I believe that Pacquiao should put him on the canvas in five or six rounds," he said.
Beristain, who crafted Pacquiao nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez into a technical fighter, said Cotto had a hard time beating Joshua Clottey.

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Pacquiao expresses interest in Mosley fight

3:04 PM, June 3, 2009
Lance Pugmire
Los Angeles Times

 Boxing's pound-for-pound top fighter Manny Pacquiao told a Filipino news organization today that he would be willing to fight Pomona's world welterweight champion Shane Mosley later this year, pending negotiations.

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Manny Pacquiao wins again

By Eric Slaon
Boxing Examiner
June 2, 9:38 AM

At this time every month I normally review the top 10 websites that publish a boxing pound-for-pound list, average the averages, and provide the results. I am pleased to announce, however, that a team of sports examiners and I will be posting a boxing pound-for-pound list in the months to come.

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Arum scoffs at Floyd's 60/40 offer

By Abac Cordero
Philstar
Updated June 01, 2009 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Floyd Mayweather Jr. must be hallucinating when he said he wants the bigger purse and wouldn’t agree to a 50/50 split with Manny Pacquiao if ever they get to meet.
Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, made this observation after Mayweather said “it will be a cold day in hell” before he agrees to a 50/50 split with the Filipino.


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Can Shane Mosley Beat Manny Pacquiao At 142-Pounds?

by James Slater 
Eastside Boxing

The big news yesterday, as surely most fans are aware now, was the statement made by Shane Mosley regarding his acceptance of a catch-weight fight with Manny Pacquiao. "Sugar" said he was willing to meet "Pac-Man" at a catch-weight, and that he "knows this is what Freddy Roach (Manny's trainer, of course) wants." We now have to wait to find out two things: will the bout take place on October 17th (the date pencilled in for Pacquiao's next fight), and just how low will Mosley agree to drop down to so as to make the bout a go?




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Manny Pacquiao doesn't need Floyd Mayweather, but what about Shane Mosley?

Cassidy, Newsday.com
 31 May 2009

 To this corner, Manny Pacquiao is in the driver's seat. He's on top, he should dictate terms. He is wildly popular at home and in the States. If he fights Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Sugar Shane Mosley or Miguel Cotto, it's big business.

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Pacquiao ready to take on anyone in October gig

GMANews.TV
05/31/2009 | 12:13 PM

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao on Sunday expressed readiness to take on anyone among Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Miguel Cotto, and Sugar Shane Mosley for his next outing.

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Mosley willing to drop weight to get Pacquiao

Dan Rafael is ESPN.com's boxing writer.
Saturday, May 30, 2009 

Shane Mosley is one of the best fighters in the world. He's the guy who destroyed Antonio Margarito with ease in a January shocker to win a welterweight championship and stamp himself as the top 147-pounder on the planet for the second time in his career.
That fight did huge business as well, drawing an arena-record crowd to the Staples Center in Los Angeles and generating strong ratings on HBO.

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Manny prefers Mayweather over Cotto

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 04:35:00 05/29/2009


MANILA, Philippines - He may be going to the United States to assess his chances against Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto, but Manny Pacquiao’s radar is really trained on Floyd Mayweather Jr.

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Floyd Mayweather demanding more money than Manny Pacquiao

By CASSIDY, Newsday.com
29 May 2009

With Floyd "Money" Mayweather it really is about the money. There are two reports that carry quotes in which Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he will never enter into a fight with Pacquiao with a 50-50 purse split.

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Manny Pacquiao should demand to fight in the Philippines

By CASSIDY, Newsday.com
29 May 2009

It has been three years since Manny Pacquiao defeated Oscar Larios in Araneta Coliseum, in Manila. A lot has happened in those three years. Manny Pacquiao has become the best fighter in boxing and a brand name that has gone global.

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Manny Pacquiao can reach De La Hoya's PPV heights

By Ben Thompson | May 27, 2009, Newsday.com

Manny Pacquiao, I bow to your page views power and apologize for that jokey post Tuesday in which I exploited your name and fans, whose passion clearly is unmatched.


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Roach: Pacquiao will break down Mayweather if they collide

GMANews.TV
05/25/2009 | 07:49 PM

MANILA, Philippines – The fight remains a dream showdown for now but trainer Freddie Roach already has an idea how his ward Manny Pacquiao will approach and break down Floyd Mayweather Jr if ever they climb the ring together.

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Shameful verdict: Manny Pacquiao guilty of dodging African Americans

Michael Marley, NY Boxing Examiner
May 24, 3:28 PM




I can no longer defend Manny Pacquaio as to this shamewful allegation.
This is a pattern of widespread and invidious discrimination of the worst, most abhorrent kind.


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