Pacquiao vs Bradley RESULT : BRADLEY WINS

WELCOME BACK Manny Pacquiao and Boxing Fans from all over the universe. Grab a beer from the fridge and start reading my blog dedicated to my idol manny Pacquiao. Theres tons of Pacquiao stuff in here since September 2007 see the archive in the bottom left. Checkout the boxing schedule on the left side column.
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SINCE SEPTEMBER 2007. THE TIME MANNY PACQUIAO MOVED HIS WAY TO THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN KNOCKIN OUT SUCKAS.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Brian Viloria vs Giovani Segura Full Fight Replay Video streaming avi

Brian Viloria vs Giovani Segura Full Fight Replay Video streaming avi



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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito Highlights Video 11 13 2010

Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito Highlights Video 11 13 2010

Margarito vs Cotto 2 Highlights 12 3 2001 Madison Square Garden , New York

Margarito vs Cotto 2 Highlights 12 3 2001 Madison Square Garden , New York

Margarito vs Cotto Highlights 7 26 2008

Margarito vs Cotto Highlights 7 26 2008

Pacquiao vs. Cotto Highlights september 14 2009 MGM Grand Arena Las Vegas, Nevada

Pacquiao vs. Cotto Highlights september 14 2009 MGM Grand Arena Las Vegas, Nevada


Saturday, December 3, 2011

Cotto (36-2, 29 KO) vs Margarito (38-7, 27 KO) at the New York City's Madison Square Garden at December 3 , 2011 video

Cotto (36-2, 29 KO) and Margarito (38-7, 27 KO) are expected to have a seriously loud crowd at the New York City's Madison Square Garden at December 3 2011

Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto (35-2, 29 knockouts) versus challenger Ricardo Mayorga (29-7-1) of Nicaragua on March 12, 2011 video

Cotto is 8 to 1 favorate.

Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto (35-2, 29 knockouts) versus challenger Ricardo Mayorga (29-7-1) of Nicaragua of their World Boxing Assn. super-welterweight title fight on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on march 12, 2011.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Knockouts - Boxing Highlights

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Knockouts - Boxing Video
Highlights

Amir Khan vs. Marcos Rene Maidana Highlights video 12December 11 2010.

Amir Khan vs. Marcos Rene Maidana Highlights video 12December 11 2010.


Cotto vs Margarito 2 December 3 2011



Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito face off with Max Kellerman, discussing their widely-disccused first meeting and looking ahead to the rematch. Cotto vs Margarito 2 happens 12/3 on HBO PPV.

Chavez vs Manfredo November 19 2011 : LIST OF WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS

Chavez vs Manfredo
Reliant Arena,
Houston, TX
November 19, 2011



WBC MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONS

1. Dick Tiger (Nigeria) 1963

2. Joey Giardello (US) 1963 – 1965

3. Dick Tiger (Nigeria) * 1965 – 1966

4. Emile Griffith (V.I.) 1966 – 1967

5. Nino Benvenuti (Italy) 1967

6. Emile Griffith (V.I.) * 1967 – 1968

7. Nino Benvenuti (Italy) * 1968 – 1970

8. Carlos Monzon (Argentina) 1970 – 1974

9. Rodrigo Valdez (Colombia) 1974 – 1976

10. Carlos Monzon (Argentina) * 1976 – 1977

11. Rodrigo Valdez (Colombia) * 1977 – 1978

12. Hugo Corro (Argentina) 1978 – 1979

13. Vito Antuofermo (Italy) 1979 – 1980

14. Alan Minter (GB) 1980

15. Marvin Hagler (US) 1980 – 1987

16. Ray Leonard (US) 1987

17. Thomas Hearns (US) 1987 – 1988

18. Iran Barkley (US) 1988 – 1989

19. Roberto Duran (Panama) 1989

20. Julian Jackson (V.I.) 1990 – 1993

21. Gerald McClellan (US) 1993 – 1995

22. Julian Jackson (V.I.) * 1995

23. Quincy Taylor (US) 1995 – 1996

24. Keith Holmes (US) 1996 – 1998

25. Hassine Cherifi (France) 1998 – 1999

26. Keith Holmes (US) * 1999 – 2001

27. Bernard Hopkins (US) 2001 – 2005

28. Jermain Taylor (US) 2005 -2007

29. Kelly Pavlik (US) 2007 – 2010

30. Sebastian Zbik (Germany) Interim 2009

31. Sergio Martinez (Argentina) 2010

32. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (Mexico) 2011

Monday, November 14, 2011

Pacquiao Won by Majority Decision

PACQUIAO WON IF YOU ARE NOT A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS JUDGE OR JOURNALIST.
End of discussion
... Dan Rafael of ESPN score card.
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 Total
MP : 10 - 9 - 10 - 10 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 10 - 10 - 10 - 10 115
... ... JMM: 9 - 10- 9 - 9 - 10- 10-10-10- 9 - 9 - 9 - 9 113

ESPN is American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Undefeated Mercito Gesta (23-0-1, 12 knockouts), vs Ricardo Dominguez (34-7-2, 21 KOs) on November 11 2011 At Mandalay Bay


RISING STAR UNDEFEATED CEBUANO FILIPINO POWER MERCITO GESTA

TEAM GESTA YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/TeamGesta


Gesta (23-0-1, 12 knockouts), vs Ricardo Dominguez (34-7-2, 21 KOs) on November 11 2011 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

TWEETS FROM PRO ATHLETES AFTER PACQUIAO VS MARQUEZ 3 : Im not a boxing expert. I am not a professional boxing judge. I am just your typical boxing fan

Im not a boxing expert. I am not a professional boxing judge. I am just your typical boxing fan . Boxing is a very difficult sport. I love to watch boxing and I went an extra yard to take boxing lessons so that i can better understand the sport. After the Pacquiao vs Marquez 3 fight, I honestly though that it was a draw. I am glad i was not a judge or else I would have fucked it up (excuse my french). I am expecting a lot from Manny, a TKO or KO, but Manny is not God and he has flows like all of us humans,in which Marquez capitalized on. In my opinion, if Marquez worked harder in the later rounds he could have conviced the judges for a draw or a win. If Marquez was awarded the win it would have been an injustice to the champ because he had more punches throwned and landed, although Marquez did have the cleaner punches that were showned in TV. He didnt really hurt or put Pacquiao in a dangerous postion to convince the judges that he was the man of the night.

Let me repeat. I am not an expert, I am just fan who is following the champ since 2007.

anyways here are the tweets from popular athletes after the fight.







Marvin Hagler "Disgusting result! #ROBBERY!" http://twitter.com/#!/TheMarvelous0ne

Bernard Hopkins "FloydMayweather blow thru MannyPacquiao easy!!" http://twitter.com/#!/therealbhop

OscarDeLaHoya "I'm still sitting on my couch in disbelief. Paquiao cannot compete with a counter puncher like Marquez. Juan has the Patience to wait and capitalize on mistakes. I think this shows how superior mayweather is." http://twitter.com/#!/oscardelahoya

Andre Dirrell "Ok after this fight, I don't know what 2 think! Did JMM just have a good night, or did Pacman put on a great possum show 2 get MW! U TELL ME. GO GET YO GLOVES ON AND COME WHOOP THIS DUDE!!!! PACMAN CAN'T SEE YOU!!!" http://twitter.com/#!/andredirrell

ZAB JUDAH "Robbery!!!!" http://twitter.com/#!/SUPERJUDAH

Steve Cunningham "All pro fighters I know ,guys which know what to look 4 in a fight had jmm winning. It's not just entertainment to us its a #lifestyle#" http://twitter.com/#!/usscunningham

Anthonydirrell "If y'all think that they was bout to lose out on 150 million y'all crazy"

Matthew Macklin "It was close but still wrong...and for it to happen THREE times!!!!!?? WTF!!!" http://twitter.com/#!/mattmacklin

Andre S.O.G. Ward "Well, I was wrong. Marquez is boxing a masterful fight. Marquez won this fight, period!!" http://twitter.com/#!/andreward

Terry Norris "Wow! Thought PAC man would win. But clearly Marquez was robbed again. PAC did NOT win this fight."

Andre Berto "Smh WOW..... Come on u know Top Rank was gonna let Marquez **** the money up!!! Great fight though"

Omar Henry "Wow I just watched Pacquiao get beat and Marquez get robbed!!!! and yes I was one of the people in the crowd booing the robbery!!!!"

Chris Arreola "Marquez won, true champ. Let's see Mayweather-Pacquiao. ****."

Rashad Holloway "I'm team Pacquiao all day but Marquez won this fight hands down. Sad to see how politics run this sport when fighters work so hard." http://twitter.com/#!/RASHADHOLLOWAY

Fernando Vargas "Well I'm DISGUSTED at tonight's event. It's sad that u can TRAIN your butt off for months and get jobbed at the end of the day! Truth is that EVERYWHERE Marquez goes EVERYONE will tell him that he WAS ROBBED & HELL FEEL LIKE HE WON BECUZ HE REALLY DID!!! SAME FOR PACMAN. EVERYWHERE HE GOES PEOPLE WILL TELL HIM HE REALLY LOST AND HE GOT A GIFT!!! LOVE THIS SPORT. But this is a SAD MOMENT FOR ME.
#LongLiveDinamitaMarquez" http://twitter.com/#!/_FernandoVargas

Juan Diaz "Great fight for the boxung fans but bad decision by the judges." http://twitter.com/#!/1Babybull

Amir Khan "mayb a good draw or marquez by 1-2 rounds." http://twitter.com/#!/amirkingkhan

Anthony Mundine "I luv PAC too...but he lost fair & square...but I'm sure he will return stronger...PAC v Marquez 4 #bringit. Actually I change my mind! Marquez deserves the pay day v money!! As he was really the victor! Don't think I wanna see 4. Even tho money." http://twitter.com/The_Man_Mundine

Erik Morales "Nos robaroooon y feo. Marquez total reconocimiento es el segundo mexicano que le pone en su madre a pacquiao, gano y gano muy bien felicidadees!" Which translates to English as "They robbed us and it was an ugly robbery too. To Marquez total recognition, he is the second Mexican to beat the sh!t out of Pacquiao, he won and he won nicely. Congratulations!" http://twitter.com/terrible100

Jean Pascal "On my card Marquez WON!!!!" http://twitter.com/jeanpascalchamp


(got this from dsource)

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Pacquiao vs Marquez 3 result : THE WINNER BY MAJORITY DECISION .................. And still the WBO welterweight champion.

THE WINNER BY MAJORITY DECISION .................. And still the WBO welterweight champion. MANNY PACMAN PAQUIAO


Here are the Nevada judges' scorecards
Dave Moretti 115-113,
Robert Hoyle 114-114
Glenn Trowbridge 116-112








PUNCHSTATS PROVES PACQUIAO IS WINNER



Picture after the fight

Friday, November 11, 2011

Pacquiao Vs Marquez 3: Weigh In at MGM Grand Las Vegas November 11 2011

Pacquiao Vs Marquez 3: Weigh In at MGM Grand Las Vegas November 11 2011

Part 1



Part 2


part 3

Monday, November 7, 2011

Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali 1 (highlight ) @ March 8, 1971 Madison Square Garden New York City

Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali 1 (highlights) @ March 8, 1971 Madison Square Garden NYC


Joe Frazier was the heavyweight boxing champion who in 1971 became the first fighter to defeat Muhammad Ali. Frazier's major staggering of Ali in the 11th round and his knock-down of Ali in the 15th round result in a win decision to Frazier in defending his heavyweight belt. Each fighter were guaranteed $2.5 million in a prebout publicy named "Fight of the Century". Ali, then 31-0, was handed his first loss.

Manny Pacquiao on Jimmy Kimmel Live on November 3, 2011

Manny Pacquiao on Jimmy Kimmel Live PART 1


Manny Pacquiao on Jimmy Kimmel Live PART 2


Manny Pacquiao and Jimmy Kimmel Sing "How Deep is Your Love"

Pacquiao versus Marquez 3 Preshow for November 12 2011 @ MGM GRAND , LAS VEGAS, USA

Pacquiao vs Marquez Preshow for November 12 2011 @ MGM GRAND , LAS VEGAS, USA

PART 1


PART2


PART3


PART4


PART5

Sunday, October 9, 2011

The Scorecard: Pac-Marquez 2

The Scorecard: Pac-Marquez 2


Saturday, October 8, 2011

Thrilla in Manila - Ali vs Frasier october 1, 1975











The Thriller in Manila - documentary of Ali vs Frazier 3

2009 documentary on Ali /Frazier III


















Pacquiao vs Marquez 3 Official Fight Posters

Pacquiao vs Marquez 3 Official Fight Posters

here are the official posters for the fight on november 12 2011


Sunday, October 2, 2011

victor ortiz sucker punched an opponent resulting in disqualification

KARMA AT WORK

victor ortiz sucker punched an opponent resulting in his disqualification




Floyed Mayweather sucker punched victor ortiz resulting in a Mayweather victory (its all legal)

FIGHT HIGHLIGHTS





MAYWEATHER SNAPS ON LARRY MERCHANT!!

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Cadel Evans wins the 2011 Tour de France - Podium - Australian anthem by Tina Arena

Cadel Evans wins the 2011 Tour de France - Podium - Australian anthem by Tina Arena

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Manny Pacquiao's Greatest Hits Highlights

Manny Pacquiao's Greatest Hits Highlights

Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah streaming video highlights

WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17KOs) and IBF champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28KOs) meet tonight at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas in a classic crossroads fight pitting the young champion in Khan against the cagey veteran in Judah.

Amir Khan won another 140-pound title Saturday night by stopping Zab Judah in the fifth round of their scheduled 12-round fight.

Khan threw a right hand that landed just at the belt line of Judah, who went to the canvas. Judah stayed there on his knees as referee Vic Drakulich counted him out at 2:47 of the fifth round. Khan defeated Judah by KO in the 5th round with a body shot.

Arthur Abraham vs Andre Ward 5 14 2011 - Super Six Tournament Turnier video highlights

Ward started out slow with Abraham, trying to find a way to penetrate his tight defense. After a competitive first few rounds, Ward seized control of the fight, using his ring savvy and instincts to control Abraham. Although Abraham was somewhat passive at times, he gave an earnest effort and frequently threw combinations that were mostly blocked by Ward. Abraham hurt Ward a couple of times in the final round, but it wasn't enough to finish Ward, who had dominated the fight and won a lopsided unanimous decision

Chavez Jr vs Zbik Post Fight Press Conference

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Sebastian Zbik give their thoughts following their clash for the WBC middleweight title. Chavez Jr. won a majority decision draw and seized the world title from the previously unbeaten Zbik

Julio César Chávez Jr beat Sabastian Zbik on June 4 2011 for the WBC Middleweight Champion( video highlights )

Julio César Chávez Carrasco (43 - 0 - 1) (born February 16, 1986 in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico), is an undefeated Mexican boxer and the current WBC Middleweight Champion. He's known in the English-speaking world as Julio César Chávez Jr.The son of Legendary Boxing Champion Julio César Chávez and then-wife Amalia Carrasco. His younger brother Omar Chávez is also an undefeated prospect who fights at Welterweight.

On June 4, 2011, Chávez, Jr. beat Julio César Chávez Jr, Sebastian Zbik.This bout was televised on HBO and was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Sebastian Zbik give their thoughts following their clash for the WBC middleweight title. Chavez Jr. won a majority decision draw and seized the world title from the previously unbeaten Zbik.





Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Visit Manny Pacquiao at the Wildcard Gym Before Joshua Clottey Fight

Manny Pacquiao’s third clash with Juan Manuel tickets were almost sld out for the November 12 2011 bout.




Tickets to Manny Pacquiao’s third clash with Juan Manuel Marquez in November were nearly sold out when the ticket booths when it made available. Only 2,000 of the more than 16,000 seats at the MGM Grand remain available. Tickets have a face value of $1,200, $900, $600, $400 and $200. Sales are limited to 10 tickets per person except for the $200s at only two per person. Tickets to Pacquiao fights have always been sold out. For the Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley bout last May, tickets were sold out in the first three hours of the first day of sales.

NBA vs. PBA: 2nd Half Highlights 7/23/11

NBA vs. PBA: 7/23/11




FINAL SCORE

SMART (NBA) ALL STARS 131 - McGee 25, Durant 22, Williams 19, Evans 17, Harden 16, Bryant 12, Paul 11, Rose 9, Fisher 0.

PBA ALL-STARS 105 - Santos 25, Cabagnot 9, Pingris 9, Al-Hussaini 8, Mercado 8, David 8, Norwood 7, Reyes 6, Thoss 4, Castro 4, Caguioa 4, Seigle 4, Intal 4, Fonacier 3, Tenorio 2, Yap 0.

Quarters: 30-26, 66-50, 107-78, 131-105





Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley BOXING HIGHLIGHTS May 7, 2011

Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley

Friday, April 15, 2011

Pacquiao vs. Mosley FIGHT CAMP 360 on CBS billboard sign in times square

Dont forget this date: the super mega fight which will be on Showtime Pay Per View, May 7 2011.

Being a Pacquiao fanatic, I went to Times square in NEW YORK city with the intention of seeing the PACQUIAO-MOSTLEY BILLBOARD IN TIMES SQUARE live and in person. I am Mannys biggest fan in the planet, I collect Pacquiao memorabilias, magazines, shirts, shoes and watch. I even wrote a blog about my idol since September 2007 to let people know about him and promote his fights to the world.





Here is the Pacquiao vs Mosley fight camp 360 TV schedule:

Episode 1 CBS Saturday, April 2 Noon ET/9 a.m. PT

Episode 1 SHO Saturday, April 16 10ET/PT



Episode 2 SHO Saturday, April 23 10 p.m. ET/PT

Episode 3 CBS Saturday, April 30 8 p.m. ET/PT

Episode 3 SHO Saturday, April 30 10 p.m. ET/PT

Episode 4 SHO Friday, May 6 10 p.m. ET/PT

Episode 4 CBS Saturday, May 7 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT


My Old Video taken on the press conference:
Pacquiao vs Margarito New York City Press Conference for november 13 bout at cowboys stadium


Sunday, February 13, 2011

Pacquiao-Mosley New York Press Conference on February 14, 2001 @ Chelsea Piers





The Pacquiao-Mosley U.S. media tour will continue on to New York at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers - Pier 61 with another open to the public news conference on Monday, Feb. 14 2011 @11 am.

Directions to Chelsea Piers via New York City Subway
Chelsea Piers [W. 24th St. at the Hudson River, Chelsea. Subways are not close but it's easy to take subway C, E to 23rd St. and transfer (free) to an M23 bus, which stops at the entrance.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Pacquiao-Mosley, 16,000 sold in three hours on released date



The Pacquiao-Mosley boxing bout sold 16,000 tickets in the three hours when first released to the public on January 31 2011


The Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley boxing bout will take place on on May 7 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand for the WBO welterweigth title. Arum says Pacquiao chose the bout because Mosley is the most accomplished and famous boxer in the field of candidates, which included Juan Manuel Marquez and welterweight champion Andre Berto.

“He’s the most recognizable name, and it’s a difficult fight for him,” said Arum, who met with Pacquiao in the Philippines last week. “People are also saying, ‘Well, why hasn’t he fought an African-American fighter?’ He’s doing that, but mostly it’s because Mosley is the biggest name.”



The Pacquiao-Mostley boxing match is one of the biggest ticket runs in Las Vegas boxing history. On January 31 2011 when the tickets were released to the public between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. PT, 16,000 tickets were sold to the Manny Pacquiao vs. Sugar Shane Mosley world welterweight championship. Barely 1,000 seats remain for Pacquiao’s return to the Fight Capital of the World, where he hasn’t fought since 2009.

“Incredible. Simply incredible,” exclaimed Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum when he heard the news today. “I have never promoted a fight that has sold so many tickets so quickly. Manny Pacquiao never ceases to amaze the world with his achievements. The excitement he generated today with the initial ticket sales makes it feel like fight week already!”

Boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound box office attraction and the Fighter of the Decade, Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KOs), the lone congressional representative from the Sarangani province in the Philippines, defends his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title against three-division world champion and future Hall of Famer Mosley (46-6-1, 39 KOs), of Pomona, Calif. Pacquiao vs. Mosley erupts on Saturday, May 7 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev.

Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, Sugar Shane Mosley Promotions and MGM Grand, remaining tickets to Pacquiao vs. Mosley, priced at $1,000, $750, and $300, can be purchased through Ticketmaster. To charge by phone, with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster (800) 745-3000. Tickets are also available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket sales at $1,000, $750, and $300 are limited to 10 per person.

Pacquiao vs. Mosley will be produced and distributed Live on SHOWTIME PPV®, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.


We all know that the real money is made in pay per view sales, not ticket sales. This is an excellent sign that the PPV numbers might be huge as well. Fans will be buying tickets and PPV to see boxing megastars Pacquiao and Mosley.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Manny Pacquiao or Sergio Martinez for Boxer of Year?

Opinion by Ian Palmer

When the New Year rolls around it’s always the time most sports awards are handed out by various media publications.

When it comes to boxer of the year, it’s basically a tossup between 32-year-old Manny Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs) of the Philippines and 35-year-old Sergio Martinez (46-2-2, 25 KOs) of Argentina.

A strong case can be made for each of them -- even though they only fought twice apiece in 2010.

Sergio Martinez
To casual boxing fans, Martinez basically appeared on the scene out of nowhere in December of 2009 when he lost a controversial 12-round majority decision to American Paul Williams (39-2, 27 KOs) in an exciting middleweight bout.

However, serious fans might have also caught several of his fights earlier in his career, including a draw with Kermit Cintron, a TKO loss against Antonio Margarito, and wins against the likes of Alex Bunema and Archak TerMeliksetian. The fight against Williams was a definite step up in class for Martinez and he handled himself exceptionally well on the televised fight.

Martinez traveled to Atlantic City on Apr. 17, 2010 to take on 28-year-old American Kelly Pavlik (36-2, 32 KOs), who was the reigning WBC and WBO Middleweight Champion. The outcome was never really in doubt after the first few rounds, and Martinez took Pavlik’s belts by a unanimous decision, with scores of 115-111, 116-111, and 115-112.

He returned to Atlantic City on Nov. 20 to take on the 29-year-old Williams again in a much-anticipated rematch and put his WBC Middleweight Title on the line, even though the bout was fought at a catch weight of 158 lbs. Most fans were hoping for a repeat of their first bout, but what they got instead was a sensational knockout when, during the second round, Martinez landed one of the best left hooks in boxing history. The fight was over in just four minutes and 10 seconds.

While the knockout itself was a thing of beauty it lacked drama because it came so early in the fight. This wasn’t Martinez’s fault, of course, but it wasn’t as spine-tingling as Sugar Ray Leonard’s 1981 KO over Tommy Hearns in their first fight or Muhammad Ali’s when he knocked out George Foreman to regain the heavyweight crown in 1974.

Martinez had an excellent year and has turned into one of the world’s most respected boxers. Not bad for a 35-year-old guy who didn’t start boxing until he was 20.

Manny Pacquiao
Pacquiao also had a great year, both in and out of the ring. He was elected to congress in his homeland and attracted 90,000 fans to his two fights at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas.

The first fight against Joshua Clottey (35-4, 20 KOs) of Ghana, which took place on March 13, was a letdown right from the get go. This is probably because of the choice of opponent. Everybody was hoping for a showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. but had to settle for Clottey. While Clottey’s a good fighter, he was coming off a split decision loss to Miguel Cotto nine months earlier. Pacquiao didn’t have any problems with the African and won a decisive, unanimous decision by scores of 119-109, 119-109, and 120-108 to retain his WBO Welterweight Championship.

Pacquiao returned to Dallas on Nov. 13 to try and win an eighth world title in eight different weight divisions when he took on 32-year-old Antonio Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs) of Mexico for the vacant WBC Jr. Middleweight Championship.

Again, some people were disappointed at the choice of opponent, but negotiations with Mayweather broke down earlier in the year. Margarito entered the ring with advantages in just about all size and weight categories, but Pacquiao picked him apart over 12 entertaining rounds to win his historic eighth championship.

It was a good fight, which Pacquiao might have won by stoppage if he wanted to and the scores of 119-109, 120-108, and 118-110 were fully deserved. In his two fights Pacquiao showed his dominance by winning every round on the scorecards
of two judges, losing just one round on three judges’ cards and two rounds on the cards of the sixth judge.

Both Martinez and Pacquiao entertained fans across the world in 2010 and gave them their money’s worth. But if you could only pick one of them as fighter of the year I’d simply flip a coin and hope they can both keep it up in 2011.

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL: THE BEST OF 2010

Fighter of the Year: Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez. He won the WBC Middleweight world title by defeating Kelly Pavlik and he also dramatically knocked out Paul Williams when Martinez made his first title defense. Two great fights in the year.

Fight of the Year: Jean Pascal vs. Bernard Hopkins. A bout that was held on December 18th, in Quebec (the first city founded in Canada) and was a total sell out. It was one of the greatest fights of the last years.

Knockout of the Year: Sergio Martinez vs. Paul Williams; a bout that was staged on November 20th, in Atlantic City. A knockout that will go down in history.


Exemplary World Champion of the year: Vitali Klitschko; WBC Heavyweight world champion; there is no boxer who can defeat him in addition to the facts that he is a champion who has an exemplary behavior and is a model for the young people of the world.

Most Dramatic Fight of the Year: Fernando “Cochulito” Montiel vs. Hozumi Hasegawa; a great bout held in Tokyo, Japan. Montiel landed a punch on Hasegawa that broke his jaw, and thus won the WBC Bantamweight world title.

Hope and Revelation of the Year: Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. WBC Middleweight Silver world champion; he is undefeated and has shaped a record of 41 wins

(30 KO´s) and 1 draw.

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. WBC Superwelterweight Silver world champion; he is undefeated and has shaped a record of 35 wins (26 KO´s) and 1 draw.

Boxer of the Decade: Manny Pacquiao.