George "Ferocious" Kambosos Jr, an Australian world lightweight champion and sparring partner of Pacquiao, expressed his gratitude in a gweet, saying: "Thank you for everything you did for my Career Legend. Picture taken July 15, In August, the father of five lost a WBA welterweight world title match against Cuban Yordenis Ugas, leaving his fight record at 62 wins, including 39 knockouts, eight losses and two draws.
With his six-year term as a senator ending next year, Pacquiao this month presented himself as the best person to succeed President Rodrigo Duterte and lead the Southeast Asian nation of million people. Kasi matagal na din ako sa pagbo-boxing. My family has always been convincing me to retire.
Anything else is just talk about what his thoughts are in the moment. OK pa ako Iihok pero tama na. Dugay na pud ko sa boksing I will no longer fight. Pacquiao, who will be turning 43 on Dec. For all his boxing achievements, Pacquiao said he wants to do as well in the political arena, where he will focus all his energy and resources in the coming months in pursuit of the highest office in the land.
With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now! Philstar Global Corp. All Rights Reserved. My Profile Sign Out. Emmanuel Villaruel - The Philippine Star. Pandemic endgame and Gen Zs: A 4-point agenda to help unlock a better future. Pacquiao floored Barrera in the third and 11th rounds before the Mexican's corner stopped the fight.
Barrera, widely considered the world's best featherweight at the time, could not cope with Pacquiao's speed and the end came after he was put under siege against the ropes. According to CompuBox, Pacquiao landed power punches in his second fight at featherweight, compared to for Barrera.
Pacquiao handed Morales two beatings in to announce himself as a force at junior lightweight. Later in the year, Pacquiao did an even quicker job on Morales, flooring him three times in a third-round knockout at the same venue. American Diaz could not cope with Pacquiao's speed and his face was left dripping with blood before being knocked out. Pacquiao captured a seventh title in a seventh weight class by breaking Cotto's resistance in the last round for the WBO welterweight belt.
As well as another world title, the Filipino phenomenon claimed an impressive win with many now seeing him as boxing's No.
Cotto, a naturally bigger man who had been campaigning as a welterweight for three years, was overwhelmed in the second half of the fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In his first fight at welterweight, six months after he had separated Ricky Hatton from his senses at junior welterweight, Pacquiao was too quick and showed he could take a punch at pounds. Pacquiao, 30 at the time, floored Cotto in the third and fourth rounds before forcing the stoppage in the last round.
Pacquaio's air of invincibility was shattered when Marquez knocked him out in their fourth meeting.
Come one man, stop. No proof exists that Pacquiao took performance-enhancing drugs. But it took years for Pac to agree to the drug testing that Mayweather desired. Team Mayweather is very surprised that an elite athlete like Manny Pacquiao would refuse drug testing procedures which Floyd has already agreed to and have been agreed to by many other top athletes.
Pacquiao is simply followed by a cloud of doubt. And until that cloud dissipates, he won't escape controversy. David Daniels is a featured columnist at Bleacher Report and a syndicated writer.
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