Meet The New Best Boxer Alive — Manny Pacquiao
Judging by the fact that ESPN.com put a story up on Manny Pacquiao’s title-winning fight Saturday night on its main page, plus other measures, the new pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet is crossing over to the squares who don’t follow boxing. Squares: Consider this your comprehensive introduction to one of the most exciting, accomplished fighters of his time, who has personality in spades — is there any athlete anywhere ever who has recorded a hit record, ran for political office and gotten his own stamp? Get acquainted with Pacquiao, the boxer, and Pacquiao, the man…
When Filipino ring idol and certified national treasure Manny Pacquiao brutalized a courageous David Diaz to win the World Boxing Council lightweight title with a spectacular ninth round knockout in Las Vegas on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) and fulfilled his quest for world titles in four separate weight divisions, he emerged not merely as an extraordinary Filipino but an Asian phenomenon.
