Manny Pacquiao - The BEST Boxer in the World!

Photos courtesy of Wally Skalij of the New York Times: Pacquiao Forces De La Hoya to Quit

Manny Pacquiao should be on the cover of Fight Night Round 4. He just dethrowned the former cover athlete with speed and precision making it look rather easy.



Leading with the left cross early, Manny’s speed was too much for Oscar who was out of his league in this fight. By the time Manny felt Oscar ate enough lead lefts, he beat the snot out of him with his hooks and jabs and just out boxed him with deadly and precise combinations. It was almost too tough to watch near the end. Manny was just doing his best to put on a good battle after the fans were treated to some pretty terrible opening fights, all featured bouts lasting no more than 5 rounds between 3 of them.

From the start you could tell that Oscar was having trouble with Manny's speed. Coming forward, Oscar found himself on the receiving end of many straight lefts followed by right hooks that he had very few answers for.

By the sixth round Manny's combination punches were too much for the veteran who's left eye could barely be seen underneath the now sizable bruise. It began to look at this point like Manny could put an end to this fight at any time.

After another dominant round in the seventh, Oscar seemed to just be unresponsive to the continued onslaught of punches coming in his direction from every angle. Numerous times, Manny had the former 10-time World Champion on the ropes only to back off and safely execute trainer Freddy Roach's plan of skilled execution over 8-9 rounds.

As the ten second mark was called Pacquiao unloaded a flurry of punches that connected upon Oscar in the corner putting an exclamation point on an already masterful evening of boxing. At the end of the round, everyone in the MGM Grand Arena, where 7 years ago these fighters both successfully fought in same ring 7 weight classes apart, witnessed two fighters going in opposite directions.

When Oscar's trainer told him that Manny was just too fast, it was enough to keep him from standing to answer the ninth round bell. He would only get up to congratulate Manny already celebrating and graciously thanking the fans, everyone around him, and God for the victory!