Manny Pacquiao grabbed his second world title belt in a four month span in devastating fashion- By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.Com
Even the hardest of chins and the deepest reservoirs of courage have breaking points, and Diaz reached his in the ninth as a left cross he didn't see felled him.
- by CompuBox, BoxingScene.Com
Diaz was never known for his speed. But the difference was so obvious, he made Pacquiao look like the second coming of Sugar Ray Leonard.
- By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.Com
Roger Mayweather, AKA the Black Mamba, used to come in the ring wearing a sombrero dressed like a Mexican, calling himself the Mexican killer. Well Roger, I've never seen anyone beat more Mexicans than Manny Pacquiao, making his legend as the real “Mexican Killer.”
- By Francisco Guzman, BraggingRightsCorner.Com
Because Pacquiao looked better than ever - both in terms of physique and execution - at his career highest weight, historians must now start to determine Pacquiao's place among the all-time greats, pound-for-pound as well as pounding-for-pounding.
- by CompuBox, BoxingScene.Com
Pacquiao’s lightning bolt left mercifully ended the carnage in the ninth. The punch was so fast it still looked fast in the slow motion replay.
- By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.Com
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum likes to joke that Manny Pacquiao is so good that maybe someday he could challenge heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com
Flash Elorde is smiling somewhere up there right now. The world lightweight belt is finally in the hands of a Filipino.
- By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.Com
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