Pacquiao sets another Boxing RECORD. Congrats PAC !

LOL at Bazooka :rofl

 

Boxing historian Cliff Rold pointed out that Pacquiao is the only fighter in history to win four lineal titles (112 pounds, 126, 130 and 140).

Eat this Historian Bazooka.

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World Featherweight – TKO 11 Marco Antonio Barrera: If the Ledwaba win was eye-opening, the Barrera win on November 15, 2003 probably left some scratched corneas in its wake as viewers wondered if they were really seeing what unfolded. Besides a hasty knockdown call against Pacquiao early on, it was all Manny as he dished out a beating against a man already regarded as a future Hall of Famer.

Unable to blunt the advantage in speed held by the Filipino, Barrera resorted to blatant fouls as the fight wore on despite numerous warnings from the official. It was enough to speculate about whether Barrera was trying to be disqualified. The poor display of character compounded an awful night finally ended by the corner when even broken rules couldn’t break the tide.

There are some who for various reasons refuse to recognize Pacquiao’s claim to the Featherweight crown, some out of ignorance, many because there was no alphabelt attached and/or because the only notable title attached was the editorially administered Ring Magazine belt.

They are all wrong.

One can view the lineage of the World Featherweight crown won that night as descending from Eusebio Pedroza in the mid-1980s. If not there, Boxing Scene’s Jake Donovan reminded in his recent series on lineal titles that
Those with even a basic understanding of what makes a definitive leader could easily identify Naseem Hamed’s body of work in the mid-to-late 1990’s. Only sanctioning body politics stood in the way of Hamed owning all of the featherweight real estate. Wins over Steve Robinson, Tom “Boom Boom” Johnson, Wilfredo Vazquez and Cesar Soto came at a time when all were either titlists or fresh from being stripped for no good reason.

There was also Barrera’s second win over Erik Morales for the Ring title as the magazine managed to catch up their own historical recognition of Pedroza, this coming after Barrera had already mangled Hamed for lineal rights. No matter where the start point is identified, the history all ended up on the same waist and Pacquiao became the first man to officially capture the lineal World Flyweight and Featherweight crowns.

Forecast: Clear, Lineal Claim to the World Title

 

JMM is miles ahead of Bradley and Judah in terms of skills, experience and heart/guts. JMM also already had Pacquiao figured out having fought him twice already.

"None of the Above" option also got considerable votes.

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I'm guessing there's a secret bidding war right now between Showtime and HBO on who would have the broadcast rights for the November PAC vs JMM fight.