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Pacquiao is world's eighth wonder after another win
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November 15, 2010, Monday
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MANNY Pacquiao cemented his place in the pantheon of boxing greats by recording an unanimous points victory over Antonio Margarito on Saturday to claim the vacant WBC super welterweight title.
The 31-year-old southpaw dominated all 12 rounds against his bigger Mexican opponent at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, to land an eighth world title in an unprecedented eighth weight class.
Having already established himself as one of the best offensive fighters of all time, Pacquiao outclassed Margarito, 32, with his lightning hand speed and precise power punching to improve his career record to 52-3-2 with 38 knockouts.
"It was a really hard fight, the hardest fight in my boxing career," Pacquiao told reporters after winning his 13th consecutive bout since losing to Erik Morales in Las Vegas in March 2005.
"He's strong. I never expected him to be as strong as he was. He's a tough fighter. I can't believe he took all those punches."
The Filipino, a heavy odds-on favorite going into the fight, pummelled the Mexican's head virtually at will for much of the bout, leaving his opponent with a puffed left eye and a cut under a badly swollen right eye.
Despite being outweighed by 17 pounds, Pacquiao blended raw power with speed in front of a crowd of 41,734 to deliver a spectacular performance against an opponent.
Pacquiao, fighting for the first time since winning a seat in his country's national congress earlier this year, gained one-sided verdicts from all three judges - 120-109, 118-110 and 119-109.
Three-time world champion Margarito, back in the ring for the first time in the United States since he lost to American Shane Mosley in a WBC welterweight title bout in January 2009, slipped to 38-7 with 27 knockouts.
Technical knockout
In Manchester, England, David Haye easily retained his WBA heavyweight title on Saturday with a third-round technical knockout against fellow Briton Audley Harrison, who threw just one punch in a pitiful display.
The fight sprang to life in the third when Haye landed a barrage of right hooks and uppercuts which sent Harrison to the canvas. He managed to beat the count but the bout was stopped shortly after with the challenger offering no offense as Haye, 30, continued to land heavy blows.
The win extended Haye's record to 25 wins (23 knockouts) and one defeat and immediately posed the question of when he would take on one or both of the Klitschko brothers, who hold the four other heavyweight titles.
"It has to happen in 2011, I retire in 2011," he said of a fight with the Ukrainians.
The former undisputed cruiserweight champion had been due to fight Wladimir, the younger of the Klitschkos, in June last year but withdrew citing an injury. Wladimir holds the WBO, IBF and IBO world titles while Vitali is the WBC champion.
The 31-year-old southpaw dominated all 12 rounds against his bigger Mexican opponent at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, to land an eighth world title in an unprecedented eighth weight class.
Having already established himself as one of the best offensive fighters of all time, Pacquiao outclassed Margarito, 32, with his lightning hand speed and precise power punching to improve his career record to 52-3-2 with 38 knockouts.
"It was a really hard fight, the hardest fight in my boxing career," Pacquiao told reporters after winning his 13th consecutive bout since losing to Erik Morales in Las Vegas in March 2005.
"He's strong. I never expected him to be as strong as he was. He's a tough fighter. I can't believe he took all those punches."
The Filipino, a heavy odds-on favorite going into the fight, pummelled the Mexican's head virtually at will for much of the bout, leaving his opponent with a puffed left eye and a cut under a badly swollen right eye.
Despite being outweighed by 17 pounds, Pacquiao blended raw power with speed in front of a crowd of 41,734 to deliver a spectacular performance against an opponent.
Pacquiao, fighting for the first time since winning a seat in his country's national congress earlier this year, gained one-sided verdicts from all three judges - 120-109, 118-110 and 119-109.
Three-time world champion Margarito, back in the ring for the first time in the United States since he lost to American Shane Mosley in a WBC welterweight title bout in January 2009, slipped to 38-7 with 27 knockouts.
Technical knockout
In Manchester, England, David Haye easily retained his WBA heavyweight title on Saturday with a third-round technical knockout against fellow Briton Audley Harrison, who threw just one punch in a pitiful display.
The fight sprang to life in the third when Haye landed a barrage of right hooks and uppercuts which sent Harrison to the canvas. He managed to beat the count but the bout was stopped shortly after with the challenger offering no offense as Haye, 30, continued to land heavy blows.
The win extended Haye's record to 25 wins (23 knockouts) and one defeat and immediately posed the question of when he would take on one or both of the Klitschko brothers, who hold the four other heavyweight titles.
"It has to happen in 2011, I retire in 2011," he said of a fight with the Ukrainians.
The former undisputed cruiserweight champion had been due to fight Wladimir, the younger of the Klitschkos, in June last year but withdrew citing an injury. Wladimir holds the WBO, IBF and IBO world titles while Vitali is the WBC champion.
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