Well, that was lightning fast. The Pacman knocks out David Diaz in the 9th round with 36 seconds remaining.
Congratulations to Manny Pacquiao for soundly defeating Diaz beyond the shadow of a doubt and winning the WBC Lightweight Champion.
Round Highlights:
Pacman dominated all of the nine rounds both in the general scores and in the number of power punches thrown and landed (with Pacquiao throwing around a hundred punches per round, against Diaz's around fifty punches per round).
If I were a judge in the bout, I would score it either 10-9 in all rounds except perhaps round 2 which I score 10-8 (due to "first blood"), all in favor of the Pacman.
Round 2 First Blood: Pacquiao shows how much his right hand has developed. Using a right-hand bodyshot followed by a right-hand uppercut, Pacquiao drew first blood, cutting Diaz on the bridge of the nose.
Round 3 Headbutt: Pacquiao acccidentally headbutts Diaz, cutting him on his right eyebrow. Being blinded
Round 9 KO: Pacman KOs Diaz with 36 seconds remaining. While lying on the canvas, the camera captured clearly the damage done to Diaz, with his left eyebrow swelling.
Significance:
Pacman becomes the first Asian to win four major titles in four different weight classes, namely, Flyweight (max 112 lbs), Super Bantamweight (max 122lbs) , Super Featherweight (max 130lbs) , Lightweight (max 135lbs) divisions.
Pacman has proven once again why he deserves to be Ring Magazine's Pound for Pund Number 1 boxer (June 9, 2008). This is after Floyd Money Mayweather announced his retirement from boxing.
This is Pacman's eight consecutive win since 2005.
This is the first decisive KO victory since 2007. His previous bout last March 15 against Juan Manuel Marquez was won via split-decision (spurring a lot of controversy to the validity of his win) while his October6 2007 bout against Marco Antonio Barrera was via unanimous decision (he clearly outclassed Barrera, but he still managed avoiding a total knockout victory).
What's Next:
As of this writing, Pacman's next championship match is scheduled this November, against Edwin Valero of Valenzuela.
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