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Pacquiao named Sports Illustrated boxer of the year
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by mazevedo | December 19, 2008 at 09:55 am
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After going 3-0 in 2008, Manny Pacquiao was named boxer of the year by Sports Illustrated on Thursday.
"In boxing, greatness is measured in moments. And in 2008, Manny Pacquiao had a whole lot of them," SI.com writer Chris Mannix wrote in his assessment of the acknowledged pound-for-pound king.
Not only did Pacquiao run a perfect record in three matches, Pacquiao also became the first boxer in 70 years to win three bouts in three different weight categories in one year.
Sports Illustrated called Pacquiao's win over Juan Manuel Marquez in April a "(grind-it-out) win, where he absorbed a vicious beating while dishing out... his own."
It described Pacquiao's victory against David Diaz in June a fight where Diaz "never stood a chance."
It called Pacquiao's triumph versus Oscar de la Hoya "the triple exclamation point on Pacquiao's year."
According to Mannix, Pacquiao has conquered so much with grace and style which really distinguishes a true champion. He also added that "Pacquiao became the best ambassador boxing could ever hope for in 2008".
The other two key categories listed by SI in boxing awarded fight of the year to Miguel Cotto - Antonio Margarito, and Upset of the Year to Bernard Hopkins - Kelly Pavlik.
What is your take on Pacquiao being named SI's boxer of the year?
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at 19:13 on December 19th, 2008
Makes me proud..:)
at 20:10 on December 19th, 2008
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at 20:15 on December 19th, 2008
this guy is a living legend..
at 12:58 on December 20th, 2008
Cheers!!! to the 'Pambansang Kamao'
Mabuhay!!!
at 22:36 on December 20th, 2008
"made this during his bout to Diaz"
PACMAN WINSSS!!!
KO's DIAZ on the 9th round ...
Diaz is the bunny!!! lol
Pacquiao vs Diaz
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yeahhh proud to be pinoy!!!
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at 02:38 on December 26th, 2008
Manny Pacquiao deserve to be on the top of the boxing list this year.
He trully is a warrior
at 13:37 on December 27th, 2008
Manny Pacquiao enjoying a confident ferry ride back to nyc after visiting Lady Liberty for the first of 6 press conferences across the U.S.
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at 02:50 on January 8th, 2009
Throughout 2008 there have been many excellent bouts.
In the recent bout of Pacquiao against Oscar de la Hoya,
Manny was near perfect in his performance and deserves
to be voted best boxer of 2008.