Angels firm up semis bid, crush Oragons
- the referee stopped the massacre in the sixth round.
The then only 23-yeaer-old southpaw with a mean left hook bloodied the African’s nose in the opening canto, knocked him down in the second and fourth as the crowd inside the MGM Garden Grand Arena cheered watching a new hero in he making.
Manny sent Ledwaba down twice more in the sixth prompting the signaling an end to what was billed as a 12-round bout, 0.59 seconds left without counting out the deposed belt-owner.
“This is a dream come true. My dream was to be champion again. He did not hurt me at all. He did not declared as he beamed in the country
It was Pacquiao’s second major world title following similarly easy eighth round stoppage, of Thai Chatchai Sasakul for the flyweight crown three years prior.
Pacquiao successfully defended his 122-pound diadem four times, but more than this, it was his next sterling performances at top of the four-squared jungle called ring that made him a hero in the eyes of his countrymen and icon to sports world.
Ledwaba, the now senator and former two-time congressman targeted and succeeded in claiming, too, The Ring featherweight, World Boxing Council super-featherweight, WBC lightweight, IBO/RING junior-welterweight, World Boxing Organization welterweight and WBC super-welterweight plums one after another, all in a span of nine years.
He took the crown from the 126-pound gonfalon off Marco Antonio Barrera in 2003, the 130-pound the 135-pound at the expense of Da from Ricky Hatton in 2009, the 147-pound off Miguel Cotto, also in 2009, and the 154-pound from Antonio Margarito in 2010.
That made him the only boxer in history to win world championships in eight weight categories. Pacquiao is also to emerge as world champion in four lightweight and welterweight – also
different weight categories
Two years ago, ESPN ranked Pacquiao second in the list of to boxers pound-for-pound of the past 25 years. for the 2000s jointly by the Boxing Writers Association of America, WBC and WBO.
He is also a three- time RING Magazine and BWAA “Fighter of the 2009 and 2011.
BoxRec names the Pacman as the Pacquiao was long-rated as the best boxer in the world pound-for-pound by most sporting news and boxing websites, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Sporting Life, Yahoo Sports, abut .com, Boxrec and The Ring, beginning from his climb to lightweight until his losses at welterweight in 2012.
He is also the longest reigning top for-pound list.
Pacquiao has generated approxi his 23 PPV bouts. Forbes Magazine ranked him the second highest paid athlete in he world as of 2015.
Reggie Johnson (42) of Rain or Shine attempts to blast through the defense of Willie Wilson (28) and Eugene Phelps of Phoenix during a Season 43 PBA Commissioner’s Cup game at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City. PETROGAZZ fueled its semifinal drive with a dominating 25-19, 25-14, 25-19 victory over ousted Iriga-Navy, gaining a provisional share of second with Pocari-Air Force in the penultimate quarterfinals playdate of the Premier Volleyball League Season 2 Reinforced Conference at the Filoil Flying V Center in San Juan on Saturday.
Ukrainian Anastasiia Trach, who took a backseat upon the arrival of fellow import Olena Lymareva-Flink early in the elims, got untracked again and fired 17 points, including 15 attack points, as she spearheaded the Angels’ third straight lopsided triumph that kept them in the hunt for one of the last two semis seats in the season-opening conference of the league organized by Sports Vision with a 3-1 card.
“It’s a victory of the whole team as we always put our maximum effort in every game,” said Trach, whose team braces for a key duel with league-leading BanKoPerlas at the close of the quarters Wednesday.
“Every game is important but I think we’re on the right track.”
The Lady Oragons actually put up a fight midway in the third, closing to within, 17-18, on a 12 crosscourt attack. But Nunag broke PetroGazz’s long spell with a hit after a long rally and the Angels took six of the next eight points to complete the rout.
Iriga-Navy closed out its campaign in the tournament backed by Mikasa and Asics with a 1-4 slate and only two wins in 12 games overall.
BanKo-Perlas, which swept its first three quarters matches, was gunning for the third Final Four slot against back-to-the-wall BaliPure at presstime, while the Lady Warriors look to clinch the crucial fourth win with a victory over winless Tacloban, also being played at pressime.
Earlier, Bryan Bagunas unleashed a 26-hit game as he powered Air Force to a 25-21, 24-26, 25-18, 25-23 victory over PLDT Home Fibr as the Jet Spikers took the third seeding in the semis phase of the men’s division.
The national team mainstay, who led National U to this year’s UAAP championship, spiked his solid outing with 22 kills and three kills blocks while producing 14 excellent receptions for Air Force, which will face No. 2 Vice Co. in the Final Four.
PLDT settled for No. 4 and will take on topnotcher and defending champion Cignal HD.
STANDINGS *BaliPure-NU 1 *BanKo-Perlas 30 Iriga-Navy 1 *Pocari-Air Force 3 1 *Tacloban 0 Petro Gazz 3 1 *Playing at presstime GAMES WEDNESDAY
1 p.m. – IEM vs Army (men’s)
4 p.m. – BanKo-Perlas vs PetroGazz (women’s) 6:30 p.m. – BaliPure vs Tacloban (women’s)
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