After watching Manny Pacquiao destroy David Diaz, I am so sorry I declared Joe Calzaghe #1Pound4Pound . Nothing against Calzaghe but Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter in the world that is active. From the first moment of the fight Pacquiao beat up on David Diaz. It was no contest. Diaz was the bigger man, but he was not the faster or better skilled fighter. Pacquiao put together wonderful combinations. His balance was great tonight and he simply just destroyed Diaz. It was no contest. I have to admit I thought Diaz was going to make it a very tough fight for Pacquiao. It just did not go that way. Diaz was cut over his right eye, had a cut behind his ear and a cut on his nose. His left eye had a huge bruise and swelling over it at the end of the fight. Pacquiao looked like he just went for a jog. Pacquiao was beating Diaz to the punch and hitting him with consistent rights and lefts thoughout the fight. It started becoming a blood bath from Diaz's face by the 5th round and the fight could have really been stopped anytime between the 6 until it was stopped. Diaz was taking far too much punishment with very little in return. Finally in the 9th round Pacquiao landed a hard quick left to the chin of Diaz. Diaz fell face first like he had absolutely nothing left in his body. The ref, Vic Drakulich stopped the fight without a count. Diaz had long been a beaten fighter. The fight could have been stopped well before the 9th round because Diaz was just getting beaten. Much respect to David Diaz for his courage to continue to fight and never say die. He is a nice guy, but the better fighter clearly was/is Manny Pacquiao. For Pacquiao, the sky is the limit and maybe beyond that for him. He looked absolutely wonderful as a Lightweight. He picked up the WBC Lightweight Belt with ease. He clearly can handle being at 135 which means he will probably attempt to go to 140 to fight Ricky Hatton in the future. You never know. Whatever he does in the boxing ring, best believe everyone will watch. He is the best fighter in boxing and a legend. Only one who can beat him at this moment is himself.
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