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Pacquiao up in latest Ring Pound-for-Pound ratings

by Salven L. Lagumbay

The march towards marquee stardom continues for reigning consensus featherweight king Manny Pacquiao.

Yesterday, the Ring Magazine, considered as the ?Bible of Boxing,? upgraded the southpaw Pacquiao as the no. 5 pound-for-pound best fighter in the planet for the month of March, up a notch from his no. 6 billing just last month.

The pound-for-pound system of rankings classifies the best boxers in all weight divisions, as ranked by Ring Magazine?s expert writers and columnists.

Early this month, Ring Magazine editor-in-chief Nigel Collins visited the country to award Pacquiao his Ring belt, indicative of his top billing as the finest featherweight boxer in the world.

WBC light-heavyweight king Roy Jones Jr. remains the top pound-for-pound boxer in the world, followed by WBC/WBA/IBF middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins, WBC lightweight boss Floyd Mayweather, Golden Boy Oscar De la Hoya and Pacquiao.

Right below the Filipino ring idol are WBC/WBA/IBF junior middleweight champ Winky Wright, WBC featherweight ruler Erik Morales, WBC/WBA/IBF junior welter monarch Kostya Tszyu, heavyweight wonder James Toney and ex-WBC light-heavyweight titlist Antonio Tarver.

Pacquiao is set to do battle with WBA/IBF featherweight champ Juan Manuel Marquez on May 8 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, and a victory by the Filipino hero gives him a chance to move further up in the pound-for-pound list while giving him a ticket to battle Mexican hero Erik Morales on July 31.

Pacquiao left for the United States last night accompanied by US promoter Murad Muhammad, business manager Rod Nazario and his associate Lito Mondejar, and personal trainer Buboy Fernandez.

The champ will immediately hook up with trainer Freddie Roach at the latter?s Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.

Delete Dela Hoya. Give me a reason for him to stay there. Damn, he's a loser.

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Same as Morales. remove him too, WHAT THE HECK
I'm losing my patience with these Mexicans. I used to like em, not anymore!

HERE'S ONE FOR YOU

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I believe it's Sugar Shane Mosley, due to his loss from Wright just recently.

Mosley was Ring's #3 P4P before his bout with Winky.
http://www.mannypacquiao.ph/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1459

PacMan deserve this post... in the near future hell become numero UNO!!!

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Before most of you in Pacland, I am!

What?

Pacs rating improved!
Hope he will be P4P.
No complaint

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You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one.

your first dig is just fine but the 2nd one means you are out of your intellect

sos naman itong mga ito!!

so what?? pound for pound ranking is subjective...


you can have your own pound for pound ranking...

lol.... this was dug too much....

It's funny how others react....

Hukay

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what?

the hell you are halukay ube! you ***** mokong ..LOL

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Pacquiao took a big gamble by leaning against the ropes to invite Cotto to whale away, like Muhammad Ali’s rope-a-dope. Only a gutsy and fearless fighter would do it. Pacquiao once more showed how big his heart is..

wake up brother. you must be in deep slumber!

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