Saturday, March 13, 2010

Pacquio Day

Tommorrow is the much anticipated fight of our very own poun for pound king against his opponent Joshua Clottey. Though a lot of boxing experts has so much expectation to Manny Pacquio, the latter does not want to be so confident and still he will give his best shot to the game.

Here are some interesting facts:

Manny Pacquiao

Age: 31
Nationality: Filipino
Born: Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines
Record: 50-3-2 (38 knockouts)
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 1.69 meters
Reach: 67 inches
Last fight: Miguel Angel Cotto, won 12th round TKO, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, November 14, 2009.
Losses:
Erik Morales, unanimous decision, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, March. 19, 2005.
Medgoen Singsurat, third round knockout, Pakpanag Metropolian Stadium, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, September 17, 1999.
Rustico Torrecampo, third round knockout, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 9, 1996.
Draws:
Juan Manuel Marquez, drawn on points, MGM Grand, Las Vegas, May. 8, 2004.
Agapito Sanchez, tied decision sixth round, San Francisco, California, U.S., November 10, 2001.
Current title: WBO welterweight, IBO and Ring Magazine light welterweight
Previous titles: WBC lightweight, WBC super featherweight, IBF super bantamweight and WBC flyweight
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Joshua Clottey

Age: 32
Nationality: Ghanaian
Born: Accra, Ghana
Record: 35-3-0 (20 knockouts)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 173cm
Reach: 70 inches
Last fight: Miguel Angel Cotto, lost by split decision, Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S. June 13, 2009
Losses: Antonio Margarito, unanimous decision 12th round, New Jersey, U.S. December 2 2006
Carlos Manuel Baldomir, disqualified 11th round, London, November 29 1999
Previous title: IBF welterweight

Source:
www.boxrec.com
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/03/13/10/factbox-boxing-manny-pacquiao-v-joshua-clottey

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