By "Diamond" Ed Deveikis©
 
   

After last weeks pouncing of Eric Morales, Manny Pacquiao now holds the title of undisputed "Pound for Pound" King.

As great as this is "Pacman" may be facing a similar problem that Mike Tyson had to face early on in his career; there is nobody out there that can compete with "Pac man".

I was on hand to witness Manny's first fight in the US, against Lehlohonolo Ledwaba live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. I got a chance to hang out with both Manny and his coach Freddy Roach before the fight and even back then I could tell Manny was going to become a huge star in the sport of boxing.

After the fight, there was a post fight press conference and when Manny got up to the podium to speak I began chanting "Manny" "Manny" "Manny" pretty soon others joined in and that was the first time in the US that the media started to see how big this little man really is.

Now Manny is taking some time off to re-group, rumor has it that Manny will face off against Marco Barrera for a second time in March of 2007.

As a die-hard fight fan I would much rather see Juan Marquez face off against "Pac man". There first fight was an epic battle that had Marquez down 3 times in the first round, but in round two Marquez started to come back and fought very hard throughout the entire fight. Many ringside boxing experts as well as fans felt that Manny lost that battle.

This would be a perfect time in both fighters’ careers to face off once again to see who really is the best featherweight out there. If I had to predict a winner in that fight, I would say Manny will KO Marquez in 10, but do not count Marquez out as he is one of only a few fighters out there that seem to have much heart. 

As for Barrera, Manny destroyed Marco the first time out, I don’t see the fight going past the 4th round this time, Manny is way to fast and strong for the once great Mexican Champion. So, if a great fight is what we want to see I vote for Pacquiao vs. Marquez II.

Manny has now become boxing's biggest international draw, nobody fighting today can pack in fans like he does; he is also the most talked about fighter on the internet.

He will undoubtedly go down in boxing history as the most devastating featherweight, bare none!

Manny is now boxing's new king, welcome to the kingdom of PACLAND!

 


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