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Manny Pacquiao Boxing Glove Autograph
A great Everlast Boxing glove signed by Phillipine
Boxing legend and Champion Manny Pacquiao that comes with
a photo of The Pacman signing the glove.
Manny Pacquiao
£125.00
Pacquiao was born in the province of Bukidnon in the Philippines.
The boxer who hails from General Santos City Philippines
is also dubbed "The Destroyer" by his peers in
the boxing world, because of the way he dominates and sweeps
over his challengers and opponents. He has a devastating
left punch that has the ability to end a match in an instant.
The 26 year old Pacquiao started his professional boxing
career in 1995 at 106 pounds. He bounced in weight from
106 to 113 pounds before losing in his 12th fight against
Rustico Torrecampo via third round TKO. Shortly after the
Torrecampo fight Pacquiao settled in at 112 pounds winning
the WBC Flyweight title only to lose it in his second defense
against Medgoen Singsurat by third round knockout. Technically,
Pacquiao lost the belt at the scales by not being able to
make weight of 112 lb (51 kg).
Following the loss to Singsurat, Pacquiao again jumped
in weight, this time stopping at the Super Bantamweight
division of 122 lb (55 kg) where he picked up the WBC International
title defending it five times before his big break came.
Pacquiao’s big break came on June 23rd, 2001, against
IBF Super Bantamweight champion Lehlohonolo Ledwaba. Pacquiao
stepped into the fight as a late replacement and walked
out of the fight the newly crowned IBF Super Bantamweight
champion. Pacquiao scored three knockdowns before the end
of the fight was called in the fifth round.
Manny went on to defend his title four times before the
match that defined his career against his childhood boxing
idol the venerable and legendary Marco Antonio Barrera of
Mexico came. His perseverance and hardwork paid off as he
pummelled Barrera into submission in a stunning 11th round
TKO when Barrera’s corner had seen enough, they had
the fight stopped in the eleventh round. With this victory
the "Pacman" captured the People's Featherweight
Title. Pacquiao's performance established himself as one
of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world, and put
the Philippines on the boxing world's map again where he
follows in the footsteps of past Filipino boxing stars such
as Gabriel_"Flash"_Elorde and Pancho Villa.
Pac Man wasted no time with tune ups before his next big
fight, only six months removed from his dominating win over
Marco Antonio Barrera. Pacquiao's march to greatness continued
as he went on to challenge another respected and technical
Mexican boxer, Juan Manuel Marquez, holder of the WBA and
IBF Featherweight Title. Experts predicted that Marquez,
a dangerous counter-puncher, would prevail over Pacquiao
because of his superior boxing skills. The fight turned
out to be one of the greatest Featherweight clashes in the
history of boxing. Pacquiao's superior handspeed and punching
power was displayed early as he stormed Marquez with lightning
jabs and straight lefts that sent the Mexican Champion to
the mat three times in the first round alone. It looked
as if Pacquiao was on his way to a quick night's work but
things changed as Marquez started to take control in the
second, dominating the fight and getting better with each
passing round. When the bell to end the 12th round sounded,
the fight was scored a draw.
Pacquiao also worked against Fahsan (3K-Battery) Por Thawatchai.
Pacquiao pulled down Por Thawatchai to the canvas three
times en route to a knock out in the fourth-round. The devastating
ax-like left uppercut to the jaw knocked down the Thai fighter
with both feet off the canvass and ended the fight completely.
Manny once again jumped in weight, this time to the Super
Featherwight division and squared off against former three-time
division champion Erik Morales on 19th of March, 2005. However,
Pacquiao lost the 12 round match with a unanimous descision
from the judges. Pacquiao showed a lot of heart against
Morales in their fight, having to fight with a bad cut in
his eye for most of the fight against a great champion.
Despite the loss, Pacquiao gained further credibility as
a fighter who could fight back under adversity.
On September 10, 2005, Manny Pacquiao TKO'd Hector Velazquez,
capturing the WBC International Super Featherweight Title
in the process. The victory proved once again the power
of Pacquiao's fists.
A rematch with Erik Morales is set for January 21, 2006
in Las Vegas at Thomas and Mack Center, United States.
