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Manny Pacquiao is a boxer from the Philippines who has become not only a world-wide recognizable
name, but a global inspiration.
He began his career in 1995, not to win a world title, but to simply put food on his
table for himself and his family.
He made his name known throughout local communities, boxing quickly became his life, and world-wide
domination ensued.
The reign of Manny Pacquiao is one of the most notable in boxing history, at his peak
Pacquiao was near unbeatable.
A boxer has many ways to accomplish victory inside a boxing ring, by knockout, through
technical submission, or with superior skill.
In this video we take a look at 25 examples where Manny Pacquiao showed crazy boxing capability
to achieve a victory, where we breakdown the skills Pacquiao used, along with what separates
We've seen Pacquiao use this path of attack in numerous fights, which brings us to his
fight against Keith Thurman.
Commentator: "Bit of a smile from Manny Pacquiao... oh down goes Thurman!"
Here Pacquiao again uses that same combination, throw to the head, throw to the body, then
land to the head.
This punch on Antonio Margarito was the cleanest punch of the night.
Pacquiao lands a right hook while Margarito over extends on a right hand.
In that same fight, Pacquiao had this matrix-style sequence against the ropes.
Pacquiao dodges Margarito's punch by the tiniest amount,
then returns over the top with a right hook.
Pacquiao has an underrated defence with excellent spacial awareness and ring intelligence.
In Pacquiao's fight versus Joshua Clottey, Clottey refused to engage with Pacquiao.
Pacquiao found humor in Clottey's unwillingness to fight by double punching with
both hands at the same time.
Pacquiao knocked Shane Mosley down with a straight left hand.
Commentator: "Pacquiao... left hand drops him!"
Notice the feint before throwing the left hand to make Mosley flinch.
Pacquiao also set the left hand up with a feint in the Marquez fight.
The feint right hand, straight left hand is a blend of deception and destruction.
Mayweather versus Pacquiao was the biggest fight in the last few decades, and this double
left hand from Pacquiao is just epic.
Landing one punch on Mayweather is hard enough, but to land two, consecutively, with the same
hand, is seriously impressive.
Pacquiao's fight against Oscar De La Hoya was a one-sided beatdown, and this 4-punch
combination was simply brutal.
Commentator: "He looked a bit shakey there De La Hoya, he could even be stopped!"
Pacquiao is so fast we have to slow the footage down to see the effect of each punch.
Also take notice of how each punch has it's own trajectory.
Back to the Mayweather fight, Pacquiao lands a great counter left hand.
Pacquiao parries Mayweather's jab then throws the left
hand straight while also moving his head to the right.
In the Bradley fight, Pacquiao used this awesome move with the left hook.
Pacquiao rolls under Bradley's left hook, then lands a left hook of his own on the way
up.
We also saw this move against Juan Manuel Marquez.
The roll puts the opponent off balance and makes them fall onto the hook.
This is a great move, and very similar to the Dempsey roll.
Perhaps we should call this the Pac-Man roll.
Pacquiao is generally always faster than his opponents.
Here Pacquiao beats Rios to the punch with an intersection of the left hand.
Pacquiao's only fight at 135 pounds ended just as you might expect.
A thunderous short left hand thrown downward shattered the jaw of Diaz, knocking him out
cold.
We saw a punch similiar to this against Marquez.
Commentator: "Down goes Marquez!"
Pacquiao, throwing the punch downwards penetrates the guard of Marquez, knocking him down.
This knockdown of Tim Bradley may look a little strange.
Looks like Bradley is not only a great boxer, but a gymnast too.
Pacquiao's fight against Margarito was full of fast combinations.
Watch here how Pacquiao pulls Margarito's hand down after with his right hand to setup
another attack.
Here Pacquiao nearly scores a knockdown against Adrien Broner.
Pacquiao steps back to avoid the jab, then sneaks in a straight left hand through the
guard.
A low head position helps Pacquiao invade the tight defense.
In that same fight Pacquiao landed this right hook.
Pacquiao ducks below Broner's lead hand, setting up an unusual angle of attack to land this
great punch.
Here Pacquiao lands a great bodyshot on Thurman.
Pacquiao lands a great left hand around the side, and Thurman had to take out his mouth
guard to breathe.
The trilogy between Pacquiao and Erik Morales was jam packed with back and forth action.
Here Pacquiao lands a short left hand to the side of the head to knock Morales down.
In the second fight Pacquiao landed a right hook counter in the first round.
This is similiar to the hook against Broner.
Pacquiao falls onto his back leg to dodge a jab,
and with the momentum he throws a right hook over the lead hand of Morales.
This electrifying knockdown in round 3 solidified Pacquiao's victory over Erik Morales.
Pacquiao's superior speed makes hitting a moving target easier for him than it is
for most, and his left hand is without a doubt one of the deadliest punches in boxing history.
Pacquiao: "To all the people around the world that love boxing, thank you to all your support."
Pacquiao's win over Marco Antonio Barrera sent shockwaves around the world.
This knockdown showed the power Manny held, knocking down a great Mexican fighter.
Pacquiao is a boxer who just loves to fight.
Commentator: "Another left hand for Pacquiao, Marquez has to fight back, they're trading
shots!"
Against Marquez, we saw an all-out war.
That was 25 times where Manny Pacquiao showed crazy boxing skills.
Manny Pacquiao is a name synonymous with greatness that will go down in history as one of the
greatest ever, that's unquestionable.
Commentator: "Manny Pacquiao has become the fighter that he needed to be to reach the
top."
Commentator 2: "The Filipino Assassin that fights with a smile on his face...
A superstar emerges in San Antonio!...
And another tremendous night for Manny Pacquiao, a familiar and richly satisfying continuing
story in boxing."
What is questionable however is just how good is Manny Pacquiao, is he in the top 20, top
10, top 5, or right at the top at number 1.
Of course a question like that is subjective, some fans
prefer different styles of fighting and what really makes someone great is viewed differently
by different people.
But perhaps the greatness of a fighter shouldn't be based only on in-ring achievements, I should
say that the greatness of a fighter isn't only measured by that, but by how great others
come to be because of you.
Pacquiao, like Muhammad Ali, is a boxer who heavily impacted the people of this world.
When we begin to talk about things like that, we're talking about things that are bigger
than boxing, things that transcend the boxing ring.
If one thing can be certain above all else, it's that Manny Pacquiao is a boxer who has
made a profound impact on not only the sport of boxing, but on millions of people around
the world.
When Pacquiao leaves the sport, he will be dearly missed, and the people will reminisce
for generations to come.
The footprint of Manny Pacquiao is clear, acknowledged, and ever-lasting.
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