The 2009 ESPY Awards... Did Pacquiao win Best Fighter?

hes been retired for 2 years numb nuts Then in all his career and even in his prime as boxer, pls. inform us if MayWeather Jr. has ever won or even nominated in any ESPY award? And pls. explain why?

Not surprised he won, he earned that title.

Ricky should have been nominated for Best Catch.

Source, source... I have mine, it was actually old news. Pacquiao is 2009 ESPY Awards' Best Fighter OLMIN LEYBA, GMANews.TV 07/16/2009 | 02:22 PM MANILA, Philippines – He is considered the best pound-for-pound boxer but how does Filipino phenom Manny Pacquiao stack up against equally successful mixed martial arts fighters? Well, the “Pacman" rises above the best MMA fighters, judging from the final results of the 2009 Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly awards or ESPY. The 30-year-old Pacquiao won the “Best Fighter" plum in the prestigious awards handed out by famed American cable TV network ESPN to honor the year’s outstanding athletes in major sports. Pacquiao beat out MMA stars Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva and fellow boxer Sugar Shane Mosley for the prestigious award. The pride of General Santos City earned the nod of ESPN’s online voters for his sensational dismantling of erstwhile IBO light-welterweight boss Ricky Hatton last May, and his demolition of Oscar De La Hoya five months before. Machida was nominated for his knockout victory over erstwhile unbeaten Rashad Evans, which clinched for him the light-heavyweight title at UFC98; Silva for his wins over Patrick Cote, Thales Leites and James Irwin; and Mosley for his stunning TKO victory over Mexican Antonio Margarito. Pacquiao’s jaw-dropping KO of Hatton was also in the shortlist for the “Best Play" award but lost out to the Ben Roethlisberger-to-Santonio Holmes last-minute touchdown catch in the Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl XLIII win over Arizona. Others which vied for “Best Play" were Washington Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin’s goal opposite the New York Rangers during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup playoffs and Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree’s game-winning catch against the Texas Longhorns. As ESPY’s Best Fighter, Pacquiao joins an elite line-up that reads like the who’s who in world sports that includes Michael Phelps (Best Male Athlete and Best Record Breaking Performance); LA Lakers (Best Team); Lorena Ochoa (Best International Female Athlete and Best Female Golfer); Usain Bolt (Best International Male Athlete); LeBron James (Best NBA Player); and frequent winner Tiger Woods (Best Golfer). Pacquiao’s ESPY award came on the heels of his earlier achievements as one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time Magazine and as a top 10 member of Forbes' richest athletes in the world. - GMANews.TV (how can a television network be wrong? at least this is my source.) http://www.gmanews.tv/story/167506/Pacquiao-is-2009-ESPYs-Best-Fighter BTW, I`m sorry, PBF did not fight last year, and therefore was not eligible to be nominated. Pacquaio did won the 'Best Fighter" award but they didn't show/announce it on TV. He was also nominated for'Best Play".They showed that one on TV but he didn't win it........the "Best Play" award.

Yes, he actually won it. Maybe the reason why PBF is willing to pay JMM to fight Pac. PBF maybe pissed that his own countrymen voted against him. hes been retired for 2 years numb nuts

No, they didn't announced it. But he was also nominated for 'Best Play of the Year', and they showed the highlights on TV. He didn't win though. Source, source... I have mine, it was actually old news. Pacquiao is 2009 ESPY Awards' Best Fighter OLMIN LEYBA, GMANews.TV 07/16/2009 | 02:22 PM MANILA, Philippines – He is considered the best pound-for-pound boxer but how does Filipino phenom Manny Pacquiao stack up against equally successful mixed martial arts fighters? Well, the “Pacman" rises above the best MMA fighters, judging from the final results of the 2009 Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly awards or ESPY. The 30-year-old Pacquiao won the “Best Fighter" plum in the prestigious awards handed out by famed American cable TV network ESPN to honor the year’s outstanding athletes in major sports. Pacquiao beat out MMA stars Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva and fellow boxer Sugar Shane Mosley for the prestigious award. The pride of General Santos City earned the nod of ESPN’s online voters for his sensational dismantling of erstwhile IBO light-welterweight boss Ricky Hatton last May, and his demolition of Oscar De La Hoya five months before. Machida was nominated for his knockout victory over erstwhile unbeaten Rashad Evans, which clinched for him the light-heavyweight title at UFC98; Silva for his wins over Patrick Cote, Thales Leites and James Irwin; and Mosley for his stunning TKO victory over Mexican Antonio Margarito. Pacquiao’s jaw-dropping KO of Hatton was also in the shortlist for the “Best Play" award but lost out to the Ben Roethlisberger-to-Santonio Holmes last-minute touchdown catch in the Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl XLIII win over Arizona. Others which vied for “Best Play" were Washington Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin’s goal opposite the New York Rangers during Game 5 of the Stanley Cup playoffs and Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree’s game-winning catch against the Texas Longhorns. As ESPY’s Best Fighter, Pacquiao joins an elite line-up that reads like the who’s who in world sports that includes Michael Phelps (Best Male Athlete and Best Record Breaking Performance); LA Lakers (Best Team); Lorena Ochoa (Best International Female Athlete and Best Female Golfer); Usain Bolt (Best International Male Athlete); LeBron James (Best NBA Player); and frequent winner Tiger Woods (Best Golfer). Pacquiao’s ESPY award came on the heels of his earlier achievements as one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time Magazine and as a top 10 member of Forbes' richest athletes in the world. - GMANews.TV (how can a television network be wrong? at least this is my source.) http://www.gmanews.tv/story/167506/Pacquiao-is-2009-ESPYs-Best-Fighter BTW, I`m sorry, PBF did not fight last year, and therefore was not eligible to be nominated.

Michael Phelps is an American hero. I wouldn't expect someone who is in America illegally to care about that though. American hero my ass, he ain't shit. These are the real American Heros. http://www.defenselink.mil/dodcmsshare/newsstoryPhoto/2003-12/200312225a.jpg Fuck Phelps and Fuck Hockey too.

WTF, They never give boxing it's due props, fuk Phelps, fuk Hockey, fuk NASCAR, why do they continue to diss boxing? I'm tired of this shit. espys are fan votes n theres a low number of boxing fans especially when theyr fighting for votes against football, baseball hockey.

WTF, They never give boxing it's due props, fuk Phelps, fuk Hockey, fuk NASCAR, why do they continue to diss boxing? I'm tired of this shit. same here.

No, they didn't announced it. But he was also nominated for 'Best Play of the Year', and they showed the highlights on TV. He didn't win though. WTF, They never give boxing it's due props, fuk Phelps, fuk Hockey, fuk NASCAR, why do they continue to diss boxing? I'm tired of this shit.

lyoto machida , anderson silva (mma) shane mosley , manny pacquiao (boxing) Kobe won too right?

Did they announce it at the actual Awards Show (On TV)? I'm watching it now. They just announced the Biggest Upset Award to the U.S. Soccer Team. No, they didn't announced it. But he was also nominated for 'Best Play of the Year', and they showed the highlights on TV. He didn't win though.

Pacquiao was visibly weight drained when they put his picture on the screen.:439:

Who were the candidates? I think Machida from the UFC was one of them.

Yes, he actually won it. Maybe the reason why PBF is willing to pay JMM to fight Pac. PBF maybe pissed that his own countrymen voted against him. Hard to be voted against when you're not even a candidate - he was in retirement.

Yes, he actually won it. Maybe the reason why PBF is willing to pay JMM to fight Pac. PBF maybe pissed that his own countrymen voted against him. Did they announce it at the actual Awards Show (On TV)? I'm watching it now. They just announced the Biggest Upset Award to the U.S. Soccer Team.

I'm watching it tape delayed. Did he win? Yes, he actually won it. Maybe the reason why PBF is willing to pay JMM to fight Pac. PBF maybe pissed that his own countrymen voted against him.