Manny Pacquiao #17 in SI's "Decade's Top Male Athletes"

And now for something completely different. Pacquiao won six division championships in the 2000s (he owns a record seven overall), a body of work that gave him a slight edge in the voting over Floyd Mayweather Jr., who also staked his claim as the world's finest pound-for-pound boxer. Pacquiao's record for the decade (23-1-2 with 20 KOs) includes wins over Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez, Oscar De La Hoya and Miguel Cotto. After Pacquiao's convincing victory against Cotto in November, his promoter, Bob Arum, told SI: "I've been around Muhammad Ali, Marvin Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard. "Manny Pacquiao is the best fighter I've ever seen." Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/2000s/12/21/top.male.athletes/index.html#ixzz0aZJAZUOA Get a free NFL Team Jacket and Tee with SI Subscription