Floyd Mayweather Jr Beats Out Manny Pacquiao for 2010 ESPN Espy award of “Best Figh

The ego driven, self proclaimed, cash cow, Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. beat out fellow boxer Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and MMA superstar GSP for the 2010 Espn Espy award of “Best Fighter.” Floyd Mayweather won the “Best Fighter” Espy award in 2008. When Mayweather retired from boxing Manny Pacquiao won it the following year. The Espy’s is an award show where the fans get to vote for their favorite athletes in different award categories. Floyd Mayweather had the fan advantage in the polls giving him the edge over his welterweight rival Manny Pacquiao and UFC welterweight champion Georges “Rush” St-Pierre. Pacquiao won the BWAA (Boxing Writers Association of America) awards for “Fighter of the Year” and “Fighter of the Decade” which is voted on by members of the BWAA but Mayweather won the popularity vote when he bested Manny Pacquiao for the Espy. This was interesting situation because Pacquiao is known for his rabid fan base and the stigma surrounding Mayweather was he didn’t have any fans and they only pay to see him lose, tonight’s Espy awards proved otherwise, Mayweather was the fan favorite tonight over Manny Pacquiao. Did the negative impact of steroid accusations from the Mayweather camp ruin Pacquiao’s image among the fans or were they just more impressed with Floyd Mayweathers dominating performance over Sugar Shane Mosley and not with Pacquiao’s fight against Joshua Clottey? Do think the right fighter won the award? Check out the full list of winners below. Winners are in bold. BEST MALE ATHLETE Drew Brees, NFL Kobe Bryant, NBA LeBron James, NBA Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR Albert Pujols, MLB BEST FEMALE ATHLETE Maya Moore, NCAA Basketball Diana Taurasi, WNBA Lindsey Vonn, Skiing Serena Williams, Tennis BEST PLAY Brian Kownacki, Fordham Brett Favre, Vikings Rajon Rondo, Celtics Mark Buehrle, White Sox ESPY PERSEVERANCE AWARD George Karl, Nuggets BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE Drew Brees Anthony Johnson Michael Phelps Shaun White ARTHUR ASHE COURAGE AWARD Aplington-Parkersburg (Iowa) High School Ed Thomas' family BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE Brittney Griner, Baylor Chris Johnson, Tennessee Stephen Strasburg, Nationals John Wall, Kentucky basketball BEST COMEBACK Kim Clijsters, Tennis BEST RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCE Usain Bolt Brett Favre Roger Federer Connecticut Women's Basketball Isner vs. Mahut at Wimbledon BEST UPSET Frankie Edgar over B.J. Penn, MMA Hawaii softball upsets #1 Alabama Northern Iowa shocks No. 1 Kansas, Men's Basketball Y. E. Yang stuns Tiger Woods, PGA Championship BEST GAME Twins beat Tigers in Extra Innings (AL Central One-Game Tiebreak) Canada edges USA in Olympic hockey championship game in overtime Duke gets past Butler in Men's NCAA Championship BEST MOMENT Phil Mickelson, 2009 Masters Joannie Rochette, Winter Olympics New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl XLIV Landon Donovan World Cup vs. Algeria BEST TEAM Alabama Football Chicago Blackhawks Connecticut Women's Basketball Los Angeles Lakers New Orleans Saints New York Yankees UNDER PRESSURE AWARD Sidney Crosby in the Olympic Hockey Gold Medal Game Brett Favre in his return to Green Bay Landon Donovan World Cup vs. Algeria Stephen Strasburg in MLB debut BEST COLLEGE ATHLETIC PROGRAM Duke Men's Athletics and Stanford Women's Athletics BEST SPORTS MOVIE Big Fan Invictus The Blind Side The Damned United The Karate Kid BEST COACH/MANAGER Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Women's Basketball Joe Girardi, NY Yankees Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Men's Basketball Sean Payton, New Orleans Saints Nick Saban, Alabama football BEST NFL PLAYER Drew Brees, New Orleans Brett Favre, Minnesota Chris Johnson, Tennessee Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Darrelle Revis, New York Jets Charles Woodson, Green Bay BEST MLB PLAYER Zach Greinke, Kansas City Derek Jeter, New York Yankees Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Joe Mauer, Minnesota Albert Pujols, St. Louis BEST NHL PLAYER Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Ryan Miller, Buffalo Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Henrik Seden, Vancouver Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay BEST DRIVER Kyle Busch Dario Franchitti Ron Hornaday Jimmie Johnson Tony Schumacher BEST NBA PLAYER Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Dwight Howard, Orlando LeBron James, Cleveland Dwyane Wade, Miami BEST WNBA PLAYER Tamika Catchings, Indiana Becky Hammon, San Antonio Lauren Jackson, Seattle Candace Parker, Los Angeles Diana Taurasi, Phoenix BEST FIGHTER Floyd Mayweather Manny Pacquiao Georges St. Pierre BEST MALE GOLFER Ernie Els Phil Mickelson Tiger Woods BEST FEMALE GOLFER Cristie Kerr Lorena Ochoa Jiyai Shin BEST MALE TENNIS PLAYER Roger Federer Juan Martin del Potro Rafael Nadal BEST FEMALE TENNIS PLAYER Kim Clijsters Serena Williams Venus Williams BEST MALE COLLEGE ATHLETE Blake Geoffrion, Wisconsin Hockey Mark Ingram, Alabama Football Evan Turner, Ohio State Basketball John Wall, Kentucky Basketball Garrett Wittels, Florida International Baseball BEST FEMALE COLLEGE ATHLETE Tina Charles, Connecticut Women's Basketball Megan Hodge, Penn State Volleyball Megan Lagenfeld, UCLA Softball Maya Moore, Connecticut Women's Basketball BEST MALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE Bobby Brown, Freestyle Skiing Ryan Dungey, Motocross Mick Fanning, Surfer Garrett Reynolds, BMX Shaun White, Snowboard BEST FEMALE ACTION SPORT ATHLETE Torah Bright, Snowboarding Ashley Fiolek, Motocross Jen Hudak, Freestyle Skiing Stephanie Gilmore, Surfing Ashleigh McIvor, Freestyle Skiing BEST JOCKEY Calvin Borel Julien Leparoux Mike Smith BEST MALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY Steve Cash Rudy Garcia-Tolson Andy Soule BEST FEMALE ATHLETE WITH A DISABILITY Linnea Dohring Alana Nichols Amy Palmiero-Winters Stephani Victor BEST BOWLER Kelly Kulick Bill O'Neill Walter Ray Williams Jr. BEST MALE US OLYMPIC ATHLETE Apolo Anton Ohno, Speedskating Shani Davis, Speedskating Evan Lysacek, Figure Skating Bode Miller, Skiing Shaun White, Snowboarding BEST FEMALE US OLYMPIC ATHLETE Hannah Kearney, Skiing Julia Mancuso, Skiing Lindsey Vonn, Skiing BEST MLS PLAYER Connor Casey, Colorado Jeff Cunningham, Dallas Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Shalrie Joseph, New England Kasey Keller, Seattle BEST TRACK AND FIELD ATHLETE Usain Bolt Allyson Felix Sanya Richards