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Sport360°’s readers have spoken and unanimously crowned the ‘Fighting Pride of the Philippines' Manny Pacquiao as our Sportsman of the Year for 2010.
The Pac-Man, as he has done throughout his glittering boxing career, saw off a number of stiff challengers including legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel to take the title - polling a whopping 57 per cent of the vote.
And who are we to argue after Pacquiao became the first boxer in history to claim world titles in eight, yes eight, weight divisions after his unanimous points decision win over Antonio Margarito at a sold-out Cowboys Stadium - home of NFL side the Dallas Cowboys - for the WBC Super Welterweight crown in November.
The clash was his second bout of the year after the ‘Mexicutioner’, as he has been dubbed having defeated Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez during an illustrious 16-year career, had retained his WBO Welterweight World Title with another unanimous points win over Ghana’s Joshua Clottey.
That took Pacquiao’s overall professional record to 52 wins, 38 of which were knockouts, two draws and just three losses, cementing his standing as the finest pound-for-pound fighter on the planet today.
Not content with doing his talking with his fists, Pacquiao also fulfilled a lifelong dream in 2010 when he was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani, in May.
Pacquiao had never hidden his desire to one day move into politics and has even hinted at running for president when he eventually hangs up his gloves which he insists will be “within the next three years”.
But he admits he still has some unfinished business as he looks to reinforce his legacy with a blockbuster super fight against undefeated welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr. - the fight everyone wants to see.
With a fight against Shane Mosley already scheduled for May that one may have to wait until the fall if contractual issues can be agreed upon. But that is in the future, for the time being Pacquiao can be content with basking in the glory of becoming, as Sport360° reader Reimond De Leon so eloquently puts it “The Eighth Wonder of the World.”
The Pac-Man, as he has done throughout his glittering boxing career, saw off a number of stiff challengers including legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel to take the title - polling a whopping 57 per cent of the vote.
And who are we to argue after Pacquiao became the first boxer in history to claim world titles in eight, yes eight, weight divisions after his unanimous points decision win over Antonio Margarito at a sold-out Cowboys Stadium - home of NFL side the Dallas Cowboys - for the WBC Super Welterweight crown in November.
The clash was his second bout of the year after the ‘Mexicutioner’, as he has been dubbed having defeated Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez during an illustrious 16-year career, had retained his WBO Welterweight World Title with another unanimous points win over Ghana’s Joshua Clottey.
That took Pacquiao’s overall professional record to 52 wins, 38 of which were knockouts, two draws and just three losses, cementing his standing as the finest pound-for-pound fighter on the planet today.
Not content with doing his talking with his fists, Pacquiao also fulfilled a lifelong dream in 2010 when he was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani, in May.
Pacquiao had never hidden his desire to one day move into politics and has even hinted at running for president when he eventually hangs up his gloves which he insists will be “within the next three years”.
But he admits he still has some unfinished business as he looks to reinforce his legacy with a blockbuster super fight against undefeated welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr. - the fight everyone wants to see.
With a fight against Shane Mosley already scheduled for May that one may have to wait until the fall if contractual issues can be agreed upon. But that is in the future, for the time being Pacquiao can be content with basking in the glory of becoming, as Sport360° reader Reimond De Leon so eloquently puts it “The Eighth Wonder of the World.”
Jizz on my face
(that was funny)....he even takes his feet off the gas to save his opponent from more punishment.....dude deserves this award imo...fighter of the year he DEFINITELY wasn't....but a good sportsman he has ALWAYS been
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