Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquia was chosen the best of the 100 top world boxing fighters in the last ten years by the World Boxing Council (WBC).
The WBC bestowed its Fighter of the Decade honor on Pacquiao as part of its yearend “Best for 2010″ selection.
The 32-year-old Pacquiao was conferred the award after tallying the most number of votes from boxing fans who logged in at the website of the 47-year-old boxing body. No official number of votes, however, was posted.
Pacquiao bested a handful of great fighters in winning the honor, including super-welterweight champions Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr., heavyweight titlist Vitali Klitschko, super-lightweight king Erik Morales, and flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wongjongkam.
The Fighter of the Decade award is just the latest in a long list of yearend laudatory laurels to be conferred on the honorable congressman from the province of Sarangani, who was also earlier named the best fighter of the past 10 years by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) as well as ESPN.
Pacquiao won a record eighth world title in eight different weight classes last year by beating Mexican Antonio Margarito in 12 rounds to bag the WBC’s super-welterweight belt.
With reports from Pinoy Boxing Republic
GMA News.TV Sports
January 5, 2011 09:31:26
