Manny Pacquiao Reigns Again...

“Thanks God for giving me that speed. That’s what I’m working (at) everyday at the gym,” Pacquiao said in an interview after defeating De la Hoya in their much awaited “Dream Match” in MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, USA.“Well, I did well tonight and I’m lucky I won. I’m so lucky because I controlled the fight in the first round,” he said. Pacquiao then proceeded to thank his supporters, some of them Philippine politicians who trooped to Las Vegas for the fight.

Pacquiao carried out his game plan to textbook perfection and perhaps closed a chapter in the history of boxing after he defeated the legendary de la Hoya after eight rounds on Sunday (Saturday, US time) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Active, methoidcal and simply dominant, Pacquiao took his time to trim down de la Hoya. His patience paid dividends midway through the match as de la Hoya's left-side cheek began to swell.

When de la Hoya's knees began to wobble and his eyes started to lose fire, Pacquiao went for the jugular. In the seventh, he cornered de la Hoya and pummeled him to the head and body. In the eighth, Pacquiao had de la Hoya by the ropes and pressed on the attack.

Pacquiao reached an all-new level of greatness after this one.