Manny Pacquiao will once again showcase his boxing expertise at the gambling capital of the world, Las Vegas. A decade had past when Manny Pacquiao climbed the ring at MGM Grand and nobody had noticed him except those Filipinos who are present during those times. His fight by chance against a promising boxer Lehlohonolo Ledwaba started it all.
During those times that Oscar de la Hoya was the talked of the town, the name of Pacquiao was unknown although he had dominated Ledwaba but only few people had noticed his capabilities as a boxer. Those who were present during Pacquiao’s undercard fight for the De La Hoya versus Javier Castillejo as the main event had never thought that someday Pacquiao will be the star.
Manny Pacquiao’s journey to stardom had been through rough times but what is common to Manny was the dedication as a fighter. He bring back the glory of boxing. He had been an icon in a sport that was slowly getting unpopular because of the other fight sports.
Manny got the attention of the viewing public when he was accidentally paired to fight the most famous featherweight by the name of Marco Antonio Barrera and the rest was history. Every fighter that was paired to Manny were all blockbuster fights.
Manny had already made a name in the boxing world, a world record, the only boxer who had eight championships ring in different weight division. The best pound-for-pound boxer of the world today.
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao did not only dominate his boxing opponents but as an icon he will received his first star in Las Vegas. According to the Ed Swindle, Las Vegas Walk of Stars chief operating officer “Pacquiao has been nominated to receive the star, and has already been voted on and approved by the majority,” as confirmed by Ed Swindle.
A decade after his first fight in Las Vegas, Manny now had changed a lot he is now the star of the game in her bout against Sugar Shane Mosley. Pacquiao will receive a guaranted $20 million for his fight against Mosley. The ticket were already sold-out. He will also get a share from the pay-per-view revenue, a huge sum of money.
Manny had already gone a long way from an unknown boxer a decade earlier to a well-known fighter he has known today. In his fight against Mosley he will be wearing a yellow gloves which will symbolize his fight against poverty in his homeland and for the unity of the people not only in the Philippines but to the rest of the world.