KAAGAD isinalpak si eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao ng Pilipinas bilang No. 5 sa top Pound for Pound ng prestihiyosong World Boxing News (WBN) makaraang talunin via 7th round knockout si Lucas Matthysse ng Argentina para makopo ang WBA welterweight belt nitong Linggo sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
“Pacman’ returns to the super-elite for the first time since winning the WBO strap from Jessie Vargas back in November 2016,” ayon sa ulat ng WBN. “The win over Vargas was enough to see Pacquiao become the P4P number one due to form and performances, although a controversial loss to Jeff Horn and a year out action means the Filipino Senator sits behind Vasyl Lomachenko, Gennady Golovkin, Terence Crawford and Mikey Garcia.”
Sa pagpasok ni Pacquiao sa Top 5 ng WBN P-4-P list, tiyak na magbabago rin ang listahan ng The Ring Magazine na kinikilala si Golovkin bilang No. 1 at No. 2 si Lomachenco.
“Naoya Inoue drops to six due to Pacquiao’s resurgence, whilst Anthony Joshua, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai, Leo Santa Cruz and Wanheng Menayothin also move down a place,” ulat ng WBN. “A boxing legend in his own right, Pacquiao is back in the champion stakes following a stunning performance when rolling back the years at the Axiata Arena.”
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“At 39 years old, looked ten years younger as he dominated and dropped Matthysse to eventually pound the Argentinian into submission and take his WBA welterweight title,” dagdag sa ulat. “Using a jab/straight right-hand combination and arrow-like uppercuts, Pacquiao gave Matthysse a beatdown and the now former belt holder had no answer to the continued onslaught.”
-Gilbert Espeña
