Tonight in Las Vegas we see the clashing of the two lightweights, Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz. For this fight Manny Pacquiao has had to move up 5 pounds from junior lightweight. The legendary Pacquiao has 46 wins, with 35 of them knock outs, to 3 losses and 2 draws, is up against the 32 year old David Diaz, who has had a lesser 34 wins, with half of them knock outs, but only 1 loss and one draw.
The heavily favoured Pacquiao has not predicted a knock out, “This is one of my hardest fights. He trained just as hard and is determined to keep his title”, said Manny Pacquiao on the prospects of this fight. Pacquiao has gone through a very intensive training routine with Freddie Roach in the past 7 weeks leading up to this fight, and if he wins he will become the first Asian to win 4 titles in four weight classes, and the first Filipino to be champion in the 135 pound league.
Even though he is the obvious favourite to be the new champion of the lightweight league, he thinks that he will still need the help of his fans to win “Para sa inyo ang laban na ito (This fight is for you),” said Pacquiao. “Gagawin ko ang aking makakaya at sana’y ipagdasal ninyo ang tagumpay ko (I’ll do my best and please pray for my victory)”.
This fight should be a definite to watch, with both boxers believing that they can win, David Diaz saying that “I’m willing to go toe-to-toe with him. I won’t give my belt to him”, lets see if he can keep his belt.
Will Pacquiao be the new lightweight champion?
Can David Diaz keep his title?
