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Justin Bieber makes fun of Pacquiao Knock-out Photo got the ire of Netizens worldwide. Justin who is a well-known supporter of Floyd Mayweather Jr. posted the said photos on his instagraM ACCOUNT. According to AKTV report , Justin posted three pictures on his Instagram account that made fun of Pacquiao’s knockout defeat to Juan Manuel Marquez in their fourth fight held in Las Vegas on Saturday- December 8 (Sunday, December 9 in Philippines). The photo bore the hashtag “No Competition”, implying that Mayweather is clearly superior to Pacquiao based on their respective performances against Marquez. Sportscaster Jinno Rufino also tweeted this declaration yesterday: Never say never to @FloydMayweather ….. Bieber lost ALL his Pinoy fans.” TV5 anchor Paolo Bediones, on the other hand, simply lamented, “…sad sad day for filipino beliebers.” images credit:instgram and Interaksyon

Pound for pound king and Philippine congressman Manny Pacquiao is one of the twelve nominees for the 2010 United States Sports Academy (USSA) Male Athlete of the Year, USSA has announced in their website.   Pacquiao, who has been nominated owing to his victory against Ghana's Joshua Clottey and Mexico's Antonio Margarito this year and having won a historical 10 world titles in 8 weight divisions, goes alongside Drew Brees of the United States, the New Orleans quarterback who helped won the Saints' first ever Super Bowl; Kobe Bryant (US, basketball) of the NBA world champions Los Angeles Lakers; Ashton Eaton (US, track and field) who set a world record in heptathlon; Roy Halladay (US, baseball) who threw a perfect game in the regular season; Jimmie Johnson (US, auto racing) who won his fifth consecutive NASCAR championship; Phil Meckelson (US, golf) who won the 2010 Masters and his 4th major championship; Rafael Nadal (Spain, tennis) who is the youngest grand slam winner thi...

In a recent interview with ESPN, R&B star Beyonce Knowles said boxing champ Manny Pacquiao is one of her favorite athletes, reports PEP.ph. "I love him because I really relate to people who were born to do something and get lost in the moment. When he gets in the ring, he's a beast! I love it! And he shows you can (be a humble) and calm person, and also be driven when it's time (to) be a fighter."

One week after battering Antonio Margarito for his eighth world title, Filipino boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel “Manny" Pacquiao returned to a hero’s welcome early Saturday. Pacquiao arrived aboard a Philippine Airlines   flight   at 6:19 a.m., and received loud applause at the arrival area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 past 6:30 a.m. “Ang karangalan na ito ay di [lang] para sa pamilya ko o sa aking sarili kundi para sa ating lahat na mga Pilipino. Saan man sulok ng mundo tayo magpunta ikarangal nating lahat ang ating pagka-Pilipino  (This honor is not only for me or my family but for all Filipinos. Wherever we go, we should be proud to be Filipinos)," he said in an arrival statement. He also hinted he is not yet through with boxing, saying he is inclined to return to the 140- to 147-pound weight class for his next bout. Pacquiao also belied speculations he did not want to tangle with African-American boxers. “Wala pang tsuma-challen...

Only Manny Pacquiao could beat Antonio Margarito in a junior middleweight fight and subsequently supplant Floyd Mayweather Jr. atop the welterweight ratings. Pacquiao’s dominating victory over Margarito for a vacant 154-pound belt was impressive but it wasn’t enough to merit a spot in THE RING’s junior middleweight ratings, according to the magazine’s editorial board. The reason is simple: Margarito, unranked by THE RING going into Saturday‘s fight, is not a world-class junior middleweight. The former welterweight beltholder, who was knocked out by Shane Mosley in his last meaningful fight, is unaccomplished at 154 pounds. However, the editorial board viewed Pacquiao’s ability to dominate Margarito even though he was well under the 150-pound catch weight as an accomplishment that enhanced his standing in the welterweight division, where THE RING ranked him No. 2, behind Floyd Mayweather Jr., prior to the Margarito fight. Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 knockouts), whose weight for Marg...

According to Compubox: Pacman's whirlwind attack produced a 474 of 1069 performance overall (44%) to Margarito's 229 of 817 (28%) and a dazzling of 713 in power punches (58%) to Margarito's 135 of 312 (43%). Pacquiao's 474 are the eighth highest ever recorded in the Compubox's 25 year history.   In his 15 years of boxing career at 31 years of age pacquiao has won 52 times, with 3 losses and and 2 fights went to draw. With a total rounds boxed at 329 and received 5,000-6,000 punches. According to Philippine Star, Pacquiao earned a whooping $20 million (P860 million peso-twice as the Philippine Grand Lottery jackspot at stake today- 17Nov'10)  from Pacquiao-Margarito fight. No wonder why he was listed on the Forbes lists of richest stars in sports for the second consecutive year in a row, where he was at No. 9 spot with 42 million earnings this year excluding this 20 million which he just earned recently. Considering this $20 million additional earnings, he migh...

MANILA, Philippines- Hollywood stars aired overwhelming support and admiration for Manny Pacquiao after the Filipino boxing champion  clinched his historic 8th world title on Saturday (Sunday in Manila). Famous celebrities-turned-instant boxing fans extended their praise for Pacquiao, who showed boxing prowess over “Tijuana Tornado” Antonio Margarito through a unanimous decision win at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Alyssa Milano, one of the lead starts of US TV hit series “Charmed,” said on microblogging site Twitter that it was a scary fight. American socialite and hotel heiress Paris Hilton, meanwhile, traded her fashion lingo with the latest Sports trending topic: “Retweet if you love Pacquiao! Who watched the fight,” she said. Hilton’s younger sister Nicholai Olivia, populary known as Nicky, also laudedthe 31-year old boxing superstar. Multi-awarded actor Steven McQueen praised both Pacquiao and all Filipinos worldwide. “Just wanna congratulate all the Fili...

Manny Pacquiao produced yet another boxing masterclass to claim his eighth world title as he dismantled Antonio Margarito in Texas on Saturday night. The Filipino phenomenon was simply brilliant as he continued his astonishing rise through the weight divisions by claiming the WBC light-middleweight belt. Fighting fittingly in the $1.2billion Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington - known locally as the eighth wonder of the world - Pacquiao proved he is very much the fight game's equivalent with another virtuoso display that left Margarito battered and bruised after 12 rounds of sustained punishment. The Mexican - back in the big time after that well-documented 12-month suspension for having illegal handwraps - achieved some measure of redemption with a brave display. But he was never really a threat to Pacquiao. Before the first bell the physical size of Manny's task was obvious - unofficially he weighed 148lbs to Margarito's 165 on fight night - more than a stone lighter. But...

Watch live streaming video from photomylens at livestream.com COWBOYS STADIUM, ARLINGTON, TX -- Pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao (R) of the Philippines hits Antonio Margarito of Mexico with a right in this bit of action from their WBC Junior Middleweight Championship fight Saturday night here. Pacquiao, using his much vaunted speed, thoroughly beat up the much taller and heavier Margarito all night to win his 8th title in as many divisions thus establishing himself as one of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport. The judges' scores were 120-108, 119-109 and 118-110 all in favor for the Filipino boxing legend. Pacquiao too strong for Magarito Manny Pacquiao captured the vacant WBC super-welterweight title with a punishing 12-round unanimous decision over Antonio Margarito at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday. Filipino hero Pacquiao won on all three judges' scorecards as he put a savage beating on Margarito and extended his win streak to 13 straight fights. "He is...

Dennis Laurente defeats Holloway by UD Dennis Laurente and Richie Mepranum defeated their respective American opponents while Juan Martin "Bai" Elorde lost his first international fight in three of the undercard bouts featured in the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito 12-round title showdown at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Laurente opened up Saturday's (Sunday in manila) event with a unanimous decision (UD) win over Rashad Holloway of Raleigh, North Carolina. All three judges saw the eight-round fight in favor of the Filipino world welterweight title hopeful with scores of 77-75, 79-73 and 78-74 against Holloway, a former sparring partner of Pacquiao. Laurente improved to 36 wins (18 by knockout), three losses and five draws while Holloway dropped to 11-2-2. Mepranum followed shortly with a split decision victory against Anthony Villareal of Peris, California in their six-round flyweight match. Mepranum, a constituent of the fighting congressman of Sarangani pro...

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com Manny, with that acceleration and his punching ability and his arena accuracy adjoin a abundant slower opponent, at some point, you know, gets the job done. Kevin Cunningham, trainer of battle champ Devon Alexander Manny Pacquiao has too abundant duke speed. I mean, he has above duke acceleration and acceptable bottom movement. I anticipate that he will outbox the bigger Antonio Margarito and that he will win a 12-round decision. Steve Farhood, Showtime battle analyst This one could be boxy for Pac-Man. He aloof ability hit the bigger Margarito until he can't hit him anymore, and again achromatize in the backward rounds. Nonetheless, Pacquiao should win on points. Manny's a fighter with limitations, not a miracle-worker, so don't apprehend fireworks this time. Thomas Hauser, SecondsOut Battle News Margarito is a big able guy. He takes a appealing acceptable punch, he hits adamantine and Manny is activity to accept to airing through some difficult area i...

Filipino boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel “Manny" Pacquiao and his opponent Antonio Margarito on Saturday passed the weigh-in for their Sunday morning (in Manila) bout in Texas. Radio   dzBB reported Pacquiao weighed in at 144.6 lbs., six pounds under the “catch" weight of 150, and nearly 10 pounds under the maximum weight for the welterweight division. Margarito weighed in at 150 pounds, the catch weight for the division. Pacquiao, whose camp vowed to pummel Margarito on Sunday, said he will concentrate on speed, following his rigorous two-week training. “Kailangan mag-focus tayo sa speed. Malaking factor yan; yan ang magiging susi sa tagumpay ko  (I have to focus on speed. It will be a big factor. Speed will be the key to my victory)," he said. He said he was undeterred by Margarito’s advantage in weight, saying he had trained hard the last two weeks. “Basta laban tayo, sa karangalan ng bansa   (I will just fight for the nation’s honor)," he said.   — LBG