"Round 9: Diaz’s face is a mess as the round starts and Pacquiao resumes the assault. Pacquiao lands a three-punch combination to the head. Diaz throws a left and a right, which Pacquiao blocks with his gloves. Diaz simply can’t land much. Straight left by Manny snaps Diaz’s head back. Diaz’s left eye is blackening and closing quickly. Pacquiao circles and flicks a couple of jabs. Right hand inside followed by a left sends Diaz down face first. The ref doesn’t even bother to count and waves off the fight at 2:24."
It is estimated that Pacquiao's win over Diaz earned him at least $ 3M. But more than the prize, I believe what's sweeter is the fact that he is the first Asian to win four major titles in four weight classes. It can be recalled that he won the championship belts in WBC Flyweight, IBF Super Bantamweight, WBC Super Featherweight and now in WBC Lightweight.
Athough Pacquiao will not surely give us even a tiny share of his winnings, at least he inspires us to work harder so we will be the best of what we can be, and that's I think enough reason to land a spot in this blog.
Ultimately, Pacquiao deserves a commendation for sending the message to the world that although Filipinos are just third-world people, we could still be great and a force to consider too. So, just by watching him win over mighty fighters from all over the world, I already find a reason to feel proud of being a Filipino!
(Picture courtesy of www.mannypacquiao.ph)
