Pacquiao eyes knockout win against Broner

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 08:38:22 +0000

By Nick Giongco Manny Pacquiao says his near decade-long knockout spell has almost made him forget about the thrill of scoring a stoppage. Unable to post a knockout since 2009 until he brutalized Argentine Lucas Matthysse in Malaysia in July last year, Pacquiao is aiming to keep his renewed zest for ring savagery going when […]

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No Christmas break for Pacquiao in LA

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2018 20:00:06 +0000

It was business as usual for Manny Pacquiao on Christmas Eve as the Filipino eight-division champion woke up early for a trek to Griffith Park and reported for his first gym session in the afternoon at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood.

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Matthysse retires from boxing

AFTER being dethroned by Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, Lucas Matthysse of Argentina announced his retirement from professional boxing on Instagram. Matthysse lost to Pacquiao via technical knockout (TKO) in the seventh of their 12-round fight and the welterweight crown at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 15. Matthysse, 35, who ended […]

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Duterte lauds Pacquiao for uniting Filipinos again in win vs Matthysse

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday congratulated Sen. Manny Pacquiao for winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) Welterweight Championship over Argentine Lucas Matthysse. “I would like to congratulate Senator Manny Pacquiao for giving us pride and bringing the Filipino nation together once more,” Duterte said in a statement. “You have proven time and again that you are not […]

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Pacquiao-Matthysse: Round 7

PACQUIAO lands a one-two but Matthysse tries to respond with some jabs. Pacquiao slips in an uppercut between Matthysse’s guard and backs him up some more. Matthysse lands a right to the body but Pacquiao counters, hits Matthysse with another uppercut that puts Matthysse down again.  Referee stops fight. It’s Pacquiao via TKO.

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UPDATE 3: Pacquiao beats Matthysse for welterweight crown

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao defeated Lucas Matthysse via technical knockout (TKO) and wrested the World Boxing Association (WBA) crown from the big punching Argentine here on Sunday. With the win, Pacquiao, 39, also ended a nine-year knockout drought, as he showed flashes of his old form in knocking down his opponent […]

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Pacquiao-Matthysse: Round 5

HARD left lands for Pacquiao, moving Matthysse backwards. Matthysse finding it difficult to deal with Pacquiao’s hand speed. Pacquiao throws three straight lead lefts as Matthysse keeps his guard up. Matthysse now lands a shot but Pacquiao counters with one. Now another shot from Pacquiao to the head makes Matthysse take a knee.

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Pacquiao-Matthysse: Round 3

MATTHYSSE throws a couple of hooks and rights, tries a counter hook but gets blitzed by Pacquiao who floors him with a left uppercut. Matthysse beats the count as Pacquiao looks to inflict more damage on Matthysse. Pacquiao tries to jab his way in on Matthysse, looks for a follow up power punch he can […]

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