Manny Pacquiao is still a new commodity to most American boxing fans, only six of his 39 fights have been fought on U.S. soil. The 26-year old Pacquiao started his professional boxing career in 1995 at 106 pounds. He bounced  in weight from 106 to 113 pounds before losing in his 12th fight against Rustico Torrecampo via third round TKO. Shortly after the Torrecampo fight Pacquiao settled in at 112 pounds winning the WBC Flyweight title only to lose it in his second defense against Medgoen Singsurat  by third round knockout. Technically, Pacquiao lost the belt at the scales by not being able to make weight (112 lbs). 

Following the loss to Singsurat, Pacquiao again jumped in weight, this time stopping at the Super Bantamweight division (122 lbs) where he picked up the WBC International title defending it five times before his big break came.  Pacquiao’s big break came on June 23rd, 2001, against IBF Super Bantamweight  champion Lehlohonolo Ledwaba. Pacquiao stepped into the fight as a late replacement and walked out of the fight the newly crowned IBF Super Bantamweight champion. Pacquiao scored three knockdowns before the end of the fight was called in the fifth round.

Manny went on to defend his title four times before meeting the toughest opponent of his career,  featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera. The night couldn’t have gone better for Pacquiao, who dropped Barrera in the third and eleventh rounds. Barrera’s corner had seen enough, they had the fight stopped in the eleventh round. Manny Pacquiao was now the man at the featherweight division and at the top of most Pound 4 Pound lists. 

Pac Man wasted no time with tune ups before his next big fight, only six months removed from his dominating win over Marco Antonio Barrera. Pacquiao again was put in front of one of the world's best fighters in Juan Manuel Marquez. The beginning of the fight went perfectly for Pacquiao, who scored  three knockdowns in the first round. It looked as if Pacquiao was on his way to a quick night's work but things changed as Marquez slowly started to inch back into the fight, getting better with each passing round. When the bell to end the 12th round sounded, most felt that Pacquiao had done enough to earn a close victory but the judges saw it otherwise, scoring the fight a draw.

Rematch talks spread like wild fire as soon as the judges scorecards were read but a second fight never materialized leaving both men to find work elsewhere. Pacquiao found work against Fahsan (3K-Battery) Por Thawatchai. Pacquiao looked great sending Por Thawatchai to the canvas three times en route to a fourth round TKO. Manny Pacquiao is now scheduled to face Erik "El Terrible" Morales on March 19th.  On paper the Pacquiao Morales bout looks like a possible candidate for Fight of the Year. Two fighters who won’t take a backwards step, two fighters that do not have quit in them.  To all fans of the sport of boxing, do yourself a favor and order this fight, you will not regret it.