In the world of boxing, Manny Pacquiao has been known for his great fights and his knockout punches defeating greatest and world champions in 8 division, naming him as the best pound-for-pound boxer.. This Filipino top fighter has also named as Pac-Man, The Mexicutioner, The Fighting Congressman and Ang Pambansang Kamao. He became a national icon in the Philippines and today he is involved in music recording, acting, politics and religious activities. Here is the Top 5 Greatest Fights of Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao that brought him to become one among the legends of boxing world.

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5. Manny Pacquiao vs. David Diaz

Lethal Combination, a lightweight title boxing match between Pacquiao and Diaz. The fight was held on June 28, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao had control the fight and defeated Diaz via technical knockout in the ninth round putting his name on the history book as the only Asian boxer to win five world titles in five weight division.

4. Manny Pacquiao vs. Oscar Dela Hoya

This fight is called The Dream Match. The fight was held on December 6, 2008 at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. Even though this is a non-title fight, it received a lot of publicity since the Pacquiao being the current number one pound-for-pound boxer while Dela Hoya was known for his Olympic achievement and a holder of world titles in six divisions.

Pacquiao dominated the fight and win via technical knockout when Dela Hoya corner throw a towel at the end eight rounds.

3. Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales III

The third bout between Pacquiao and Morales took place on November 18, 2006 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. It was witness by over 18 thousand crowd. Pacquiao win over Morales via a third round knockout that sealed the dispute between the two fighters.

2. Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton

This fight was held on May 2, 2009 at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout was called War of the Worlds. The title on the line is the Ring Light Welterweight Championship belt. The bout didn’t reach round 3 as Pacquiao defeated Hatton on the second round via knockout.

1. Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto

The number one of the Top 5 Greatest Fights of Manny Pacquiao is his fight with Miguel Cotto. This fight is billed as Firepower and the title on line is the WBO Welterweight Champi.onship belt. In this bout, Pacquiao steps on additional weight to fight Cotto which is larger than him. It was a close fight between the two fighters but Pacquiao dominated the last 4 rounds giving punishment to Cotto’s bloodied face. At the middle of twelfth round, the referee stopped the fight and declared Pacquiao win via technical knockout. Pacquio took the WBO World Welterweight Championship belt and entitled him to be the first boxing fighter to win seven world titles in seven different weight classes.