A Boxing adage, "A good little man can't beat a good big man!" But Manny Pacquiao defies that premise!  Witness his latest venture into the territory of taller and heavier opposition - a shellacking of the 'Tijuana Tornado' Tony Margarito  garnering a  unanimous verdict and the WBC junior-middleweight title.  The day prior to the fight at the now seemingly set in stone weigh -in's favored by medical  thinking and adopted by athletic commisions that are practicing a CYA philosophy?  Manny topped the scale at 144.6 lbs and Antonio 150 lbs plus his 5 inches in height and 11inch reach advantage which dwarfed the freshman congressman. Moving to the next day at post time for the first bell Tony had risen 15 to 17 lbs heavier depending on who's report you were reading, and Manny had added a couple of pounds and now weighed 148.  Insurmountable task for  Senor Manny? Hardly, as he walked through Tony picking him apart just has he had in earned victories over slightly bigger fighters such as David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto  and Joshua Clottey.  This was a 'GIANT' leap putting Manny right up there with little 'David' versus "Goliath' ! ?From the looks of Antonio's countenance it was probably a more decisive beating he administered  in capturing this WBC Title than those meted out to the aforementioned four pugilist.

HOW DOES HE DO IT?  What sets him apart? What qualities does Manny possess that supersedes the size advantages of one man over another?  Is it his work ethic?  diet? discipline? heredity? his trainer?  genetics? What is it?


What's his secret that has propelled him from fly-weight 112lbs to  a dominating junior-middleweight championship at 150lbs and actually higher when you consider at first bell Tony weighed unofficially as much as 165.





              Manny Pacquiao in Training at the Wild Card Gym Hollywood, California




It's simply amazing that he has risen from the diminutive fly weight division 112 lbs to Junior -middleweight and not only is victorious but overwhelms his foe's that are considered the best opponents available, I mean come on, it's not logical, or is it?  What makes one athlete extra special, regardless of the sport, that he or she is able to dominate and be designated Hall of Fame, Pound for Pound elite preformer, able to render accomplished professional athletes as appearing ordinary?


IN MY OPINION- Tommy Noel the host of this site a veteran of  21 professional fights, 20 years as a boxing trainer at least and the experiences of matriculating in the Sweet Science on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States going back to 1951, that's the locations where the elite fighters assemble, not all but a significant percentage-Outlines his perspectives on why Manny Pacquaio is the man and fighter he  is:

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