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MANILA, Philippines ± With his recent victory over Mexico¶s Antonio Margarito, 8-division champion Manny
Pacquiao has widened the gap between him and his closest boxing rival, undefeated American Floyd
Mayweather Jr.

ESPN boxing analyst Dan Rafael said Pacquiao¶s destruction of the Tijuana Tornado has silenced Pacman
pundits about his stature as top pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

³In fact, he is beginning to put distance between himself and the man who refuses to fight him,´ Rafael said in
his report, referring to Mayweather.

³Pacquiao stays active destroying much bigger men, but the same can't be said for Mayweather,´ he added.

Efforts have been made in the past to pit Mayweather against Pacquiao but the undefeated boxer always seem to
reason his way out of the fight.

Rafael had the new World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight king from the Philippines at the top of
ESPN¶s pound-for-pound list. Mayweather remained behind Pacquiao at No. 2.

Pacquiao won the WBC title by methodically beating Margarito over the weekend.

The ESPN analyst said the only downside of being Pacquiao today is the fact that he¶s running out of legitimate
opponents.

³Promoter Bob Arum has mentioned a possible fight with Shane Mosley, but that is not at all attractive at this
point given Mosley's poor performances in his most recent two fights,´ he said.


 

 



Meanwhile, Pacquiao reportedly stands to earn an additional $10 million aside from the $15 million purse he
was guaranteed to receive for fighting Margarito.

His chief adviser, Michael Koncz, said in a report by Philstar.com that all indications point to 1.4 million pay-
per-view (PPV) buys for the Pacquiao-Margarito fight.

³The numbers say we¶re going to hit 1.4 million or 1.5 million buys. The early trackings say we can hit 1.5
million,´ said Koncz.

This means the fight earned roughly $77 million and an extra $10 million for the Filipino.

All in all, Pacquiao will reportedly get $25 million or around P1 billion.

The total PPV buys for the Pacquiao-Margarito fight is expected to surpass the Filipino¶s record with Oscar dela
Hoya (1.25 million), and Mayweather¶s mark with Shane Mosley (1.4 million).


  
 




LOS ANGELES, California - When it comes to boxing, veteran promoter Bob Arum has seen it all in a career
spanning almost half a century and he unwaveringly believes Manny Pacquiao has become the best fighter of all
time.

Arum has worked with giants of the ring such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler and
Roberto Duran but none of them, in his opinion, ever dominated with both fists in the manner of the diminutive
Filipino southpaw.

"I look at Manny as being the best that I've ever seen, including Ali," Arum told Reuters. "Ali was a great
fighter and had great, great attributes and it's really unfair to compare a big guy like Ali with a little guy like
Pacquiao.
"But when you look at the skill sets, Pacquiao is faster. Now you could say he is a little guy so he should be
faster but Ali essentially had just the right hand. His left hand could jab and everything but it wasn't power
punching."

In Arum's view, the five-foot six-and-a-half inch (1.69m) Pacquiao is different from any other fighter because
he has become completely ambidextrous.

"His left and right hand hit with equal power and that is what destroys his opponents," the 78-year-old promoter
said.

"They train to fight a left-handed guy and they watch out for his left hand but before they know it, they are
getting pummelled by the right hand."

Pacquiao cemented his place among the sport's elite with an unanimous points victory over Mexican Antonio
Margarito in Dallas on Saturday to land an eighth world title in an unprecedented eighth weight class.

He completely outclassed his bigger and taller opponent with lightning hand speed and precise power punching,
breaking Margarito's right eye socket before he claimed the vacant WBC super welterweight crown.

Two-fisted dominance

"I have never seen anything like that," Arum said of the Filipino's two-fisted dominance. "Not with (Sugar) Ray
Leonard, not with Marvin Hagler, not with Duran.

"I look at old movies of (Sugar) Ray Robinson and Robinson couldn't do that. So I really look at Manny now as
being the best I've ever seen. I really believe that."

While many would argue that Arum's role as a promoter is to give as much hype as possible to all the boxers in
his stable, Pacquiao's career statistics are certainly remarkable.

He won the first of his world titles at just 112 pounds (51kg) and he weighed 148 (67kgs) when he stepped into
the ring with Margarito at Cowboys Stadium on Saturday.

Despite being 17 pounds lighter and giving away 4-½ inches in height and just over six inches in reach,
'Pacman' improved his career record to 52-3-2 with 38 knockouts.

Unlike most of his predecessors in the pantheon of boxing greats, the ever-smiling Filipino has dominated
virtually every opponent who has been lined up against him in the ring.

He has also become an entertainer extraordinaire who always strives to give his legions of fans as much
excitement as possible with his all-action, aggressive style.

Pacquiao's fight against Margarito was his first since he won a seat in his country's national congress earlier this
year and Arum is convinced the Filipino will achieve even greater success outside the ring.

"I have never seen a personality with a whole country behind him who live and die with his every move," Arum
said.

"He is such a humanitarian, such a caring person for the poor and he is so consumed with doing good.

"That's why I believe his accomplishments outside of boxing will eclipse anything he does in boxing, even if he
is universally recognised as the greatest fighter that ever lived."


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MANILA, Philippines ± Former World No. 1 Dennis ³Robocop´ Orcollo scored the country¶s second gold
medal in the ongoing 16th Asian Games (Asiad) in Guangzhou, China on Thursday.

Orcollo, a former fisherman from Surigao del Sur, defeated compatriot Warren Kiamco in an all-Filipino finals
duel in the men¶s 9-Ball singles at the Asian Games Town Gymnasium.

According to the games' official Website, the scores were 9-7 in favor of Orcollo.

The Robocop, who recently bagged the San Miguel Beer Oktoberfest 9-Ball title in Manila, had to dispose of
Korean Jeong young Hwa first in the semifinals before forging an all-Pinoy finals showdown with Kiamco.

Orcollo¶s gold finish followed that of Filipino bowler Engelberto ³Biboy´ Rivera, who scored the country¶s first
gold medal in the Asiad last Monday.

Rivera finished with 235.7 average points in the Men's Singles, and this was good enough for first place.

The Philippines is now ranked 11th in the Asiad with 2 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze medals.

The country is trying to improve from its 18th place finish in Doha, Qatar Asiad, where it won 4 gold, 6 silver
and 9 bronze medals.