One of the craziest fights of Manny Pacquiao’s career took place 29 years ago today.
Pacquiao’s illustrious tenure in the ring has been full of memorable victories and fights against some of the other biggest stars in boxing history.
En route to becoming the only boxer in history to win twelve world titles in eight different weight divisions, Pacquiao beat Marco Antonio Barrera, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, Oscar De La Hoya, and a number of other big names.
But one of the Filipino legend’s wildest matches came before he rose to stardom in the ring, as a young Pacquiao threw caution to the wind in a brutal battle that left his opponent much worse for wear…
LATEST NEWS: Terence Crawford would never fight in MMA due to unresolved issue he first brought up a decade ago
Will Manny Pacquiao’s boxing success ever be replicated?
'PacMan' is in the history books after achieving a number of firsts in the ring.
Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say
Comment
Like or Comment
Manny Pacquiao was described as ‘immature’ by commentators before busting up Sung-Yul Lee’s nose in crazy firefight
On this day, December 28, in 1996, Pacquiao returned to the ring for his seventeenth professional fight. A young prospect at the time, ‘PacMan’ entered his clash with South Korea’s Sung-Yul Lee four victories on from his first boxing loss.
The Filipino was high on confidence after three straight knockouts, and that self-belief was clear when Pacquiao immediately charged at Lee with an onslaught of punches…
2025-12-28 17:00:00
