Now guys if ever you had to pick a fight to exist in your archive of classic action-packed boxing fights, this would be a top pick to take up some of that exclusive storage space on your computer.
This fight at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas marks the turning point of an era in world boxing where we were officially introduced to perhaps one of its greatest professional world champions.
Pacquiao at this time, was relatively unknown, in his first fight outside of the Philippines and had not even taken up the well-known moniker of Pacman!
Now even at the beginning, due to lack of familiarity, the commentators struggled to pronounce his name... Pacquiao!
It's quite remarkable to watch Manny Pacquiao in this fight knowing that he would have such a dramatic and dominant impact on the entire sport of boxing, from the amateurs to the pros and even becoming a household name outside boxing circles.
Now his opponent Lehlo Ledwaba had already proven himself to be a fantastic boxer and had fought a few times in the UK and also once in the US before this fight.
It was actually expected for Lehlo to win this fight as a routine defense of his pre-existing IBF Super Bantamweight title. Now during the fight, it must have been a shock to Ledwaba and his team when they witnessed the performance of Pacquiao.
The experience of entering the ring and fighting the greatest professional world champion boxer must be an extremely perplexing one, especially when you and neither your team understood that this was the assignment.
Now guys a quick question... The Pacquiao emerging from this fight and in the next 5 fights is a Super Bantamweight champion. Naoya Inoue is the current undisputed Super Bantamweight champion...
So Who wins in this fantasy fight... The Manny Pacquiao of that era vs The current Naoya Inoue... Let me know what you guys think in the comments below.
00:00 Intro
0:36 Round 1
3:46 Round 2
7:00 Round 3
10:15 Round 4
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