Manny_Pacquiao_vs._David_Díaz
Manny Pacquiao vs. David Díaz
Boxing competition
Manny Pacquiao vs. David Díaz, billed as Lethal Combination, was a lightweight title boxing match. The bout took place on June 28, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Pacquiao defeated Diaz via technical knockout in the ninth round. After the fight, Pacquiao's performance sealed his status as the best pound-for-pound fighter because of the retirement of the undefeated five-division champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. weeks prior to the fight[1][2] and put Pacquiao's name in the history books as the only Asian fighter to win five world titles in five weight classes.