Boxing's greatest pound-for-pound fighters this century: Manny Pacquiao retires as No2
Daily MailManny Pacquiao announced his retirement on Wednesday, officially bringing an end to an astonishing 26-year career in which the Filipino won world titles across eight distinct weight classes. Record: 67 wins, 7 losses, 0 draws 7) Nonito Donaire 'The king has returned,' Nonito Donaire said as he broke his own record as the oldest bantamweight in history to win a world title. Nonito Donaire broke his own record as the oldest ever bantamweight world champion Though losing the fight, it was another reminder of Donaire's extraordinary talent, which was evident all the way back in 2007 when he destroyed Vic Darchinyan in five rounds to win his maiden world title. Bowing out of the sport aged 42 to focus on running for Philippines president, Pacquiao - an eight-weight world champion - left with a record of 62 wins, eight defeats and two draws. Even aged 40, Manny Pacquiao was making history as became the oldest Welterweight to win a major world title as he defeated the previously unbeaten Keith Thurman in 2019 Pacquiao dazzled the Las Vegas crowd in the highly-anticipate rematch, sending Morales crashing to the canvas in the 10th round to claim the super-featherweight world title, before finishing the the Mexican in three brutal rounds 10 months later to complete the trilogy.