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The prestigious Boxing Writers Association of America has named pound-for-pound king and Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao as the 2009 “Fighter of the Year” and capped the choice by also naming the superstar of the sport as the “Fighter of the Decade”effectively silencing the few who have dared to slander him andquestion his achievements in the ring by alleging he is on performanceenhancing drugs without providing a shred of evidence. Pacquiao wasearlier named "Fighter of the Year" for 2009 by both Ring Magazine andESPN. Pacquiao continued his sensational winning streak by scoring adevastating 2nd round knockout over IBO light welterweight championRicky “The Hitman” Hatton last May following on his pulverization ofOscar De La Hoya in eight rounds in December 2008 and then capped hisrun with a pounding of Miguel Cotto to win the WBO welterweight titleby a 12th round TKO last November In the process Pacquiao won arecord-breaking seven world titles in seven different weight divisionsand has emerged as a genuine contender for the unofficial accolade ofthe “Greatest Fighter of All-Time” alongside such illustrious boxers asSugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali. It is Pacquiao’s third “Fighter ofthe Year” award in the last four years and he is expected to receivehis award at the 85th annual banquet of the BWAA inNew York on June 11, the eve of the celebration of PhilippineIndependence Day. Pacquiao won the award in the balloting by members ofthe BWAA over the other nominees – heavyweight champion VitaliKlitschko, Andre Ward, Paul Williams and Arthur Abraham. Thecharismatic southpaw who is admired for his speed and power in the ringand his humility both in and out of the ring also beat a roster ofgreat fighters to win the BWAA vote for “Fighter of the Decade”including Bernard Hopkins, Joe Calzaghe, Floyd Mayweather Jr., ShaneMosley, Juan Manuel Marquez and Marco Antonio Barrera. His recordduring the decade was 24-1-2 with his only loss being a twelve roundunanimous decision setback in his first clash with Mexican legend Erik”El Terrible” Morales on March 19, 2005 when a nasty gash over his eyesuffered in an accidental clash of heads in round five gushed blood andhampered his vision. However, Pacquiao avenged that loss to Moralestwice- over with a 10th round TKO victory in a rematch on January 21,2006 and a 3rd round annihilation in the last bout of an epic trilogyon November 18, 2006. His unmatched performance earned him the RingMagazine title of pound-for-pound king even as Pacquiao emerged as abox office sensation with the entire Filipino nation behind him as thecountry came to a virtual standstill, communist rebels and Muslimseparatists stopped engaging government forces and police reportedhardly any crimes committed. Pacquiao’s celebrated trainer FreddieRoach who honed his skills and steered him to his second world title inhis US debut when he won the IBF super bantamweight title with asmashing sixth round stoppage of Lelohonolo Ledwaba will win his fourth“Trainer of the Year” award named in honor of the late Eddie Futch whoat one time trained Roach and later on taught him the skills as hisassistant trainer. Roach previously won the award in 2003, 2006 and2008. WBC lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, who continues tochallenge Pacquiao to a third fight after salvaging a draw in theirfirst encounter and losing the rematch by a split decision and JuanDiaz, will share the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier award for “Fight of theYear” for their action-packed which Marquez won by a ninth roundstoppage in Diaz’ hometown of Houston, Texas on February 28 last year.Other awardees include ESPN’s Joe Tessitore, the “Friday Night Fight’slongtime commentator who was chosen as the Sam Taub awardee forexcellence in broadcast journalism; sports columnist Jerry Izenberg ofthe Neward Star Ledger who will receive the John Condon award for longand meritorious service to boxing; Hall of Fame boxer, the late AlexisArguello of Nicaragua who won world championships in three weightclasses will receive the Marvin Kohn “Good Guy Award” posthumously. Hedied under tragic circumstances in July last year at the age of 57.Arguello and the late Gabriel “Flash” Elorde of the Philippines werenamed the best junior lightweights in the world at the 20th anniversarycelebrations of the World Boxing Council in New York. Showtimebroadcaster Nick Charles who battling cancer and former heavyweightcontender George Chuvalo of Canada will share theBill Crawford awardfor courage in overcoming adversity. Two of Chuvalo's sons died fromdrug overdoses and a third son, as well as his first wife, committedsuicide, and now he speaks to high school students about drug use. TheNat Fleischer award for excellence in boxing journalism, the highestaward the BWAA presents to one of its members, has not been announcedyet. Balloting for the lifetime achievement award is ongoing. It isvoted on only by past winners while this year the BWAA members votedagainst naming a manager of the year. - Pacquiao vs Clottey.Source: PhilBoxing.com