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than three out of four people think Manny Pacquiao will
win by knockout over David Diaz.
In a
poll conducted on the boxer’s web site mannypacquiao.ph,
nearly half of the respondents—46.5 percent, to be
exact—said they believe Pacquiao will floor Diaz in the
late rounds. Some 30 percent said Pacquiao will do it in
the early stages.
The
total number of respondents was 15,731 as of Wednesday.
A
minuscule 12 percent thought Pacquiao will win by
decision. Overall, more than four out of five think
Pacquiao will win regardless of the manner.
A Diaz
victory is slim, the poll result showed. Less than 8
percent said Diaz would win by knockout. Overall, only
11 percent believed Diaz would come away from the match
still the champion.
The
World Boxing Council lightweight championship will be on
the line in their June 28 battle, the heaviest weight
class—title or nontitle bout—Pacquiao would fight in.
The
respondents who said the match would end in a draw
accounted for less than 1 percent.
Pacquiao
and Diaz are both power punchers, leading many to
believe their gig will be action-packed. The theory is
almost reflected on the poll, with 84 percent saying the
match will end via stoppage.
In his
last two fights, Pacquiao was stretched to the limit
before he claimed victory. He won by a unanimous
decision over Marco Antonio Barrera last October and
then by a split decision over Juan Manuel Marquez in
March.
Diaz’s
last two victories also went to the judges’ scorecards.
He won a 10-rounder over Ramon Montano by a majority
decision in March and a unanimous decision against Erik
Morales in August 2007.
Pacquiao
is Diaz’s first challenger to the lightweight belt since
the Morales bout. |
