Manny Pacquiao: A Timeline of Pacquiao's Winning Streak

Manny Pacquiao is second to none.

While he’s lieutenant colonel of the Philippine Army, Pacquiao is Commander-in-Chief in the ring. He seizes control and imposes his will from the opening bell. When PacMan hears ding-ding, he morphs into a merciless warrior that takes no prisoners.

The Destroyer will go down in history as one of the greatest pound-for-pound fighters in the history of boxing. He hasn’t lost a single match since 2005. Here are the greatest highlights and most intense subplots of his dominating winning streak.

Jan. 21, 2006: TKO over Erik Morales

Since the turn of the century, only one fighter has defeated Pacquiao: Erik Morales. Taking on Morales once again created a rivalry between the two competitors—a rivalry which Pacquiao would refuse to lose.

Going into the match, Morales had lost, but he had never been knocked out in his long 51-bout career. On that cold January night in Las Vegas, Morales bit the dust for the first time. PacMan beat him by technical knockout in the 10th round. 

Nov. 18, 2006: KO of Erik Morales

You can’t split a pair of matches without setting up a third.

Ten months later, Pacquiao and Morales would meet again under the same roof—the Thomas & Mack Center. With the best-out-of-three series on the line, it should’ve been a close fight. But it wasn’t.

Pac continued his streak, not just of one defeating Morales, but knocking him out. In just the third round, El Terrible hit the deck and stayed down.

In 60 career matches, Morales has been knocked out just two times—both were at the fist of Pacquiao. 

March 15, 2008: SD over Juan Manuel Marquez

Pacquiao’s rivalry with Juan Manuel Marquez started before his winning streak began.

Prior to the streak, PacMan’s record suffered a draw against Marquez on May 8, 2004. Pacquiao knocked Marquez to the floor three times in round one, but Dinamita battled back to force the draw.

While both parties were furious at the ruling, a judge eventually admitted to a scorecard error that would’ve given Pacquiao the victory.

Almost four years later, they met again at Mandalay Bay. And once again, a split decision was the ruling, but this time in favor of Pacquiao. Marquez actually landed more punches and proved to be more accurate, but a third-round knockdown by Pac gave the Filipino fighter the edge.

Marquez immediately demanded a rematch. He got it three and a half years later, only to lose to Pacquiao with another controversial ending by majority decision.

Dec. 6, 2008: RTD over Oscar De La Hoya

Oscar De La Hoya is a legendary boxer. He generated more revenue than any fighter in the history of the sport. Pacquiao wasn’t impressed.

In a bout labeled “The Dream Match,” Pacquiao didn’t let De La Hoya breathe. He rolled, landing 224 punches compared to 83 by The Golden Boy. After eight rounds, Pacquiao was massacring him so badly that De La Hoya’s corner threw in the towel.

Pac won by technical knockout in a match that proved to be De La Hoya’s last.

Nov. 14, 2009: TKO over Miguel Cotto

Pacquiao’s second welterweight fight of his career was for the belt. Miguel Cotto stood in his way and PacMan quickly flattened him.

After knocking Cotto to the floor in Rounds 3 and 4, Junito was so beaten up that the referee stopped the fight in the 12th round. Pacquiao was awarded the technical knockout and welterweight title.

Cotto said after the fight: “Miguel Cotto comes to boxing to fight the biggest names, and Manny is one of the best boxers we have of all time.”

TBA: Super Fight vs. Floyd Mayweather

After witnessing Pacquiao handle Cotto, America pushed for him to fight Floyd Mayweather.

Kevin Mitchell of The Guardian reported in December 2009 that the two boxers had agreed in principle to fight. PacMan’s financial adviser Michael Konz said:

"The requests of Manny were so realistic that Arum doesn't feel it's a problem and it's pretty much a done deal. We all believe that it will be done."

Just one month later, Bob Arum’s tune changed. Dan Rafael of ESPN reported the promoter’s stinging words: “The fight's off.”

While Mayweather’s crew wanted random drug testing done by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, in fear of it weakening him, Pacquiao refused to have blood taken 30 days before the fight. He did agree to blood testing directly following it, though, but that wasn’t good enough for Mayweather.

After taking the case to a mediator, Mayweather eased off his demand to give Pacquiao a 14-day window, but 24 days before the fight was the closest Pac would agree to.

Following the failed agreement, Team Mayweather began their assault on Pacquiao’s image by accusing him of using banned substances.

TBA: Super Fight vs. Floyd Mayweather

After Pacquiao defeated Joshua Clottey, though, the fight was supposedly back on. David Anderson of Mirror reported in May 2010 that the two would face off on Nov. 13 that year. After hitting a snag on Olympic-style testing again, it looked as if Pacquiao just said screw it.

According to Boxing Scene, Bob Arum announced that both sides had come to terms which included an agreement to any and all of Mayweather’s drug testing demands. This time, all eyes were on Money May to make the fight happen…until conflicting reports arose.

Gareth A. Davies of The Telegraph reported that Mayweather’s closest adviser Leonard Ellerbe said:

"

Here are the facts...the truth is no negotiations have ever taken place, nor was there ever a deal agreed upon by Team Mayweather or Floyd Mayweather to fight Manny Pacquiao on Nov 13. Either Ross Greenburg or Bob Arum is not telling the truth, but history tells us who is lying.

"

The talks, if there were any, broke down yet again.

TBA: Super Fight vs. Floyd Mayweather

Since then, the hyped Pacquiao vs. Mayweather bout has continued to be all talk. While glass-half-full boxing fans are still holding out hope, idealists believe the dream fight will never go down. Not his staff, but Mayweather himself seems like the only one still reaching out to PacMan's side.

In September of 2012, Pretty Boy Floyd went on a racist webcam rant and said of Pacquiao (via ESPN):

"

As soon as we come off vacation, we're going to cook that little yellow chump. We ain't worried about that. So they ain't gotta worry about me fighting the midget. Once I kick the midget ass, I don't want you all to jump on my (expletive). So you all better get on the bandwagon now… Once I stomp the midget, I'll make that (expletive) make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice.

"

After such a personal attack, you'd think Pacquiao's camp would make it a priority to make a fight happen. It instantly took their rivalry to a whole other level. They didn't take the bait, though, as Pac refused to budge.

More recently, Mayweather’s verbal assaults on PacMan have been more performance-enhancing-drug themed than racial. He said in early May (via Boxing Scene):

"

Go back and look at the pictures. His head is small and then all of a sudden his head just grew? Come on man, stop this. Ray Charles can see this (expletive). Go back and look at the pictures and tell me this man's head didn't get bigger. You're going to tell me this (expletive) is all natural. Come on man, stop.

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The comical side of Mayweather's accusations is that Pacquiao has indeed agreed to take Money May's tests. He announced his agreement back in January on his official website. Despite that fact, Mayweather continues to milk the juice abuse when he's the one holding back the fight from happening with refusal of a 50-50 revenue split (via Bob Velin, USA Today).

As of today, no one is seeing a Super Fight light at the end of Pacquiao’s winning-streak tunnel. If his streak ever ends, odds are that it won’t be at the hands of Mayweather. 

David Daniels is a featured columnist at Bleacher Report and a syndicated writer.

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