By Benjie Varella – It seems that every top boxer of their respective division is aiming for the head of the pound-for-pound king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. The long line of list includes Edwin Valero, Juan Manuel Marquez, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Sugar Shane Mosley.
Don’t forget Australian Michael “The Great” Katsidis who have travelled all the way to the Philippines to join the serenade and who has written a statement love-letter-like to lure Pacquiao into a match just several days ago.
This time add another top boxer from his division, the number 9 pound-for pound boxer and the undisputed super-flyweight champion, another Australian citizen, Armenian-born Vic Darchinyan..
In an interview he had with bleacherreport.com, Darchinyan who is moving up in weight to challenge IBF Champion Joseph Agbeko for the title said that he is a hundred percent sure that he will easily dispose his opponent come July 11.
With confidence, Darchinyan said that after demolishing Agbeko next month, the destruction he will cause will pave way for him to keep on moving up in weight to meet Pacquiao.
Darchinyan was quoted as saying, “I want people to remember me, not only at the time while I’m boxing, but after I retire, I want to be one of the best of all time.” He even added that he only wants to fight the best and that’s no other than Pacquaio.
Darchinyan’s call for a challenge against Manny Pacquiao is not much of a difference to Katsidis statement.
To put it nicely and not to be harsh, Darchinyan’s challenge is far from possible. First is that he has to fall in line, second is their weight difference is afar and third is that he has to pass and beat all those boxers who are in line for Pacquaio.
How can this possibly happen mate?
Funny thing is, Pacquaio has become a valuable gold news-item that if a boxer issues a challenge against him, he will surely be on the circulation of every boxing sites and different sports magazine for days or even weeks.
Some boxers may well be doing this just to gain more popularity in the boxing world.
For Darchinyan, instead of gunning for Pacquiao, why not challenge the Filipino Flash Nonito Donaire to whom he lost an embarrassing one-punch left hook knockout in July of 2007?
Why not avenge his only loss from Donaire first then decide on his future plans? Darchinyan may also consider another bout with, ironically another Filipino Z Gorres which resulted to a draw, in fact his only draw in his career.
He knocked world rated fighter Gorres during that fight but he himself was floored several times.