Pacquiao is one of world's 12 best KO artists

The Philippine's most successful prizefighter Manny Pacquiao has been named by boxing website The Sweet Science as one of the world's best 12 knockout artists. "Those on this list have accomplished knockouts against the elite prizefighters of the world. There are many other fighters with great knockout records, but have yet to accomplish knockouts against the elite competition," the article said. "Like his nickname," the article said,"he just gobbles up opponents with his blistering speed and left-handed power. Now the Filipino superstar has developed a solid right hook and seems more devastating. It doesn't matter if the opposition is world class or not, his left hand is a tremendous equalizer." The following are other boxers named on the list and a brief description of how they showed their prowess. Diego "Chico" Corrales (40-5, 33 KOs) Las Vegas. - “ In his first fight in the welterweight division he happened to pick the guy with probably the best chin in the 147-pound weight class and promptly lost. But he gets props for being the only guy to actually knock out granite chinned Jose Luis Castillo. Acelino "Popo" Freitas (38-1, 32 KOs) Bahia, Brazil - “ The knockouts are not coming as frequently only because he's fighting mostly world-class fighters. But his 29 straight KOs at the beginning of his career put him on this list. Some of those guys who were put to sleep were Javier Jauregui and Jorge Barrios. Edwin "Venom" Valero (21-0, 21 KOs) Tokyo, Japan - “ The Venezuela-born southpaw knockout artist has never allowed a fight to go to a decision. Only one opponent lasted more than two rounds but he eventually was stopped cold too in the 10 th. Valero, the WBA junior lightweight titleholder, has natural speed to go with his power. Edison "Pantera" Miranda (28-1, 24 KOs) Buenaventura, Colombia - “ The Colombian middleweight barely makes this list because he's failed to knock out the world class guys like the other fighters on this list. But he packs tremendous power and usually drops his opponent even if they survive for the rest of the fight. The big test comes next month against Kelly Pavlik. Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik (30-0, 27 KOs) Youngstown, Ohio - “ The Ghost knocked out Mexico's middleweight Jose Luis Zertuche and that was not easy to do. In fact, Pavlik is the only fighter today that can make that claim. Plus he can box. His next bout is against Pantera on May 19. That bout features power against power. Who's going to blink first? Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan (28-0, 22 KOs) Sydney, Australia - “ IBF flyweight titleholder Darchinyan packs a left hand that seems to be loaded with dynamite, but that's all he's needed so far to annihilate the opposition. He's too strong for the flyweights, he needs to go up a division where the opposition will give him a true test. There are plenty of 115-pound junior bantamweights like Jose Navarro, Fernando Montiel and Martin Castillo waiting for him. Alex Munoz (29-2, 27 KOs) Miranda, Venezuela - “ He fights on May 3 in Japan for the WBA junior bantamweight world title against Nobuo Nashiro who's never been stopped. This might be the time the Japanese fighter gets dropped because Munoz can really hit. Just a few fighters have ever come out of the fight with Munoz standing up. He's a two-fisted time bomb. Daniel Ponce de Leon (31-1, 28 KOs) Chihuahua, Mex. - “ Ponce de Leon doesn't look pretty when he fights but he's not trying to impress anyone. He just wants to knock out guys with that lethal left hand that everyone knows is coming but can't seem to stop. Only four guys have survived to the end with the Mexican bomber. He's faster than he looks. Rafael Marquez (37-3, 33 KOs) Mexico City - “ The scientific boxer with the aesthetically pleasing boxing style makes opponents forget about his power until its too late. Then pow, they're out of there. Marquez has finally gained recognition as one of the most stylish knockout punchers since Ricardo "Finito" Lopez. Both were tutored by trainer Nacho Beristain. O'Neil Bell (26-2-1, 24 KOs) Kingston, Jamaica - “ Opponents continue to underestimate the Jamaican cruiserweight, maybe because he doesn't possess one-punch knockout power. But only five opponents can brag they survived on their feet against Bell. He's also infamous for his axe-wielding incident in Big Bear about two months ago. Kermit "The Killer" Cintron (27-1, 25 KOs) Reading, Penn. - “ After Cintron lost to Antonio Margarito people seemed to disregard the welterweight puncher. They soon remembered after he knocked out David Estrada and Mark Suarez. He's a true knockout puncher and can never be counted out. He could be facing Shane Mosley soon, maybe this summer. - GMANews.TV