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Moment boxing legend Manny Pacquiao FLOORS IShowSpeed with a brutal body shot as the mismatched pair ‘spar’ in the Philippines

Sport — 13/09/2024 · 0 Comment

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao floored teenage social media star IShowSpeed in a friendly ‘spar’ contest in the Philippines on Thursday.

Pacquiao, 45, is the only eight-division world champion in boxing history and he won 12 major world titles during a record-breaking career.

Meanwhile, 19-year-old Speed is a boxing novice, although he faced fellow content creator KSI in another sparring challenge in December last year.

That fight ended early with KSI refusing to complete the pre-agreed duration of six rounds as he seemingly did not want to hurt his tired opponent.

It was a similar story on Thursday as Pacquiao clearly held back his full power and avoided hitting Speed in the face.

Social media star IShowSpeed pictured (left) posting for a photo with Manny Pacquiao (right)

Speed pictured falling to the floor after a body shot from boxing legend Pacquiao on Thursday

Nineteen-year-old Speed was left flat on his back at the end of a friendly sparring session

Pacquiao, pictured in 2009 after knocking out Ricky Hatton, is one of the best boxers ever

However, ‘PacMan’ still managed to send Speed to the floor with a brutal counterpunch to the body after deliberately allowing the American to hit him with five consecutive shots.

While the fight with KSI was held in a ring, Speed’s clash with boxing royalty in the Philippines took place inside Pacquiao’s massive home.

It was still watched by a significant crowd, including members of Pacquiao’s family – as well as a huge streaming audience online.

Thursday’s sparring session lasted around three minutes and ended with Pacquiao – who was casually wearing sliders – helping Speed from the floor and then hugging him.

Filipino legend Pacquiao allowed Speed to hit him with five consecutive right-hand punches

But Pacquiao then responded with a sweet counter-punch, which signalled the end of the bout

Pacquiao helped Speed back to his feet before they shared a hug while both men smiled

The two men later sat down elsewhere in the house and ate balut – a popular Filipino delicacy consisting of fertilised chicken eggs that are eaten from the shells.

Pacquiao was a good sport and appeared to enjoy his time with Speed, although he looked slightly awkward when the American grabbed a microphone and began rapping towards the end of his visit.