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WBC lightweight champion David Diaz, right, takes a punch from Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, during the second round of a WBC lightweight title match in Las Vegas on Saturday, June 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Pacquiao stops Diaz in 9th, wins lightweight crown

AP - Sun Jun 29, 1:36 AM ET

LAS VEGAS - Speed has been Manny Pacquiao's specialty ever since he was a scrawny 106-pound teenage brawler. When he stepped in the ring weighing 135 pounds on Saturday night, even his trainer wondered whether Pacquiao would lose some of his splendid speed with all that extra bulk.

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