Manny Pacquiao revived his career on Saturday night with a stunning KO victory over the teak tough Lucas Matthysse.
The legendary world champion had looked well past his best in recent fights but the Filipino superstar bounced to claim his first knock-out victory since 2009 and throw himself right back into the mix at the very highest level.
The "Pac Man" knocked down his Argentinian opponent three times before stopping him in the seventh round to earn himself the WBA Welterweight world title.
The victory was the 60th win of a remarkable career and fully justified his choice to take the fight when plenty were calling for multiple weight world champion to hang up his gloves.
Matthysse had been expected to provide a stern test but he was unable to deal with the pace and power of Pacquiao who proved he had plenty left in the tank to the delight of his fans.
A sitting Senator, the 39-year-old took control of the fight in Malaysia from the early stages and he never relented as he rolled back the years with one of this best displays in the last five years.
Pacquiao went into the fight without long time corner man Freddie Roach who had been fired after the loss to Jeff Horn and that decision now looks justified.
A potential fight with current pound-for-pound King Vasyl Lomachnko is now being suggested for the victor which would be a mega showdown by any standards, but for now we can sit back and enjoy one of the greatest fighters of all time showing he still has plenty left in the tank.
Manny Pacquiao knocked Lucas Matthysse down 3 times Saturday on his way to a welterweight world title.
