Manny Pacquiao has been dominating his bigger opponents in the past few years with his power packed, lightning quick punches in every unexpected angles that threw boxers David Diaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto off their feet.
And recently, Pacquiao showed everyone a move that hasn’t been done in a professional boxing fight somewhat like Pacquiao is on a Street Fighter game.
On the Pacquiao vs Clottey fight last March 13 at the Cowboys Stadium, the pound-for-pound king unleashed the mythical double punch better known as the “pompyang” cymbals punch around 1:36 of the 4th Round.
Pacquiao’s pompyang punch didn’t cause much damage to Clottey but it gave the one-sided match an instant boost of entertainment from the the Pac-Man.
The “pompyang“ move is a double open-palm strikes to the ears resembling the clapping of cymbals. It is a trademark move popularized by the late Filipino Actor, Fernando “Da King” Poe, Jr. used in most of his action movie fight scenes. The “pompyang” move is usually done after a series of rapid punches by FPJ. Watch a sample clip here. Pacquiao maybe a big fan of FPJ.
Coach Freddie Roach said that he knows this move because he always see this on their training sessions.
You can watch Manny Pacquiao “pompyang” cymbals punch in multi-angles below.
Slow motion version
5 Comments on “Manny Pacquiao “Pompyang” Cymbals Punch on Joshua Clottey”
You can track this conversation through its atom feed.
Pacquiao vs Clottey Highlights & Post-Fight Interview Videos | DAKDAKAN.com says:
[...] The 7 weight division boxing world champion, Pacquiao (51-3-2), attacked Clottey’s tortoise style defense continuously on every round. He also unleashed a lot of body shots that made Clottey grimace in pain in some moments of the fight. He also caught Clottey with his pompyang punch. [...]
Posted on 2010/03/17 at 2:54 AM.
Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey Video Highlights | BeePinoy.com says:
[...] that made Clottey grimace in pain in some moments of the fight. He also gave Clottey a taste of his pompyang cymbals punch on the 4th [...]
Posted on 2010/03/17 at 3:21 AM.
Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey Boxing Video | DAKDAKAN.com says:
[...] Pacquiao dominated almost every round against Clottey. He attacked Joshua’s tortoise style defense continuously and unleashed a lot of body shots that made Clottey grimace in pain in some moments of the fight. He also caught Clottey with an action movie like move, the pompyang punch. [...]
Posted on 2010/05/08 at 4:52 PM.
Manny Pacquiao awarded BWAA Fighter of the Year and Decade | DAKDAKAN.com says:
[...] never failed to give the fans an exciting quality fight throughout his career. Remember the cymbals? “I confronted poverty by trusting God and dreaming big,” Pacquiao said. “I was [...]
Posted on 2010/06/05 at 10:25 AM.
HBO Boxing's Greatest Hits 2010 Video | DAKDAKAN.com says:
[...] Also check out the Pacquiao vs Clottey highlights featuring the pompyang punch. [...]
Posted on 2010/07/07 at 9:27 AM.