Manny Pacquiao stole the show on Mike Tyson’s undercard with bloody knockout stoppage

Manny Pacquiao’s bloody knockout of Jorge Eliecer Julio

Making his way to the ring before a massive heavyweight title affair between Tyson and British boxing royalty Lennox Lewis, fan-favorite slickster Pacquiao would draw the title charge of Jorge Eliecer Julio in Memphis.

And making relatively light work of Julio, Pacquiao required just two rounds to defeat the former, landing a stunning three knockdowns in the space of a minute en route to victory.

Busting Julio’s nose with one of his lightning-fast punches, Pacquiao would pin the challenger to the ropes after forcing a standing eight count, before unloading strikes before the official jumped to the rescue to halt the barrage.

Announcing himself to the masses with his knockout victory, Pacquiao returned to the locker room as Tyson went on to suffer a brutal eighth round stoppage loss to Olympic star Lewis.

Manny Pacquiao’s pre-fight history with Floyd Mayweather

Before sharing the billing with the heavyweight icon Tyson, Pacquiao would spectacularly feature beneath a headliner featuring future rival Floyd Mayweather.

In his sophomore outing in the US, Pacquiao retained his IBF junior featherweight crown for the first time, but not without some adversity.

Going on to fight Mayweather in The Fight of the Century over a decade later, Pacquiao would fail in his bid to win the WBO super featherweight crown after a series of headbutts from Agapito Sanchez split open several cuts, forcing a technical decision draw.