"Billy The Kid's Graduation night"

On the 27th of July, Billy Dib [ W6- L0- D0 -4kos] will take a huge step up in class and face the Philipino , Bobby Pacquiao in Sydney, Australia on the undercard of Vic Darchiyans world title defence against Jair Jimenez.According to promoter, William Takataka, he has offered Paqcuiao a substancial purse to make the fight a reality.

Pacquiao is without doubt , the toughest, most experienced fighter, the young Aussie has ever faced. In April this year, "Billy The Kid" fought and beat Robert Oyan for the vacant IBO Asia Pacific Super featherweight title after only five fights and the fight before that , he won the Australian title by stopping Jungstar Min in two rounds.
Just like his big brother, Manny, Bobby throws lots of punches and swarms his opponents, loves to come forward and has a 39 fight, eight year career under his belt. In his career thus far, he has blown away his opponents early, been blown away early himself, been the championship distance, and probably the most worrying thing for" Billy The Kid" is he still carries his knockout power into the late rounds. Some encouraging news is he has been stopped on six occasions, most recently in February this year by the experienced Thai puncher, Phafrakorb Rakkietgym in the ninth round.

Without doubt, his most recent 7th round ko win over Carlos Navarro in June , has gave the Philipino , new confidence and riding high on the Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao publicity wave, has elevated his career to new heights as a boxer.

I remember Billy Dib when he was in the amateurs. I had watched him, studied his style and worked in his opponents corner on many occasions. He was a good kid but what i liked about him, was he allways knew where he was going, and what he wanted to do in life.

When he turned pro, in August 2004, he made the transition to the paid ranks, by fighting and beating the awkward Nagin Gurumu in the 4th round. To watch him, you would never have guessed that this, was his first fight. I was in Nagins corner and i felt sorry for him , as i watched "The Kid" torment him with dazzling speed and solid punching from angles unseen in an Aussie ring . After a short trip to Sheffield, England, to train with his boyhood hero and idol, Prince Nasseem Hamed, Dib came back to Sydney to further his career, and with a tremendous team around him in trainer, Harry Hammoud, and brother, Emaio[ Matt] as his manager, "Billy The Kid" is in good hands it seems.

When people read this, they will say, that this guy is moving too fast?
Come July, we will see if the confident, and crafty, even cheeky slickster from Sydney has moved into the big time too fast. If the fight goes ahead and Bobby Pacquiao does come down under , then surely if Billy Dib pulls it off, then it will definately be" Graduation night" for the young whippersnapper.