ESPY Awards 2009 Best Fighter: Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao, the number one Pound-For-Pound best boxer in the world was named ESPY Awards 2009 Best Fighter at the 17th annual awards ceremony at the Nokia Theater Los Angeles.

Pacquiao overpowered Shane Mosley and another two athletes from MMA who have made the list of nominees for Best Fighter of the Year. According to earlier prediction, the odds of Pacquiao winning the award are undeniable. Pacman’s recent victories over Juan Manuel Marquez, David Diaz, Oscar De la Hoya and Ricky Hatton are one of his many greatest achievement in sports

Manny Pacquiao's win over Lyoto Machida denotes that boxing is still more popular all over the World compare to MMA. This award was formerly won by Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Can this be another indication that the much anticipated Mayweather and Pacquiao should definitely push through?

ESPY Awards 2009 Best Team: The Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers Squad won the prestigiou award for best team of in the Espy Awards 2009.

Los Angeles team captain, Kobe Bryan led his team to victory by winning the Western Conference in the best of 65-17 record. They dominated the season by winning over the other powerful team such as Utah Jazz, Orlandao Magic, Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets.

The Espy Awards 2009 for Best Coach/Manager of the year goes to Lakers coach, Phil Jackson.

2009 ESPY Awards Winners

The sports fans all over the world have made their decision. Here are the complete list of ESPY Awards 2009 Winners.

Special Awards
Arthur Ashe Courage Award: President Nelson Mandela
Jimmy V Award For Perseverance: Don Meyer, Northern State University coach
Best Comeback: Dara Torres, Olympic swimmer.

Best in Sport
Best Female Athlete: Nastia Liukin, Gymnastics
Best Male Athlete: Michael Phelps, Olympic Swimming
Best Moment: US Swim team wins thrilling finish in Olympic relay
Best Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Best Coach/Manager: Phil Jackson, Los Angeles Lakers
Best Game: Steelers vs. Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII
Best Championship Performance: Michael Phelps, Olympic Swimming
Best Play: Roethlisberger to Holmes Super Bowl Winning TD
Best Upset: US Soccer shocks Spain in the Confederations Cup semifinals
Best Breakthrough Athlete: Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
Best Record Breaking Performance: Michael Phelps, Olympic Swimming
Best Sports Movie: The Express: The Ernie Davis Story
Best Male College Athlete: Tim Tebow, Florida Football
Best Female College Athlete: Maya Moore, Connecticut Women's Basketball
Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Jason Lester, Ironman Triathlete
Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Erin Popovich, Swimming
Best International Male Athlete: Usain Bolt (Jamaica, Sprinter)
Best International Female Athlete: Lorena Ochoa (Mexico, Golf)

Individual Sports
Best Baseball Player: Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
Best NBA Player: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
Best WNBA Player: Candace Parker, Los Angeles Sparks
Best NFL Player: Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona Cardinals
Best NHL Player: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Best MLS Player: Landon Donovan, Los Angeles Galaxy
Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Shaun White, Skateboarding/Snowboarding
Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Maya Gabeira, Surfing
Best Bowler: Norm Duke
Best Driver: Jimmie Johnson
Best Fighter: Manny Pacquiao, Boxing
Best Male Golfer: Tiger Woods
Best Female Golfer: Lorena Ochoa
Best Jockey: Calvin Borel

2009 ESPY Awards Nominees

Here are the ESPY Awards 2009 complete list of nominations. Since I don't think there are available ESPY Awards 2009 Live Video Stream or ESPY Awards 2009 Free Stream, just check out this year's ESPY Awards Winners on my succeeding post.


Best Male Athlete
Kobe Bryant NBA
LeBron James NBA
Jimmie Johnson Auto Racing
Michael Phelps Swimming

Best Female Athlete
Natalie Coughlin Swimming
Nastia Liukin Gymnastics
Maya Moore NCAA Basketball
Candace Parker WNBA
Serena Williams Tennis

Best Moment
Florida’s Tim Tebow’s speech
Helio Castroneves wins the Indy 500
US swim team wins thrilling finish in Olympic relay

Best Team
Connecticut Women’s Basketball
Los Angeles Lakers
North Carolina Men’s Basketball
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Steelers

Best Coach-Manager
Geno Auriemma Connecticut Women’s Basketball
Dan Bylsma Pittsburgh Penguins
Phil Jackson Los Angeles Lakers
Joe Maddon Tampa Bay Rays
Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh Steelers

Best Game
Federer vs. Nadal 2008 Wimbledon Final
Steelers vs. Cardinals Super Bowl XLIII
Syracuse vs. Connecticut Big East Tournament Quarterfinals

Best Championship Performance
Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers
Cole Hamels Philadelphia Phillies
Michael Phelps Olympic Swimming
Misty May-Treanor & Kerri Walsh Olympic Beach Volleyball

Best Play
Ovechkin vs. Rangers
Pacquiao KO’s Hatton
Roethlisberger to Holmes Super Bowl Winning TD
Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree makes game-winning catch vs. Texas

Best Upset
Mine That Bird
Oregon State stuns then #1 USC
Tampa Bay Rays win the American League Championship Series
US Soccer shocks Spain in the Confederations Cup Semifinals

Best Breakthrough Athlete
Shawn Johnson Olympic Gymnastics
Evan Longoria Tampa Bay Rays
Derrick Rose Chicago Bulls
Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons

Best Record Breaking Performance
Usain Bolt Olympic Sprinter
Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Cardinals
Phil Jackson Los Angeles Lakers
Michael Phelps Olympic Swimmer

Best Sports Movie
The Express: The Ernie Davis Story
Sugar
The Wrestler

Best Male College Athlete
Sam Bradford Oklahoma Football
Matt Gilroy Boston University Hockey
Blake Griffin Oklahoma Basketball
Stephen Strasburg San Diego State Baseball
Tim Tebow Florida Football

Best Female College Athlete
Kerri Hanks Notre Dame Women's Soccer
Courtney Kupets Georgia Gymnastics
Danielle Lawrie Washington Softball
Maya Moore Connecticut Women’s Basketball
Dana Vollmer California Swimming

Best Male Athlete With A Disability
Jeremy Campbell Track and Field
Will Groulx Wheelchair Rugby
Jason Lester Ironman
Oscar Pistorius Track and Field

Best Female Athlete With A Disability
Jessica Long Swimming
Maureen McKinnon-Tucker Sailing
Asya Miller Goalball
Erin Popovich Swimming

Best Male International Athlete
Usain Bolt Jamaica, Sprinter
Pau Gasol Spain, Basketball
Lionel Messi Argentina, Soccer
Rafael Nadal Spain, Tennis
Cristiano Ronaldo Portugal, Soccer

Best Female International Athlete
Yelena Isinbayeva Russia, Pole Vault
Marta Brazil, Soccer
Lorena Ochoa México, Golf
Stephanie Rice Australia, Swimming
Dinara Safina Russia, Tennis

Best Baseball Player
Roy Halladay Toronto Blue Jays
Ryan Howard Philadelpia Phillies
Dustin Pedroia Boston Red Sox
Albert Pujols St. Louis Cardinals
Francisco Rodriguez Los Angeles Angels/New York Mets

Best NBA Player
Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers
Dwight Howard Orlando Magic
LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers
Dwyane Wade Miami Heat

Best WNBA Player
Deanna Nolan Detroit Shock
Candace Parker Los Angeles Sparks
Diana Taurasi Phoenix Mercury
Lindsay Whalen Connecticut Sun

Best NFL Player
Larry Fitzgerald Arizona Cardinals
James Harrison Pittsburgh Steelers
Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts
Adrian Peterson Minnesota Vikings
Kurt Warner Arizona Cardinals

Best NHL Player
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins
Pavel Datsyuk Detroit Red Wings
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins
Alexander Ovechkin Washington Capitals

Best MLS Player
Juan Pablo Angel New York Red Bulls
Jon Busch Chicago Fire
Kenny Cooper FC Dallas
Landon Donovan LA Galaxy
Guillermo Barros Schletto Columbus Crew

Best Male Action Sports Athlete
Ryan Sheckler Skateboarding
Kelly Slater Surfing
James Stewart Motocross
Shaun White Snowboarding/Skateboarding

Best Female Action Sports Athlete
Torah Bright Snowboarding
Sarah Burke Skiing
Ashley Fiolek Motocross
Maya Gabeira Surfing

Best US Male Olympian
Bryan Clay Track and Field
LaShawn Merritt Track and Field
Michael Phelps Swimming
Angelo Taylor Track and Field

Best US Female Olympian
Natalie Coughlin Swimming
Dawn Harper Track and Field
Shawn Johnson Gymnastics
Nastia Liukin Gymnastics

Best Bowler
Chris Barnes
Norm Duke
Wes Malott

Best Driver
Helio Castroneves
Scott Dixon
Lewis Hamilton
Jimmie Johnson
Tony Schumacher
Tony Schumacher

Best Fighter
Lyoto Machida MMA
Shane Mosley Boxing
Manny Pacquiao Boxing
Anderson Silva MMA

Best Male Golfer
Padraig Harrington
Phil Mickelson
Tiger Woods

Best Female Golfer
Paula Creamer
Lorena Ochoa
Suzann Pettersen

Best Jockey
Calvin Borel
Garrett Gomez
Mike Smith

Best Male Tennis Player
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal

Best Female Tennis Player
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Dinara Safina
Serena Williams

Under Armour All-America Moment
Jake Bernhardt Lacrosse
Tara Glover Softball
David Renfroe Baseball
Hannah Werth Volleyball
Andre Debose & Russell Shepard Football

Watch ESPY Awards 2009 Live

Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards or otherwise known as the ESPY Awards begun on the year 1993. This annual sports award giving body is created and broadcast by a television network; ESPN. As we have different award giving bodies such as Grammy, Emmy, and many others for the appreciation of arts, music, movies and the like, ESPY is an appreciation of excellence in sports performance.

Selected by the ESPY Nominating committee, the nominees shall be subject to voting of fans, broadcasters, sportswriters, sports persons, and many others. Some are the awards to be given during the said event are, to wit:

BEST MALE ATHLETE
BEST FEMALE ATHLETE
BEST CHAMPIONSHIP PERFORMANCE
BEST BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETE
BEST RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE
BEST UPSET BEST GAME
BEST MOMENT
BEST PLAY
BEST TEAM

ESPY Awards Nominees will win the awards through the number of votes that they'll get via online voting at ESPN's website. The 2009 ESPY Award Winners will be announced in a scheduled award show this coming Sunday. The ESPY's are known for it's immense concern for charity. The said event's tickets, a portion of which, will be donated to the V Foundation. The Arthur Ashe Courage Award is another ESPY highlight, honoring an individual for their personal courage or charitable works outside the sports arena, for the record including such trailblazers as Muhammad Ali and tennis star Billie Jean King.

Last year's ESPY was held in Los Angeles, California and was hosted by pop singer Justin Timberlake. This year, you can Watch ESPY Awards 2009 Live in the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, a mid-sized music and theater venue seating 7,100. The 2009 ESPy Awards will be hosted by Samuel Jackson. I doubt if ESPY Awards 2009 Live Streaming Online will become so be sure to check out if there are still available tickets to buy.

Some of the sound ESPY Awards 2009 Nominees for best male athlete are Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Jimmie Johnson, Michael Phelps.

For best female athlete are Natalie Coughlin,Nastia Liukin, Maya Moore, Candace Parker, Serena Williams. And many more nominees for the different awards are at stake,

American professional golfer Tiger Woods is by far the most-honored ESPY recipient, having captured 21 awards. This event is truly an anticipating one! As to the people waiting for it, broadcast will be on ESPN, July 19, 2009 at 9 p.m. ET.