MANNY "PACMAN" PAQUIAO
The Greatest Boxer of All Time
and considered to be one of the world's greatest boxers of all time.
About the Champ
Emmanuel Dapidran "Manny" Pacquiao, OL GCrS PLH (/ˈpækiaʊ/ PAK-ee-ow; Tagalog: [pɐkˈjaʊ]; born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino professional boxer and politician currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines since 2016. Pacquiao is regarded by many boxing historians as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time.
He is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing, having won twelve major world titles, as well as being the first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes. Pacquiao is also the first boxer in history to win major world titles in four of the eight "glamour divisions" of boxing: flyweight, featherweight, lightweight and welterweight, and holds the record of being the only four-decade world champion in boxing history, having held world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s).
He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and World Boxing Organization (WBO). He is also a three-time Ring magazine and BWAA Fighter of the Year, winning the award in 2006, 2008 and 2009, as well as the winner of the Best Fighter ESPY Award in 2009 and 2011. In 2016, Pacquiao was ranked No. 2 on ESPN's list of top pound for pound boxers of the past 25 years and currently ranks No. 2 in BoxRec's ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time. World-renowned boxing expert and historian Bert Sugar ranked Pacquiao as the greatest southpaw fighter of all time. In 2020, Pacquiao topped the Ranker's list of best boxers of the 21st century.
Pacquiao has generated approximately 20 million in pay-per-view buys and $1.2 billion in revenue from his 25 pay-per-view bouts. According to Forbes, he was the second highest paid athlete in the world as of 2015. Beyond boxing, Pacquiao has participated in basketball, business, TV hosting, acting, music recording and politics. In May 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani. He was re-elected in 2013 to the 16th Congress of the Philippines. In June 2016, Pacquiao was elected as a senator and will serve a six-year term until 2022.
Inside the Ring
Manny Pacquiao has competed in professional boxing since 1995. Regarded by many boxing historians as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time, Pacquiao is the only boxer in history to win 12 major world titles in eight different weight divisions.He is also the first boxer in history to win the lineal championship in five different weight divisions,as well as being the first boxer in history to win major world titles in four of the original eight weight divisions of boxing, also known as the "glamour divisions": flyweight, featherweight, lightweight and welterweight. In July 2019, Pacquiao became the oldest welterweight world champion in history at the age of 40, and the first boxer to become a recognized four-time welterweight champion after defeating Keith Thurman to win the WBA (Super) welterweight. Pacquiao also holds the record of being the only four-decade world champion in history, having held world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s).
He was named Fighter of the Decade for the 2000s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), WBC and WBO. He is also a three-time Ring magazine and BWAA Fighter of the Year, winning both awards in 2006, 2008 and 2009; and the Best Fighter ESPY Award in 2009 and 2011.In 2016, Pacquiao was ranked second on ESPN's list of top boxers, pound-for-pound, of the past 25 years. BoxRec ranks him as the greatest Asian fighter of all time. World-renowned boxing expert and historian Bert Sugar ranked Pacquiao as the greatest southpaw fighter of all time. In 2020, Pacquiao topped the Ranker's list of best boxers of the 21st century.
Pacquiao has held the WBA (Super) welterweight title since July 2019. As of December 2019, he is ranked as the world's ninth best active boxer, pound-for-pound, by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board (TBRB) and BoxRec, and tenth by The Ring. He is also ranked as the world's second best active welterweight by the TBRB and ESPN, and third by The Ring and BoxRec.
Pacquiao was long rated as the best active boxer in the world, pound-for-pound, by most sporting news and boxing websites, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Sporting Life, Yahoo! Sports, About.com, BoxRec and The Ring, beginning from his climb to lightweight until his losses at welterweight in 2012. He is also the longest reigning top-ten active boxer on The Ring's pound-for-pound list.
Pacquiao has generated approximately 20.1 million in pay-per-view (PPV) buys and $1.2 billion in revenue from his 25 PPV bouts. According to Forbes, he was the second highest paid athlete in the world in 2015.
Outside the Ring
Manny Pacquiao is one of the World's most accomplished person not just in the boxing ring but outside of it. He is a ranked military reservist (Colonel) in the Reserve Force of the Philippine Army. He also once played as both a professional basketball player and coach in the Philippine Basketball Association. He can also play a good chess game. On a good day, Manny can finish off the 9 ball without having to sit down and wait for his turn in billards.
Pacquiao loves to entertain an audience beyond sports. Pacman has made no secret his love for singing, and tales have been told about his house parties with full-on karaoke sessions that lasted till the wee hours of the morning. Manny also have recorded a few songs and an album in which a lot of people actually enjoyed. Aside from singing, he also starred in movies and other entertainment media and advertisements.
Manny Pacquiao loves to serve his fellow country men and not just to entertain them with his fists and charming personality. He is in fact, one of the few breeds in the world of politicians who really have that passion to help and serve unconditionally. You can read more of his political career on the Wikipedia link at the bottom of this page. If you can, try google not only his charity but the many good deeds this man has done not only for his countrmen but in the world.
It is no secret that Senator Manny Pacquiao is a man of God. We all saw him and his routine before and after every fight, and that he steps in to his corner and make a prayer. And when he does pray, he pray not only for himself but for the safety of his opponent as well. Aside from building a few Christian Churches and contributing to the community, not many people know that he is actually a good preacher of the bible and of the words of God.
Finally, with so many accomplishments and accollades (there's just too many to mention) and his contribution to the world, there is one important role the Pacman has played privately and behind closed doors that not many people actually see. He is a family man every family member wishes to have. A very loving husband to his famous and gorgeous wife Jinkee, a caring father to his beautiful yet well-mannered kids, and a good son to a very passionate mother-mommy Dionisia who on her own, established a cult following. You can follow Manny's twitter page below.
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