Manny Pacquiao Biography



Manny Pacquiao
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Manny Pacquiao

Statistics
Real name Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao
Nickname(s) Pac-Man
The Mexicutioner
The Destroyer
People's Champ
Pambansang Kamao ("National Fist")
Rated at Lightweight
Height 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)
Nationality Flag of the Philippines Filipino
Birth date December 17, 1978 (1978-12-17) (age 29)
Birth place Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines[1]
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 52
Wins 47
Wins by KO 35
Losses 3
Draws 2
No contests 0

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (born December 17, 1978), simply known as Manny Pacquiao is a Filipino professional boxer. He was born in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Mindanao and resides in his home town General Santos City, Philippines.[2] He is currently the WBC Lightweight Champion and the WBC Super Featherweight Champion, and was the former Ring Magazine's featherweight champion, world champion at IBF Super Bantamweight, and WBC Flyweight divisions. Manny is the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win four world titles in different weight divisions. He took over as the Ring Magazine pound for pound number 1 ranked boxer in the world on June 9, 2008 after Floyd Mayweather, Jr. announced his retirement from boxing.[3]

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Biography

Pacquiao started his professional boxing career in 1995 at 106 lbs (Light flyweight) at the age of 16. His early fights usually took place in small venues and were shown on Vintage Sports' Blow by Blow, an evening boxing show. His professional debut was a 4-round bout against Edmund Enting Ignacio on January 22, 1995, which Pacquiao won via decision, becoming an instant star of the program. Close friend Mark Penaflorida's death in 1994 spurred young Pacquiao to pursue a professional career.

His weight increased from 106 to 113 lbs before losing in his 12th bout against Rustico Torrecampo via a third-round knockout (KO). As sportscaster Joaquin "Quinito" Henson observed, Pacquiao had not made weight. So he was forced to use heavier gloves than Torrecampo, thereby putting Pacquiao at a disadvantage.[4]

Shortly after the Torrecampo fight, Pacquiao settled at 112 lbs, winning the WBC Flyweight title over Chatchai Sasakul in the eighth round only to lose it in his second defense against Medgoen Singsurat, or Medgoen 3K Battery, via a third-round knockout on a bout held at Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. Technically, Pacquiao lost the belt at the scales by surpassing the required weight of 112 lbs (51 kg).

Following his loss to Singsurat, Pacquiao gained weight anew, this time stopping at the superbantamweight division of 122 lbs (55 kg), where he picked up the WBC International Super Bantamweight title, defending it five times before his next world title fight came.

Pacquiao's big break came on June 23, 2001, against IBF Super Bantamweight champion Lehlohonolo Ledwaba. Pacquiao stepped into the fight as a late replacement and won the fight by technical knockout to become the IBF Super Bantamweight champion on a bout held at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada. He defended this title four times and fought to a sixth-round draw against Agapito Sanchez in a bout that was stopped early after Pacquiao received a headbutt.

Personal life

His parents are Opem and Lumen Pacquiao. His brother bobby Pacquiao is also a boxer. He is married to Maria Geraldine Pacquiao with 3 children: PJ Hoffy, Bebot bebot ( ikaw aking )and Christian the magician.

Pacquiao's rise

Pacquiao went on to defend his title four times with expert training from Adam Chambers and Daniel Cragg at Melton Mowbray Boxercise, improving his hand speed and mental preparation before the match that many consider to have defined his career, a bout against the Mexican boxing idol Marco Antonio Barrera. Pacquiao, moving up in weight and in his first fight ever in the featherweight division, brought his power with him and defeated Barrera via a TKO in the 11th round at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas. Although this fight was not recognized as a title fight by any sanctioning bodies, Pacquiao was recognized as world champion by Ring Magazine after his victory [5], and he held that title until relinquishing it in 2005.

Only 6 months removed from his win over Barrera, Pacquiao went on to challenge another respected Mexican counterpuncher, Juan Manuel (Dinamita) Marquez, then holder of the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) Featherweight titles. The fight held at the MGM Grand ended in a controversial draw after he knocked down Márquez three times in the first round but lost most of the latter rounds. One of the judges later admitted to making an error in the scorecards because he scored the first round as "10-7" in favor of Pacquiao instead of the standard "10-6" for a three-knockdown round.

In a bout held at Taguig City, Philippines, Pacquiao fought against Fahsan (3K-Battery) Por Thawatchai. Pacquiao sent 3K-Battery to the canvas three times en route to a knockout in the fourth round. A left uppercut to the jaw that lifted the Thai fighter's feet off the canvas ended the fight.

Manny once again moved up another division from 126 to 130 lbs to fight another Mexican legend, three-time division champion Érik Morales on March 19, 2005, at the MGM Grand. However, this time around, at his first fight in the superfeatherweight division, Pacquiao lost the 12-round match by a unanimous decision from the judges.

On September 10, 2005, Manny Pacquiao knocked out Héctor Velázquez, capturing the WBC International Super Featherweight title in the process, in a fight held at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California.

Pacquiao defeated Morales via a 10th-round TKO in a much-anticipated rematch on January 22, 2006 in Las Vegas at Thomas and Mack Center.

Newfound fame

After the Morales bout, Pacquiao was in the limelight again during the first week of February 2006 when a waitress working in a Manila nightclub claimed that he was the father of her son, born out of a whirlwind affair with the boxer. The boxer, allegedly, was giving the child financial support, which was also kept secret from his wife, Jinkee, until she found out. This caused a problem in their marriage, but things were mended.[6]

Trainer Freddie Roach had previously voiced concerns about the late- night lifestyle and warned that the boxer was in danger of losing both his edge and focus. Roach noted that there are too many distractions surrounding Pacquiao in the Philippines.[7]

On July 2, 2006, Pacquiao defeated another Mexican, Oscar Larios, a two-time superbantamweight champion who had moved up two weight divisions in order to face Pacquiao. Despite his camp's big promise of an early knockout, the fight went until the final round, with Pacquiao knocking down the Mexican two times during the 12-round bout for the WBC International Super Featherweight title held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.[8]

In September 2006, Pacquiao signed a major deal with Golden Boy Promotions (GBP), headed by Oscar de la Hoya, which was good for seven fights.[9] This development was confirmed by his coach Freddie Roach. Under the deal, Pacquiao was guaranteed a prize money of US$5 million for each fight. With regard to profits made on each fight, Pacquiao would receive at least 90%, whereas the remaining 10% would go to Golden Boy Promotions.

Pacquiao and Morales fought for a third time (with the series tied 1-all) on November 18, 2006. Witnessed by a near-record crowd of 18,276, the match saw Pacquiao defeating Morales via a third-round knockout at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.[10]

After the Pacquiao-Morales rematch, Arum announced that Manny returned his signing bonus check back to Golden Boy Promotions, signaling intentions to stay with Top Rank. This resulted in GBP's decision to sue the famed fighter over contractual breaches.[11]

At the end of 2006, he was named by both HBO and Ring Magazine as the fighter of the year, with HBO also naming him as the most exciting fighter of the year.

After a failed promotional negotiation with Marco Antonio Barrera's camp, Bob Arum chose Jorge Solis as his next opponent among several fighters that Bob Arum offered him to fight as a replacement. The bout was held in San Antonio on April 14, 2007. In the sixth round of the bout, an accidental headbutt occurred, giving Pacquiao a cut under his left eyebrow. The fight ended in the eight round when Pacquiao knocked Solis down twice; with Solis barely beating the count after the second knockdown, the referee (who was also a doctor) was prompted to stop the fight. The victory raised Pacquiao's win-draw-loss record to 44-3-2, with 35 KOs.

On June 29, 2007, it was announced that Top Rank and GBP agreed to settle their lawsuit, meaning the long-awaited rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera will occur despite being the number 1 contender for the super-featherweight title of Juan Manuel Marquez.

Since Bob Arum was out on a vacation, GBP's chief executive Richard Schaefer politely declined to discuss Pacquiao’s purse from the October 6, 2007 rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera (at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas). However, Pacquiao was likely to get a purse of $5 million, plus possibly a share of the pay-per-view rights.[12] Pacquiao defeated Barrera in their rematch via an easy unanimous decision. In the 11th round, Pacquiao's punch caused a deep cut under Barrera's right eye. Barrera retaliated with an illegal punch on the break that dazed Pacquiao but also caused the referee to deduct a point from Barrera. Two judges scored the bout 118-109, whereas the third scored it 115-112.[13]

In The Ring magazine, Pacquiao (45-3-2) remained at the top of the junior lightweight division (130 lbs). He had been in the ratings for 108 weeks. Pacquiao was also at No. 2 in the pound-for-pound category behind welterweight champ Floyd Mayweather.[14][15]

On November 13, 2007, he was honored by the WBC as Champ Emeritus during its 45th Annual World Convention held at the Manila Hotel.[16]

On November 18, 2007, the Manila Bulletin Online edition reported a possible bout between Pacquiao and Oscar de la Hoya. Although it remains to be seen whether it will come to fruition, the prevailing scenario will have Pacquiao battle against David Diaz, the WBC's current reigning lightweight titlist.[17]

On November 20, 2007, Jose Nunez, manager for WBO Superfeatherweight Champion Joan Guzman, accused Pacquiao's handler Bob Arum of evading a match between the two boxers to protect Pacquiao.[18] Guzman went as far as to directly call out Pacquiao at the postfight press conference of the Pacquiao-Barrera rematch in front of a stunned crowd at the Mandalay Bay Events Center's media room in Las Vegas.[19]

The 240-member House of Representatives of the Philippines, on August 7, 2008, issued a Resolution, sponsored by South Cotabato Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio, which recognized Pacquiao as a “people’s champ” - for his “achievements and in appreciation of the honor and inspiration he has been bringing ... to the Filipino people.” He received a plaque from Speaker Prospero Nograles.[20][21]

On July, 2008, it was announced that Pacquiao would be the flag bearer of the Philippines at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[22] He became the first Filipino athlete, non-Olympics competitor, to be the Team Philippines’ flag-bearer during the August 8 opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics at Bird’s Nest, Olympic stadium. Swimmer Miguel Molina, Southeast Asia Games’ Best Male Athlete, yielded the honor to Pacquiao, upon Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's request to national sports officials on the Philippines at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[23]

Super Featherweight title

On March 15, 2008, in a rematch against Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacquiao won via a highly disputed split decision. Pacquiao won the WBC and The Ring superfeatherweight belts, making him the first Filipino to win three world titles in three different weight divisions (Pacquiao was a former WBC Flyweight Champion, IBF Super bantamweight, and now WBC Super featherweight). The fight was controversial, with some boxing analysts saying Marquez should have been the winner.

During the postfight interview, Marquez’s camp called for an immediate rematch. Richard Schaefer, GBP CEO, offered a $6-million guarantee to Pacquiao for a rematch. Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, still stinging from the less-than-stellar revenue from Kelly Pavlik’s immediate rematch with Jermain Taylor, said the fight will probably happen but only after there is time to “put a little air under it.” Pacquiao, for his part, said "I don't think so, this business is over" because he planned to move to lightweight (135 lbs) to challenge David Diaz, the reigning WBC Lightweight Champion at the time. Diaz won a unanimous decision over Ramon Montano that night as an undercard of "Unfinished Business."

WBC Lightweight title

On June 28, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Pacquiao defeated David Díaz via ninth-round knockout to become the WBC lightweight champion. With the victory, Pacquiao became the only Asian boxer to win four major titles in four weight classes and also became the first Filipino fighter to ever win a world title at lightweight.[24][25] The fight ended at 2:23 of the ninth round and was viewed by 8,362 spectators. Bob Arum announced that Pacquiao is most likely to fight November 15[26] versus 130-lb Venezuelan champion Edwin Valero or Humberto Soto in Planet Hollywood, and he also mentioned the name of WBA, WBO, and IBF lightweight champ Nate Campbell. "I can fight in November," Pacquiao stated, "Who I fight is the job of my promoter (Bob Arum)." Diaz had his best payday, $850,000, and Pacquiao earned at least $3 million.[27][28]

Bob Arum reported that the Pacquiao-David Diaz fight which made $ 12.5-M (250,000 pay-per-view hits at $ 49.95 per hit), paled in comparison to the 400,000 in the Marquez showdown. The sales reached over $20 million. Pacquiao’s 3 classic fights with Erik Morales earned a combined sales of 1 million pay-per-view hits. After HBO and Top Rank get their share, Pacquiao and Diaz will get theirs based on the contract, that is, in addition to the $ 3 million contract pay. Official records revealed an attendance of only 8,362 tickets of the seating capacity of 12,000, because of rising gasoline costs.[29]

Meanwhile, WBC president Don Jose Sulaiman clarified that Pacquiao is not a 5-division but 4-division world champion, because the November 2003 Barrera fight was a non-title bout.[30]

Holding both the WBC Super Featherweight and Lightweight Titles following the win, Pacquiao decided to vacate his super featherweight title in July 2008 in order to defend his lightweight crown.[31]

Oscar De La Hoya Vs Manny Pacquiao - "The Dream Match"

Pacquiao is scheduled to face Oscar De La Hoya on Saturday, December 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, Inc., the bout will be a 12-round, non-title fight contested at the 147-pound welterweight limit. Although Pacquiao goes into the fight widely recognised as the leading pound-for-pound boxer in the world, some boxing pundits have speculated that the 147-pound weight class could be too far above his natural weight against the larger De La Hoya.[32]

“Manny Pacquiao is considered the best fighter in boxing today and I always want to fight the best,” comments De La Hoya. “I am glad we were able to make this fight happen because while Pacquiao is at the pinnacle of his success and has defeated all of the top fighters he has faced, I am going to show the world that it stops with me. December 6 can’t get here soon enough.”

“This is my greatest challenge,” said Pacquiao. “When I take that walk to the ring to fight Oscar, I will carry all the people of The Philippines - the entire country - on my shoulders. I promise I will fight with all of my heart and that I will give everything I have. Like my trainer Freddie Roach says, I have what it takes to win the biggest fight of my life.”

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De la Hoya, on the other hand, said: “We’re three months away, and we have to figure out quick how we’re going to neutralize him. It’s going to be an explosive fight. We’re going to fight in the center of the ring. I have to find a way to increase my speed.”[33]. Many boxing analyst believe the fight will be Oscar's assuring win before he retires. Boxing fans and boxers believe the fight is a mismatch due to Oscar's size and for the first time Manny will enter the ring as an underdog in this dream match. Bets has already taken place with Oscar being the heavy favorite in the polls.

Tickets and purse

ABS-CBN reported that: "the De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes."[log on to www.hbo.com] Golden Boy Promotions, Inc. (GBP) officially said that tickets (at Ticketmaster's phone service and Web site and at MGM Grand's Web site[www.mgmgrand.com]) for the 12-round "The Dream Match" will be sold on September 24 at 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT. GBP announced tickets are priced at $1,500, $1,000, $750, $500, $250, $150, but, "ticket sales are limited to two (2) per person at each price level with a total ticket limit of four (4) per person." Impulse Tickets[www.impulsetickets.com] further announced its selling prices range from $520 each to $26,250-seat (nearest to the ring).[34][35] Pacquiao will receive $15 to 30 million (share of the pay-per-view), plus a guaranteed amount.[33]

Tickets were reportedly sold out hours after it started to go on sale. The total gate revenue were said to be nearly $17 million dollars which will take place in the 16,000 seater MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. The bout has a record of the second largest gate revenue in boxing history (second to the De La Hoya-Mayweather Jr. fight in May 5, 2007 which generated $18.4 million in gate revenue).[36]

Other facts about Manny Pacquiao

  • A movie based on his life has been produced and was released on June 21, 2006. The movie is titled Pacquiao: The Movie featuring Filipino actor Jericho Rosales as Manny Pacquiao and is directed by Joel Lamangan.[37] Despite its huge P50,000,000 ($1,031,991) budget, wide distribution (80 cinemas), and strong marketing, the movie flopped at the box office, grossing a total of only P4,812,191 ($99,322), as confirmed by Lamangan.
  • Pacquiao produced the song "Para Sa 'Yo Ang Laban Na 'To" (English translation: "This Fight is for You"), which became a hit single all over the Philippines. It expressed a nationalistic theme and Pacquiao's struggles in the ring. The release of the song came weeks before his second bout with Morales, leading up to the promos to the fight. Although "Para sa 'Yo" is his first attempt at professional music recording, Pacquiao's victory against Morales greatly contributed to the song's popularity.
  • After their third bout, Pacquiao and Morales appeared together in a San Miguel Beer commercial (together with Roach and friends) filmed for the Filipino audience. The commercial ended with Pacquiao and Morales toasting their friendship with San Miguels.
  • In another commercial advertisement of San Miguel Beer, Pacquiao was seen together with Jet Li and other Filipino celebrities such as Iwa Moto and Valerie Concepcion.
  • During her sixth State of the Nation Address on July 24, 2006 in Quezon City, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo cited Pacquiao as one of the nation's modern-day heroes. "Mabuhay ka, Manny," said Arroyo.[38] In return, the champion delivered his own speech endorsing Arroyo. "The President said many good things in the SONA." Pacquiao remarked.citation needed
  • It is not widely known that professional wrestlers The Undertaker and Christian Cage were actually a part of Pacquiao's entourage during the Pacquiao vs. Velázquez fight in 2005. An avid boxing fan, The Undertaker was the person who carried the US flag while leading Team Pacquiao to the ring. This was also confirmed by another fellow wrestler, Batista. Batista revealed this during a televised interview in the Philippines while promoting an upcoming WWE promotional tour that was set to be shown in this country.
  • Pacquiao is currently being sponsored by Nike and No Fear sportswear.
  • Pacquiao owns a lottery outlet for the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.
  • Pacquiao is the owner of the Pac Man Gensan of the Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association. The team is based in his hometown of General Santos City. Pacquiao even suited up for the team for a few games during the first conference of said league.
  • Pacquiao is the fourth nonfictional Filipino featured in a video game. He is featured in the video games Fight Night: Round 2 and Fight Night: Round 3 (the first was Dr. Jose Rizal in Medal of Honor (series)). The second two were pool legends Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante, who both appeared in the World Championship Pool 2004 video game.
  • Pacquiao made an appearance in the Pugad Baboy (vol. 19) comic strip.
  • Pacquiao became the first Filipino athlete to appear in a postage stamp.[39]
  • After his fight with David Diaz, the Boston Celtics, headed by their main man Kevin Garnett, whom Pacquiao said he is a fan of, came to visit his locker room to celebrate. It has been said that the Celtics team reserved 16 seats to watch the match between Pacquiao and Diaz.
  • His younger brother Alberto Dapidran Pacquiao, known simply as Bobby Pacquiao is also a lightweight boxer who won the Philippine super featherweight title four times in 2002 and 2004.
  • Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, on July 4, 2008 met and designated Pacquiao as the Philippines' flag-bearer for its delegation to the Beijing Summer Olympics. He donated 3 million pesos (66,700 U.S. dollars) for the victims of Typhoon Frank with international name Fengshen.[40][41]

Politics

Pacquiao ran for a congressional seat to represent the 1st district of South Cotabato, but he was defeated by Darlene Antonino-Custodio. Custodio had 139,061 votes, whereas Pacquiao received 75,908 votes.[42]

Pacquiao has said he will enter politics after he ends his boxing career. He quietly visited the Philippine Commission on Elections, escorted by Arnold "Ali" Atienza (son of then Manila Mayor Lito Atienza), to transfer his residence from General Santos City to Manila.citation needed This fueled speculations that he may seek an elective post in the nation's capital, which even gave him the title "Adopted Son" after he won his earlier bouts.

His name was once mentioned as a possible vice-mayoralty candidate to the younger Atienza when the latter sought the city's highest post in the 2007 elections, but this did not pan out after Sen. Panfilo Lacson, then the leading candidate for Manila mayor, did the same after there were contentions regarding residency issues. (Similarly, Pacquiao also had such issues).

Being known as an Arroyo supporter, his name is also being floated as a candidate of the Lakas-CMD party for the mayoralty race of General Santos City against incumbent Mayor Pedro Acharon. Instead, he was recently sworn-in as a member of the Liberal Party under the Atienza wing, thus further fueling his political ambition.

On February 12, 2007, the famed boxer announced that he was running for congress representing South Cotabato.[43] His decision however easily turned off both his fans and the general public.[44] Election experts stressed that as Pacquiao insists on participating in his next professional boxing match, he will immerse himself into a legal conflict regarding campaign exposure, especially since the match will be televised nationwide. Aside from that, COMELEC commissioner Benjamin Abalos mentioned a possible legal entanglement could ruin Pacquiao's candidacy because he already registered himself as a Manila resident months before.

Numerous sports personalities and analysts around the Philippines expressed that Pacquiao should think seriously and deeply about his sports career, which could potentially be destroyed by the dirty world of politics. On February 24, 2007, in Cebu City, Pacquiao, for the first time ever, was booed by thousands of spectators as his presence was acknowledged by the organizers of The Battle of Cebu, a WBO-sanctioned boxing festival.[45][46][47][48][49] The embarrassment later led to confusing statements made by Manila Mayor Lito Atienza[50] that the famed fighter would withdraw. Despite the statements, however, Pacquiao confirmed to the public that he would still run for office.citation needed The negative sentiment among Cebuanos over Pacquiao's political aspiration was felt even before the "The Battle of Cebu" was held because at least one citizen's comment got published by local newspaper Sun Star.[51]

In relation to the April 14 fight with Arce, the political opposition stated that they would not press for a ban on the broadcasting of the match despite its potential to violate election campaign rules.[52] Although he won over Solis, Pacquiao's appeal diminished most likely due to his political ambition. His last fight attracted noticeably smaller audiences, and his performance was considered by many as disappointing.[53][54] Some election candidates even turned the Pacquiao-Solis match into campaign gigs.[55] Over at General Santos City, Diocese of Marbel spokesman Fr. Angel Buenavides considered President Arroyo's endorsement of Pacquiao as a "curse" because constituents in the area have strong anti-Arroyo sentiments.[56]

On May 17, 2007, Pacquiao suffered a lopsided election defeat to incumbent representative Darlene Antonino-Custodio, with a deficit of approximately 37,000 votes according to the NAMFREL tally. Meanwhile, WBC head Jose Sulaiman stated that Pacquiao "doesn’t appear to be having the same dynamic impact at the ballot box, as he does in the ringed square."[57] The defeat became a depressing matter for the boxer himself because he lost a huge sum of money when his supporters allegedly funneled campaign funds to their own pockets. Pacquiao's personal money was part of the campaign budget.[58] Ironically, Pacquiao's fans rejoiced over his defeat.[59] Some even declared his loss as a "victory" for boxing. On May 20, 2007, Manny Pacquiao formally conceded to his congresswoman Antonino-Custodio, vowing to return to boxing and spend more time with his family.[60][61][62]

In August 2007, Pacquiao filed a P30-million libel suit against four journalists of the Manila Bulletin due to an article which stated that he "is reported to be a compulsive gambler and is known to bet hundreds of thousand in casinos, cockfighting, and billiards."[63] The case was later dismissed via "affidavit of desistance", and Pacquiao stated that pursuing the case would only cause inconvenience to him and his family.[64]

On September 1, 2008, Pacquiao was sworn by Secretary Ronaldo Puno, as member of Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi). Pacquiao officially announced that he is retiring on August 2009, and will be running again in the Philippine general election, 2010.[65][66]

Other media

With his popularity, various business sectors have solicited Manny Pacquiao's help in endorsing their products through commercial advertisements in print and in broadcast media. These include detergents, medicines, foods, garments, telecommunications, and even a political ad for Chavit Singson during the May 14, 2007 elections.

On April 12, 2007, the COMELEC cancelled his commercial appearances in accordance with existing Philippine election laws. Airing of the commercials resumed after the elections.

In September 2007, he signed up with GMA Network as an actor.

On December 17, 2007, after finishing a movie, "Anak ng Kumander", Pacman went to the GMA Network to tape his first episode of Pinoy Records.[67]

Manny Pacquiao has been planning to quit boxing and pursue a singing and acting career, noted Sport specialist Stephen Oporto.

Full boxing record

Legend:
Win Draw Loss
Date Opponent Result Location Title belt(s) disputed
June 28, 2008 Flag of the United States David Díaz 9th round TKO Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, United States Won WBC world lightweight title
March 15, 2008 Flag of Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez Split decision Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, United States Won WBC and The Ring Magazine world super featherweight title
October 6, 2007 Flag of Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera Unanimous decision Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, United States Retained WBC international super featherweight title
April 14, 2007 Flag of Mexico Jorge Solis 8th round KO Alamodome, San Antonio, United States Retained WBC international super featherweight title
November 18, 2006 Flag of Mexico Érik Morales 3rd round KO Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States Retained WBC international super featherweight title
July 7, 2006 Flag of Mexico Óscar Larios Unanimous decision Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines Retained WBC international super featherweight title
January 21, 2006 Flag of Mexico Érik Morales 10th round TKO Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States Retained WBC international super featherweight title
September 10, 2005 Flag of Mexico Héctor Velázquez 6th round TKO Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States Won vacant WBC international super featherweight title
March 19, 2005 Flag of Mexico Érik Morales Unanimous decision MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States WBC international super featherweight title
December 11, 2004 Flag of Thailand Fahsan (3K Battery) Por Thawatchai 4th round TKO Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Philippines
May 8, 2004 Flag of Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez Draw MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States WBA and IBF world featherweight title
November 15, 2003 Flag of Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera 11th round TKO Alamodome, San Antonio, United States The Ring Magazine world featherweight title
July 26, 2003 Flag of Mexico Emmanuel Lucero 3rd Round KO Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, United States Retained IBF world super bantamweight title
March 15, 2003 Flag of Kazakhstan Serikzhan Yeshmagambetov 5th round TKO Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines
October 26, 2002 Flag of Thailand Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym 1st round KO Rizal Memorial College Gym, Davao City, Philippines Retained IBF world super bantamweight title
June 8, 2002 Flag of Colombia Jorge Eliecer Julio 2nd Round TKO The Pyramid, Memphis, United States Retained IBF world super bantamweight title
November 10, 2001 Flag of the Dominican Republic Agapito Sanchez 6th Round Technical Draw Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, United States WBO and IBF world super bantamweight title
June 23, 2001 Flag of South Africa Lehlohonolo Ledwaba 6th Round TKO MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States Won IBF world super bantamweight title
April 28, 2001 Flag of Thailand Wethya Sakmuangklang 6th round TKO Kidapawan City, Cotabato, Philippines Retained WBC international super bantamweight title
February 24, 2001 Flag of Japan Tetsutora Senrima 5th round TKO Manila, Philippines Retained WBC international super bantamweight title
October 14, 2000 Flag of Australia Nedal Hussein 10th round TKO Ynares Center, Antipolo City, Philippines Retained WBC international super bantamweight title
June 28, 2000 Flag of South Korea Seung-Kon Chae 1st round TKO Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines Retained WBC international super bantamweight title
March 4, 2000 Flag of the Philippines Arnel Barotillo 4th round KO Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines Retained WBC international super bantamweight title
December 12, 1999 Flag of the Philippines Reynante Jamili 2nd round KO Elorde Sports Complex, Parañaque, Philippines Won WBC international super bantamweight title
September 17, 1999 Flag of Thailand Medgoen Singsurat 3rd round KO Pakpanag Metropolian Stadium, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand Lost WBC world flyweight title
April 24, 1999 Flag of Mexico Gabriel Mira 4th round TKO Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines Retained WBC world flyweight title
February 20, 1999 Flag of Australia Todd Makelim 3rd round TKO Kidapawan City, Philippines
December 24, 1998 Flag of Thailand Chatchai Sasakul 8th round KO Tonsuk College Ground, Phuttamonthon, Thailand Won WBC world flyweight title
May 18, 1998 Flag of Japan Shin Terao 1st round TKO Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
December 6, 1997 Flag of Thailand Panomdej Ohyuthanakorn 1st round KO Tonsuk College Ground, Phuttamonthon, Thailand Retained OPBF flyweight title
September 13, 1997 Flag of the Philippines Melvin Magramo Decision Cebu City, Philippines
June 26, 1997 Flag of Thailand Chokchai Chockvivat 5th round KO Mandaluyong City, Philippines Won OPBF flyweight title
May 30, 1997 Flag of the Philippines Ariel Austria 6th round TKO Almendras, Philippines
April 24, 1997 Flag of South Korea Wook-Ki Lee 1st round KO Makati City, Philippines
March 3, 1997 Flag of the Philippines Mike Luna 1st round KO Muntinlupa City, Philippines
December 28, 1996 Flag of South Korea Sung-Yul Lee 2nd round TKO Muntinlupa City, Philippines
July 27, 1996 Flag of Indonesia Ippo Gala 2nd round TKO Mandaluyong City, Philippines
June 15, 1996 Flag of the Philippines Bert Batiller 4th round TKO Mandaluyong City, Philippines
May 5, 1996 Flag of the Philippines John Medina 4th round TKO Manila, Philippines
April 27, 1996 Flag of the Philippines Marlon Carillo Decision Manila, Philippines
February 9, 1996 Flag of the Philippines Rustico Torrecampo 3rd round KO Mandaluyong City, Philippines
January 13, 1996 Flag of the Philippines Lito Torrejos Decision* Paranaque City, Philippines
December 9, 1995 Flag of the Philippines Rolando Toyogon Decision Manila, Philippines
November 11, 1995 Flag of the Philippines Rudolfo Fernandez 3rd round TKO Mandaluyong City, Philippines
October 21, 1995 Flag of the Philippines Renato Mendones 2nd Round TKO Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines
October 7, 1995 Flag of the Philippines Lolito Laroa Decision Makati City, Philippines
September 16, 1995 Flag of the Philippines Armando Rocil 3rd round KO Mandaluyong City, Philippines
August 3, 1995 Flag of the Philippines Acasio Simbajon Decision Mandaluyong City, Philippines
July 1, 1995 Flag of the Philippines Dele Decierto 2nd round TKO Mandaluyong City, Philippines
May 1, 1995 Flag of the Philippines Rocky Palma Decision Cavite, Philippines
March 18, 1995 Flag of the Philippines Pinoy Montejo Decision Mindoro Occidental, Philippines
January 22, 1995 Flag of the Philippines Edmund Enting Ignacio Decision Mindoro Occidental, Philippines
  • Pacquiao's fight against Lito Torrejos was stopped due to accidental head clash. It was then judged on points, on which Pacquiao was declared winner.

Titles

Major:

  • WBC world flyweight champion
  • IBF world superbantamweight champion
  • WBC world superfeatherweight champion
  • WBC world lightweight champion

Minor:

  • OPBF flyweight champion
  • WBC international super bantamweight champion
  • WBC international super featherweight champion

The Ring titles:

  • World flyweight champion
  • World featherweight champion
  • World super featherweight champion

Recognitions

See also

References

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