Brief Overview

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, also known as Manny Pacquiao, is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is an eight-division world champion, the first boxer in history to win ten world titles in eight different weight divisions.He is also the first boxer in history to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes. He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000's by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). He is also a three-time BWAA and The Ring "Fighter of the Year" in 2006, 2008 and 2009.

Currently, Pacquiao is the WBC Super Welterweight World Champion and WBO Welterweight World Champion (Super Champion). He is also currently rated as the "number one" pound-for-pound best boxer in the world by several sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC Sports, Yahoo! Sports and About.com.

Aside from boxing, Pacquiao has participated in 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 is the only active boxer to become a congressman in the Philippines.

Facts

Stats

• Nicknames: Pac-Man, The Mexicutioner, The Destroyer, People’s Champ
• Height: 5’6”
• Nationality: Filipino
• Stance: Southpaw
• Boxing Record: 47-3-2 (37 KOs)

Family & Childhood

• Manny Pacquiao was born Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao on December 17, 1978.
• Manny Pacquiao’s parents are Opem and Dionisia Pacquiao.
• Manny Pacquiao was the second of four children.
• Although Manny Pacquiao’s father left the family while Manny was just a child, Manny Pacquiao stepped up as the man of the household.
• As a child, Manny Pacquiao worked hard selling bread around the neighborhood.
• For small amounts of money, Manny Pacquiao would fight people around the neighborhood.
• At age 15, Manny Pacquiao began training inside the ring while working construction during the day.
• In 1995, Manny Pacquiao made his boxing debut.
• Manny’s brother, Alberto “Bobby” Pacquiao, is also a lightweight boxer. Bobby Pacquiao won the Philippine super featherweight title four times (2002 and 2004).
• Manny Pacquiao is married to Maria Geraldine “Jinkee” Pacquiao, with whom he has four children.

An Entertainer

• Released in June 2006, Pacquiao: The Movie is a film based on Manny Pacquiao’s life. Actor Jericho Rosales plays the role of Manny Pacquiao.
• In his first attempt at professional music recording, Manny Pacquiao produced the single “Para Sa ‘Yo Ang Laban Na ‘To (This Fight is for You)” which is a smash hit in the Philippines. The song was released before the Pacquiao-Morales II fight.
• Manny Pacquiao starred in a commercial advertisement for San Miguel Beer. Jet Li and other Filipino celebrities made appearances.
• Manny Pacquiao goes down in history as the fourth non-fictional Filipino to appear in a video game, namely Fight Night: Round 2 and Fight Night: Round 3.
• Many fans with Manny Pacquiao tickets might not know that Manny Pacquiao made history as the first Filipino athlete to be featured on a postage stamp.

Manny’s Fans

• Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo hailed Manny Pacquiao as one of the Philippines’ modern-day heroes.
• NBA star and champion Kevin Garnett is one of Manny Pacquiao’s biggest fans. Just weeks after winning the NBA title, KG and his Boston Celtics teammates bought Manny Pacquiao fight tickets to attend the Manny Pacquiao v. David Diaz fight in Las Vegas.
• In 2005, wrestling stars The Undertaker and Christian Cage were a part of Manny Pacquiao’s entourage during the bout between Manny Pacquiao and Héctor Velázquez.
• The entire nation of the Philippines loves Manny Pacquiao. He was the Philippines’ national flag-bearer during the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

Other Facts

• Manny Pacquiao made history as the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win four world titles in different weight classes (WBC world flyweight champion, IBF world super bantamweight champion, WBC world super featherweight champion, WBC world lightweight champion).
• Manny Pacquiao owns the Pac Man Gensan of the Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association, a basketball team based in General Santos City.
• What many fans with Manny Pacquiao tickets don’t know is that Manny Pacquiao ran for Philippines Congress in 2007 but was defeated by Darlene Antonino-Custodio.

Fight-by-Fight Career Record

52 Wins, 3 Losses, 2 Draws, 38 Knockouts

1995
01-22 -- Edmund Enting Ignacio, Mindoro Occidental, Philippines, W 4
03-18 -- Pinoy Montejo, Mindoro Occidental, Philippines, W 4
05-01 -- Rocky Palma, Cavite, Philippines, W 6
07-01 -- Dele Decierto, Mandaluyong, Philippines, TKO 2
08-03 -- Flash Simbajon, Mandaluyong, Philippines, W 6
09-16 -- Arman Rocil, Mandaluyong, Philippines, KO 3
10-07 -- Lolito Laroa, Makati, Philippines, W 8
10-21 -- Renato Mendones, Puerto Princesa, Philippines, TKO 2
11-11 -- Rodulfo Fernandez, Mandaluyong, Philippines, TKO 3
12-09 -- Rolando Tuyugon, Manila, Philippines, W 10

1996
01-13 -- Lito Torrejos, Paranaque City, Philippines, TKO 5
02-09 -- Rustico Torrecampo, Mandaluyong, Philippines, KO by 3
04-27 -- Marlon Carillo, Manila, Philippines, W 10
05-20 -- Jun Medina, Manila, Philippines, TKO 4
06-15 -- Bert Batiller, General Santos City, Philippines, TKO 4
07-27 -- Ippo Gala, Mandaluyong, Philippines, TKO 2
12-28 -- Sung-Yul Lee, Muntinlupa, Philippines, TKO 2

1997
03-08 -- Michael Luna, Muntinlupa, Philippines, KO 1
04-24 -- Wook-Ki Lee, Makati, Philippines, KO 1
05-30 -- Ariel Austria, Almendras, Philippines, TKO 6
06-26 -- Chokchai Chockvivat, Mandaluyong, Philippines, KO 5
09-13 -- Melvin Magramo, Cebu, Philippines, W 10
12-06 -- Panomdej Or Yuthanakorn, South Cotabato, Philippines, KO 1

1998
05-18 -- Shin Terao, Tokyo, Japan, TKO 1
12-04 -- Chartchai Sasakul, Bangkok, Thailand, TKO 8
(Won WBC Flyweight Title)

1999
02-20 -- Todd Makelin, Kidapawan, Philippines, TKO 3
04-24 -- Gabriel Mira, Quezon City, Philippines, KO 4
(Retained WBC Flyweight Title)
09-17 -- Medgoen Singsurat, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, KO by 3
(Pacquiao failed to make weight, lost WBC Flyweight title)
12-18 -- Reynante Jamili, Manila, Philippines, TKO 2

2000
03-04 -- Arnel Barotillo, Manila, Philippines, KO 4
06-28 -- Seung-Kon Chae, Manila, Philippines, TKO 1
10-14 -- Nedal Hussein, Antipolo City, Philippines, TKO 10

2001
02-24 -- Tetsutora Senrima, Manila, Philippines, TKO 5
04-28 -- Wethya Sakmuangklang, Kidapawan City, Philippines, TKO 6
06-23 -- Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 6
(Won IBF Super Bantamweight Title)
11-10 -- Agapito Sánchez, San Francisco, CA, Tech Draw 6
(For WBO Super Bantamweight Title)
(Retained IBF Super Bantamweight Title)

2002
06-08 -- Jorge Eliecer Julio, Memphis, TN, TKO 2
(Retained IBF Super Bantamweight Title)
10-26 -- Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym, Davao City, Philippines, KO 1
(Retained IBF Super Bantamweight Title)

2003
03-15 -- Serikzhan Yeshmangbetov, Manila, Philippines, TKO 5
07-26 -- Emmanuel Lucero, Los Angeles, CA, TKO 3
(Retained IBF Super Bantamweight Title)
11-15 -- Marco Antonio Barrera, San Antonio, TX, TKO 11

2004
05-08 -- Juan Manuel Marquez, Las Vegas, NV, D 12
(For WBC Featherweight Title)
(For IBF Featherweight Title)
12-11 -- Fahsan (3K Battery) Por Thawatchai, Rizal, Philippines, TKO 4

2005
03-19 -- Erik Morales, Las Vegas, NV, L 12 *RECAP*
09-10 -- Hector Velazquez, Los Angeles, CA, TKO 6

2006
01-21 -- Erik Morales, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 10 *RECAP*
07-02 -- Oscar Larios, Manila, Philippines, W 12
11-18 -- Erik Morales, Las Vegas, NV, KO 3 *RECAP*

2007
04-14 -- Jorge Solis, San Antonio, TX, KO 8 *RECAP*
10-06 -- Marco Antonio Barrera, Las Vegas, NV, W 12 *RECAP*

2008
03-15 -- Juan Manuel Marquez, Las Vegas, NV, W 12 *RECAP*
(Won WBC Super Featherweight Title)
06-28 -- David Diaz, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 9 *RECAP*
(Won WBC Lightweight Title)
12-06 -- Oscar De La Hoya, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 8 *RECAP*

2009
05-02 -- Ricky Hatton, Las Vegas, NV, KO 2 *RECAP*
11-14 -- Miguel Cotto, Las Vegas, NV, TKO 12 *RECAP*
(Won WBO Welterweight Title)

2010
03-13 -- Joshua Clottey, Arlington, TX, W 12 *RECAP*
(Retained WBO Welterweight Title)
11-13 -- Antonio Margarito, Arlington, TX, W 12 *RECAP*
(Won Vacant WBC Light Middleweight Title)