I can still remember this very thin guy that he is Manny Pacquiao when I first watch blow by blow with my father on PTV4, I saw this kid Manny Pacquiao to whom I believe back then doesn't have boxing skills because I remember him just throwing punches viciously in all direction without any defence at all. I cannot remember who was his opponent that time but I said that this kid Manny Pacquiao will soon be knocked out because he is getting hit by clean solid punches as he has no defense at all, but round per round he keeps on giving that wayward punches without minding him getting hit. To my surprise after getting hit during the several rounds that past by he is still standing, I said to myself wow, this kid can take a beating. I liked him immediately that time because one we are of the same age. hehehe and because he can take punches he is a tough kid to crack. I remember saying to my father, his opponent will have a hard time with him because he just keeps on punching without any regard to his own defense, generally speaking if you are poor in defense then you are bound to go down on points or via K.O. but the good thing with Pacquiao is that he can take punches. Problem starts for his opponent when they are being enticed to punch Manny because he is wide open, but when they starts punching they are opening themselves up to Pacquiao who just keeps on punching and chances are they will get hit and because pacquiao has KO punch on his left arm eventually they will get hit and KO and that exactly what happened. It is always very exciting to watch Manny Pacquiao fight. I thank God that He blessed the Philippines with such a wonderful talented guy as Manny and I thank God as well that He has enabled Manny accept and believe the Lord Jesus Christ. More blessings be upon you and your family Manny.
His true and complete name is Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, born on December 17, 1978. He is a Filipino professional boxer, basketball player, entrepreneur and now a politician, currently serving as Senator of the Philippines.
He is the son of Rosalio Pacquiao and Dionisia Dapidran-Pacquiao. His parents separated when he was in sixth grade, after his mother discovered that his father was living with another woman. He is the fourth among six siblings: Liza Silvestre-Onding and Domingo Silvestre (from first husband of his mother) and Isidra Pacquiao-Paglinawan, Alberto 'Bobby' Pacquiao and Rogelio "Roel" Pacquiao.
Pacquiao married Jinkee Jamora on May 10, 2000. Together, they have five children, Emmanuel Jr. (Jimuel), Michael Stephen, Mary Divine Grace, Queen Elizabeth and Israel. His daughter, Queen, was born in the United States. He resides in his hometown General Santos City, South Cotabato, Philippines. However, as a congressman of lone district of Sarangani, he is officially residing in Sarangani, the hometown of his wife.
Raised in the Roman Catholic faith, Pacquiao is currently a practicing Evangelical Protestant. He once had a dream where he saw a pair of angels and heard the voice of God; this dream convinced him to become more religious. He is also a military reservist with the rank of Lt. Col. in the Reserve Force of the Philippine Army. Prior to being commissioned to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, he first entered the Army's reserve force on April 27, 2006 as a Sergeant. Later, he rose to Technical Sergeant on December 1 of the same year. On October 7, 2007, he became a Master Sergeant, the highest rank in the enlisted personnel. On May 4, 2009, he was given the special rank of Senior Master Sergeant and was also designated as the Command Sergeant Major of the 15th Ready Reserve Division.
Pacquiao is generally considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time as he is the first and only eight division world champion in which he has won ten world titles, as well as being the first to win the lineal championship at five different weight classes. Pacquiao is also the third fighter in boxing history to win genuine world championships in three of the original eight weight divisions of boxing, also known as the "Glamour Divisions" - flyweight, featherweight and welterweight.
He was named 'Fighter of the Decade' of the 2000's by the Boxing writers association of America (BWAA), WBC and WBO. He is also a three-time Ring magazine and BWAA figher of the year, winning the award in 2006, 2008, and 2009; and the Best fighter ESPY awardee in 2009 and 2011. BoxRec ranks him as the greatest Asian fighter of all-time. Pacquiao was long rated as the best pound for pound boxer in the world by most sporting news and boxing websites, including ESPN, sports illustrated, sporting life, yahoo sports, and many others, beginning from his climb to lightweight until his losses in 2012. He is also the longest reigning top-10 boxer on The Ring's pound for found list.
Pacquiao has generated approximately 18.4 million in PPV buys and $1.2 billion in revenue from his 22 PPV 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, 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.
Pacquiao, while mostly focused on being a boxer and a politician, is listed as the head coach of the basketball team Mahindra Enforcer. He was also drafted onto the team as 11th overall pick in the first round of the 2014 PBS draft pick, making him the oldest rookie drafted, as well as the shortest player and the first dual-sport athlete in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
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