Manny Pacquiao, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Manny Pacquiao

Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer and politician

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1978

Place of Birth: Kibawe, Philippines

Profession: actor, politician, singer, basketball player, basketball coach, boxer

Nationality: Philippines

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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About Manny Pacquiao

  • Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, OL GCrS PLH ( PAK-ee-ow; Tagalog: [p?k'ja?]; 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.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.
  • 4 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.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.

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