The Filipino People’s Hero – A Tribute to Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, (born December 17, 1978 in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines) is a Filipino professional boxer. He is the current WBC Super Featherweight Champion. He is also the former world champion at IBF Super Bantamweight, and WBC Flyweight divisions. He is the first Asian boxer to have won three titles in three different weight divisions. His younger brother, Bobby Pacquiao, is a lightweight boxer. Manny Pacquiao Statistics Real name Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Nickname(s) pacman The Destroyer Rated at Super Featherweight Height 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) Nationality Filipino Birth date December 17, 1978 (1978-12-17) (age 29) Birth place Kibawe, Bukidnon[1] (Resides in General Santos City) Stance Southpaw Boxing record Total fights 51 Wins 46 (90%) Wins by KO 35 (76%) Losses 3 Draws 2 No contests 0 Pacquiao started his professional boxing career in 1995 at 106 pounds (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 evening boxing show (hosted by John Ray Betita). His professional debut was a four-round bout against Edmund Ignacio on January 22, 1995, which Pacquiao won via choice, becoming an instant star of the program. His weight increased from 106 to 113 pounds before losing in his 12th bout against Rustico Torrecampo via a third round technical knockout (TKO). As well-known sportscaster Joaquin "Quinito" Henson observed, Pacquiao clearly had not made weight ...