Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel " Manny " Pacquiao Dapidran , was born on 17 December 1978, Kibawe , Bukidnon , Philippines . His parents separated when he was in sixth grade , after his mother discovered that his father was living with another woman . He is fourth with six siblings . Pacquiao is married to Maria Geraldine " Jinkee " Jamora , and they have four children : Emmanuel Jr. " Jimuel " , Michael , Princess , and Queen Elizabeth " Queenie " . He resides in his hometown General Santos City , South Cotabato , Philippines . Pacquiao completed his elementary education at Saavedra Saway Elementary School in General Santos City , but dropped out of school due to extreme poverty . He left his home at age 14 because his mother , who had six children , was not making enough money to support his family . At the age of 14 , Pacquiao moved to Manila and lived for a time on the road . He started boxing and made the team of amateur boxing in the Philippines where they were paid his room and board by the government . Pacquiao reportedly had an amateur record of 64 fights ( 60-4 ) have been reported . In February 2007 he took , and passed a school equivalency exam making him eligible for college education . He was awarded a high school diploma by the Department of Education . Pacquiao enrolled for a college degree in business administration at the University of Notre Dame of Dadiangas ( NDDU ) in his hometown in General Santos City . In 1995, the death of a young aspiring boxer and close friend Eugene Barutag, spurred the young Pacquiao to pursue a professional boxing career. Pacquiao started his professional boxing career when he was just 16 years old, is 4'11'' and weighed 98 pounds (7 pounds under minimumweight division). His early light fly weight division fights took place in small local venues and were shown on Vintage Sports punch ' Blow by Blow '. His professional debut was a fight four rounds against Edmund "Enting" Ignacio, on January 22, 1995, Pacquiao won by decision, becoming an instant star of the program. Pacquiao gained weight 106-113 pounds before losing in his 12th fight against Rustico Torrecampo via a third-round knockout . After Torrecampo fight, Pacquiao continued undefeated for his next 15 fights . He went on another unbeaten run that saw him take on the more experienced Chokchai Chockvivat in the flyweight division . Pacquiao won the linear and WBC flyweight titles on Chatchai Sasakul by knockout in the eighth round . He defended the title successfully against Mexican Gabriel Mira via a fourth-round technical knockout . Pacquiao lost the linear title in his second defense against Medgoen Singsurat , also known as Medgoen 3K Battery , via a third-round knockout . After his loss to Singsurat , Pacquiao gained weight and skipped the super flyweight and bantamweight divisions . This time , Pacquiao went to super bantamweight or junior featherweight division of 122 pounds , where he picked up the WBC International Super Bantamweight title . He defended this title five times before his chance for a world title fight came .
Pacquiao 's big break came on June 23, 2001 , against the holder of the IBF Super Bantamweight Lehlohonolo Ledwaba . Pacquiao went on to defend this title four times under head trainer Freddie Roach , owner of the famous Wild Card Gym in West Hollywood . On November 15, 2003 , Pacquiao faced Marco Antonio Barrera at the Alamodome , San Antonio , Texas , in a fight that many consider to have defined his career . Pacquiao , who was fighting at featherweight for the first time , brought his power with him and defeated Barrera via technical knockout in the eleventh round , the only knockout loss to Barrera 's career , and won the Linear & The Ring Featherweight Championship , making him the first Filipino and Asian to become a three division world champion , a fighter who won world titles in three different weight classes . He defended the title twice before relinquishing it in 2005 . Six months after the fight with Barrera , Pacquiao went on to challenge Juan Manuel Márquez , who at the time held both the WBA and IBF Featherweight titles . The fight took place at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas , on May 8, 2004 . The judge who scored the fight 113-113 admitted committing an error on the scorecards , having scored the first round as 10-7 in favor of Pacquiao instead of the standard 10-6 for a three- knockdown round . On March 19, 2005 , Pacquiao rose lint or junior lightweight , the division of 130 pounds , in order to fight another Mexican legend and three world champion Erik Morales for the vacant WBC International division and vacant IBA Super Featherweight title. The fight took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas . In this fight , Pacquiao sustained a cut over his right eye from an accidental clash of heads in the fifth round . He lost the twelve- round match by a unanimous decision . On September 10, 2005 , Manny Pacquiao knocked out in six rounds Héctor Velázquez at Staples Center in Los Angeles to capture the WBC International Super Featherweight title , which he went on to defend five times . Despite Morales 's loss to Raheem , Pacquiao got matched up against Morales in a rematch which took place on January 21, 2006 at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas . Pacquiao eventually knocked Morales in the tenth , the first time Morales was knocked out in his boxing career . On July 2, 2006 , Pacquiao defended his WBC International Title against Óscar Larios , a two-time Super Bantamweight who moved up two weight divisions to fight Pacquiao Champion . Pacquiao won the fight via unanimous decision , knocking down Larios two times in the 12 -round bout at the Araneta Coliseum inQuezon City , Philippines . Pacquiao and Morales fought a third time ( with the series tied 1-1 ) on November 18, 2006 . Witnessed by a near record crowd of 18,276 , the match saw Pacquiao defeat Morales via a third-round knockout at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas . After the rubber match Pacquiao - Morales , Bob Arum , Pacquiao's main promoter , announced that Manny had returned his signing bonus back to Golden Boy Promotions , signaling intentions to stay with Top Rank . This prompted Golden Boy Promotions to sue Pacquiao over breach of contract . After a failed promotional negotiation with Marco Antonio Barrera camp , Bob Arum chose Jorge Solís as Pacquiao's next opponent among several fighters Arum offered as replacements . The fight ended in the eighth when Pacquiao knocked Solis down twice . Solis barely beat the count after the second knockdown , causing the referee to stop the fight and award Pacquiao a knockout win . This also marked the end of unbeaten Solis . On June 29, 2007 , Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions announced that they agreed to settle their lawsuit , meaning the long-awaited rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera would occur despite Pacquiao being the top-ranked contender for the title of Juan Manuel Márquez WBC Super Featherweight . On October 6, 2007 , Pacquiao defeated Barrera in their rematch via an easy unanimous decision . March 15 , 2008 in a rematch against Juan Manuel Márquez called " Unfinished Business " , Pacquiao won via split decision . With the victory , Pacquiao won the WBC Super Featherweight and The Ring featherweight title , making him the first Filipino and Asian to become a world champion in four divisions , a fighter who won world titles in four different weight classes . In the post-fight press conference press, Márquez 's camp called for an immediate rematch . In addition , Richard Schaefer , Golden Boy Promotions CEO , offered a guarantee of $ 6 million to Pacquiao for a rematch . The reason that Pacquiao did not want a rematch was because he intended to move up to the lightweight division to challenge David Díaz , the reigning title holder at that time WBC lightweight . On June 28, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas , Pacquiao defeated David Díaz in lightweight division for the ninth round knockout and won the WBC lightweight title. With the victory , Pacquiao became the first and only Filipino and Asian to become a five division world champion , a fighter who won world titles in five different weight divisions , and also became the first Filipino fighter to win a world title lightweight . Holding both the WBC Super Featherweight and Lightweight titles following the win, Pacquiao decided to vacate the featherweight title in July 2008 . On December 6, 2008 , Pacquiao moved up to the welterweight division , in order to face the six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand , in a fight called " The Dream Match " . Presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank , the bout was scheduled as a twelve- round , non-title fight contested at the 147 -pound welterweight limit . Pacquiao dominated the fight , and after eight rounds De La Hoya's corner was forced to throw in the towel , awarding Pacquiao the win via technical knockout . On May 2, 2009 , Pacquiao fought at light welterweight or super lightweight division for the first time against Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand Las Vegas , in a fight billed as " The Battle of East and West. " Pacquiao won the fight titles by knockout to claim the ring and IBO light welterweight Hatton . On November 14, 2009 , Pacquiao defeated Miguel Cotto via technical knockout in the twelfth round at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in a fight billed as " firepower " . Pacquiao dominated the fight , knocking Cotto in round three and round four, before the referee stopped the fight at 0:55 of round twelve . With this victory , Pacquiao took the WBO Welterweight title , he was awarded the WBO Super Championship and became the first world champion seven division , the first fighter in boxing history to win world titles in seven different weight divisions . Following the victory against Cotto , there was much public demand for a fight between the seven -division world champion Manny Pacquiao ( the number one boxer pound- for-pound ) and five division world champion Floyd Mayweather , Jr. ( the number -two and former boxer number one pound- for-pound ) . Pacquiao reportedly agreed to fight Mayweather on March 13, 2010 , for a combined 50 million dollars up front. The Mayweather camp wanted random blood testing by the Anti -Doping Agency of the United States , whereas Pacquiao refused to have any blood testing within 30 days from the fight, because he thought it would weaken him , but he was willing to have blood taken from him before the 30-day window as well as immediately after the fight . Because of Pacquiao's reluctance to submit to random blood testing to the extent requested by Mayweather , despite the lack of evidence , the Mayweather camp repeated their suggestion that Pacquiao was using banned substances , which resulted in Pacquiao filing a lawsuit for defamation , seeking damages in excess of $ 75,000 . The case cited accusations made by Floyd Mayweather , Jr. , Floyd Mayweather Sr. , Roger Mayweather , Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer . On March 13, 2010 , at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington , Texas , Pacquiao defeated Clottey via unanimous decision to retain his WBO Welterweight title . Manny Pacquiao was named as the Fighter of the Decade for years 2000-2009 by the Boxing Writers Association of America ( BWAA ) . This award was presented by legendary boxer Joe Frazier , who was also a recipient of the award himself in 1978 for defeating Muhammad Ali . Aside from this prestigious recognition , he was also named as the Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year in 2009 , having received the same honor in 2006 and 2008 . On July 23, 2010 , Bob Arum announced that Pacquiao would fight Antonio Margarito on November 13, 2010 . The fight for the vacant WBC Light Middleweight Title gave Pacquiao the chance to win a world title in his eighth weight class , the light middleweight or super welterweight division . Pacquiao defeated Margarito via unanimous decision , using his superior hand speed and movement to win his 8th world title in as many divisions . In the penultimate round , Pacquiao implored referee Laurence Cole several times to stop the fight as Margarito had a swollen face and a large cut beneath the right eye , but the referee let the fight continue. Margarito had to be taken directly to the hospital after the fight , where the orbital bone had been fractured was discovered , he had to undergo surgery. On May 7, 2011 , Pacquiao successfully defended his WBO Welterweight title against three division world champion Shane Mosley by lopsided unanimous decision at the MGM Grand Arena . After the fight , there was much controversy over Shane Mosley Floyd Mayweather would say that he should have made Pacquiao " take the test . " On May 10 , Márquez accepted an offer from Top Rank to fight Pacquiao for his WBO Welterweight in a catchweight of 144 pounds . On May 18 , Márquez signed the deal to fight Pacquiao for the third time on November 12 in Las Vegas . On November 12 , Marquez lost to Pacquiao via majority decision by garnering scores 114-114 , 115-113 and 116-112 scorecards of three judges . On February 5 , Bob Arum announced Timothy Bradley as Pacquiao's next opponent on June 9 for his WBO Welterweight , after another failed attempt to negotiate with Floyd Mayweather , Jr.on Cinco De Mayo . Pacquiao lost the fight in a controversial split decision . The decision was booed by the crowd and criticized by many media outlets that were independently scoring the fight . On June 21, 2012 , the five judges WBO Championship Committee in the review panel announced that Pacquiao should have won his controversial defeat, with all scoring the fight unanimously in favor of Pacquiao - 117-111 , 117-111 , 118 - 110, 116-112 and 115-113 . However , the WBO can not overturn the result of the fight ( only the NSAC would be able to do it ) , but it is recommended that a rematch between the fighters . Pacquiao met Juan Manuel Márquez December 8, 2012 , for the fourth time in a non - title bout at welterweight . Pacquiao was knocked out with one second left in the sixth round by a right to the jaw , giving Marquez KO victory . After 11 months away from boxing , Pacquiao returned to the ring on November 24, 2013 at The Venetian Macao Cotai Arena Hotel & Resort in Macao special administrative regions of China against ranked # 6 Ring Junior Welterweight Brandon Rios for the WBO International welterweight title. This was the first fight of Pacquiao , to be held in China . Pacquiao won the fight via unanimous decision .
On February 12, 2007 , Pacquiao officially announced that he would be running for a seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines in the May 2007 legislative election , aiming to represent the 1st District of the province of South Cotabato . He would run as the candidate of the faction of the Liberal Party underManila Mayor Lito Atienza who was affiliated with the government of President Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo . Pacquiao was defeated in the election by incumbent Rep. Darlene Antonino - Custodio coalition of the Nationalist People who said, " More than anything , I think , people were not prepared to lose him as their boxing icon " . On November 21 , 2009 , Pacquiao confirmed that he would run again for the congressional seat but this time in Sarangani province , the hometown of his wife Jinkee . On May 13, 2010 , Pacquiao was officially proclaimed congressman of the lone district of Sarangani . He won a landslide victory over the wealthy and politically well- entrenched clan Chiongbian that was in power in the province for more than thirty years. In parliamentary elections in 2013 he run unopposed for his second term as congressman , so at least one vote , it automatically gets into position .
Pacquiao became an honorary member of Boston Celtics . The honorary membership was bestowed on him in a brief ceremony and he was presented with a replica of a green Celtics shirt and white with his name and number 1 . Pacquiao has been included by Time Magazine as one of the most influential people for the year 2009 , for his exploits in boxing and his influence among the Filipino people . Pacquiao was also included by Forbes Magazine in its annual Celebrity 100 list for the year 2009 , joining Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and fellow athletes Tiger Woods and Bryant . Forbes also listed Pacquiao as the sixth highest paid athlete world, with a total of 40 million dollars ( $ 40,000,000.00 ) or 2 billion pesos ( ₱ 2,000,000,000.00 ) from the second half of 2008 to first half of 2009 . Tied with him on the sixth spot was the NBA player LeBron James and golfer Phil Mickelson . Forbes also listed Pacquiao as the sixth highest paid athlete in the world, with a total of 40 million dollars ( $ 40,000,000.00 ) or 2 billion pesos ( ₱ 2,000,000,000.00 ) from the second half of 2008 to first half of 2009 . Tied with him on the sixth spot was the NBA player LeBron James and golfer Phil Mickelson . Pacquiao also appeared on the cover of Time Magazine Asia for their November 16, 2009 issue . He became the eighth Filipino to grace the cover of the prestigious magazine , after former Philippine presidents Manuel L. Quezon , Ramon Magsaysay , Ferdinand Marcos , Corazon Aquino , Gloria Macapagal - Arroyo , Benigno Aquino III and Filipino actress and environmentalist Chin Chin Gutierrez . Pacquiao was also featured on the cover of Reader's Digest Asia, where a seven-page story was written about the Filipino boxing superstar .
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