Manny Pacquiao

Manny Bisakol Pacquiao
Born	Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (1978-12-17) December 17, 1978 Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Other names	Pac-Man The Destroyer People's Champ Pambansang Kamao ("National Fist") br> /> Kulangot
Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight
Height	5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	52
Wins	47
Wins by KO	35
Losses	3
Draws	2
No contests	0

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (born December 17, 1978), simply known as Manny Pacquiao or D-dong, Pao, Ken, Allen, Ej and kangaroo is a Filipino professional boxer. He is currently the WBC Lightweight Champion and the WBC Super Featherweight Champion, and was the former Ring Magazine's featherweight champion, world champion at IBF Super Bantamweight, and WBC Flyweight divisions. Manny is the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win four world titles in different weight divisions. He took over as the Ring Magazine pound for pound number 1 ranked boxer in the world on June 9, 2008 after Floyd Mayweather, Jr. announced his retirement from boxing.

Biography

Pacquiao started his professional boxing career in 1995 at 106 lbs (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, an evening boxing show. His professional debut was a 4-round bout against Edmund Enting Ignacio on January 22, 1995, which Pacquiao won via decision, becoming an instant star of the program. Close friend Mark Penaflorida's death in 1994 spurred young Pacquiao to pursue a professional career.

His weight increased from 106 to 113 lbs before losing in his 12th bout against Rustico Torrecampo via a third-round knockout (KO). As what sportscaster Joaquin "Quinito" Henson observed, Pacquiao clearly had not made weight. So he was forced to use heavier gloves than Torrecampo, thereby putting Pacquiao at a disadvantage.

Shortly after the Torrecampo fight, Pacquiao settled at 112 lbs, winning the WBC Flyweight title over Chatchai Sasakul in the eighth round only to lose it in his second defense against Medgoen Singsurat, or Medgoen 3K Battery, via a third-round knockout on a bout held at Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. Technically, Pacquiao lost the belt at the scales by surpassing the required weight of 112 lbs (51 kg).

Following his loss to Singsurat, Pacquiao gained weight anew, this time stopping at the superbantamweight division of 122 lbs (55 kg), where he picked up the WBC International Super Bantamweight title, defending it five times before his next world title fight came.

Pacquiao's big break came on June 23, 2001, against IBF Super Bantamweight champion Lehlohonolo Ledwaba. Pacquiao stepped into the fight as a late replacement and won the fight by technical knockout to become the IBF Super Bantamweight champion on a bout held at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada. He defended this title four times and fought to a sixth-round draw against Agapito Sanchez in a bout that was stopped early after Pacquiao received a headbutt.

Pacquiao's rise

Pacquiao went on to defend his title four times before the match that many consider to have defined his career, a bout against the Mexican boxing idol Marco Antonio Barrera. Pacquiao, moving up in weight and in his first fight ever in the featherweight division, brought his power with him and defeated Barrera via a TKO in the 11th round at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas. Although this fight was not recognized as a title fight by any sanctioning bodies, Pacquiao was recognized as world champion by Ring Magazine after his victory , and he held that title until relinquishing it in 2005.

Only 6 months removed from his win over Barrera, Pacquiao went on to challenge another respected Mexican counterpuncher, Juan Manuel Márquez, then holder of the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) Featherweight titles. The fight held at the MGM Grand ended in a controversial draw after he knocked down Márquez three times in the first round but lost most of the latter rounds. One of the judges later admitted to making an error in the scorecards because he scored the first round as "10-7" in favor of Pacquiao instead of the standard "10-6" for a three-knockdown round.

In a bout held at Taguig City, Philippines, Pacquiao fought against Fahsan (3K-Battery) Por Thawatchai. Pacquiao sent 3K-Battery to the canvas three times en route to a knockout in the fourth round. A left uppercut to the jaw that lifted the Thai fighter's feet off the canvas ended the fight.

Manny once again moved up another division from 126 to 130 lbs to fight another Mexican legend, three-time division champion Érik Morales on March 19, 2005, at the MGM Grand. However, this time around, at his first fight in the superfeatherweight division, Pacquiao lost the 12-round match by a unanimous decision from the judges.

On September 10, 2005, Manny Pacquiao knocked out Héctor Velázquez, capturing the WBC International Super Featherweight title in the process, in a fight held at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California.

Pacquiao defeated Morales via a 10th-round TKO in a much-anticipated rematch on January 21, 2006 in Las Vegas at Thomas and Mack Center.

Newfound fame

After the Morales bout, Pacquiao was in the limelight again during the first week of February 2006 when a waitress working in a Manila nightclub claimed that he was the father of her son, born out of a whirlwind affair with the boxer. The boxer, allegedly, was giving the child financial support, which was also kept secret from his wife, Jinkee, until she found out. This caused a problem in their marriage, but things were soon mended.

Trainer Freddie Roach had previously voiced concerns about the late- night lifestyle and warned that the boxer was in danger of losing both his edge and focus. Roach noted that there are too many distractions surrounding Pacquiao in the Philippines.

On July 2, 2006, Pacquiao defeated another Mexican, Oscar Larios, a two-time superbantamweight champion. Despite his camp's big promise of an early knockout, the fight went until the final round, with Pacquiao knocking down the Mexican two times during the 12-round bout for the WBC International Super Featherweight title held at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.

In September 2006, Pacquiao signed a major deal with Golden Boy Promotions (GBP), headed by Oscar de la Hoya, which was good for seven fights. This development was confirmed by his coach Freddie Roach. Under the deal, Pacquiao was guaranteed a prize money of US$5 million for each fight. With regard to profits made on each fight, Pacquiao would receive at least 90%, whereas the remaining 10% would go to Golden Boy Promotions.

Pacquiao and Morales fought for a third time (with the series tied 1-all) on November 18, 2006. Witnessed by a near-record crowd of 18,276, the match saw Pacquiao defeating Morales via a third-round knockout at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

After the Pacquiao-Morales rematch, Arum announced that Manny returned his signing bonus check back to Golden Boy Promotions, signaling intentions to stay with Top Rank. This resulted in GBP's decision to sue the famed fighter over contractual breaches.

At the end of 2006, he was named by both HBO and Ring Magazine as the fighter of the year, with HBO also naming him as the most exciting fighter of the year.

After a failed promotional negotiation with Marco Antonio Barrera's camp, Bob Arum chose Jorge Solis as his next opponent among several fighters that Bob Arum offered him to fight as a replacement. The bout was held in San Antonio on April 14, 2007. In the sixth round of the bout, an accidental headbutt occurred, giving Pacquiao a cut under his left eyebrow. The fight ended in the eight round when Pacquiao knocked Solis down twice; with Solis barely beating the count after the second knockdown, the referee (who was also a doctor) was prompted to stop the fight. The victory raised Pacquiao's win-draw-loss record to 44-3-2, with 35 KOs.

On June 29, 2007, it was announced that Top Rank and GBP agreed to settle their lawsuit, meaning the long-awaited rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera will occur despite being the number 1 contender for the super-featherweight title of Juan Manuel Marquez.

Since Bob Arum was out on a vacation, GBP's chief executive Richard Schaefer politely declined to discuss Pacquiao’s purse from the October 6, 2007 rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera (at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas). However, Pacquiao was likely to get a purse of $5 million, plus possibly a share of the pay-per-view rights. Pacquiao defeated Barrera in their rematch via an easy unanimous decision. In the 11th round, Pacquiao's punch caused a deep cut under Barrera's right eye. Barrera retaliated with an illegal punch on the break that dazed Pacquiao but also caused the referee to deduct a point from Barrera. Two judges scored the bout 118-109, whereas the third scored it 115-112.

In The Ring magazine, Pacquiao (45-3-2) remained at the top of the junior lightweight division (130 lbs). He had been in the ratings for 108 weeks. Pacquiao was also at No. 2 in the pound-for-pound category behind welterweight champ Floyd Mayweather.

On November 13, 2007, he was honored by the WBC as Champ Emeritus during its 45th Annual World Convention held at the Manila Hotel.

On November 18, 2007, the Manila Bulletin Online edition reported a possible bout between Pacquiao and Oscar de la Hoya. Although it remains to be seen whether it will come to fruition, the prevailing scenario will have Pacquiao battle against David Diaz, the WBC's current reigning lightweight titlist.

On November 20, 2007, Jose Nunez, manager for WBO Superfeatherweight Champion Joan Guzman, accused Pacquiao's handler Bob Arum of evading a match between the two boxers to protect Pacquiao. Guzman went as far as to directly call out Pacquiao at the postfight press conference of the Pacquiao-Barrera rematch in front of a stunned crowd at the Mandalay Bay Events Center's media room in Las Vegas.

The 240-member House of Representatives of the Philippines, on August 7, 2008, issued a Resolution, sponsored by South Cotabato Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio, which recognized Pacquiao as a “people’s champ” - for his “achievements and in appreciation of the honor and inspiration he has been bringing ... to the Filipino people.” He received a plaque from Speaker Prospero Nograles.

On July, 2008, it was announced that Pacquiao would be the flag bearer of the Philippines at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He became the first Filipino athlete, non-Olympics competitor, to be the Team Philippines’ flag-bearer during the August 8 opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics at Bird’s Nest, Olympic stadium. Swimmer Miguel Molina, Southeast Asia Games’ Best Male Athlete, yielded the honor to Pacquiao, upon Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's request to national sports officials on the Philippines at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Super Featherweight title

On March 15, 2008, in a rematch against Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacquiao won via a highly disputed split decision. Pacquiao won the WBC and The Ring superfeatherweight belts, making him the first Filipino to win three world titles in three different weight divisions (Pacquiao was a former WBC Flyweight Champion, IBF Super bantamweight, and now WBC Super featherweight). The fight was controversial, with some Filipino boxing analysts even saying Marquez should have been the winner.

During the postfight interview, Marquez’s camp called for an immediate rematch. Richard Schaefer, GBP CEO, offered a $6-million guarantee to Pacquiao for a rematch. Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, still stinging from the less-than-stellar revenue from Kelly Pavlik’s immediate rematch with Jermain Taylor, said the fight will probably happen but only after there is time to “put a little air under it.” Pacquiao, for his part, said "I don't think so, this business is over" because he planned to move to lightweight (135 lbs) to challenge David Diaz, the reigning WBC Lightweight Champion at the time. Diaz won a unanimous decision over Ramon Montano that night as an undercard of "Unfinished Business."

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WBC Lightweight title

On June 28, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Pacquiao defeated David Díaz via ninth-round knockout to become the WBC lightweight champion. With the victory, Pacquiao became the only Asian boxer to win four major titles in four weight classes and also became the first Filipino fighter to ever win a world title at lightweight. The fight ended at 2:23 of the ninth round and was viewed by 8,362 spectators. Bob Arum announced that Pacquiao is most likely to fight November 15 versus 130-lb Venezuelan champion Edwin Valero or Humberto Soto in Planet Hollywood, and he also mentioned the name of WBA, WBO, and IBF lightweight champ Nate Campbell. "I can fight in November," Pacquiao stated, "Who I fight is the job of my promoter (Bob Arum)." Diaz had his best payday, $850,000, and Pacquiao earned at least $3 million.

Bob Arum reported that the Pacquiao-David Diaz fight which made $ 12.5-M (250,000 pay-per-view hits at $ 49.95 per hit), paled in comparison to the 400,000 in the Marquez showdown. The sales reached over $20 million. Pacquiao’s 3 classic fights with Erik Morales earned a combined sales of 1 million pay-per-view hits. After HBO and Top Rank get their share, Pacquiao and Diaz will get theirs based on the contract, that is, in addition to the $ 3 million contract pay. Official records revealed an attendance of only 8,362 tickets of the seating capacity of 12,000, because of rising gasoline costs.

Meanwhile, WBC president Don Jose Sulaiman clarified that Pacquiao is not a 5-division but 4-division world champion, because the November 2003 Barrera fight was a non-title bout.

Holding both the WBC Super Featherweight and Lightweight Titles following the win, Pacquiao decided to vacate his super featherweight title in July 2008 in order to defend his lightweight crown.

Upcoming fights

The wait is over and the fight is on. . .Olympic gold medalist and 10-time world champion “The Golden Boy” OSCAR DE LA HOYA will face current Ring Magazine No. 1-ranked pound for pound champion MANNY “Pacman” PACQUIAO on Saturday, December 6 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada in a bout that will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View.

Presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, Inc., the bout will be a 12-round, non-title fight contested at the 147-pound welterweight limit. This exciting and intriguing match-up pits two of the most recognizable and popular talents in the sport today in what will surely be the grand finale of the 2008 boxing calendar year.

“Manny Pacquiao is considered the best fighter in boxing today and I always want to fight the best,” said De La Hoya. “I am glad we were able to make this fight happen because while Pacquiao is at the pinnacle of his success and has defeated all of the top fighters he has faced, I am going to show the world that it stops with me. December 6 can’t get here soon enough.”

“This is my greatest challenge,” said Pacquiao. “When I take that walk to the ring to fight Oscar, I will carry all the people of The Philippines - the entire country - on my shoulders. I promise I will fight with all of my heart and that I will give everything I have. Like my trainer Freddie Roach says, I have what it takes to win the biggest fight of my life.”

After several weeks of amicable discussions between De La Hoya’s company, Golden Boy Promotions, and Pacquiao’s promoter, Top Rank, Inc., a deal was struck this week ensuring fans around the world the opportunity to see this dream match-up.

Richard Schaefer, Chief Executive Officer, Golden Boy Promotions said, “This fight will have the whole world talking and will be a fantastic night for boxing. Oscar’s career has always been defined by taking on the biggest challenges and fighting best names in boxing. This fight against a great champion like Manny Pacquiao is just another testament to his readiness to face the strongest competition and continue his legacy as one of the greatest fighters boxing has ever seen.”

Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum, Chairman of the Board, Top Rank added, “This fight is what all sports fans are looking forward to, a contest between two champions who come to fight and who are the most popular names in boxing today. Manny Pacquiao is taking on a major task in facing the legendary Oscar de la Hoya, but we at Top Rank are very confident Manny will handle himself extremely well.”

Richard Sturm, President of Sports and Entertainment, MGM MIRAGE said, “MGM MIRAGE has hosted the greatest names in sports and entertainment and this event will certainly continue that tradition. We look forward to presenting one of the most exciting promotions in the history of boxing and there is no question this fight will have a major impact on fans worldwide.”

Mark Taffet, HBO Pay-Per-View said, “De La Hoya-Pacquiao is a dream match-up which will capture the imagination of sports fans everywhere. It’s the pay-per-view king vs. the pound-for-pound king and an event in which both fighters’ popularity clearly transcends the sport.”

Oscar de la Hoya has been a fan favorite and the most successful pay-per-view attraction in the history of the boxing. A 1992 Olympic Gold Medalist for the United States, de la Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) is a champion in every division he has competed in from 130 to 160 pounds and has faced boxing’s elite for over 15 years, including Floyd Mayweather, Julio Cesar Chavez, Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley, Felix Trinidad, Pernell Whitaker, Ike Quartey, Fernando Vargas, Arturo Gatti, Genaro Hernandez, Jesse James Leija and Hector Camacho Sr. In his fight against Mayweather on May 5, 2007, he fell short via a close split decision, but set records with the fight having the most pay-per-view buys and grossing the most revenue in the history of boxing. In his last fight against Steve Forbes on May 3, 2008 De La Hoya registered a dominating unanimous decision victory, winning nearly every round of the fight which took place in suburban Los Angeles at the outdoor Home Depot Center soccer stadium, another first for boxing’s star attraction.

Manny Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs) is recognized by most knowledgeable observers as the best fighter at any weight in the world today. Pacquiao, 29, has held world titles in four weight divisions, winning the WBC flyweight world title two weeks before his 20th birthday in December of 1998, the IBF junior featherweight world title at age 22 in 2001, the WBC super featherweight world title in March of this year and most recently the WBC lightweight world title in his last fight on June 28 against defending champion David Diaz.

More information on the bout as well as a detailed schedule for a planned media tour will be distributed shortly.

Other facts about Manny Pacquiao

• A movie based on his life has been produced and was released on June 21, 2006. The movie is titled Pacquiao: The Movie featuring Filipino actor Jericho Rosales as Manny Pacquiao and is directed by Joel Lamangan. Despite its huge P50,000,000 ($1,031,991) budget, wide distribution (80 cinemas), and strong marketing, the movie flopped at the box office, grossing a total of only P4,812,191 ($99,322), as confirmed by Lamangan.
• Pacquiao produced the song "Para Sa 'Yo Ang Laban Na 'To" (Translation: "This Fight is for You"), which became a hit single all over the Philippines. It expressed a nationalistic theme and Pacquiao's struggles in the ring. The release of the song came weeks before his second bout with Morales, leading up to the promos to the fight. Although "Para sa 'Yo" is his first attempt at professional music recording, Pacquiao's victory against Morales greatly contributed to the song's popularity.
• After their third bout, Pacquiao and Morales appeared together in a San Miguel Beer commercial (together with Roach and friends) filmed for the Filipino audience. The commercial ended with Pacquiao and Morales toasting their friendship with San Miguels.
• In another commercial advertisement of San Miguel Beer, Pacquiao was seen together with Jet Li and other Filipino celebrities such as Iwa Moto and Valerie Concepcion.
• During her sixth State of the Nation Address on July 24, 2006 in Quezon City, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo cited Pacquiao as one of the nation's modern-day heroes. "Mabuhay ka, Manny," said Arroyo. In return, the champion delivered his own speech endorsing Arroyo. "The President said many good things in the SONA." Pacquiao remarked.
• It is not widely known that professional wrestlers The Undertaker and Christian Cage were actually a part of Pacquiao's entourage during the Pacquiao vs. Velázquez fight in 2005. An avid boxing fan, The Undertaker was the person who carried the US flag while leading Team Pacquiao to the ring. This was also confirmed by another fellow wrestler, Batista. Batista revealed this during a televised interview in the Philippines while promoting an upcoming WWE promotional tour that was set to be shown in this country.
• Pacquiao is currently being sponsored by Nike and No Fear sportswear.
• Pacquiao owns a lottery outlet for the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.
• Pacquiao is the owner of the Pac Man Gensan of the Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association. The team is based in his hometown of General Santos City. Pacquiao even suited up for the team for a few games during the first conference of said league.
• Pacquiao is the fourth nonfictional Filipino featured in a video game. He is featured in the video games Fight Night: Round 2 and Fight Night: Round 3 (the first was Dr. Jose Rizal in Medal of Honor (series)). The second two were pool legends Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante, who both appeared in the World Championship Pool 2004 video game.
• Pacquiao made an appearance in the Pugad Baboy (vol. 19) comic strip.
• Philpost Postmaster General Hector Villanueva announced on May 3, 2008 that Pacquiao will be the first Filipino athlete to appear in a postage stamp.
• After his fight with David Diaz, the Boston Celtics, headed by their main man Kevin Garnett, whom Pacquiao said he is a fan of, came to visit his locker room to celebrate. It has been said that the Celtics team reserved 16 seats to watch the match between Pacquiao and Diaz.
• His younger brother Alberto Dapidran Pacquiao, known simply as Bobby Pacquiao is also a lightweight boxer who won the Philippine super featherweight title four times in 2002 and 2004.
• Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, on July 4, 2008 met and designated Pacquiao as the Philippines' flag-bearer for its delegation to the Beijing Summer Olympics. He donated 3 million pesos (66,700 U.S. dollars) for the victims of Typhoon Frank with international name Fengshen.

Politics

Pacquiao ran for a congressional seat to represent the 1st district of South Cotabato, but he was defeated by Darlene Antonino-Custodio. Custodio had 139,061 votes, whereas Pacquiao received 75,908 votes.

Amidst all the scandals and clamors for the ousting of the president, rumors are ripe that the president herself was the one who pushed for the boxer's candidacy. Now, Pacquiao himself said he will enter politics after he ends his boxing career. Although boxing is far from over for him, he admitted that he is thinking about starting a career in politics. He quietly visited the Philippine Commission on Elections, escorted by Arnold "Ali" Atienza (son of then Manila Mayor Lito Atienza), to transfer his residence from General Santos City to Manila. This fueled speculations that he may seek an elective post in the nation's capital, which even gave him the title "Adopted Son" after he won his earlier bouts.

His name was once mentioned as a possible vice-mayoralty candidate to the younger Atienza when the latter sought the city's highest post in the 2007 elections, but this did not pan out after Sen. Panfilo Lacson, then the leading candidate for Manila mayor, did the same after there were contentions regarding residency issues. (Similarly, Pacquiao also had such issues).

Being known as an Arroyo supporter, his name is also being floated as a candidate of the Lakas-CMD party for the mayoralty race of General Santos City against incumbent Mayor Pedro Acharon. Instead, he was recently sworn-in as a member of the Liberal Party under the Atienza wing, thus further fueling his political ambition.

On February 12, 2007, the famed boxer announced that he was running for congress representing South Cotabato. His decision however easily turned off both his fans and the general public. Election experts stressed that as Pacquiao insists on participating in his next professional boxing match, he will immerse himself into a legal conflict regarding campaign exposure, especially since the match will be televised nationwide. Aside from that, COMELEC commissioner Benjamin Abalos mentioned a possible legal entanglement could ruin Pacquiao's candidacy because he already registered himself as a Manila resident months before.

Numerous sports personalities and analysts around the Philippines expressed that Pacquiao should think seriously and deeply about his sports career, which could potentially be destroyed by the dirty world of politics. Popular columnist Randy David mentioned that Pacquiao allowed himself to be used by selfish and desperate politicians. On February 24, 2007, in Cebu City, Pacquiao, for the first time ever, was booed by thousands of spectators as his presence was acknowledged by the organizers of The Battle of Cebu, a WBO-sanctioned boxing festival. The embarrassment later led to confusing statements made by Manila Mayor Lito Atienza that the famed fighter would withdraw. Despite the statements, however, Pacquiao confirmed to the public that he would still run for office. The negative sentiment among Cebuanos over Pacquiao's political aspiration was felt even before the "The Battle of Cebu" was held because at least one citizen's comment got published by local newspaper Sun Star.

In relation to the April 14 fight with Arce, the political opposition stated that they would not press for a ban on the broadcasting of the match despite its potential to violate election campaign rules. Although he won over Solis, Pacquiao's appeal diminished most likely due to his political ambition. His last fight attracted noticeably smaller audiences, and his performance was considered by many as disappointing. Some election candidates even turned the Pacquiao-Solis match into campaign gigs. Over at General Santos City, Diocese of Marbel spokesman Fr. Angel Buenavides considered President Arroyo's endorsement of Pacquiao as a "curse" because constituents in the area have strong anti-Arroyo sentiments.

On May 17, 2007, Pacquiao suffered a lopsided election defeat to incumbent representative Darlene Antonino-Custodio, with a deficit of approximately 37,000 votes according to the NAMFREL tally. Meanwhile, WBC head Jose Sulaiman stated that Pacquiao "doesn’t appear to be having the same dynamic impact at the ballot box, as he does in the ringed square." The defeat became a depressing matter for the boxer himself because he lost a huge sum of money when his supporters allegedly funneled campaign funds to their own pockets. Pacquiao's personal money was part of the campaign budget. Ironically, Pacquiao's fans rejoiced over his defeat. Some even declared his loss as a "victory" for boxing. On May 20, 2007, Manny Pacquiao formally conceded to his congresswoman Antonino-Custodio, vowing to return to boxing and spend more time with his family.

On an unrelated event, Pacquiao denied rumors on July 7th that he failed to pay taxes for a luxury vehicle to the Philippine Bureau of Customs when he bought a Porsche Cayenne 2 weeks before his match with Erik Morales. (A report by Thomas Hauser of secondsout.com said the Porsche Cayenne costs $67,639 or P3.5 million}.

On August 1, 2007, Pacquiao filed a P30-million libel suit against four journalists of the Manila Bulletin - sports writer Nick Giongco, publisher Hermogenes P. Pobre, editor-in-chief Cris J. Icban Jr., and Sports section editor Ding Marcelo. The complaint stemmed from the article "Trouble in Paradise-Again?" written by Giongco and published July 25 in F-2 sports section of the Manila Bulletin. Pacquiao cited the alleged libelous fourth paragraph of the article - "Pacquiao, who spent millions in unsuccessful bid to win a congressional seat in his hometown in General Santos City, is reported to be a compulsive gambler and is known to bet hundreds of thousand in casinos, cockfighting, and billiards."On December 20, 2007, the P 30-million libel case filed by Manny Pacquiao was dismissed via "affidavit of desistance." Pacquiao stated that "pursuing the case would only cause inconvenience to him and his family".

On July 2008, Pacquiao openly expressed his desire to once again run for a congressional seat by 2010 and retiring from boxing.

On September 1, 2008, Pacquiao was sworn by Secretary Ronaldo Puno, as member of Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi). Pacquiao officially announced that he is retiring on August 2009, and will be running again in the Philippine general election, 2010.

Other media

With his popularity, various business sectors have solicited Manny Pacquiao's help in endorsing their products through commercial advertisements in print and in broadcast media. These include detergents, medicines, foods, garments, telecommunications, and even a political ad for Chavit Singson during the May 14, 2007 elections.

On April 12, 2007, the COMELEC cancelled his commercial appearances in accordance with existing Philippine election laws. Airing of the commercials resumed after the elections.

In September 2007, he signed up with GMA Network as an actor.

On December 17, 2007, after finishing a movie, "Anak ng Kumander", Pacman went to the GMA Network to tape his first episode of Pinoy Records.

Full boxing record

Legend:

Win

Draw

Loss

Date	Opponent	Result	Location	Title belt(s) disputed
December 6, 2008	Oscar De La Hoya		MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States
June 28, 2008	David Díaz	9th round TKO	Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, United States	Won WBC world lightweight title
March 15, 2008	Juan Manuel Márquez	Split decision	Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, United States	Won WBC and The Ring Magazine world super featherweight title
October 6, 2007	Marco Antonio Barrera	Unanimous decision	Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, United States	Retained WBC international super featherweight title
April 14, 2007	Jorge Solis	8th round KO	Alamodome, San Antonio, United States	Retained WBC international super featherweight title
November 18, 2006	Érik Morales	3rd round KO	Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States	Retained WBC international super featherweight title
July 7, 2006	Óscar Larios	Unanimous decision	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines	Retained WBC international super featherweight title
January 21, 2006	Érik Morales	10th round TKO	Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, United States	Retained WBC international super featherweight title
September 10, 2005	Héctor Velázquez	6th round TKO	Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States	Won vacant WBC international super featherweight title
March 19, 2005	Érik Morales	Unanimous decision	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States	WBC international super featherweight title
December 11, 2004	Fahsan 3K Battery	4th round TKO	Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Philippines
May 8, 2004	Juan Manuel Márquez	Draw	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States	WBA and IBF world featherweight title
November 15, 2003	Marco Antonio Barrera	11th round TKO	Alamodome, San Antonio, United States	The Ring Magazine world featherweight title
July 26, 2003	Emmanuel Lucero	3rd Round KO	Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, United States	Retained IBF world super bantamweight title
March 15, 2003	Serikzhan Yeshmagambetov	5th round TKO	Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines
October 26, 2002	Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym	1st round KO	Rizal Memorial College Gym, Davao City, Philippines	Retained IBF world super bantamweight title
June 8, 2002	Jorge Eliecer Julio	2nd Round TKO	The Pyramid, Memphis, United States	Retained IBF world super bantamweight title
November 10, 2001	Agapito Sanchez	6th Round Technical Draw	Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, United States	WBO and IBF world super bantamweight title
June 23, 2001	Lehlohonolo Ledwaba	6th Round TKO	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States	Won IBF world super bantamweight title
April 28, 2001	Wethya Sakmuangklang	6th round TKO	Kidapawan City, Cotabato, Philippines	Retained WBC international super bantamweight title
February 24, 2001	Tetsutora Senrima	5th round TKO	Manila, Philippines	Retained WBC international super bantamweight title
October 14, 2000	Nedal Hussein	10th round TKO	Ynares Center, Antipolo City, Philippines	Retained WBC international super bantamweight title
June 28, 2000	Seung-Kon Chae	1st round TKO	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines	Retained WBC international super bantamweight title
March 4, 2000	Arnel Barotillo	4th round KO	Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Retained WBC international super bantamweight title
December 12, 1999	Reynante Jamili	2nd round KO	Elorde Sports Complex, Parañaque, Philippines	Won WBC international super bantamweight title
September 17, 1999	Medgoen Singsurat	3rd round KO	Pakpanag Metropolian Stadium, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand	Lost WBC world flyweight title
April 24, 1999	Gabriel Mira	4th round TKO	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines	Retained WBC world flyweight title
February 20, 1999	Todd Makelim	3rd round TKO	Kidapawan City, Philippines
December 24, 1998	Chatchai Sasakul	8th round KO	Tonsuk College Ground, Phuttamonthon, Thailand	Won WBC world flyweight title
May 18, 1998	Shin Terao	1st round TKO	Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan
December 6, 1997	Panomdej Ohyuthanakorn	1st round KO	Tonsuk College Ground, Phuttamonthon, Thailand	Retained OPBF flyweight title
September 13, 1997	Melvin Magramo	Decision	Cebu City, Philippines
June 26, 1997	Chokchai Chockvivat	5th round KO	Mandaluyong City, Philippines	Won OPBF flyweight title
May 30, 1997	Ariel Austria	6th round TKO	Almendras, Philippines
April 24, 1997	Wook-Ki Lee	1st round KO	Makati City, Philippines
March 3, 1997	Mike Luna	1st round KO	Muntinlupa City, Philippines
December 28, 1996	Sung-Yul Lee	2nd round TKO	Muntinlupa City, Philippines
July 27, 1996	Ippo Gala	2nd round TKO	Mandaluyong City, Philippines
June 15, 1996	Bert Batiller	4th round TKO	Mandaluyong City, Philippines
May 5, 1996	John Medina	4th round TKO	Manila, Philippines
April 27, 1996	Marlon Carillo	Decision	Manila, Philippines
February 9, 1996	Rustico Torrecampo	3rd round KO	Mandaluyong City, Philippines
January 13, 1996	Lito Torrejos	Decision*	Paranaque City, Philippines
December 9, 1995	Rolando Toyogon	Decision	Manila, Philippines
November 11, 1995	Rudolfo Fernandez	3rd round TKO	Mandaluyong City, Philippines
October 21, 1995	Renato Mendones	2nd Round TKO	Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines
October 7, 1995	Lolito Laroa	Decision	Makati City, Philippines
September 16, 1995	Armando Rocil	3rd round KO	Mandaluyong City, Philippines
August 3, 1995	Acasio Simbajon	Decision	Mandaluyong City, Philippines
July 1, 1995	Dele Decierto	2nd round TKO	Mandaluyong City, Philippines
May 1, 1995	Rocky Palma	Decision	Cavite, Philippines
March 18, 1995	Pinoy Montejo	Decision	Mindoro Occidental, Philippines
January 22, 1995	Edmund Enting Ignacio	Decision	Mindoro Occidental, Philippines

• Pacquiao's fight against Lito Torrejos was stopped due to accidental head clash. It was then judged on points, on which Pacquiao was declared winner.

Titles

Major:

• WBC world flyweight champion
• IBF world superbantamweight champion
• WBC world superfeatherweight champion
• WBC world lightweight champion

Minor:

• OPBF flyweight champion
• WBC international super bantamweight champion
• WBC international super featherweight champion

The Ring titles:

• World featherweight champion
• World super featherweight champion

Recognitions

• 2006 The Ring Magazine Fighter Of The Year
• 2006 Boxing Writers Association Of America Fighter Of The Year
• WBC Emeritus Champion
• The Ring Magazine #1 Pound For Pound
• 5-Time PSA Sportsman of the Year
• 2008 University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Honorary Award for Sports Excellence

See also

• List of lightweight boxing champions
• List of super featherweight boxing champions
• List of super bantamweight boxing champions
• List of flyweight boxing champions

• List of WBC world champions
• List of boxing triple champions
• List of boxing quadruple champions
• List of boxing quintuple champions
• Reigning boxing champions
• List of current world boxing champions
• List of The Ring world champions
• Ring Magazine pound for pound

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Pinoy Records	Himself	Host
2008	Summer Olympics	Himself	Flag bearer

References

External links

• Manny Pacquiao's Personal Website
• News on Manny Pacquiao and the world of boxing
• Manny Pacquiao's Fight-by-Fight Career Record
• Boxing record for Manny Pacquiao from BoxRec (registration required)
• Inside Pacquiao - Nike
• Manny Pacquiao - An Asian phenomenon
• Manny Pacquiao's attempt on a fifth world title in as many divisions
• Pacquiao set to face Diaz in June showdown of champions
• A Video Compilation of Pacquiao's Fights