Name Manny Pacquiao
Occupation Boxer,PoliticianFilm,Producer
,Professional Boxer,Actor,Athlete,Singer
BirthDate December 17, 1978 (Age: 35)
BirthPlace Kibawe, Philippines
Full Name Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao's measurement :
Reach 67 ½ inches
Chest Normal 38 inches
Chest Expanded 42 inches
Biceps 13 inches
Waist 28 inches
Thigh 28 inches
Calf 15 inches
Neck 16 inches
Wrist 8 inches
Fist 10 inches
Stance Southpaw
Record 51-3-2
Knockouts 38
Biography :
Filipino world boxing champion Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao was born on December 17, 1978, to parents Dionesia Dapidran-Pacquiao and Rosalio Pacquiao. He was raised in Kibawe, which is located in the Bukidnon province of Mindanao, Philippines.His parents got separated when he was about 12 years of age.
The accomplished boxer is married to Maria Geraldine Jamora and they have four children. Though he resides in his hometown of General Santos City, he is officially residing in Kiamba as a Congressman.
Manny has the rare combination of speed and power. Out of Pacquiao's 47 career wins, 35 of them were knock outs. Manny also has great defensive skills and has the ability to take punches. Undoubtedly, Manny is the best pound for pound boxer since Roy Jones Jr. With Floyd Mayweather retiring, Manny is the premier face of boxing today.
He has won 8 world titles and also the first man to to bag the lineal championship in four different classes. The Boxing Writers Association in the US rated him as the best fighter of the 2000s. He is the first and only eight-division world champion in which he has won ten world titles as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.He is also the second highest paid athlete in the world.
On 1st September,2008 Pacquiao announced that he will retire from boxing in 2009 and try his luck again in politics by running for a government post in the 2010 Philippine general election. At the same time, he took his oath in joining President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's political party.
In addition to boxing, he is also a movie star, a television show host,
movie producer, businessman, a political candidate, and a founder of his
own political party.In April 2012, Pacquiao dropped to number two in
the rankings, behind Floyd Mayweather Jr.He is currently ranked number
seven on The Ring pound-for-pound list.
Manny Pacquiao's Quotes :
"You can be popular, or be a champion, without trash talking. And you can be a good example for people, especially children."
"In my view I can do more being an executive. I am an action oriented person. I want to implement anything I want and do it fast."
"Boxing is a sport. We allow each other to hit each other, but I'm not treating my opponent like my enemy. We're doing a job to entertain people."
"I have to give people time to take a picture, and sign autographs. I have to be generous to people. It is in my heart. Without that, I would not be Manny Pacquiao."
"I've always fought for my country, in my own way, showing that Filipinos are a strong people and can do anything that they put their minds to."
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