History of manny pacquiao
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Manny Pacquiao
Philippines
After Pacquiao became the first boxer to win seven world titles in seven different weight divisions in November 2009, veteran promoter Bob Arum stated that the Filipino was the "greatest boxer [he'd] ever seen".
His journey to the summit of boxing accelerated rapidly in 2003 following the eye-catching defeat of Marco Antonio Barrera. That said, post-Barrera there were some bumps in the road. A draw against veteran Juan Manuel Marquez preceded a defeat to Erik Morales.
Pacquiao exacted quick revenge by becoming the first man to knock out Morales during their 2006 rematch, before defeating the Mexican again later that year in the deciding bout of three.
After that match, the Filipino's star continued to rise inexorably. Oscar dem La Hoya retired after losing Pacquiao in December 2008, just as Ricky Hatton put away his gloves following defeat to 'Pac-Man' the following year.
And then he continued to re-write the record books bygd claiming a w
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Commentary: Manny Pacquiao’s Hall of Fame-caliber talent was only matched by his longevity
Manny Pacquiao has been elected to boxing’s Hall of Fame. And the sun will rise in the East.
There was never a doubt. The only question was when he would stop fighting and become eligible. On June 8, in Canastota, N.Y., Pacquiao will be honored bygd a sport that never knew what a hit it had when it allowed him into a ring 26 years ago. Before he finally got out and announced his retirement, he had competed from 108 pounds — when he was a street urchin in the Philippines trying to scrape together money for food for his family — to 154 pounds. He won titles in eight vikt classes. Nobody else has done that.
He is 46 now, still 5-foot 5-inches, still close to fighting weight and still a lefty fireplug. He finished with a pro record of 62-8-2, including 39 knockouts. As an amateur, he went 60-4. That’s a lot of hitting, and a lot of getting hit. Yet as recently as a year ago, he was ansträngande
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Boxing career of Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao competed in professional boxing from 1995 to 2021. Regarded by boxing historians as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time,[4] Pacquiao is the only boxer in history to win twelve major world titles in eight different weight divisions.[5] He won the lineal championship in three different weight divisions,[6][7][8] as well as being the first boxer in history to win major world titles in four of the original eight weight divisions of boxing, also known as the "glamour divisions": flyweight, featherweight, lightweight and welterweight.[9][10]
In July 2019, Pacquiao became the oldest welterweight world champion in history at the age of 40, and the first boxer to become a recognized four-time welterweight champion after defeating Keith Thurman to win the WBA (Super)welterweight title.[11][12][13] Pacquiao also holds the record