Real Name: Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao
Age: 31
Division: Light welterweight
Country: Philippines
Record: 54 – 4 – 2
KO: 38 (66.67%)
Contest: 1
Rounds Boxed: 329 rounds
Height: 5′6 1/2″
Reach: 67″
Last seven opponents:
Timothy Bradley - Win after Review the fight
Timothy Bradley - Lost Split Decision
Shane Mosley – Win by UD
Antonio Margarito – Win by UD
Joshua Clottey – Win by UD
Miguel Cotto – Win by TKO in 12th round
Ricky Hatton – Win by TKO in 2nd round
Oscar De La Hoya – Win by TKO in 8th round
David Diaz – Win by TKO in 9th round
Nicknames: Pac-Man, The Destroyer, The Mexi-cutioner, The People’s Champion, Pambansang
Rated at: Light Welterweight
Nationality: Filipino
Birth Date: December 17, 1978 (age 31)
Birth Place: Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines
Stance: Southpaw
Date of Birth:17 December 1978, Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines
Birth Name: Emmanuel Pacquiao
Nickname: Pac Man The Destroyer
Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Mini Biography
Voted "Person of the Year 2003" in Philippines, beating out President Arroyo for the award. Enjoys huge celebrity status in his native Philippines and therefore trains in the United States with trainer Freddie Roach at Wildcard Boxing Gym in Los Angeles, California. Formerly the champion of the OPBF & IBF Flyweight; WBC International & IBF Super Bantamweight; The Ring Featherweight; WBC & The Ring Junior Lightweight; WBC Lightweight; and current The Ring Light Welterweight champion.
Spouse: Jinky Pacquiao (10 May 2000 - present) 4 children
Trivia
Children (with Jinkee): Jemuel and Michael
Performs with the hip-hop group Black-Eyed Peas on their hit single, Champion.
First boxing defeat was a KO in the hand of Rustico Torrecampo early in his career (his 12th fight on February 9th 1996)
Lost his bid for the congressional seat of his province of South Cotabato in the Philippine general election of May 2007. Incumbent congresswoman Darlene Antonino-Custodio won by a landslide with a final tally of 139,061 votes over Pacquiao's 75,908 votes.
After arriving home from his victorious rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera, he revealed that he is still interested in Philippine politics.
Signed an exclusive contract with Philippine television giant GMA Network. He will star in a sitcom and a reality show with them. [2007]
On September 1, 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.
Founder and president of the People's Champ Movement (PCM), a political party focused on government posts in General Santos City (South Cotabato province) and Saranggani province.
His political party, the People's Champ Movement (PCM), was approved by the Philippines' commission on elections as a legitimate entry for the 2010 elections (local and provincial levels).
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.
Closely associated with Philippine politicians Lito Atienza, Luis "Chavit" Singson and president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. In 2007, he appeared on a television political ad in support of Singson's bid for the senate.
He founded the Manny Pacquiao Foundation to help uplift the lives of Filipinos as well as people from other parts of the world who encounter problems like poverty and sickness. As such, he has invested in many projects such as a cancer research and treatment center in Mindanao. He has organized related activities such as medical missions, granting scholarships, and promoting environmental awareness.
He won major/The Ring world titles in seven weight classes.
On February 2011, Manny Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee visited the White House and United States President Barack Obama.
In the Philippine general elections of 2010, Manny Pacquiao won in his second bid for the House of Representatives as he won by a landslide over Roy Chiongbian for the lone congressional seat of Sarangani province. Pacquiao's term as congressman will last until mid-2013.
As a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, Pacquiao has been declared as the richest congressman based on the legislators' Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). Pacquiao declared that his net worth is over one billion Philippine Pesos.
Manny Pacquiao was born into a poor family in General Santos City in Mindanao and was raised alone by his mother after his parents separated when he was in sixth grade.
Personal Quotes
"Twenty years have passed with no change here. The only new thing here is my mansion. I left this place but still nothing changed." (a political statement directly attacking South Cotabato's political dynasty for neglecting the development of the province)
I am not hiding that. I still want to enter politics. There is nothing wrong with it. I sincerely want help my constituents in General Santos City. (statement about his future after he defeated Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera again)
He was wary of my right hook. He was avoiding it and he lost his focus on my left. (on Hatton)
I felt sorry for him because he's friendly, he's a good guy. It's the trainer who talks too much. (on Hatton and trainer Floyd Mayweather, Sr.)
It was a hard fight tonight and I needed time to test his power. (referring to his opponent Miguel Cotto)
This is the last weight division for me. It's history for me and more importantly, a Filipino did it. (on becoming the first man in boxing to win seven titles in seven weight divisions.)
When I listen to music, all the stress is gone. I feel stronger.
I never believed that you had to say bad things about your opponent to make yourself bigger.
You can be popular, or be a champion, without trash talking. And you can be a good example for people, especially children.
I'll always have a killer instinct.
It's important to me to give happiness, enjoyment to people, to keep improving myself always.
It's very important to me to announce unity to help poverty and help the people in my country. We can help people if we work together.
I'm not aiming for a knockout. I focus on doing my best. If the knockout comes, fine. If not, that's OK.
I'm so happy for this fight because there is no trash talk.
So this Saturday I will wear yellow gloves as a symbol of unity.
The fight will happen without the trash talk and it's a good example to the children who idolize the fighters. In my life it's my experience that the best promotion has been the Shane Mosley fight because everybody is friends.
I believe this world needs new heroes. The biggest fight in my life is not in boxing but it is now to end poverty in my country.
All my life I have had to fight. At first as a child I had to fight just to get something to eat.
I'm not going to fight anybody as long as there is a problem with the decision of the promoter.
I'm satisfied with what I've done in boxing. I want to fight Mayweather because the people want it.
I want to entertain the fans.
We will run for governor in 2013. For now, it's boxing.
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.
Where Are They Now
(May 2007) Taking a rest and spending more time with his family after losing the election.
(October 2007) Currently taking up a three week special business administration course in General Santos City.