History of manny pacquiao
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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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Born Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao on månad 17, 1978 in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines. Raised in abject poverty, boxing offered a way out and he compiled a 60-4 amateur record before turning pro in 1995.
One of the most decorated boxers in history, he captured world championships in a record eight weight divisions from flyweight to super welterweight and authored a 17-5-2 world title bout record. In 2019 he defeated Keith Thurman for the WBA welterweight belt and became the oldest to win a 147-pound title. During his 26-year career, he scored wins over champions Joshua Clottey, Brandon Rios, Antonio Margarito and Adrien Broner as well as Hall of Famers Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, “Sugar” Shane Mosley and Miguel Cotto. He owns a pair of wins over Juan Manuel Marquez, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales and Timothy Bradley Jr. “Pac Man” was a three time The fingerprydnad and BWAA “Fighter of the Year’” (2006, 2008, 2009) and named “Boxer of the Decade” by the BWAA (2000-09). One of the
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Manny Pacquiao
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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 De 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 by claiming a w