Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao was born on December 17, 1978 in the city of Kibawe, Philippines into a poor family. At the age of eleven - impressed by the fight between Mike Tyson and Buster Douglas - he first came to the boxing gym. However, his mother forbade him to engage in boxing, and this became the reason for a serious conflict, as a result of which he left home at the age of twelve. On January 22, 1995, Pacquiao made his professional debut, defeating a certain Edmund Ignacio. This victory was followed by ten more, but after Manny suffered his first defeat, he was knocked out in the third round by the little-known Filipino Rustico Torrecampo. This failure, however, did not bother the seventeen-year-old boxer, and he continued to win.
In June 1997 Manny Pacquiao defeated the experienced Chokchai Chokwiwat from Thailand. This fight brought him a minor regional flyweight title, and also allowed him to get into the ratings of leading boxing organizations.
In December 1998, Pacquiao came out championship fight according to the WBC in the weight category up to 50.8 kg against the holder of this title Chatchaya Sasakul and knocked him out in the eighth round. By this time, Manny Pacquiao was already finding it difficult to fit into the flyweight limit, and after making one title defense, he lost it on the scales, failing to make weight for his fight with Medgoen Singsurat, which took place in September 1999. Afterwards, Pacquiao immediately moved up two weight categories and in his next fight, which took place in December of the same year, he defeated the former WBC champion title candidate in the first half by technical knockout lightweight Reinante Jamili. The series of early victories over strong opponents that followed attracted the attention of the famous American promoter Murad Mohammed, who signed a contract with Pacquiao, promising to take him to a championship fight.
The fight took place in June 2001 - against the current IBF champion Lelohonolo. Having become a champion, Pacquiao immediately set his sights on unifying the belts and fought his next fight against WBO title holder Agapito Sanchez. But the Filipino failed to carry out his plan. The Sanchez fight was followed by a meeting with two-time world bantamweight champion Jorge Eliecer Julio. Pacquiao became the first and only boxer to win early victory over the seasoned Colombian. Manny Pacquiao's next fight was even shorter. Already in the first round of the fight, which took place in the Philippines, he knocked out three knockdowns, and then a deep knockout of the IBF mandatory challenger Fakprakorb Stikvenim (Rakkiatjima).
At this time, Manny Pacquiao's promoter was already negotiating his meeting with the living legend of Mexican boxing and the generally recognized strongest, although he did not have any championship belts, featherweight boxer Marco Antonio Barrera. In the eleventh round, Barrera's seconds threw in the towel, saving their fighter from a knockout.
Manny Pacquiao is currently at a crossroads. He decided to stay in the first lightweight division, but at the moment It's unclear who his next opponent will be.
Do you know how much welterweight boxer Manny Pacquiao earns on average per fight? Approximately 20 million dollars. After deducting all taxes and expenses, the amount still turns out to be quite impressive. What do you want to do with that amount of money? You can live comfortably. One fight, and you are guaranteed a comfortable and bright existence for the rest of your days. But not everyone makes such deals with the dark side of their conscience. Living purely for yourself is a very boring task. Living for the sake of others allows you to purify your soul. Manny Pacquiao is loved by the public all over the world not only for his elegant combinations in the ring, not only for his speed and smart moves, his fame is fueled by the enormous and kind hearted, the warmth of which warms the souls of many people.
Poor neighborhood
In one of the poorest areas of Manila, on Paquita Street, in house 1057, lives an iconic figure for the Filipino nation. His name in popularity is far ahead of all the leaders of the country, all the stars of show business and other dubious personalities. He is the No. 1 person in his homeland.
Among low-slung one- and two-story houses, in the very center of Manila's poverty, stands a seven-story mansion that became the residence of the king of Philippine and world boxing. It's not a desire to make people jealous, it's just that Manny decided that he should live where he came from. And at the same time, help our native neighborhood crawl out of the pit of poverty in every possible way.
Pacquiao earned his money through sweat, blood and a fierce belief in his own strength. He didn’t steal, didn’t cheat, didn’t get involved in dirty deeds. The guy was just doing his job, spending most of his life training, boxing. The efforts spent on his life's work were rewarded enormously. Manny is rich, but he doesn't boast about his wealth. Despite the scale of construction, the net cost of the 7-story building was only $1.1 million. This is due to the choice of an unfavorable neighborhood, where land costs several times less than in more prosperous areas of Manila.
Twenty years have passed without change here. The only one new thing- this is my mansion. I left this place 20 years ago, but still nothing has changed.
Manny Pacquiao
The working class is closer and more understandable for Manny. The world's money tycoons once again made it clear to the great Philippine champion that the simplicity of people should be at the forefront. The more cunning and sarcastic a person is, the less positive emotions you feel towards him. You definitely shouldn’t expect anything good from this. The poor neighborhood right after Christ, family and boxing became the next important point in Pacquiao's life. The amount of attention that he pays to the improvement of his native streets cannot but instill in the hearts of his neighbors love and devotion to this man with a huge heart.
A multi-storey building is, first of all, a huge number of jobs, this is the essence of the project conceived by Pacquiao. Yes, he lives, works and trains in it, but at the same time, several dozen people who got a chance to make money thanks to their famous compatriot are doing the same thing. There are offices, training halls, and drinking establishments - a kind of business center named after “Manny Pacquiao”.
The attitude of the Filipinos towards their national hero can be seen by one single criterion. The majority of the Philippines is Christian, but there are also Muslims and representatives of ethnic religions among them. More than 30 years ago, Islamists began to actively fight for the recognition of some semblance of autonomy for the Muslim population. Regular units of the Philippine Army enter the fight against them. But... on the days when Manny Pacquiao fights, the fire ceases. People arrange a truce, and overnight they watch the performance of their idol on their TV screens.
The beginning of the journey
Here you can see the L&M Gym, where Manny first started boxing. Could anyone really think that he was capable of turning a blind eye to the place that gave him a start in life? Local trainers helped to reveal the talent of the young boxer, who gave their all for pennies to give the world a legendary boxer who will be remembered by future generations. And although the names of these coaches will never be recognized in the world of sports, they will forever remain in the heart of the champion himself.
The story of Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao will sooner or later become the subject of a feature film. His family lived in a poor village 500 kilometers from the capital, barely finding a means of subsistence. When Manny was 14 years old, he had to leave his family because his parents could no longer provide for such an adult guy. It was then that he arrived in a poor neighborhood of Manila, where he initially worked as a gardener and laborer at a construction site. This continued until he wandered into L&M Gym. Long before that, he had already been in love with boxing thanks to the fight between James Douglas and Mike Tyson, in which “ Iron Mike“Unexpectedly for everyone, he lost.
After the first years of active training, Manny understood that amateur boxing would not bring money, so in addition to his main job, he began to participate in underground fist fights, earning a couple of bucks per victory. He tried to immediately send the proceeds to his family, who needed at least some income. Then came 1997, when Pacquiao's star really lit up. This happened after participating in a talk show for amateur boxers, a TV tournament in which young Pacquiao won confident victory over all your rivals.
God is the true champion in my life.
Manny Pacquiao
The victory on the TV show made Manny very popular, and invitations to various tournaments began to pour in one after another. At first, the boxer was invited by local promotions, offering the guy professional contracts over and over again. This was followed by the championship in the fly weight category in Thailand, and then the Filipino received an invitation to his first American fight, which, by the way, ended with his grandiose victory over the South African athlete Lehlohonolo Ledwaba. Such a contract could no longer be refused. Filipino and his coaching staff They understood perfectly well that now they were given a chance that might not exist in the future. It was necessary to take the bull by the horns and conquer North America. Subsequent overseas fights brought Pacquiao one victory after another. He allegedly devoured his rivals, after which the public gave the new hero a nickname - “Pac-Man” (in honor of the video game hero of the same name).
A couple of years ago, Pacquiao lost 2 fights in a row to his main competitors for the welterweight title - Marquez and Bradley. This made many wonder if Manny's era is over, and should he choose a different weight category? The Filipino responded to these allegations with two victories in a row, in one of which he took confident revenge against Timothy Bradley. Now the boxing community is speculating about the possibility of a fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather can't count absolute champion until he fights Pacquiao - that’s the public’s opinion.
If there is a possibility of a fight with Pacquiao, then let's do it. As soon as Pacquiao fights Algieri, we can talk about it. Manny needs to focus on his opponent. Let him take this test first.
Floyd Mayweather
Arrogant, cheeky and star-struck Floyd is unlikely to attract the sympathy of poor neighborhoods, because even in his homeland in the USA, not everyone loves this asshole. Poor neighborhoods are more likely to root for Pac-Man because he represents the humble guy who rose from outright poverty to become a king and never forget his roots, paying homage to the slums that raised him from a young age.
MOSCOW, April 10 – RIA Novosti. Former world champion in eight weight categories, Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao defeated American Timothy Bradley in a fight for the WBO International welterweight title.
The third fight of the rivals, which took place on Saturday in Las Vegas, ended with a unanimous decision in favor of Pacquiao.
Famous professional boxer Emmanuel (Manny) Dapidran Pacquiao was born on December 17, 1978 in Kibawe, Bukidnon Province, Philippines.
As a teenager, Manny left home and moved to live in the capital of the Philippines, Manila, where he began boxing and joined the Philippine amateur boxing team. In amateur boxing, Manny Pacquiao had 64 fights, of which he won 60 and ended in defeat in four.
At the age of 16 he made his debut on professional ring. His debut took place on January 25, 1995 against boxer Edmund Ignacio, whom he defeated in four rounds. Ten more victorious battles followed. In February 1996, Manny lost for the first time in a fight with compatriot Rustico Torrecampo. Subsequently, Pacquiao held unbeaten streak of eight fights.
In June 1997, Manny Pacquiao knocked out Chokchai Chokwiwat (Thailand) to win the OPBF (Eastern and Pacific Boxing Federation) flyweight championship. After this fight, serious boxing organizations began to show interest in Pacquiao. In December 1998, Pacquiao received the opportunity to fight for the WBC (World Boxing Council) championship. In a fight against professional boxer Chatchai Sasakul (Thailand), Manny won by knockout in the eighth round. But already in September 1999, in a fight against another Thai, Medgoen Singsurata lost in the third round.
In December 1999, Manny Pacquiao made his debut in the super bantamweight division against Filipino Reynante Jamili and won by technical knockout. Pacquiao won the WBC international title and defended it five times before he got the chance to fight for the IBF (International Boxing Association) championship.
In June 2001, Manny Pacquiao entered the ring against South African Lehlo Ledwaba and defeated him by technical knockout, becoming the IBF world champion.
IN next fight Pacquiao fought against WBO (World Boxing Organization) champion Dominican Agapito Sanchez, the fight ended in a draw by decision of the judges. After the fight with Sanchez, Pacquiao met in the ring with Colombian Jorge Eliser Julio, a two-time world bantamweight champion. The Filipino won in the second round. In the next fight, Manny knocked down Thai Fakhprakorb Rakkiyatjim three times in the first round and then knocked him out.
In July 2003, Pacquiao won a brilliant victory over the Mexican fighter Emmanuel Lucero, whom no one could defeat before. He defeated the Mexican by technical knockout in the third round.
In November 2003, Manny Pacquiao met with the legendary Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera. Almost the entire fight, the Filipino suppressed his opponent with his powerful onslaught and in the eleventh round the fight was stopped. Manny won the world title according to The Ring magazine. After that Pacquiao fight became a boxing superstar in the Philippines and gained great popularity in the United States.
In May 2004, he fought against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez, WBA and WBF featherweight champion. The match ended in a draw.
In March 2005, Manny Pacquiao moved up to super featherweight and met with boxing legend, Mexican Erik Morales. In this battle, the Mexican won. The next meeting of the same fighters took place in January 2006. Manny won at the end of the 10th round.
In June 2008, the Filipino moved up to the lightweight category and took the WBC championship belt from American David Diaz.
In November 2009, Pacquiao entered the ring against Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto. Manny Pacquiao became the winner and holder of the WBO welterweight championship belt. He also received a special WBC belt.
In November 2010, Manny entered the ring against Mexican Antonio Margarito for the vacant WBC junior middleweight title. Pacquiao won the world title and became the first boxer in history to win 10 world titles in eight different weight classes.
In 2011, the Filipino returned to the floor average weight and won two victories against the American Shane Mosley and the Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez.
In June 2012, Manny Pacquiao was unable to defend his WBO welterweight championship belt, losing sensationally to American Timothy Bradley.
In December 2012, the Filipino again entered the ring against the Mexican Marquez and lost to him by knockout in the sixth round. Marquez's victory became the event of the year in the boxing world.
In April 2014, Manny Pacquiao had a rematch with Timothy Bradley. Pacquiao became the winner and holder of the WBO championship belt.
On May 2, 2015, Manny Pacquiao lost to American Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the championship titles of the World Boxing Association (WBA Super), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO).
In total, Manny Pacquiao had 65 fights in the professional ring, in which he scored 58 victories (38 by knockout), suffered six defeats and ended two fights in a draw.
Manny Pacquiao - world champion in flyweight (WBC, 1998-1999), 2nd bantamweight (IBF, 2001-2003), featherweight (The Ring, 2003-2005), 2nd featherweight (WBC, 2008; The Ring, 2008 ), lightweight (WBC, 2008-2009), 1st welterweight (The Ring, 2009-2010), welterweight (WBO, 2009-2012, 2014-2015) and 1st middleweight (WBC, 2010-2011) weight categories .
Since 2007, Manny Pacquiao has been active in politics. In 2009, he formed his own party, the People's Champ Movement.
In 2010, the athlete won elections to the lower house of the Philippine Parliament, where he represents the Liberal Party of the Philippines. Pacquiao has announced his intention to run for the Philippine Senate in 2016.
Manny Pacquiao has also starred in several films and released two music albums.
The boxer is married to Jinkee Pacquiao (since 2013, vice-governor of Sarangani province), they have five children.
Manny Pacquiao is undoubtedly one of the greatest fighters of our time. This is the most famous Filipino professional boxer, world champion in several weight categories and a formidable subversive of authority, with a childish and slightly naive face. Manny was born on December 17, 1978 in Kibawa, Bukingdon, Philippines. The most popular person in his country, Manny Pacquiao is active political life in his homeland and acts in films.
His nickname is " Pac-Man" - a play on words on English. And how fair is this nickname, it’s best to ask those who have been with him for so many years “ packs"in the ring. Pac-Man rushed into professional boxing and very soon made himself talked about as a rising star. Real glory came to him when he began to fight with titled Mexicans, forcing such great warriors as Marco Antonio Barrera, Miguel Angel Cotto, Erik Morales, Antonio Margarito. Manny Pacquiao showed himself to be an aggressive and skilled puncher, always fighting at a high tempo and working closely “on the floors”, which, in the end, destroyed any defensive measures of his opponents. And taking into account the fact that his opponents were themselves skilled knockout artists, then Pac-Man simply “cut down” many of them, showing not only superior striking technique, but also phenomenal endurance.
Manny fought a series of battles with some of the Mexican boxers that attracted the attention of tens of millions of people. Worth mentioning are the trilogies vs. Eric Morales And Juan Manuel Marquez. We managed to win one of the fights, the fiercest in terms of the intensity of the struggle. Erik Morales. And for many years he became the last person to raise his hand in the same ring with Manny Pacquiao, until 06/09/2012 Pac-Man did not lose a split decision to a black American Timothy Bradley.
Among professional boxers, the records of which it is unlikely that anyone will be able to not only break, but at least repeat, undoubtedly stands out best boxer decade (2000s) regardless of weight category according to many experts Filipino Manny Pacquiao. He became a world champion in various versions in eight weight categories. And the difference between the minimum (flyweight) and maximum (first middle weight) weight categories that Manny Pacquiao competed in was ten weight categories, which is also not easy to achieve.
Biography of Manny Pacquiao as an athlete-boxer began at the age of eleven and might not have continued if not for his stubborn character. His mother forbade him to take up boxing, and he left his father's house. But he continued his boxing training. Soon Manny Pacquiao became a member of the national amateur team, in which accommodation and meals were fully paid for by the Philippine government. He ended his amateur career in 1994, with 60 wins and only 4 losses.
On January 22, 1995, in a battle against Edmund Ignacio, Pacquiao's professional debut. Only in June 1997, Manny Pacquiao’s biography took another turn: having defeated Chokchai Chokwiwat from Thailand and received the title of regional champion, he was included in the ratings of leading boxing organizations.
In December 1998, Pacquiao received his first WBC championship belt in the weight up to 50.8 kg, knocking out Chatchai Sasakul in the eighth round. It was not his opponents who took this belt from Manny Pacquiao, but the scales. In order not to take any more risks, Manny Pacquiao jumped straight to featherweight, and in December 1999 he had his first fight in this weight category.
Despite his championship belts, Manny Pacquiao's fame came from his fight with the legendary Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera in November 2003, who at that time did not have any titles. The convincing victory revealed Manny to the American public and allowed him to organize fights with the stars of modern boxing. After this fight, for a decade, Pacquiao's participation in the fight guaranteed a packed MGM Grand in Las Vegas and a multimillion-dollar pay-per-view audience.
Manny Pacquiao Knockouts brought him championship belts one after another. He easily crushes boxing stars: Erik Morales, Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez, Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Shane Mosley, Antonio Margarito and many others could not resist his onslaught. According to the Association of Boxing Writers, he was awarded the title of “Boxer of the Year” in 2006, 2008 and 2009. The American Academy of Sports named him best athlete 2009.
Separate page in sports biography Manny Pacquiao stands out epic showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez. The rivals met 4 times - in 2004, 2008, 2011 and 2012 (December), all times the battle was competitive and very tough. The first three fights ended in victory for Pacquiao, but Pacquiao lost the fourth by knockout in the sixth round.
Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather
There were many battles in the athlete’s life, but they had been waiting for one fight for about several years; Floyd Mayweather Jr. entered the ring against Manny. The athletes covered the entire distance of 12 rounds, high level protection American boxer reflected the combinations of the super serial boxer.
The fee for this fight was a record in the history of boxing; one minute of the boxers' stay in the ring was estimated at approximately five million dollars.
True boxing experts were able to appreciate the fine line between the two fighters; it seemed that the boxers were strategically prepared for anything; Manny failed to bring Floyd to an open exchange of blows, and as a challenger he was never able to convince the judges of his superiority. This was his 6th defeat in a career in which in 65 fights he won 57 times, 38 times by knockout. The audience was on the Filipino's side; his outspoken charisma was perfectly combined with a fighting spirit and sincere joy in being part of big boxing.
Pacquiao - Bradley - 3
The fight started calmly, without haste, the boxers threw single punches and, as a rule, worked on accuracy, and not on the number of punches thrown. The first three rounds were held with varying degrees of success, each had its own successful moments, but the Filipino was still a little more accurate. Starting from the fourth, Pacquiao became more active and began to throw combinations of 3-4 punches, usually very carefully and accurately, the same thing happened in the fifth. The sixth round was uneventful, but in the seventh, Pac-Man scored an easy knockdown with a three-hit combination. Bradley won the eighth round due to pressure and activity, and in the ninth the Filipino doubled his success by sending the American to the floor with a short left hook. The rest of the fight was a relaxed affair, with Pacquiao looking better. As a result, all three judges scored it 116-110 in favor of Pacquiao.
Pacquiao - Vargas
From the very first minutes, Pacquiao acted as usual, working as number one. In the second round, the Filipino knocked Vargas down, but the American quickly recovered and continued boxing. The fight lasted all 12 rounds. Pacquiao was more reliable in attacking and defensive actions and won by unanimous decision.
On July 2, 2017, a fight took place with Australian Jeff Horn, in which Pacquiao lost by a controversial points decision. As a result, Horn received the WBO welterweight world title, the fight took place in Australia, many critics claimed that they did not agree with the opinion of the judges.
Emmanuel Dapidran “Manny” Pacquiao captivated the public not only with his boxing style, but above all, he was characterized by a respectful attitude towards his opponents and a noble attitude towards the sport in general. Under his leadership were built sports complexes, new schools for boxing were opened, and they began to more actively popularize boxing in the Philippines. healthy image life.
Pacquiao has been nominated several times for various administrative positions, but sports career for him it was and remains in the foreground. Pacquiao is actively involved in politics; in 2010 he was elected congressman from the Liberal Party of the Philippines.
In 2000, the boxer married Miria Geraldmine Jamora, and they have five children. His mother still does not encourage her son to participate in fights in the ring, but she supports Manny by being present at every fight.
