Manny Pacquiao (real name Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao) was born on December 17, 1978 in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Mindanao, Philippines. He is a professional boxer.
Biography and Career:
He won the world championship at IBF Super Bantamweight and WBC Flyweight divisions and in 1995 he became a professional boxer being only sixteen years old.
After his first match he became famous very fast and he trained a lot to win all his fightings.
Some of the players he fought with are Marco Antonio Barrera, Jorge Solis, Óscar Larios, Erik Morales or Juan Manuel Márquez.
He is very talented and has million fans that travel all over United States to watch his boxing matches.
He is married to Jinkee and they have two children: Jemuel and Michael.
We are sure that if he won’t suffer any he
alth problems he can continue having a tremendous success.
Trivia:
- Height: 168 cm
- His nicknames are Pac Man and The Destroyer
- Bobby Pacquiao is his brother and he is a boxer too
- He was also the subject line for a movie based on his life. It appeared in 2006.
Filmography:
- Anak ng Kumander (2008)
- Lisensyadong kamao (2005)
- Basagan ng mukha (2001)
- Mahal kita, kahit sino ka pa (2001)
- Di ko kayang tanggapin (2000)
Quotes:
- “When I am in the ring I am also fighting for my people. I want to make my country proud and make my fans happy. It is very important to me because my country is important to me. That is why I must win.”
- “There can only be one winner and that winner must be me and it will be me.”
- "Twenty years have passed with no change here. The only new thing here is my mansion. I left this place but still nothing changed."