Saturday, June 23, 2012

Manny Paquiao

Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao,born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion,as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s (decade) by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). He is also a three-time The Ring and BWAA "Fighter of the Year," winning the award in 2006, 2008 and 2009.

He was long rated as the best pound for pound boxer in the world by some sporting news and boxing websites, including BoxRec.com, Sporting Life and The Ring. However on May 7, 2012, Ring Magazine declared the top position vacant and jointly ranked Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the number two spot.

Aside from boxing, Pacquiao has participated in acting, music recording and politics. In May 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani.




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