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True Champion is Born
Philippino champion Emmanuel Pacquiao was born in a middle class family and his parents were together until Pacquiao was in 6th grade. His mother decided to divorce his father after she found out he was sleeping with another woman, -
Pacquiao's Debut as a Professional Boxer.
Manny Pacquiao's profesional debut as a boxer was against Edmund Egnacio which led Pacquiao toward his successful career. Manny won the fight by a decision and that's when people started realizing him. -
WBC Flyweight Champion
With a record of 23-1, on December 4, 1998 Manny Pacquiao faces Chatchai Sasakul from Thailand and took away the WBC Flyweight title. -
WBC International Super Bantamweight
A year after beating Chatchai, on December 18, 1999 Pacquiao challenges Reynante Jamili to win the WBC Super Bantamweight title and knocks out Reynante in the second round making himself the new WBC Super Bantamweight Champion. -
IBF Junior Featherweight
Early 2000s was the time when the boxing fans all around the world started loving this man and on June 23, 2001 Manny Pacquiao faces Lehlo Ledwaba who was from South Africa and was the IBF Junior Featherweight champion of the world. On that day Manny surprises the world again by technically knocking out Lehlo in the sixth round which made Pacquiao the new IBF Junior Featherweight title holder. -
WBC International Super-featherweight Title
A few years after defending his existing championship titles Pacquiao decides to face Hector Velazquez on September 10, 2005 and takes away his WBC International Super-featherweight title. -
WBC Lightweight Title
On June 28, 2008 Manny steps his game up towards his dreams and faces a WBC Lightweight title holder, David Diaz and beats him in the 9th round with TKO and becomes the WBC Lightweight Champion. -
IBO Light Welterweight Champion
A year after winning the Lightweight championship, on May 2nd, 2009, Manny Pacquiao proceeds his career by facing a tough Puerto Rican professional boxer Miguel Cotto and takes away the IBO Light Welterweight title away from him. -
WBC Super Welterweight Champion
With a record of 52-3-2, on November 13, 2010 Manny faces Antonio Margarito from Mexico and the fight lasts all 12 rounds but the decision goes to Manny Pacquiao again and hi is now the WBC Super Welterweight Champion of the world. -
WBO Welterweight Champion
On April 12, 2014 in the famous MGM Grand Arena Pacquaio and Timothy Bradley face each other and fight for all 12 rounds and the fight was won by Pacquiao by unanimous decision and became the WBO Welterweight champion. Pacquiao was the only boxer to hold the titles for eight different weight divisions.
