After featuring him a couple of times on Empty Streets 1027 due to the fact that he has had quite a lot of amazing fights that were ligned up I felt it was time to talk a little bit more about the Pound 4 Pound fighter that has risen from the slums and achieved much more than anyone could dream of.
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, known as Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao is a Filipino professional boxer, part-time actor and recording artist. He is the former WBC Lightweight world champion, WBC Super Featherweight world champion, IBF Super Bantamweight world champion, and WBC Flyweight world champion. He has also held the Ring Magazine titles for Featherweight, Super Featherweight, and Light Welterweight divisions.
For his achievements, he became the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win five world titles in five different weight divisions. He is currently the IBO and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight champion and is rated by the Ring Magazine as the #1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world. He is also the first boxer to win the lineal championship ("the man who beat the man") in four different weight classes.Here is a video compilation of his greatest fights:
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