How many years has Pacquiao been in boxing? Biography of Pacquiao Manny
is the story of a famous Filipino boxer born in the city of Kibawe. This event occurred at the end of 1978, on December 17. The boxer's height is 168 cm, and his attack distance reaches 170 cm. In the ring he fought 61 fights, of which 38 ended in knockout, 5 were defeats, two fights ended in a draw and one did not take place.
Filipino childhoodThe boxing ring attracted Manny Pacquiao, whose life as a young athlete began quite early, from childhood. As an eleven year old boy, having seen a fight between Buster Douglas and Mike Tyson, it seemed that his legs themselves went to the gym where the boxers trained. But his mother was horrified by this sport, so she categorically forbade her son to train. For this reason, the boy left the house, however, the boxer does not like to remember this event at all.
From amateurs to professionals
Pacquiao fought 64 fights as an amateur and won sixty. At the age of 16 he began performing as a professional, winning his debut fight Edmunda Ignacio, according to the points scored. Then he had ten more victories, after which his first defeat by knockout from a Filipino athlete Rustico Torrecampo. This loss did not break the young man, who later continued to win victories in the ring.
In the summer of 1997, he defeated a fairly experienced Thai Chokchaya Chokvivata. Thanks to this fight, Pacquiao enters the leading ratings.
In the winter of 1998, speaking out against Chatchaya Sasakula in battle for championship title in weight up to 50.8 kg ( WBC version), Manny was able to knock out his opponent in the eighth round, but at the same time he no longer fell into the framework corresponding to flyweight. He lost the title of champion in a fight with Medgoen Singsurat because of its weight. This battle took place in the fall of 1999. The boxer did not want to fight and lost in the third round.
Champion
In the winter of 1999, Pacquiao, who was at that time associated with the first featherweight, won by technical knockout Reinanta Jamili. Then, having won victories with several experienced boxers, he signed a contract with the famous promoter from the USA – Murad Mohammed, who promised to make him a champion.
And this soon happened! To fight with Lelohonolo Ledwaboy Pacquiao was trained by an experienced Freddie Roach, so his ward appeared before the fans as a slightly different athlete. He carried out thoughtful combinations, became more technical, and delivered well-placed and polished punches. The acquired skills allowed the Filipino to strike his opponent five blows to the head in a row. Ledwaba went into the break with a broken nose, ending up on the floor a little later after Pacquiao’s left hook. The denouement came in the sixth round, at the moment when, after 30 seconds. after it started, Ledwaba was knocked down. Everyone understood, there is a new one in front of them IBF champion!
After this, meetings took place with Agapito Sanchez, when both boxers remained with their belts, Jorge Elicer Julio, which Manny just crushed, Serik Eshmangbetov And Emmanuel Lucero, who were also defeated by the Filipino. Now he had to fight with the strongest in the featherweight division Marco Antonio Barrera November 15, 2003 Manny was not intimidated by boxing "authorities", and the fight also ended in his victory, which made him a celebrity of the first magnitude in his homeland and America. Manny then decided to remain a featherweight, eventually becoming a champion.
A year later, on May 8, on the eve of the Victory over fascism, he had to fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. And again, Manny surprises everyone by being knocked down in the first round, being the champion. Then it was up to Marquez to fend off the attacks, the judges declared it a draw, and Juan Manuel retained the title of world champion.
Unlike many athletes, in Pacquiao’s life there are always only strong opponents, which, of course, inspires respect. Having moved up to the next weight category, he met in March 2005 with Erik Morales, who won by a minimal margin. In the future, Manny always remained “on horseback”!
Only in a fight that lasted 12 rounds on June 9, 2012 with Timothy Bradley the victory remained with the latter, but the scandalous decision of the judges was divided, and the public cheered for the winner, and Pacquiao. Therefore, Bradley promised a rematch.
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Biography, life story of Pacquiao Manny
Manny Pacquiao is a Filipino professional boxer.
Briefly
Full name: Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao.
Place of birth: Kibawe, Philippines.
Height: 168 cm.
Attack distance: 170 cm.
The beginning of the way
Manny Pacquiao was born on December 17, 1978 into a poor Filipino family. At the age of 11, impressed by the fight with 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 ran away from home at the age of 12 and wandered for some time. Very little is known about this period of Pacquiao’s life; he himself did not like to talk about it.
In total, Manny fought 64 fights in the amateur ring, winning 60. Shortly after his sixteenth birthday, Pacquiao made his professional debut, defeating a certain Edmund Ignacio on points. This victory was followed by ten more, but then 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 17-year-old boxer and he continued to win.
Professional career
In June 1997, Manny Pacquiao defeated the experienced Chokchai Chokwiwat of 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 entered the WBC championship fight at 50.8 kg against the title holder Chatchai Sasakul and knocked him out in the eighth round. By this time, Manny was already finding it difficult to fit into the flyweight limit, and after one defense of the title, he lost it “on the scales”, failing to make weight for the fight with Medgoen Singsurat, which took place in September 1999. According to members of Pacquiao's team, this made a very difficult impression on him and, having entered the fight with Singsurat with absolutely no desire to fight, Manny lost by knockout in the third round.
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After that, Pacquiao jumped up two weight categories at once and in his next fight, which took place in December of the same year, he defeated former WBC super featherweight title contender Reinante Jamili by technical knockout. 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.
Murad kept his promise, although not without the help of chance: the opponent of IBF champion Lelohonolo Ledwaba pulled out of the fight two weeks before the scheduled date and Pacquiao agreed to replace him. Having worked with the famous trainer Freddie Roach in preparation for the fight, Manny entered the ring not at all the fighter that they were used to seeing him. He began to act much more technically, connecting blows into perfect combinations. Already in the first round, Pacquiao shook his opponent with a five-punch combination to the head, and then rained down another hail of blows on him, from which Ledwaba emerged with a broken nose and a bloody face. In the second round, Pacquiao sent Ledwaba to the floor of the ring with a short left hook to the jaw. Having stood up, the champion tried to turn the tide of the battle by leading him on a collision course, but was not very successful in this.
In the third round, one of the challenger’s blows broke Ledvaba’s nose; blood began to flow uncontrollably, now covering not only his face, but also his entire chest, underpants and gloves. Pacquiao continued to dominate the ring, and Ledwaba could not find any antidote to his attacks. Having worked two rounds almost like a training round, at the end of the fifth Pacquiao almost knocked out the champion, who was saved only by the gong.
The end came in the sixth round. About 30 seconds after it started, Pacquiao sent Ledwaba to the floor of the ring with a powerful left cross, delivered squarely to the chin. Ledwaba managed to get up, but it was already clear that he was holding on to one character. A few seconds after the fight resumed, another left hand knocked Ledwaba down again. The champion landed hard on his back and covered his face with his gloves, clearly unable to take the beating any longer. The referee stopped the count and declared Manny Pacquiao the winner and the new IBF champion.
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. Sanchez fought the fight very dirty from the very beginning and committed so many rules violations over the course of six rounds that he could easily have been disqualified. However, the referee was quite loyal to Sanchez’s antics and limited himself to deducting two points from him. In the second round, Pacquiao suffered a cut as a result of a clash of heads, and in the sixth, after another clash, the cut worsened and the fight was stopped. The counting of the judges' notes did not reveal a winner: one of the judges gave a draw, the votes of the other two were divided, and each of the champions ended up with his own belt.
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 score an early victory over the seasoned Colombian. The Filipino boxer dominated the ring from the very beginning of the fight, overwhelming his opponent with a barrage of combinations. At the end of the second round, when several of Pacquiao's punches went unanswered, the referee stopped the fight.
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). The boxer from Thailand lay unconscious on the floor of the ring for more than 20 minutes and was immediately sent to the hospital.
After a warm-up fight with Serik Eshmangbetov from Kazakhstan, whom Pacquiao defeated by technical knockout in the fifth round, having previously been on the floor himself, the Filipino held another defense of his title, winning a spectacular victory over the never-lost Mexican Emmanuel Lucero.
At this time, promoter Manny Pacquiao was already negotiating a meeting with the living legend of Mexican boxing and generally recognized as the strongest, although he did not have any championship belts, featherweight boxer. Pacquiao was by no means considered a favorite in this fight, but he overturned all predictions from the very beginning, subjecting the Mexican to furious attacks. In the first round, the Filipino suffered a dubious knockdown (on replay it was clear that he did not fall from a blow, but simply stumbled), but this became the first and last success. The rest of the fight was an almost one-sided beating, in which the only question was whether he could hold out until the end. He failed: in the eleventh round, the seconds threw in the towel, saving their fighter from a knockout.
This victory brought Manny Pacquiao superstar status in his homeland and made him famous and popular in the United States. After some period of hesitation, he decided not to return to his previous weight category, but to remain in the featherweight division and try to win the championship title there. Manny's opponent this time was chosen to be a very inconvenient one - the greatly underrated WBA and IBF featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez. This Mexican was not particularly popular among the public, but many experts considered him the strongest boxer in this weight category, placing him even higher than and, who by that time had already moved to the first lightweight weight. Most serious experts believed that Marquez's technical superiority and excellent defensive skills would ensure the Mexican a landslide victory. As the battle showed, these predictions were only partially justified.
The meeting between Pacquiao and Marquez took place on May 8, 2004, and its beginning turned out to be completely shocking: already in the first round, the champion was on the floor three times, and it was clear that he did not get up without difficulty. However, by the third or fourth rounds, Marquez evened out the course of the fight and until the very end he successfully held back Pacquiao’s attacks. The judges' opinions on the outcome of this fight differed in the most radical way: one of them scored 115-110 in favor of Pacquiao, another gave the victory to Marquez with exactly the same score, and the third scored a draw - 113-113. As a result, the fight ended in a draw and Marquez retained his belts.
This fight was again followed by a period of uncertainty, during which negotiations were held about meetings with WBC champion In Jin Chi, as well as a rematch with Marquez. However, before the end of the year, Manny only managed to have a warm-up fight with a strong boxer from Thailand, Fasang Por Thavachai (3K Battery), in which he confidently won, knocking out his opponent in the fourth round.
Pacquiao's next step again showed that he is not looking for easy ways and strives to meet only the strongest opponents, regardless of whether they have championship titles or not. Manny again moved one category higher and his opponent in the first fight in the new weight was none other than the legendary Mexican boxer, who won championship belts in three weight categories.
Cinema
Manny's talents are not limited to the ability to place punches well and defend against enemy attacks. So, back in the mid-50s, Pacquiao participated in the filming of various TV series, mostly playing himself. And in 2000 he made his debut as a real dramatic actor. Since then, Manny has been repeatedly invited to appear in their films by many directors.
Policy
Manny Pacquiao is an active member of the Philippine Liberal Party. In 2010, the boxer won the Congressional elections.
Personal life
In May 2010, Manny married his longtime sweetheart, Jinkee Jamora, a charming and intelligent girl with a successful career in politics. The family of Manny and Jinka had children - three sons and two daughters.
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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 of 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 entered the WBC championship fight at 50.8 kg against the title holder Chatchai 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 former WBC featherweight champion Reinante Jamili by technical knockout. 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 score an 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 junior lightweight division, but at the moment it is unclear who his next opponent will be.
Today there are not many boxers in the world who remain at the top of professional sports for many years. One such fighter whose legacy many of his fans and followers study is Pacquiao Manny. We will talk about this native of the Philippines in the article.
basic information
The future multiple world boxing champion was born on December 17, 1978 in Kibawa. Pacquiao Manny was the fourth child of six in his family. From an early age he had to be independent in order to help his parents and relatives. At the age of 13, the guy fought so zealously in the ring that they even started paying him $2 per fight. And three years later, the young man became a participant in a boxing television show. His first fights were more like a fight than boxing.
Amateur career
At the amateur level, Pacquiao Manny had 60 fights, of which he lost only 4. For some time he was a member of his country's national team, thanks to which he had housing and food paid for by the government.
Going Pro
Pacquiao Manny stepped into the ring for the first time as a professional in early 1995. Already during the first year he won 11 victories and moved up two categories. But already in February 1996 he suffered his first defeat at the hands of Rustchiko Torrecampo.
In the summer of 1997, the Filipino won his first title by knocking out Takashi Tivat in the flyweight division.
Pacquiao Manny won the prestigious WBC belt in a fight with Chatchai Sasakul at the end of 1998. Our hero knocked out the champion in the 8th round.
In September 1999, the Filipino suffered another defeat. His offender was Medgoen Singsurat. The champion's opponent managed to deliver a powerful blow to Manny's spleen and was thus able to end the fight in his favor.
Transition to a new weight
In the super flyweight division, Manny Pacquiao, whose fights have always aroused the interest of audiences around the world, had several victorious fights before he entered the fight for the title.
In the summer of 2001, the Filipino fought with IBF belt holder Lehlokhonlo Ledwaba. Note that the fight did not go the full distance, and the belt moved into Manny’s hands after he literally destroyed the former champion in the sixth round.
In November 2001, the talented Manny fought a unification match with another world champion, Agalito Sanchez. There were two belts at stake - IBF and WBO. As a result of this dramatic confrontation, the referee was forced to open the judges' cards early, on the advice of a doctor, resulting in a draw being declared. After this, Pacquiao had a series of successful fights and moved up to a higher category.
Featherweight category
Of particular note is the fight in this division between Pacquiao and Pacquiao. The fight turned out to be competitive. The fighters took turns inflicting damage on each other, but Manny ultimately emerged victorious.
In the spring of 2004, the Filipino drew a fight with him, who at that time owned two championship belts.
In the second featherweight division, the trilogy of fights between Pacquiao and Pacquiao attracts the most attention. In the first fight, the Mexican won, but the two subsequent fights turned out to be in Pacquiao’s favor.
Brief overview of future career
Subsequently, Manny changed weight categories several more times, in which he had to fight such titans of the ring as Shane Mosley, Timothy Bradley, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Antonio Margarito and others. The fights took place in different ways, but for a long time the invincible Manny Pacquiao fought as a champion.
Nuances
The Filipino is distinguished by his fantastic speed of striking, as well as his colossal power. At the same time, he has excellent timing, reaction and footwork. In addition, he knows how to think clearly and strategically.
Personal life
Since May 2000, the athlete has been married to Jinka Pacquiao. The couple met in one of the shopping centers where the girl was selling cosmetics. The family has three sons and two daughters.
Outside the ring
What else has Manny Pacquiao distinguished himself with? The film with his participation “Son of the Commander” was released in 2008. The fighter was also the winner of the elections to Congress from the liberal party. Moreover, the athlete is rich. At the time of 2014, his fortune was equal to 38 million US dollars.
It is noteworthy that Pacquiao is an ardent opponent of same-sex marriage, believing that if people approve of homosexuality, then they are worse than animals.
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 a huge and kind heart, 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 new thing 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. World 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 sort 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 way
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 lost to everyone.
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 the young Pacquiao won a landslide victory over all his opponents.
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. The Filipino and his coaching staff were well aware 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 cannot be considered an absolute champion until he fights Pacquiao - that is the public 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.
