Manny Pacquiao
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao CLH (locally [pɐkˈjaʊ]; born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer.[5] Nicknamed "PacMan", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time.[6][7][8][9] He previously served as a senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022.

Pacquiao is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing and has won twelve major world titles.[10][11] He was the first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes,[12][13][14] the first boxer to win major world titles in four of the eight "glamour divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight),[15][16][17] and is the only boxer to hold world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s).[18] In July 2019, Pacquiao became the oldest welterweight world champion in history at the age of 40,[19] and the first boxer in history to become a recognized four-time welterweight champion after defeating Keith Thurman to win the WBA (Super) welterweight title.[20] As of 2015, Pacquiao's fights had generated $1.2 billion in revenue from his 25 pay-per-view bouts.[21] According to Forbes, he was the second highest paid athlete in the world in 2012 and 2015, and the eighth highest paid athlete of the 2010s
Outside of boxing and politics, Pacquiao was the head coach and a player for the Philippine Basketball Association team Kia/Mahindra for three seasons from 2014 to 2017, before founding the semi-professional Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League. He has also starred in films and has presented television shows. In music, he has released multiple PARI-certified platinum albums and songs; his cover of "Sometimes When We Touch" peaked at 19 in the United States on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart after a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[29] He is an Evangelical Christian preacher, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.
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