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[[File:MannyPacq.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Pacquiao following his 2009 win against Miguel Cotto]]
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'''Trainer:''' [[Freddie Roach]] (2001 - present) 
'''Manager:''' [[Shelly Finkel]] 
'''Promoter:''' [[Top Rank]] 
'''[[:Category:Manny Pacquiao Gallery|Manny Pacquiao Gallery]] 
 
==Professional Career==
'''Manny Pacquiao''', sometimes known simply as "Pac Man," began his professional career in 1995 at the age of 16. He won his first eleven fights before running into [[Rustico Torrecampo]], who scored a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Rustico Torrecampo|third-round KO]] over Pacquiao. In his 21st fight, Pacquiao knocked out [[Chokchai Chockvivat]] in five rounds to win the [[OPBF]] flyweight title. In December of 1998, Pacquiao fought [[WBC]] flyweight champion [[Chatchai Sasakul]]. The champion, an elusive boxer and a good counter puncher, was knocked out by Pacquiao in round eight. Sasakul did not get up for several minutes. Pacquiao lost the title when he failed to make weight for his fight against [[Medgoen Singsurat]], which was to be his second title defense. Pacquiao went ahead with the fight but was [[Medgoen Singsurat vs. Manny Pacquiao|knocked out in the third round]] by Singsurat.

Following the loss of his title, Pacquiao moved up three weight classes to the 122-pound division. After six straight wins, he fought [[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba]] for the [[IBF]] [[IBF Super Bantamweight Champion|junior featherweight title]] in June of 2001. Pacquiao, a late substitute opponent, dominated Ledwaba, knocking out the champ in [[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba vs. Manny Pacquiao|six rounds]]. Pacquiao's next fight was a unification fight against WBO champion [[Agapito Sanchez]], which ended in a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Agapito Sanchez|six-round technical decision draw]].

In November of 2003, Pacquiao moved up in weight and fought [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] for [[The Ring Magazine]] featherweight title. Pacquiao dropped Barrera three times in route to an [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (1st meeting)|eleventh-round TKO]]. Pacquiao next fought WBA/IBF featherweight champion [[Juan Manuel Marquez]]. Marquez was down three times in the first round but came back to win many of the later rounds and secure a [[Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (1st meeting)|draw]]. Marquez turned down a rematch because he didn't like the purse he was offered, so Pacquiao moved up to the 130-pound division and fought [[Erik Morales]] in March of 2005. In a candidate for Fight of the Year, Morales won by a close [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (1st meeting)|unanimous decision]]. All three official judges scored the fight 115-113 for Morales. Pacquaio fought Morales twice in 2006, winning by a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (2nd meeting)|tenth-round KO]] and a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales (3rd meeting)|third-round KO]], respectively. Pacquiao was named the 2006 Fighter of the Year by [[ESPN]], The Ring and the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]].

Pacquiao fought twice in 2007, knocking out the undefeated [[Jorge Solis]] in [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Jorge Solis|eight rounds]] and [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (2nd meeting)|outpointing]] Barrera in a rematch. Pacquiao was named [[WBHOF: Fighter of the Year|Fighter of the Year]] by the [[World Boxing Hall of Fame]].

Pacquiao fought Marquez for the WBC super featherweight title in March of 2008. In another great fight, Pacquiao won by a [[Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)|split decision]]. Pacquiao [[David Diaz vs. Manny Pacquiao|knocked out]] [[David Diaz]] in his next fight to win the WBC lightweight title and then moved up to welterweight to [[Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao|fight]] [[Oscar De La Hoya]]. He dominated De La Hoya, and the fight was stopped after the eighth round. Pacquiao was again named Fighter of the Year by ESPN, The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America.

In 2009, Pacquiao scored a [[Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao|second-round knockout]] against [[Ricky Hatton]] to win The Ring junior welterweight title and [[Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao|stopped]] [[Miguel Cotto]] in the twelve rounds to take the WBO welterweight title. Once again, he was named Fighter of the Year by ESPN, The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America.

Pacquiao became the first fighter to win world titles in eight weight divisions when he defeated [[Antonio Margarito]] by a one-sided [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito|unanimous decision]] to win the vacant WBC super welterweight title in November of 2010. Pacquaio never defended the title. He vacated it and defended his WBO welterweight title with a lopsided [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley|unanimous decision]] against [[Shane Mosley]].

In November of 2011, Pacquaio had a rubber match with Marquez, winning by a close and controversial [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (3rd meeting)|majority decision]]. In his next fight, Pacquiao was on the other end of a controversial decision, losing the WBO welterweight title to [[Timothy Bradley]] by a highly controversial [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley (1st meeting)|split decision]].

Pacquiao fought Marquez for a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez (4th meeting)|fourth time]] in December of 2012. After being dropped in the third round, Pacquiao came back to drop Marquez in the fifth round. Pacquiao was winning the sixth round when he got nailed with a perfect right to the head. He went down to the canvas and was out cold. After three close fights, Marquez finally got a win in their great four-fight series.

In November of 2013, Pacquiao returned to the ring with a [[Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios|lopsided decision]] victory against [[Brandon Rios]]. Five months later, Pacquiao had a rematch with Bradley, who was coming off a [[Timothy Bradley vs. Juan Manuel Marquez|split decision]] win against Marquez. Pacquiao defeated Bradley by a [[Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao (2nd meeting)|unanimous decision]], avenging the controversial loss from two years earlier and regaining the WBO welterweight title.

==Career Notes==
*Has a record of 18-3-2 (8 KOs) in World Title fights.
*Has a record of 20-4-2 (10 KOs) against former or current world titlists:
**Won against [[Chatchai Sasakul]], [[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba|Lehlo Ledwaba]], [[Jorge Eliecer Julio]], [[Marco Antonio Barrera]] (twice), [[Erik Morales]] (twice), [[Oscar Larios]], [[Juan Manuel Marquez]] (twice), [[David Diaz]], [[Oscar De La Hoya]], [[Ricky Hatton]], [[Miguel Cotto]], [[Joshua Clottey]], [[Antonio Margarito]], [[Shane Mosley]], [[Brandon Rios]], [[Timothy Bradley]] and [[Chris Algieri]].
**Lost against [[Medgoen Singsurat]], [[Erik Morales]], [[Timothy Bradley]] and [[Juan Manuel Marquez]].
**Drew against [[Agapito Sanchez]] and [[Juan Manuel Marquez]].
*Pacquiao carried his country's flag at the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing [[Olympics|Olympic]] games.
*He is the older brother of fellow boxer [[Bobby Pacquiao]].

==Regional & Minor Titles==
*[[OPBF]] Flyweight Title (June 1997 - September 1998)
*[[WBC]] International Super Bantamweight Title (December 1999 - June 2001)
*[[WBC]] International Super Featherweight Title (September 2005 - November 2007)
*[[IBO]] Junior Welterweight Title (May 2009 - January 2010)
*[[WBC]] Diamond Welterweight Title (November 2009)
*[[WBO]] International Welterweight Title (November 2013 - April 2014)

==The Ring Magazine Titles==
*World Featherweight Title (November 2003 - March 2005)
*World Junior Lightweight Title (March 2008 - July 2008)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (May 2009 - July 2010) Pacquiao vacated each title to fight in a higher weight division.

==Lineal Titles==
*World Flyweight Title (December 1998 - September 1999)
*World Featherweight Title (November 2003 - March 2005)
*World Junior Lightweight Title (March 2008 - July 2008)
*World Junior Welterweight Title (May 2009 - July 2010)

==World Titles==
*[[WBC]] Flyweight Title
*[[IBF]] Junior Featherweight Title
*[[WBC]] Super Featherweight Title
*[[WBC]] Lightweight Title
*[[WBO]] Welterweight Title (2)
*[[WBC]] Super Welterweight Title

==Awards & Recognition==
*2006, 2008 & 2009 ESPN Fighter of the Year
*2006, 2008 & 2009 [[Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year]]
*2006, 2008 & 2009 [[Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Year]]
*2007 [[WBHOF: Fighter of the Year|World Boxing Hall of Fame Fighter of the Year]]
*Pacquiao's second-round KO over [[Ricky Hatton]] was named the 2009 [[Ring Magazine Knockout of the Year]].
*Pacquiao was voted the 2000-2009 "Fighter of the Decade" by the [[Boxing Writers Association of America]].

==External Links==
*[http://www.mp8.ph/ Official website]
*[http://mannypacquiaofan.com Fan site]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1301525 IMDb page]
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pacquiao.htm Cyber Boxing Zone page]
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia: The Lineal Boxing World Champions]

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Chatchai Sasakul]]|
title=[[WBC Flyweight Champion]]|
after=[[Medgoen Singsurat]]|
years=1998 Dec 4 – 1999 Sep 17 '''Stripped (failed to make weight)'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Lehlohonolo Ledwaba]]|
title=[[IBF Super Bantamweight Champion]]|
after=[[Israel Vazquez]]|
years=2001 Jun 23 – 2003 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Juan Manuel Marquez]]|
title=[[WBC Super Featherweight Champion]]|
after=[[Humberto Soto]]|
years=2008 Mar 15 – 2008 Jul '''Vacated'''|
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[David Diaz]]|
title=[[WBC Lightweight Champion]]|
after=[[Edwin Valero]]|
years=2008 Jun 28 – 2009 Feb 24 '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Miguel Angel Cotto]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=[[Timothy Bradley]]|
years=2009 Nov 14 – 2012 June 9
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Sergio Gabriel Martinez]] Vacated|
title=[[WBC Light Middleweight Champion]]|
after=[[Saul Alvarez]]|
years=2010 Nov 13 – 2011 Feb '''Vacated'''
}}
{{Succession box|
before=[[Timothy Bradley]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=–|
years=2014 Apr 12 – present
}}
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[[Category:Filipino World Champions]]
[[Category:The Ring Magazine Champions]]
[[Category:Southpaw World Champions]]
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