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Name: Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao 

Occupation: Boxer , Political Leader 

Birth Date: December 17, 1978 (Age: 34) 

Aka: Manny Pacquiao 

Nickname: Ang Pambansang Kamao

Nickname: Pac-Man 

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Early Life of Manny

Pacquiao was born on December 17, 1978, in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines. He is the son of Rosalio Pacquiao and Dionesia Dapidran-Pacquiao. His parents separated when he was in sixth grade, after his mother observed that his father was living with another woman. When he was a teenager, Pacquiao left his family and boarded a ship to Manila, Philippines, in hopes of training as a boxer and launching a career in the sport. Not long after, in January of 1995, his goals gained some traction; at age 16, he stepped into the ring for his first professional bout, against Edmund Ignacio. Pacquiao won the fight in four rounds, in a unanimous decision. The victory propelled him into a successful boxing career run that would encompass in almost two decades.

Synopsis 

 Manny Pacquiao began professionally boxing at the age of 16, in a bout against Edmund Ignacio. Pacquiao beat Ignacio in four rounds. He went on to win a 1998 bout against Thailand's Chatchai Sasakul, and was named victorious against American boxer Oscar Dela Hoya and England's Ricky Hatton in 2008 and 2009, respectively. Pacquiao has been deemed one of the world's finest boxers, receiving the title of "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s by the Boxing Writers Association of America.

Pacquiao is also a military reservist with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel for the 15th Ready Reserve Division of the Philippine Army.  Manny "Pacman" Pacquioa became great when he fought Antonio Marco Barera in 2006.It was the start of his full-color career in boxing. Since then, he captivated all the fans in the world by his  unusual boxing skills and remarkable accomplishments beyond the boxing ring.

 He is an incumbent congressman of Sarangani Province, Philippines and  became second highest earning athletes in the 2012 forbes' list accumulating at least $62 million dollars from his previous fights and endorsements and grabbed multiple championship belts in eight different weight classes. The only boxer in the world to reach this kind of insurmountable achievements.

Boxing career

In December 1998, Pacquiao won a bout against Chatchai Sasakul of Thailand, taking the World Boxing Council flyweight title—his first major honor. In 2001, he moved into a larger weight division, and beat Lehlo Ledwaba for the International Boxing Federation junior featherweight title, in his first U.S. fight. Pacquiao won the fight with a knockout after six rounds. He went on to win several bouts in the years thereafter, claiming world titles in eight different weight divisions.

Ten years after his win against Sasakul, in December 2008, Pacquiao was named victor of an eight-round, nontitle welterweight bout against the famed American boxer Oscar De La Hoya.The fight generated nearly $70 million from viewers of pay-per-view—the broadcasting format for most of Pacquiao's fights since the early 2000s.

Pacquiao went on to fight United Kingdom boxing star Ricky Hatton in May 2009, in a light welterweight division bout in Las Vegas. Pacquiao won the fight by a knockout in the second round, taking The Ring's junior welterweight championship. 

Later that year, in November, he beat Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto in a 12-round bout, for the World Boxing Organization welterweight title—an honor he defended in 2010, when he outlasted Ghanaian boxer Joshua Clottey in a 12-round fight.

On June 9, 2012, Pacquiao lost a 12-round bout with American boxer Timothy Bradley, in a 115-113 decision by three judges. The fight was an incredible upset for boxing fans, as Pacquiao had won 7 rounds to Bradley's five. The fight, broadcast on pay-per-view, was watched by thousands of fans worldwide. The judges' decision spurred wide wide speculation, as both critics and fans argued that Pacquiao should have been named the victor.

Last December 8, 2012 the world of boxing was "SHOCKED and WORRIED" These two adjectives could described how the result of thier quadrilogy went on. Shock when we, or even Marquez felt the same way too,when we saw that the eight division world champion was knockout by Juan MIguel Marquez of Mexico which most of us believed it wouldn,t happened to him." Worried"  when we saw his face flat on the canvass, out cold for few minutes, after being careless on his way of a crushing assault towards Marquez.

Manny is planning to rise again in the boxing world  this coming April or a fifth fight against Juan Manuel Marquez this September. We all wait to see him back again.