Manny Pacquiao Profile
Manny Pacquiao – WBO Welterweight World Champion.
Pacquiao (49-3-2-37 KO) is the WBO Welterweight World Champion (Super Champion). He resides in his hometown General Santos City, South Cotabato, Philippines. He is also currently rated as the “number one” pound-for-pound best boxer in the world by most sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, BoxRec.com, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC Sports, Yahoo! and Sports.
Another great Mexican warrior was in line next. Juan Manuel Marquez, the most undervalued of his contemporaries. Pacquiao blitzed him in the first round, sending him to the canvas three times. It looked like it would be another short and dominating night. However, Marquez found a way to recover his senses and used his crisp counter punching to turn the tide of the fight. After the final bell rang, the fight was declared a draw, and many people felt that Marquez had actually pulled off the come from behind win. Many felt that Marquez deserved the victory. Marquez’s unique set of skills, including his pinpoint counter punching and his surprisingly jolting power are the perfect foil for Pacquiao’s come forward and punch aggression. Arum listed Juan Manuel Marquez as the first choice and then mentioned Timothy Bradley and Zab Judah as other options.
| Manny Pacquiao | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao |
| Nickname(s) | Pac-Man, Fighting Pride of the Philippines, The Mexicutioner, The People’s Champ, Pambansang Kamao (National Fist), The Fighting Congressman |
| Rated at | Light Middleweight Welterweight Light Welterweight Lightweight Super Featherweight Featherweight Super Bantamweight Flyweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 1⁄2 in (1.69 m) |
| Reach | 67 in (170 cm) |
| Nationality |  Filipino |
| Born | December 17, 1978 (age 32) Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 58 |
| Wins | 53 |
| Wins by KO | 38 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 2 |
