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Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao

This file photo taken on November 21, 2011, shows Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao (L) attending a mass at the Quiapo Church in Manila after arriving from the US. The influential Catholic church in the Philippines said on January 30, 2012 it had asked Manny Pacquiao to follow in the footsteps of NFL hero Tim Tebow and become a 'bible ambassador'.

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  • Floyd Mayweather completes plea deal in Vegas

    6 in an unrelated case, which raises doubts about a long-anticipated fight between Mayweather and Philippine fight rival Manny Pacquiao .He pleaded guilty Dec. 21 to misdemeanor battery domestic violence and no contest to harassment for a hair-pulling, punching   Read more »

  • Miguel Cotto stops Antonio Margarito by TKO after 9th

    didn't box again for more than a year.He needed surgery to repair a fractured orbital bone following a loss to Manny Pacquiao last year and considered retirement. The New York State Athletic Commission didn't license Margarito until Nov. 22 after ordering   Read more »

  • Manny Pacquiao escapes with a decision over Juan Manuel Marquez

    Pacquiao was taken to the limit Saturday night before escaping with a majority decision win over Juan Manuel Marquez in their welterweight title fight.Pacquiao won on two scorecards, while the third ringside judge had it a draw. It was a narrow escape for   Read more »

  • Live blog: Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III

    main event is about to start. A very nice tribute to Joe Frazier going on right now. Up next, Manny Pacquiao defends his WBO welterweight title against Juan Manuel Marquez.Here's our live blog:Three national anthems and a highlight reel of the first two Pacquiao-Marquez   Read more »

  • Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez ready for thrillogy

    Pacquiao acts as though it's personal, then claims it's not. Just another night in the ring, another notch on his belt and another $25 million or so to take back to the Philippines with him.It's not that easy for Juan Manuel Marquez . He remains convinced   Read more »

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About Manny Pacquiao

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (IPA: /'pækjaʊ/; born December 17, 1978), known as Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao is a professional Filipino boxer. He is currently the WBC Lightweight Champion. He is the former WBC super featherweight world champion, IBF super bantamweight world champion, and WBC flyweight world champion. He has also held the Ring Magazine titles for featherweight and super featherweight. For his achievements, he became the first Filipino boxer to win four world titles in four different weight divisions. He is currently rated by the Ring Magazine as the #1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world.

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