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And his endearing smile, charm, and chiseled physique have only helped to boost his public appeal. He then scored his third straight win by holding off Chris Algieri in November. Despite fighting with an injured right shoulder, Pacquiao gamely went after Mayweather but was unable to land many effective punches.

He lost a unanimous decision to drop his record to In February , he cleared a high school equivalency exam, which made him eligible for college education. Skip to content. Spread the love. Contents show. Manny Pacquiao. Manny Pacquiao with his wife Jinkee Pacquiao. Who is Manny Pacquiao? Sports, About. Pacquiao's wife, Jinkee, was elected vice governor of Sarangani in They have five children together.

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His family struggled to survive such was the poverty, and Pacquiao has told tales of eating just once a day and sleeping in the street. Exactly what he ate on certain days left a lot to be desired. There is a story that goes: family starving so daddy kills the dog and cooks it. The malnourished youngster is unbeaten in his first 11 fights but the temptations that money brings — gambling and alcohol — soon hack away at his natural discipline and he loses fight No.

Sasakul had lost only one bout of 33 and, over the first seven rounds against Pacquiao, appears to be heading towards another victory. But the Filipino uncorks two left hands to knock out the champion in the eighth and claim his first world title two weeks before his 20 th birthday.

But Pacquiao is starting to fill out. After a lifetime of scrimping and scraping for food, the youngster is eating regularly and, probably belatedly, maturing physically. He just about makes the lb weight limit for his first defence a win over Gabriel Mira , but he is drained for his next one.

After starving himself, and several attempts to vomit out the last dregs of mass from his emaciated frame before the weigh-in, he comes in too heavy. Only the title will be on the line for Medgoen Singsurat, who makes the most of the opportunity by knocking out a drained Pacquiao with a body shot in round three. The American coach begins to shape one of the greatest fighters from modern times from the furious and unkempt brilliance the Filipino brings.

Growing rapidly, Pacquiao leapfrogs two divisions and lands in the super-bantamweight division. The beating makes the boxing world sit bolt upright and take notice.

Although his hands move rapidly, there is an obvious reliance on his left. The right mitt lacks education and serves as little more than a rangefinder for his favoured weapon. And his feet, though quick, often clumsily leave him square on and vulnerable to counters. Dropped three times in the opening round, Marquez is on the brink. But he defiantly survives and begins his comeback. His trainer Freddie Roach constructs a plan to correct them, and the Filipino is forced to use his right hand — over and over — in the gym.

In a rematch with Morales, Pacquiao deploys lateral movement and his right hand to better effect. Erik — so confident beforehand — is hammered to defeat in 10 rounds. Manny follows that by outscoring both Marco Antonio Barrera and Marquez in returns to complete an impressive run of form against Mexican fighters.

With world titles in three weight classes bagged, and supremacy secured in four, the southpaw sets his sights on lightweight and WBC boss, David Diaz.

Pacquiao was ferocious, dominating before icing his rival in the ninth. Armed with his new box of tricks, Pacquiao aims even higher.