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In 1995, the death of a young aspiring boxer and close friend, Eugene Barutag, spurred the young Pacquiao to pursue a professional boxing career. [31] Pacquiao started his professional boxing career when he was just 16 years old, stood at 4'11'' and weighed 98 pounds (7 pounds under the mini-flyweight division).
Manny Pacquiao has an amateur record of 60–4 and a record of 62–8–2 as a professional, with 39 wins by knockout. Boxing historian Bert Sugar ranked Pacquiao as the greatest southpaw fighter of all time. [23] In 2021, he ranked number 1 in DAZN's list of the top 10 boxers of the last 30 years. [24]
To date, the only octuple champion is Manny Pacquiao, who has won twelve major world titles. [ 1 ] Pacquiao achieved the feat when he defeated Antonio Margarito via a unanimous decision to win the WBC super welterweight title on November 13, 2010 at the Cowboys Stadium , Arlington, Texas , US.
Pacquiao was an easy choice in his first year of eligibility after compiling a 62-8-2 record with 39 knockouts during a pro career that began in 1995 and lasted until 2021. “This certainly is a ...
Manny Pacquiao's prolific career made him an easy choice for inclusion into the boxing Hall of Fame even if his only ... He finished with a pro record of 62-8-2, including 39 knockouts. As an ...
Pacquiao has been so great for so long that it is easy to forget all that he has accomplished. 'This is a once in a lifetime guy': Manny Pacquiao's boxing records may never be broken [Video] Skip ...
In boxing, a septuple champion is a boxer who has won world titles in seven different weight classes. Manny Pacquiao is the first boxer to win world titles in seven different weight divisions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Pacquiao clinched the feat when he defeated Miguel Cotto via TKO in 12th round and won the WBO Welterweight (147 lbs) title on November 14 ...
Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley, billed as Perfect Storm, was a professional boxing match contested on June 9, 2012, for the WBO welterweight championship. It was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise , Nevada. [ 2 ]