Manny Pacquiao Height, Weight, Age, Spouse, Children, Facts, Biography

Publish date: 2024-05-22
Manny Pacquiao Quick Info
Height5 ft 5½ in
Weight70 kg
Date of BirthDecember 17, 1978
Zodiac SignSagittarius
Eye Color
Dark Brown

Manny Pacquiao is a Filipino politician and former professional boxer who is best known for having served as a Senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. He is considered as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. During the course of his career, Manny has been the recipient of several honors such as Philippine Sportswriters Association‘s “Athlete of the Decade”, PSA‘s “Sportsman of the Year”, Gabriel “Flash” Elorde Memorial‘s “Boxer of the Decade”, MEGA Man Magazine‘s “Man of the Year”, and many more. He has appeared in a variety of films and TV shows such as Wapakman, Malvar, Pinoy Records, Show Me Da Manny, and Stories for the Soul.

Born Name

Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (Pronounced as pak-ee-ow)

Nick Name

Manny, Pac Man, The Destroyer, The Mexicutioner, The Nation’s Fist, The Filipino Slugger, The Fighting Congressman, National Godfather, Fighting Pride of the Philippines

Sun Sign

Sagittarius

Born Place

Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines

Residence

General Santos City, South Cotabato, Philippines

Kiamba, Sarangani, Philippines

Nationality

Filipino

Education

Manny Pacquiao attended Saavedra Saway Elementary School in General Santos in Philippines. However, he dropped out of the school at the age of 14 owing to extreme poverty. He left home and his high school to earn money.

Much later in 2007, Manny Pacquiao took and passed the exam equivalent to high school degree. His high school degree was awarded by the Department of Education in the Philippines. This made him eligible for college education and he enrolled himself in business management at Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) in the Philippines.

Due to his boxing achievements and humanitarian work in his country, the Southwestern University (SWU) at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino in Lahug conferred him with the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humanities on February 18, 2009.

To strengthen his knowledge as a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Pacquiao has undertaken a Certificate Course in Development, Legislation and Governance at the Development Academy of the Philippines – Graduate School of Public and Development Management (DAP-GSPDM).

Occupation

Professional Boxer, Basketball Player, Politician, Singer, Actor

Family

Manager

Manny Pacquiao is currently attached to Top Rank, Inc. (Sports Management Company), Las Vegas, US.

Build

Athletic

Height

5 ft 5½ in or 166 cm

Weight

154 lbs or 70 kg

Girlfriend / Spouse

Manny Pacquiao has been romantically linked with –

  • Jinkee Pacquiao (2000-Present) – The vice governor of Sarangani, her hometown, Jinkee Pacquiao is married to the boxer since May 10, 2000. She had to deal with Manny Pacquiao’s womanizing in recent years but she insists on having a normal relationship now. The couple has five children together – Jemuel, Michael, Mary Divine Grace, Queen Elizabeth, and Israel Pacquiao.
  • Ara Mina (2007) – The Filipino actress, fashion model, and singer, Ara Mina had a fling with the boxer in 2007. They had appeared together on-screen in the film Anak ng Kumander (2008).
  • Krista Ranillo (2009-2010) – The Filipino actress met the boxer on the sets of their movie ‘Wapakman’ in 2009. The couple started dating but when the local media flashed the news, they denied any such rumors. Ranillo flew to US after their photographs together were published on the internet. They separated in 2010.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    Asian

    Hair Color

    Black

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    Shoe Size

    Manny Pacquiao’s exact shoe size is not known. Possibly, he wears a size 9 (US).

    Brand Endorsements

    Manny Pacquiao has been approached by several business sectors so that he may endorse their brands. He has also appeared in a political ad in 2007 and 2010 for politicians during the Philippine elections.

    The most notable brand that he has endorsed is Nike’s ‘Fast Forward’ campaign with other major athletes like Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Liu Xiang.

    He has also appeared in the commercial for San Miguel Beer with Jet Li and Erik Morales.

    The other products that he has endorsed include detergents, medicines, foods, beverages, garments, and telecommunications.

    He has also appeared for Hennessy Cognac in their print ad in 2012.

    Religion

    Manny Pacquiao has been raised in the Roman Catholic faith, but he currently practices Evangelical Protestant.

    Best Known For

    Manny Pacquiao is best known for being the first and only eight-division world champion as a professional boxer. He has won ten world titles and is the first to win the Lineal Championship in four different weight classes.

    In the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao is also known as the founder of his political party People’s Champ Movement and a Representative of the Philippine House.

    First Fight

    Manny Pacquiao started boxing at the age of 14 as an Amateur and made the Philippine National Amateur Boxing Team. He has an amateur record of 60-4.

    Pacquiao entered professional boxing at the age of 16 and his professional debut match was a four-round bout against Edmund “Enting” Ignacio. The fight took place on January 22, 1995, in which Pacquiao was the winner.

    Fighting Style

    As a Singer

    Manny Pacquiao has not only been in the spotlight for boxing, but also for his venture into singing. He has been an active singer since 2006. Most of the Tagalog songs which are featured in Pacquiao’s album are composed by Lito Camo.

    First Album

    Manny Pacquiao released his first album Laban Nating Lahat Ito in 2006 under the label Star Records. It has 10 songs which include the title song meaning “this is our fight” feat Francis M.

    Labels

    Instruments

    Vocals

    As an Actor

    Manny Pacquiao commenced his acting career via ABS-CBN shows in the late 90’s. He worked as an extra in some Filipino films and guest appearances on ABS-CBN shows.

    As a Basketball Player

    He started his basketball career in 2014 as a player as well as coach. He plays at the “Point Guard” position under the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

    First Film

    Manny Pacquiao has appeared first in a Filipino film titled Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin where he was cast as Dong. The film was released in the year 2000.

    First TV Show

    Manny Pacquiao appeared in the TV documentary news show I-Witness in 1999 in the Kamao episode on GMA Network.

    As a Politician

    Manny Pacquiao entered Filipino politics in 2007. However, he did not succeed as a politician then and lost to the representative of Nationalist People’s Coalition.

    On May 13, 2010, however, the boxer founded his own party People’s Champ Movement and fought the election from his wife’s hometown Sarangani. He scored a huge victory over Chiongbian clan which was the wealthy and politically influential group in the lone district. He won over the party which ruled for more than 30 years in the district with his opponent securing only half of the votes that he received.

    Personal Trainer

    Manny Pacquiao has been the only eight-division world champion in boxing. Behind such great success, there remains a man who is also a former boxer, Freddie Roach. Roach has reportedly trained more than 27 world champions till date.

    Pacquiao also had been under strength and conditioning coach, Alex Ariza. However, Roach had a suspicion that Ariza used to provide steroids to the boxer without his consent. Hence Roach has refused to work with Ariza after 2010 controversies surfaced about Pacquiao’s drug / PED consumption.

    Manny Pacquiao Favorite Things

    Source – ESPN.Go.com, Independent.co.uk

    Manny Pacquiao Facts

  • Manny Pacquiao has been the first in the Philippines to appear on a postage stamp as an athlete.
  • The boxer has founded the ‘Manny Pacquiao Foundation’ to help the people of the Philippines and other parts of the world who face problems like poverty and sickness.
  • As a humanitarian worker, Pacquiao has invested in many projects to help with cancer research and treatment centers in Mindanao. His humanitarian work also includes medical missions, granting scholarships, and promoting environmental awareness.
  • TIME has enlisted Manny Pacquiao in the list of ‘100 Most Influential People’ in 2009 owing to the great popularity of the boxer in US and as a hero among the Filipino people.
  • Manny Pacquiao has been featured on the cover of Reader’s Digest Asia. A seven-page story was published about the world champion boxer and the issue was published before the epic match of Pacquiao vs. De La Hoya in 2008.
  • It has been speculated that world champion Pacquiao has been taking drugs to execute the energy and swift movements during his bouts. The suspicion of consuming illegal steroid / PED became strong, though not proven when he turned down a random blood and urine drug test in 2010 for a boxing match.
  • Pacquiao’s life has been featured in a film named ‘Pacquiao: The Movie’ which was released on June 21, 2006. Filipino actor, Jericho Rosales starred as Manny Pacquiao and the film was directed by Joel Lamangan.
  • He also owns a basketball team called “MP Hotel Warriors,” which plays under Philippine Basketball Association Developmental League (PBA D-League).
  • The boxer has such a fame and popularity that the US top singers have dedicated songs to him which includes Kool A.D.’s song entitled “Manny Pacquiao” (51), Pitbull‘s “Get it started,” A$AP Rocky‘s “Phoenix,” Bad Meets Evil and Bruno Mars‘s “Lighters,” Eminem and Skylar Grey‘s “Asshole,” Future’s “Never Gon’ Lose,” Migos’ “Chinatown,” Nicki Minaj and Ciara‘s “I’m Legit” and Rick Ross‘s “High Definition.”
  • During the esteemed 2000s, Manny Pacquiao was named as the Fighter of the Decade by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), by World Boxing Council (WBC), and by World Boxing Organization (WBO).
  • He has received the BWAA Fighter of the Year Award in 2006, 2008, and 2009. The Ring has conferred him with the title thrice. He has also won the Best Fighter ESPY Award in 2009 and 2011.
  • Pacquiao has been conferred with the honor of Lt. Colonel in the reserve force of the Philippine Army.

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