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33 unusual facts about Manny Pacquiao


Ana Julaton

Impressing Roach with her work ethic—even sparring against male fighters—Julaton eventually became part of Roach's large stable of boxers, alongside Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao and former world champion Gerry Peñalosa.

Chowking

The brand was a partner in the "Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez 3" boxing fundraiser event, together with San Miguel Indonesia, the Asian Tigers and the Philippine Embassy in Indonesia.

Darlene Antonino-Custodio

On May 14, 2007 elections, she defeated her challenger professional boxer seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, by more than thirty thousand votes.

She gained national fame for defeating her challenger, professional boxer seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao in the 2007 elections.

Dyan Castillejo

Castillejo has worked as a sports interviewer for ABS-CBN sports, interviewing Manny Pacquiao and his Mexican opponents.

Floyd Mayweather, Sr.

However, Hatton lost only his second fight under Mayweather Sr. with a second-round knockout by Manny Pacquiao.

Jorge Solís

On April 14, 2007, Solis faced off against reigning WBC International Super-Featherweight champion, then three-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (43-3-2) in San Antonio, Texas.

Latissimus dorsi muscle

Examples of this would be seen in boxers such as Manny Pacquiao, Chris Eubank, Carl Froch and Arturo Gatti, although the size difference in lats can be due to genetics as well.

Lehlohonolo Ledwaba

Ledwaba defended the belt 5 times before losing it to Manny Pacquiao via TKO to earn Pacquiao his second world championship in two weight divisions.

Manny Many Prizes

It began airing live on July 16, 2011 in the Philippines and aired as well on July 16, 2011/July 17, 2011 on GMA Pinoy TV, and is hosted by Manny Pacquiao along with several co-hosts.

Marco Antonio Barrera

On November 16, 2003, Barrera was defeated by Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao in the eleventh round when Barerra's corner threw in the towel, earning Pacquiao his third world championship in third weight division (Barrera was the recognized Lineal champion and his Ring Magazine title was also on the line when he fought Pacquiao).

Martín Castillo

Castillo received some exposure in this fight, as it was the first televised bout on the Pay-Per-View (PPV) fight card featuring the first match between boxing superstars Érik Morales and Manny Pacquiao.

The rematch between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao on January 21, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada provided another opportunity to feature Castillo on the PPV undercard, this time as the chief supporting bout to the main event.

Miguel Cotto vs. Yuri Foreman

The American trainer expected an impressive win by his boxer and this bout showed what Cotto had left in his skills, after taking a lot of punishment against several recent opponents such as Antonio Margarito, Joshua Clottey and Manny Pacquiao.

Cotto, a three time world champion, was coming from a TKO loss at Welterweight to Manny Pacquiao.

Miss World Philippines 2011

Manny Pacquiao,PLH - Congressman of the lone district of Sarangani and WBO Welterweight World Champion (Super Champion)

Muscular Christianity

In 2012, athletes such as Tim Tebow, Manny Pacquiao, Josh Hamilton, and Jeremy Lin have also exemplified Muscular Christianity through sharing their faith with their fans.

Nene Tamayo

She is set to be awarded by the ABS-CBN's show Pipol with the "2005 Pipol of the Year" award after defeating the co-nominee Manny Pacquiao under the "Sports and Entertainment" Category.

Pacquiao: The Movie

Pacquiao: The Movie is a 2006 action-drama film based on a true story of Filipino boxer Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao, co-produced by Star Cinema and FLT Films.

The film starts with the opening credits with clips from the first fight between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales.

Para Sa 'Yo Ang Laban Na Ito

Para Sa 'Yo Ang Laban Na Ito (lit. This Fight Is For You) is a Filipino television inspirational talk show and self-help drama produced by GMA Network and presented by Manny Pacquiao and Jean Garcia.

Patrick Hyland

On 8 December 2012, Hyland faced fellow unbeaten fighter Javier Fortuna of the Dominican Republic in the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Interim WBA World Title on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez IV on HBO PPV.

In his last fight Patrick defeated former Manny Pacquiao and Diego Magdaleno opponent Emmanuel Lucero by unanimous decision, and his next fight took place against experienced veteran Frankie Archuleta in the Mid-Hudson Civic Center, New York, on 5 May 2012, a fight in which he stopped Archuleta in the 4th round.

Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc.

World boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao owns the 100th Phoenix station in General Santos City.

Pinoy Records

Manny Pacquiao - left the show due to be elected and now won as Congressman of Sarangani Lone District.

Manny Pacquiao resigned from the show due to political career and only Chris Tiu and Sheena Halili became the anchors of the program.

Sergio Martinez vs. Paul Williams II

Dan Goossen hoped to line up a big fight for Williams at welterweight, where he used to hold a title, against an opponent such as Manny Pacquiao or Shane Mosley.

Startalk

However, the first time the network has pre-empted the show as a regular programming was during Manny Pacquiao's World Press Tour.

Steven Luevano

Steven Luevano was tested in his 3rd defense against Mario Santiago on the David Diaz-Manny Pacquiao undercard at Mandalay Bay Events Center on June 28, 2008.

On October 6, 2007, Steven Luevano (34-1, 15 KOs) defended his WBO Featherweight title, unanimously defeating 35-year old Antonio "T-Rex" Davis (24-4) on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera.

UAAP Season 71 men's basketball tournament

Newly crowned World Boxing Council lightweight and super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao and Washington Wizards player Gilbert Arenas attended the July 6 games featuring host UP against NU and the Ateneo-La Salle game.

Wapakman

Wapakman is a Philippine superhero film directed by Topel Lee and starring eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao.

Yuriorkis Gamboa vs. Jorge Solis

The Mexican was overwhelmed by a combination of quickness (hands and feet) and punching power that rivals another of Solis’ elite opponents, Manny Pacquiao, who had some trouble with Solis before stopping him in eight rounds in a junior lightweight bout in 2007.


Bernabe Concepcion

Originally, the fight was supposed to be included in the undercard of the May 2, 2009 bout between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton but Luevano pulled out due to an injury.

Glen Tapia

Tapia has gained some notoriety last fall when he performed well as a sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao when Pacquiao was getting ready to fight Antonio Margarito.

Mario Santiago

Steven Luevano's victory against Antonio Davis and Terdsak Jandaeng was tested in his 3rd defense on June 28, 2008 night's David Diaz-Manny Pacquiao undercard at Mandalay Bay Events Center.