Famous Filipino Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (pronounced /ˈpækjaʊ/) was born December 17, 1978, known as Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao is a Famous Filipino professional boxer, part-time actor and recording artist. Manny Pacquiao is the former WBC Lightweight world champion, 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, Super Featherweight, and Light Welterweight divisions. Manny Pacquiao became the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win five world titles in five different weight divisions. Manny Pacquiao is currently the IBO and Ring Magazine Light Welterweight champion and is rated by the Ring Magazine as the #1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world. He is also the first boxer to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.
Recently, Manny Pacquiao has been included by Time Magazine as one of the world's most influential people for the year 2009, for his exploits in boxing and his influence among the Filipino people. Manny Pacquiao was also included by Forbes Magazine in its annual Celebrity 100 list for the year 2009 (ranked 57th), joining Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and fellow athletes Tiger Woods and Kobe Bryant.[75] Forbes also listed Manny Pacquiao as world's 6th highest-paid athlete, with a total of $40 million from second half of 2008 to first half of 2009. The athletes who ranked ahead of Manny Pacquiao were Woods at number 1 spot ($110 million), Kobe Bryant, basketball legend Michael Jordan, and Formula One star Kimi Raikkonen sharing the number 2 rank ($45 million each), and football superstar David Beckham at number 5 ($42 million).
Manny Pacquiao was also mentioned by World Wrestling Entertainment's ECW on Sci-Fi color commentator Matt Striker in reference to Christian's (William Reso) tag team match with Tommy Dreamer (Thomas Laughlin) vs. Jack Swagger (Jake Hager) and Mark Henry. Striker compares Christian's left and right punches like the speed of Manny Pacquiao's fists.