subscribe for more subscribe for more Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH (/ˈpæki.aʊ/ PAK-ee-ow; Tagalog: [pɐkˈjaʊ];[5] born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first and only eight-division world champion,[6] in which he has won ten world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.[7] According to Forbes, he was the 14th highest paid athlete in the world as of 2013.[8] He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s (decade) by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), World Boxing Council (WBC) and World Boxing Organization (WBO). He is also a three-time The Ring and BWAA "Fighter of the Year," winning the award in 2006, 2008 and 2009, and the Best Fighter ESPY Award in 2009 and 2011.[9] He is the current WBO welterweight champion[10] and is currently ranked number four on The Ring pound-for-pound list.[11]