A Tribute to the epic career of Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao Emmanuel Dapidran "Manny" Pacquiao, PLH (/ˈpæki.aʊ/ pak-ee-ow; Tagalog: [pɐkˈjaʊ];[2] born December 17, 1978), is a Filipino world champion professional boxer. At 32 he was elected to the Philippine House of Representatives. He has also been involved in basketball,[3] acting, and singing.[4] He is the first and only eight-division world champion,[5] in which he has won ten world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.[6] According to Forbes, he was the 2nd highest paid athlete in the world as of 2015.[7] 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.[8] He is currently ranked number seven on the Ring and the longest reigning top-10 on the pound-for-pound list.[9] BoxRec ranks him as the greatest Asian fighter of all-time.[10] He was long rated as the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world by most sporting news and boxing websites, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Sporting Life, Yahoo! Sports, About.com, BoxRec and The Ring from his climb to Lightweight until his losses in 2012.[11][12] Pac-Man The Nation's Fist Ang Pambansang Ninong (National Godfather),[29] The Filipino Slugger[30] The Mexicutioner [31] The Destroyer[32] Kid Kulafu[33] Fighter of the Decade 2000s Fighter of the Year 2006, 2008, and 2009 He is the first and only eight-division world champion, in which he has won ten world titles, as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes BoxRec ranks him as the greatest Asian fighter of all-time longest reigning top-10 on the pound-for-pound list Timothy Bradley Jr Antonio Margarito Ricky Hatton Oscar De La Hoya David Diaz Erik Morales Juan Manuel Marquez Marco Antonio Barrera Lehlo Ledwaba Nedal Hussein Shin Terao Chatchai Sasakul Edmund Enting Ignacio Titles in boxing Major World Titles: WBC Flyweight Champion (112 lbs) IBF Super Bantamweight Champion (122 lbs) WBC Super Featherweight Champion (130 lbs) WBC Lightweight Champion (135 lbs) WBO Welterweight Champion (147 lbs) WBC Light Middleweight Champion (154 lbs) (2) WBO Welterweight Champion (147 lbs) Minor World Titles: IBO Light Welterweight Champion (140 lbs) The Ring/Lineal Championship Titles: Lineal Flyweight Champion (112 lbs) The Ring Featherweight Champion (126 lbs) The Ring Super Featherweight Champion (130 lbs) The Ring Light Welterweight Champion (140 lbs) Regional/International Titles: OPBF Flyweight Champion (112 lbs) WBC International Super Bantamweight Champion (122 lbs) WBC International Super Featherweight Champion (130 lbs) WBO International Welterweight Champion (147 lbs) Special Titles: WBC Emeritus Super Featherweight Champion (130 lbs) WBC Diamond Welterweight Champion (147 lbs) WBO Welterweight Super Champion (147 lbs) WBA Man of Triumph Rhodium Welterweight Champion (147 lbs)