Did you know that Manny Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives?

Did you know that Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao is known as Manny Pacquiao, is a Filipino professional boxer and politician?

Did you know that Pacquiao is an eight-division world champion?

Did you know he is the first boxer in history to win ten world titles in eight different weight divisions?^[4]

He is also the first boxer in history to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.^[5]

Did you know he was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000's by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA)?

Did you know he is also a three-time BWAA and The Ring "Fighter of the Year" in 2006, 2008 and 2009^?[6]

Currently, Pacquiao is the WBC Super Welterweight World Champion and WBO Welterweight World Champion (Super Champion). He is also currently rated as the "number one" pound-for-pound best boxer in the world by several sporting news and boxing websites, including The Ring, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, NBC Sports, Yahoo! Sports and About.com.^[7][8]

Did you know that Pacquiao has participated in acting, music recording, and politics?

In May 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani.^[9]

Did you know that Pacquiao is the only active boxer to become a congressman in the Philippines?^[10]


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