We all know his accomplishments in the ring. Hence he is P4P for a reason.
This man come from nothing and worked his way to greatness. Did all of it with dignity and pride and a country behind him. Hes done it all and done a great job of giving back as well. To name some of the accomplishments outside the ring...
He became the first Filipino athlete to appear on a postage stamp.
He has been featured on fight night games
He has done commercial advertisements for nike along side Kobe Bryant, Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer, Cristiano Ronaldo and Liu Xiang'
He has done commercial advertisements with Jet li and erik Morals
He is also doing a movie with Stallone in America. Plan for this is in the making
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
Pacquiao was also included by Forbes Magazine in its annual Celebrity 100 list for the year 2009, joining Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and fellow athletes Tiger Woods and Bryant.
Forbes also listed 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 Pacquiao were Woods at number 1 spot ($110 million); Bryant, basketball legend Michael Jordan, and Formula One star Kimi Räikkönen sharing the number 2 rank ($45 million each); and football superstar David Beckham at number 5 ($42 million)
Pacquiao had also won the 2009 ESPY Awards for the Best Fighter category, beating fellow boxer Shane Mosley and Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter Lyoto Machida
How can people hate on this guy?
He truly is an Icon to many people. Any human who thinks of others rather than self first is a good person.
Yeah he certainly is i don't know why he wants to face Cotto though people will be bringing out all the excuses again if he wins. Cotto was drained/Cotto was ****ed up from Margaritto etc..
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