&content_pacquiao=became the IBF Super Bantamweight champion and defended this title 4 times became the WBC International Super Bantamweight champion, defending it five times became WBC International Super Featherweight champion recognized by HBO and Ring Magazine as the fighter of the year(2006) named by HBO as the most exciting fighter of the year(2006) honored by the WBC as Champ Emeritus during its 45th Annual World Convention held at the Manila Hotel became the WBC lightweight champion on June 28, 2008 became an ambassador of the Alternative Learning System(ALS) &content_popup=Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao (born December 17, 1978), simply known as Manny Pacquiao or Pac-Man, is a Filipino professional boxer. He became the WBC Lightweight Champion and the WBC Super Featherweight Champion, and was the former world champion at IBF Super Bantamweight, and WBC Flyweight divisions, therefore making him the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win four world titles in four weight divisions. He took over as the Ring Magazine pound for pound number 1 ranked boxer in the world on June 9, 2008 after Floyd Mayweather Jr., announced his retirement from boxing.