Manny Pacquiao is a Filipino professional boxer, politician, and media personality renowned as one of the greatest boxers in history, the only fighter to win world titles in eight weight divisions and twelve major crowns across four decades.[1][2][3][5] Born in poverty, he began his pro career in 1995 at age 16, compiling a record of 62 wins, 8 losses, and 2 draws, with 39 knockouts over 73 bouts through 2025.[5][6] Pacquiao claimed his first world title in 1998, stopping WBC flyweight champion Chatchai Sasakul in the eighth round, marking his initial lineal crown.[1][2] He rapidly ascended, securing the IBF super bantamweight belt in 2001 via sixth-round knockout of Lehlohonolo Ledwaba in his U.S. debut, followed by triumphs over Marco Antonio Barrera (2003, TKO11 for featherweight), Juan Manuel Márquez, Erik Morales, and others.[1][3][5] Under trainer Freddie Roach, he became the first Asian four-division champion by 2008, adding WBC super featherweight and lightweight titles.[1][2][3] His welterweight dominance peaked with knockouts of Ricky Hatton (2009, KO2), Miguel Cotto (2009, TKO12), and wins over Joshua Clottey and Antonio Margarito (2010, UD12 for an eighth-division crown).[1][3][5] Named Fighter of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association and The Ring in 2006 and 2008, Pacquiao retired in 2021 but returned in 2025, becoming the oldest welterweight champion at age 40.[3][5] From 2016 to 2022, he served as a Philippine senator and ran for president in 2022.[5] As of late 2025, he remains active, preparing for a WBC welterweight title shot, sustaining his legendary status in and out of the ring.[1][4][5]