Don’t call it a career. Call it a Hall of Fame career. This is after Manny Pacquiao was announced last week as the headliner of the International Boxing Hall of Fame Class of 2025. In honor of this distinction, we listed some of the Pacman’s greatest hits during his illustrious career. Now, we break down the numbers behind the man, the myth, the legend.
62-8-2 (39 KOs)
This is Pacquiao’s professional career record. It was a career that began way back in 1995 with a four-round unanimous decision win against one Edmund Enting Ignacio and ended 27 years later with a unanimous decision loss to Yordenis Ugas.
Pacquiao started off 11-0 before getting stopped by countryman Rustico Torrecampo in 1996. He would go on to have two separate 15-fight winning streaks and another 15-fight unbeaten streak on his way to multiple titles in different weight classes.
68
Aside from blinding speed, Pacquiao also had explosive power, and the 68 knockdowns he recorded in 72 fights prove it beyond any doubt. This combination of speed and power made lots of hapless butts touch the canvas and was part of the Pacman mystique—a surefire reason to watch him work his magic.
On the flipside, Pacquiao got knocked down a few times in his career, too, but it happened only seven times in his long, illustrious career. It should’ve been just six, actually, if not for an incorrectly ruled knockdown in the first round of Pacquiao-Barrera I.
8
This is the number of weight categories Pacquiao has lorded over as champion, making him the only man to accomplish this mean feat. He is also the only seven-division champion and one of just two sextuple belt holders—the other being Oscar De La Hoya.
Pacquiao, of course, started at the minimum weight (under the 112-pound flyweight limit) in 1995 and won titles at flyweight (112 pounds), super bantamweight (122 pounds), featherweight (126 pounds), super featherweight (130), lightweight (135 pounds), light welterweight (140 pounds), welterweight (147 pounds), and super welterweight (154 pounds)
22
The former senator didn’t just win world championships. He also beat world champions—22 of them to be exact. That number is second only to the 23 world champions nemesis Floyd Mayweather faced.
The first world champion Pacquiao beat Chatchai Sasakul in Thailand. Pacquiao would go on to beat Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, Jorge Eliécer Julio, Marco Antonio Barrera (twice), Érik Morales (twice), Óscar Larios, Jorge Solís, Juan Manuel Márquez (twice), David Díaz, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey, Antonio Margarito, Shane Mosley, Brandon Ríos, Timothy Bradley (twice), Chris Algieri, Jessie Vargas, Lucas Matthysse, Adrien Broner, and Keith Thurman later on in his career.
12-4-1
Pacquiao took on all comers, and his 12-4-1 record against fellow Hall of Famers—many of whom were in their prime when they fought the Pacman—is a testament to that.
He was 2-0 against Marco Antonio Barrera, 2-1 against both Erik Morales and Timothy Bradley, and 2-1-1 against Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao also has wins over Miguel Cotto, Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Mosley, and Hatton. His fourth loss against this elite competition was to Floyd Mayweather Jr.
3
That’s the number of times Pacquiao was named The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year (2006, 2008, 2009). The Ring, of course, is widely regarded as the bible of prizefighting and has been handing out Fighter of the Year honors since 1928.
Pacquiao’s three The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year awards puts him in a tie with fellow legends Joe Frazier, Evander Holyfield, and Rocky Marciano for third most all time. Muhammad Ali tops the list with six, followed by Joe Louis’s five. Mayweather Jr, Mike Tyson, Marvin Hagler, Sugar Ray Leonard, and 11 others each have two.
Pacquiao also has three Fighter of the Year awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America.
40
That’s Pacquiao’s age when he won his last world title—the WBA (Super) Welterweight crown—via split decision against 31-year-old Keith Thurmann.
This title win made Pacquiao the oldest welterweight champion ever and is a testament to his staying power. He is also the sixth oldest all-time to win gold, behind Bernard Hopkins (46 years old), George Foreman (45), Thulani Malinga (42 years, 9 days), Virgil Hill (42 years, 8 days), and Cornelius Bundrage (41). The Pacman was 19 days older than Sam Soliman, who is seventh in this old-timer’s list.
4
Further proof of Pacquiao’s longevity is the four decades in which he was a champion. Yes, that’s right! Pacquiao was a champion in four different decades—the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s.
Pacquiao is the first and so far only boxer to accomplish this feat of longevity. It might take someone truly special—Pacquiao-level special—for it to be duplicated.
