Congratulation to Pacquiao for the win. As I watched from Round 1 till the end Round 12. Pacquiao must win the match. As I see while Pacquiao were trying to fight, Broner is trying to run around and gave less fight back to Pacquiao. So, Manny Pacquiao won the match is correct. I accepted. YES!
Wikipedia Image: Pacquiao vs Broner
Now, I want to know some more background of both Pacquiao and Broner below.
Who is Pacquiao?
Wikipedia: Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH (/ˈpækiaʊ/ PAK-ee-ow; Tagalog: [pɐkˈjaʊ]; born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino professional boxer and politician, currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines.
He currently ranks #4 in BoxRec's ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time.[1] In 2016, Pacquiao was ranked number 2 on ESPN's list of top pound for pound boxers of the past 25 years.[2] He is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing,[3] having won eleven major world titles, as well as being the first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes.[4][5][6] Pacquiao is also the first boxer in history to win major world titles in four of the original eight weight classes of boxing: flyweight, featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight.[7][8][9]
He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), WBC, and WBO. He is also a three-time Ring magazine and BWAA Fighter of the Year, winning the award in 2006, 2008, and 2009; and the Best Fighter ESPY Award in 2009 and 2011.[10] Pacquiao has generated approximately 19.2 million in pay-per-view buys and $1.2 billion in revenue from his 23 pay-per-view bouts.[11] According to Forbes, he was the second highest paid athlete in the world as of 2015.[12]
Beyond boxing, Pacquiao has participated in basketball, business, TV hosting, 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. He was re-elected in 2013 to the 16th Congress of the Philippines.[13] In June 2016, Pacquiao was elected as a senator and will serve a six-year term until 2022.[14]
Pacquiao has been considered a top contender for Philippine presidential election, 2022. Incumbent president Rodrigo Duterte announced in December 2016 and December 2017 that he intends to make Pacquiao his successor.[15]
Who is Broner?
Wikipedia: Adrien Jerome Broner (born July 28, 1989) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including the WBO junior lightweight title from 2011 to 2012, the WBC lightweight title from 2012 to 2013, the WBA welterweight title in 2013, and the WBA light welterweight title from 2015 to 2016.
As of July 2018, Broner is ranked as the world's fourth best light welterweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[4] and the eighth best active welterweight by BoxRec.[5] In December 2012, The Ring magazine ranked him as the world's fifth best active boxer, pound for pound.[6]
After Manny Pacquiao signed with Al Haymon in October 2018, reports have circulated that Broner is the front-runner to face him in January 2019.[101] On October 18, 2018, Pacquiao confirmed that the deal is almost complete.[102] On November 19, 2018, a press conference was held in New York City to confirm the fight between Broner and Pacquiao on January 19, 2019 for the WBA (Regular) welterweight title. The fight will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be distributed by Showtime PPV.[103]
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He currently ranks #4 in BoxRec's ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time.[1] In 2016, Pacquiao was ranked number 2 on ESPN's list of top pound for pound boxers of the past 25 years.[2] He is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing,[3] having won eleven major world titles, as well as being the first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes.[4][5][6] Pacquiao is also the first boxer in history to win major world titles in four of the original eight weight classes of boxing: flyweight, featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight.[7][8][9]
He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), WBC, and WBO. He is also a three-time Ring magazine and BWAA Fighter of the Year, winning the award in 2006, 2008, and 2009; and the Best Fighter ESPY Award in 2009 and 2011.[10] Pacquiao has generated approximately 19.2 million in pay-per-view buys and $1.2 billion in revenue from his 23 pay-per-view bouts.[11] According to Forbes, he was the second highest paid athlete in the world as of 2015.[12]
Beyond boxing, Pacquiao has participated in basketball, business, TV hosting, 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. He was re-elected in 2013 to the 16th Congress of the Philippines.[13] In June 2016, Pacquiao was elected as a senator and will serve a six-year term until 2022.[14]
Pacquiao has been considered a top contender for Philippine presidential election, 2022. Incumbent president Rodrigo Duterte announced in December 2016 and December 2017 that he intends to make Pacquiao his successor.[15]
Who is Broner?
Wikipedia: Adrien Jerome Broner (born July 28, 1989) is an American professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in four weight classes, including the WBO junior lightweight title from 2011 to 2012, the WBC lightweight title from 2012 to 2013, the WBA welterweight title in 2013, and the WBA light welterweight title from 2015 to 2016.
As of July 2018, Broner is ranked as the world's fourth best light welterweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[4] and the eighth best active welterweight by BoxRec.[5] In December 2012, The Ring magazine ranked him as the world's fifth best active boxer, pound for pound.[6]
After Manny Pacquiao signed with Al Haymon in October 2018, reports have circulated that Broner is the front-runner to face him in January 2019.[101] On October 18, 2018, Pacquiao confirmed that the deal is almost complete.[102] On November 19, 2018, a press conference was held in New York City to confirm the fight between Broner and Pacquiao on January 19, 2019 for the WBA (Regular) welterweight title. The fight will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be distributed by Showtime PPV.[103]
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