Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s life has been like something out of a movie. From the slums of the Philippines living in poverty to fighting on the street to feed his family to hearing his name chanted in packed stadiums across the world, a hero arose. And as a fighter, he has been almost unparalleled in his accomplishments. He has so few peers in boxing that he is in the conversation for greatest fighter, pound for pound, who ever lived. Only a few names are in the same class. Muhammad Ali. Pernell Whitaker. Sugar Ray Robinson. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Henry Armstrong. Harry Greb. Here are 20 reasons why Manny Pacquiao — all 5-foot-5, 145 pounds of him — is the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time. 1. Poverty Created a Champion Manny Pacquiao has not forgotten his roots. Manny Pacquiao has not forgotten his roots.@mannypacquiao/Instagram Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao was born on Dec. 17, 1978, in Kibawe, Philippines, a small, impoverished province in the municipality...
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