The extraordinary journey of Manny Pacquiao?
1978: Born into poverty in Kibawe.
1993: Aged 14: Boards a boat from Mindanao to Manila, and joins a boxing gym, sleeping rough on the ring canvas at night.
1995. Aged 16, turns professional, and becomes a hit with exciting style on Filipino television boxing show ?Blow by Blow?. Sends his earnings, $2 per fight, back to his mother.
1998: First world title. Defeats Chatchai Sasakul in Thailand to win first WBC flyweight title.
2001: Wins second world title, against IBF superbantamweight champion Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, taking fight on two weeks? notice. Joins Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym, Hollywood.
2005-present: Undefeated in 13 fights across six weight divisions, in 12 world title fights.
2009: Defeats British world champion Ricky Hatton
2009: Named by Time magazine in the list of the world?s 100 most influential people. Receives 22 million online votes.
2010: Earns $32 million for two fights against Joshua Clottey and Antonio Margarito. With Margarito victory, at light-middleweight, becomes first boxer in history to earn world titles across eight weight divisions
2010: Elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of The Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani.
Feb 2011: Visits President Obama at the White House, initiates move for US to change export law for textile industry in The Philippines.
April 2011: Re-make of hit single ?Sometimes When We Touch?, with artist Dan Hill, released as a DVD, sells out on Amazon.com
