MANILA, Philippines?Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao was accorded on Monday the Philippine Legion of Honor in a ceremony marking the Armed Forces of the Philippines? 73rd founding anniversary.
Pacquiao, an army reservist, was given recognition, along with other 15 soldiers who fought in their respective battlefields, for bringing pride to the country through sports.
Pacquiao is the first Filipino and Asian boxer to win four world titles in four different weight divisions. He is considered as the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
On December 6, he crushed American boxing superstar Oscar de la Hoya in a lopsided bout billed ?The Dream Match? in Las Vegas, Nevada.
