Manny Pacquiao is regularly considered as being one of the greatest fighters of all time.
The Filipino icon holds the honour of being the only eight-division world champion in boxing history, having claimed his first world title at flyweight.
Further world honours would follow at super bantamweight, featherweight, super featherweight and lightweight, where he was involved in epic battles against the likes of Juan Manuel Marquez, Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales.
It was when Pacquiao moved to 140lbs and beyond where he established himself as the pound-for-pound number one in the sport though, defeating fighters such as Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto and Shane Mosley on his way to becoming world champion from super-lightweight to super-welterweight.
With all of those accolades, it is clear to see why many fans view ‘PacMan’ as one of the best, with other legendary names such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson and Sugar Ray Leonard all often mentioned when discussing the greatest ever.
Pacquiao himself has now named who he deems as the number one of all time, telling World Star that he would actually place himself in that spot.
“I’m not trying to toot my horn, but it’s me, I can say it’s me. To get a belt in eight different weight divisions is not that easy, it’s very hard. The most difficult accomplishment in boxing.”
Pacquiao made a sensational return to the sport at the age of 46 back in July, when he fought to a draw with WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios. He has since confirmed he will continue fighting, with a shock rematch against Floyd Mayweather one of his potential options.
