[Announcer] Manny PacMan Pacquiao!
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[Narrator] Throughout history,
boxing has provided a haven for the downtrodden.
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Beyond a means of entertainment,
the sport fosters discipline,
concentration, and self-determination.
Disengaging the fighter from the sins of the streets.
In the essence of boxing lies opportunity.
Opportunity to face tough times with resilience,
to improve one's quality of life
and to chase one's dreams with self-confidence.
Boxing requires sacrifice.
But for Pacquiao, it was survival.
Not a god, but worshiped by millions,
Pacquiao has risen from the depths of poverty
to stand as a potential leader of his people.
Though not shy from controversy,
Pacquiao arose as a symbol for the powerless.
Seeing the desperation of our people made
me realize everything that I need
to because nobody will fight
for them sincerely, wholeheartedly,
and that's Manny Pacquiao.
[Narrator] This is the remarkable journey
of one of boxing's most unstoppable forces.
This is the story of Manny The PacMan Pacquiao.
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[Crowd] Manny! Manny! Manny! Manny!
[Narrator] February, 2007, Pacquiao sends shock waves
through the boxing and political worlds,
announcing his campaign to run for a seat
in the Philippine House of Representatives.
Local officials of the city of General Santos saw
an opportunity to bridge their interests
with those in the Philippine government.
Political persuasion pushed Manny to run,
but he ultimately lost to the incumbent representative
from the Nationalist People's Coalition
who stated, more than anything,
"People weren't prepared to lose him as their boxing icon."
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But Manny The PacMan Pacquiao,
as he's shown throughout his career,
doesn't back down when faced with a fight.
For Manny, the battle to effect change
in the community he fought so hard to survive
in would be prolonged and problematic.
The fight that meant more to him now than entering
the ring was to create jobs, educate,
and provide medicine for the poorest in Filipino's society.
Just as he had portrayed in his ring appearances,
when the pain hit, Manny hit back harder.
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Kibawe, Bukidnon, the Philippines.
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Amidst the rolling hills,
mountain peaks, and dense landscape
in Southern Philippines lies the municipality called Kibawe,
where the quality of life is far from prosperous.
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December 17th, 1978, just over a week before Christmas,
Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Senior began
his ascent to the peak of the boxing world.
Born into a family struggling to make ends meet,
Manny's start to life was far from trouble-free.
Eating as little as one meal a day
before using the streets as his pillow.
Poverty-stricken, his father once had
to cook the family dog to feed the starving family.
Though not done intentionally,
as the dog had had a moment of misfortune.
The plight of poverty pushed Manny
to secure a way out for his family.
His challenging start, no doubt, provided the thick skin
and toughness necessary to rise through the ranks.
Before long, Pacquiao's fists are fundamental
to his survival on the streets of General Santos
where his parents decide to raise him.
Boxing became the key to his family's survival.
February 11th, 1990, Tokyo, Japan.
At just 12 years old, one particular heavyweight clash
motivated Manny's meteoric mount
to arguably the greatest pound for pound fighter
in the sports history.
Tyson versus Buster Douglas.
The spectacle of one of the world's
most significant upsets in sporting history symbolized
the redeeming qualities of boxing,
especially for those who faced no way
out in their own fight for survival.
The fight had a profound effect
on an impressionable, young Manny.
Overcoming 42 to one odds and a rise
from the canvas in round eight, Douglas made history.
After a year of training in a makeshift home gym
with his uncle, he begins to make a name for himself
in the local circuit of the Southern Philippines.
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At this time, while attending sixth grade,
Pacquiao's parents separated after his mother discovered
that her husband was involved in an extramarital affair.
Looking for a way to support his family,
the fighter, forced to use his fists to survive,
embarked on a rags to riches journey.
Regarded as one of the top junior boxers
in the country's southern provinces,
but with little support,
a malnourished Manny sneaked onto a ferry bound
for the capital in search of a better life.
The city of Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
Working in construction while continuing to live
on the streets hardened his resolve.
He endured hunger to send what little
he had earned back to his mother.
But it wasn't long until his admission
into the Philippine national amateur boxing team,
providing a route off the streets he'd lived on for so long
and into housing supplied by the government.
Lying about his age, and with an amateur record
of reportedly 60 wins and four losses,
Manny applied to become a professional at 16.
Standing at four foot 11 inches and weighing just 98 pounds,
the young boxer admitted that in order to make
the 105-pound light flyweight limit,
he had to put weights in his pockets.
After taking 11 victories from 11 bouts
in a dominant display throughout the division,
Manny raised his weight to 113 pounds
and entered the Flyweight Division.
Undefeated but disadvantaged due to wearing heavier gloves
than his opponent because of a missed weight limit,
Manny took to the canvas, squaring up against Torrecampo.
[Announcer] Torrecampo has carried the fight to Pacquiao.
[Announcer] Pacquiao.
[Announcer] He's out. He's out. It's over.
[Announcer] Oh, my gosh. One punch.
[Announcer] It's over. It's over
[Narrator] Manny Pacquiao cannot get up.
[Narrator] The discipline displayed
in previous fights faded.
Complacency driven by success and the trappings of money,
namely gambling and alcohol,
sent the mentally unprepared boxer tumbling.
Manny suffered his first defeat in 12 ring visits.
The setback proved to be a defining moment in his career.
Setting his failure aside,
the explosive fighter administered KO after KO,
knocking out 11 of his 12 next opponents undefeated,
earning the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation's
Flyweight title in the process.
After just three years at a professional level,
he was now a world champion.
Triumphing at his first championship conquest
was the first stepping stone to the more lucrative purses
and a more secure life for his family.
(referee speaking in foreign language)
[Narrator] Suffering only his second defeat,
he relinquished his title to Singsurat in September, 1999,
having retained it five months prior.
(announcer speaking in foreign language)
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[Narrator] But ventured towards the end
of the millennium with a new challenge on the horizon,
the WBC International Super-Bantamweight title.
Manny put the weight on and laced up his gloves,
skipping both the Super Flyweight
and Bantamweight divisions.
[Announcer] Manny Pacquiao is fighting
for the for the first time in a higher weight category.
Pacquiao-
[Narrator] A day after his 21st birthday,
Pacquiao looked to bounce back
from his title defeat with a victory over Jamili.
Another loss would be an almost insurmountable setback
in reaching to prodigious purses.
In trademark style, Pacquiao came out swinging,
diminishing the reach of Jamili.
One.
Two.
Three knock downs in the second signaled
the end of Jamili's career.
But for Pacquiao, his was in its infancy.
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The knockout in round two laid the foundations
for his opportunity of fighting overseas,
retaining the WBC Super-bantamweight title
for the next five bouts catapulted
his brand into recognition.
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One primary key to his success
is head trainer, Freddie Roach.
In 1995, following an early retirement as a fighter
and assistant to legendary trainer, Eddie Futch,
Freddie set up his own boxing club,
the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood.
Wanting an American coach for his western debut,
Bob Arum gave him Roach's address,
and the rest is boxing history.
(journalists chattering)
[Journalist] Beautiful.
[Narrator] June 23rd, 2001, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Stepping into Enrique Sanchez's shoes
after only two weeks notice and 34 fights throughout Asia,
Manny finally had his chance
to dance in the spotlights of Vegas,
a substitution most boxers wouldn't risk.
Ledwaba, the IBF Super-bantamweight champion,
stood in his way.
Unknown to the broadcaster, HBO,
and the commentators, no one was expecting an upset.
Taking to the canvas in his iconic highlighted trim,
Pacquiao delivered a box office performance,
flooring the champion three times
before sending him to the mat for good
in a round six technical knockout.
[Announcer] Almost resignation in the eyes of Ledwaba.
[Narrator] Overcoming the longer reach
with his unmatched speed and movement
to win his second major boxing world title,
this time in a different class.
[Announcer] And just takes it apart with power.
Yeah, that's what we're talking about!
[Narrator] At the pinnacle of his career so far,
the bout earned the rags to riches boxer $40,000,
an amount he could only dream of back home in Manila.
Under the guidance of Freddie Roach,
Manny went on to defend his title four times
in the next two years,
cementing his place in the upper echelons of the sport.
At just 25 years old, Manny was far from finished.
In 2005, a super featherweight bout billed
as Coming With Everything against Morales meant Manny had
to move further up the weights.
The vacant WBC International
and IBA Super Featherweight titles are at stake.
After failing to defeat Barrera,
Morales, the underdog, had a point to prove.
I'm fair but I'm firm. Touch 'em up.
Go! Let's go!
[Narrator] It's Pacquiao who is bleeding
from his right eye.
Bleeding big time.
And if that was all from Morales' left hook,
or maybe a head butt.
[Narrator] An unintentional clash of heads
in round five caused a cut above Manny's eye,
affecting the latter half of the fight.
Controlling the pace of the battle throughout
and with a favorable scorecard entering the 12th,
Morales switches to southpaw,
stubbornly mimicking Manny's tactics.
[Announcer] He switches southpaw
and lands a couple of right hands.
Puts himself in harm's way though
against Pacquiao's left hand and takes a big one.
[Narrator] I don't know
why he would fight Pacquiao with southpaw.
[Announcer] Why in the world would he switch southpaw?
[Announcer] And the winner by unanimous decision.
(announcer speaking in foreign language)
[Narrator] Going the distance,
Morales is unanimously crowned victor
in a fight voted the second best of the year.
His third career loss sowed the seed
of what is widely considered one
of the greatest boxing trilogies of all time.
November 18th, 2006,
the final showdown between the titans,
billed as The Grand Finale saw a dominant display.
(crowd cheering)
[Announcer] Round one begins.
Will it be a boxing match, will it be a brawl?
Will it be a little of both?
[Narrator] Pacquiao quickly made Morales backtrack
on comments made following the previous fight.
Now he was feeling the punches.
[Announcer] Hard right hand stung Morales.
Pacquiao is all over it.
Morales slightly staggered after that last left hand,
and down he goes!
Solid left hand shot by Pacquiao.
[Narrator] His flurry of powerful combinations put
the Mexican fighter on the canvas three times,
ending the spectacle in the third round,
leaving Morales to question his retirement.
Without the explosive trilogy,
the career of one of boxing's all time greats
may never have come to fruition.
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May, 2007.
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At 28 years old, few Filipinos were held
in higher esteem than the PacMan.
Not only was he an international success
and face of the country,
but he also symbolized hope to millions.
Hope that they could one day make
it out of the hardship he had once endured.
Though he still continued to throw punches in the ring,
his next fight was in the elections.
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A celebrity in his own right,
Manny faced an uphill battle in convincing
the electorate to vote for someone
with little to no education or experience in politics.
Pacquiao was defeated in the election
by the incumbent representative
from the Nationalist People's Coalition,
hinting that the people weren't prepared
to lose him as their boxing icon.
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June 20th, 2008.
Continuing his legacy of rising through divisions,
the one time Flyweight world champion
was now standing toe to toe
for the WBC Lightweight World Championship,
jumping through seven weight divisions
to eventually fight David Diaz.
Taking place on The Strip,
the bloody ninth round stoppage sealed Pacquiao's status
as the best pound for pound fighter in the world,
taking the crown from the recently retired Floyd Mayweather.
Faster and stronger than Diaz throughout,
his three and four punch combinations stamped
his name in the record books,
becoming the only Asian boxer in history
to hold five world titles in five weight classes.
With the Ring and WBC super featherweight titles
as well as the latter's lightweight version
in his possession, Pacquiao decided to vacate
his super featherweight titles, fixating on a showdown
with 2005's Fighter of the Year, Ricky Hatton.
Me and Manny, you know,
we're sitting there and then we fight.
And not only, you know, you got the right,
probably the best light welterweight in the world
against the best pound for pound fighter in the world.
We both, you know, none of us are ever in a dull fight.
I don't think I've seen Manny Pacquiao in a boring fight.
He's an absolutely, I mean,
if I wasn't fighting Manny Pacquiao,
I think I'd be a fan of him.
You know, 'cause he is always in outstanding fights.
But, you know, you become a great fighter
by fighting great champions,
and they don't come much greater than Manny Pacquiao.
You know, when you think it's an incredible achievement
that he won, what was it, his first world title
at Light Flyweight, you know, a flyweight.
You know, to beat Oscar De La Hoya
up at welterweight, that was,
that's nothing short of phenomenal, to be honest with you.
It's an absolutely outstanding achievement.
This is a big fight, actually,
and everybody's anticipating this big fight,
especially Filipinos because you know,
Manny Pacquiao is a big hero in the Philippines.
And all his fights are being followed
very closely by all Filipinos.
And actually, he's considered one of those very popular,
influential persons in the Philippines.
And that he has, you know,
high-placed friends in government and in other,
you know, across sections of our society.
So we're very excited about this next fight
because we seem to know that they have
the same common style of fighting,
you know, the slugger type of fighting.
So I think this will be very interesting.
When there's a fight of Manny Pacquiao,
everybody watches, you know.
And even the cabinet secretaries, actually,
there's a zero crime rate all over the place
and there's a standstill all over, no traffic.
So it's really very nice time
when you have a fight like that, especially when
there are so many problems in our government,
especially many problems all over the world.
And they look forward to seeing this fight
of Manny Pacquiao and especially against
this guy who is also very popular here in the UK,
also a sports hero here.
I would like to thanks to all of you.
(crowd cheering)
For all your support, and I hope this coming me too.
You're gonna watch the fight.
This a once in a lifetime, great fight
you ever seen in passing history.
[Narrator] March, 2009, the United Kingdom.
The Battle Between East and West.
[Garry] Good morning, Mr. Aaron.
Good morning, Mr. Schaffer.
Hey, Garry.
Rival promoters, but they look like friends.
- We're partners. - Exactly.
(passengers laughing)
(Manny speaking in foreign language)
[Garry] Manny Pacquiao having lots of fun.
(passengers laughing)
Okay, so where are you from, Manny?
From Scotland.
Scotland. Our hero is William, William Wallace.
William, Sir Wallace. I'm from Scotland.
We're fighting for freedom against the English.
(Manny laughing)
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[Camera Man] Been negated by dart board.
Dart board?
[Camera Man] Dart board, same time.
(upbeat trumpet music)
All right.
Racer.
All right, back to the point.
[Garry] Are you practicing your darts, Manny?
Are you practicing darts then?
Dart.
You have to fake your ways to it.
[Garry] You won't be aware that shooting.
I feel like I'm not good at darts.
[Promoter] I'll take Garry.
(crowd cheering)
[Garry] Fifth beaten (laughs).
Fifth beaten playing darts.
Yeah.
(Manny laughing)
(crowd cheering)
(Ricky grunting)
When Freddie says this and Freddie says that,
when you see him sparring with someone
like me who is probably about four inches taller,
we'll be backing away from Manny left, right, and center.
You know what I mean?
I don't, you know, the fact that Freddie wants
him sparring by me makes me, it puts confidence
in me 'cause I think, but I don't see, personally,
I don't see the logic to it, you know.
Freddie says he thinks Manny will beat you new round.
Sure, he's not, he's gonna, he's not gonna come for me.
I hope he does.
I think he might come for me for about 30 seconds.
I generally do believe that.
And if he does come for me,
obviously, there's plenty of dangers there for me.
I've gotta be on me toes.
I've gotta keep me chin down and I've gotta,
because he can and he does put
the punches together fast and well.
Well, please, God, I hope I punch him.
[Narrator] April 7th.
The Wild Card Boxing Club, Los Angeles.
(gentle dramatic music)
[Journalist] Around the perimeter of the Wild Card Gym,
all these people have gathered to get the autograph
and photograph signed of Manny Pacquiao, the PacMan.
(crowd chattering)
So they've all come to see Manny Pacquiao
right under the stairs here,
all the way around to these guys here
who turned up about five hours ago.
[Crew Member] You're welcome.
Who was the first to come up?
(crowd chattering)
(crowd cheering)
Six, nine, six. Six, six, six.
Pacquiao!
10 minutes. 10 minutes.
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Right hook.
(Manny grunting)
Block.
[Freddie] Right up.
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Well, I'm ready to fight on Saturday.
I know Ricky Hatton has trained hard for this fight.
He's a good person, nice guy.
There's nothing personal for this fight.
A boxer can't reach any higher pinnacle, can he?
Winning a world title is one thing,
but pound for pound means you're regarded
the best fighter in all weight divisions.
You're the best fighter breathing, I suppose.
So that's what's on the line.
[Narrator] May 2nd, 2009, Las Vegas.
In front of a sellout crowd at the MGM Grand,
the majority of which supported Hatton,
the five-way champion ferociously assaulted Hatton
from the sound of the bell.
Flooring the Brit not once, but twice in the first round.
Manny breached Hatton's defense in the second
with a flurry of vicious combinations.
[Announcer] That might end it! That's it, left hand.
[Narrator] After connecting only 18 from 78 thrown,
a brutal left hand rendered Hatton unconscious
before hitting the floor.
In hindsight, labeling the best pound for pound fighter
as a one-dimensional boxer could have been better placed.
Pacquiao's speedy demolition profoundly affected Hatton,
ultimately forcing him to retire
and even contemplate suicide.
In pursuit of more records, Pacquiao set his sight
on the WBO Welterweight championship held by Cotto.
Both camps agreed to fight two pounds underweight
to accommodate Pacquiao's more petite physique.
The bout went deep into the 12th round
with Pacquiao delivering Cotto's only defeat of his career
with a TKO 55 seconds into round 12,
sending a boxer to hospital
for the second time in two fights.
[Announcer] There is no limit, it seems,
to what this man can do.
(crowd chattering)
When you beat Marquez,
are you gonna call out Manny Pacquiao?
That's the one all the fans wanna see.
Well, I don't, you know,
all roads leads to Floyd Mayweather.
You know, I'm not chasing no opponent.
If that fight presents itself next,
then we'll make it happen.
We don't cry. We don't complain. We don't say nothing.
All we do is work. All we do is work. Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah!
[Narrator] Negotiations waiver as questions surrounding
how and when they would be drug tested led Mayweather
to take a couple more years out of the sport.
(dramatic music)
November 21st, 2009, an announcement by Pacquiao confirmed
his intent to once again run for a congressional seat
in the Philippine House of Representatives.
I'm confident like boxing.
(group laughing)
[Narrator] In 2010, after months of campaigning
across his wife's home district of Sarangani,
Pacquiao dethroned the wealthy
and politically well entrenched Chiongbian clan
that had been in power in the province
for more than 30 years.
He garnered 120,000 votes to his opponent's 60,000.
A landslide victory for someone
with no political experience.
(person singing in foreign language)
[Narrator] Alongside Angelina Jolie, Tiger Woods,
and Kobe Bryant, in 2009,
down to his influence in the Philippines,
Manny was named in "Times"
and "Forbes" Top 100 celebrity lists.
Manny shifted his focus to the political ring,
where just like in boxing, he had trained hard,
completing a course in development,
legislation, and governance.
Shortly after being elected as a congressman,
he delivered a speech in which he argued
that the country must do more to organize
and fund the efforts of anti-trafficking agencies.
Immediately, he began working with the Vision Forum,
the country's largest anti-trafficking charity.
Lured from their homes with promises
of job stability and wealth,
Manny received praise for highlighting the plight faced
by vulnerable victims trafficked into the Manila sex bars
and overseas as far as Syria and Japan.
For them, Manny's fight would last far
beyond that of the ring.
On February 13th, 2013,
Philippines' president, Benigno Aquino III,
signed the anti-trafficking bill Pacquiao
had been championing into law.
But the larger than life Filipino personality
was never far from controversy.
Religion was an essential pillar
of his beliefs and policies.
Raised as a Catholic,
but practicing as an evangelical Protestant,
his views on the contentious reproductive health bill
sparked criticism.
Manny Pacquiao is pro-life.
Manny Pacquiao is vote no to House Bill Number 4244.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
(Fernando speaking in foreign language)
(dramatic music)
[Narrator] Standing alone
as the only susceptible champion in history,
Manny returned to the states and laced the gloves again.
This time, for the vacant WBC Super Welterweight title
versus Margarito.
Entering the ring 17 pounds lighter
than his opponent gave Pacquiao
the upper hand on speed and combination.
[Announcer] Yeah, Margarito's saying
that Pacquiao's not hurting him,
but his face is telling a different story.
[Announcer] Indeed.
And Pacquiao's beginning to land with almost every punt.
[Narrator] In the penultimate round,
the damage delivered to Margarito made Manny question
the referee's decision to continue the fight.
[Announcer] Garcia may stop the fight now.
[Announcer] I'm okay. I'm okay. I'm okay. How are you?
Tell me how are you, bastard? I'm okay.
[Narrator] Backing off in the last round,
Pacquiao later admitted that boxing wasn't for killing.
After skipping his post fight interview,
Margarito was sent directly to hospital
to undergo surgery for a fractured orbital bone.
The damage would be permanent,
almost losing him his license to box.
The victory continued his untouched legacy
of becoming an eight-time world champion
in eight different weight classes,
a feat that would likely never be matched.
Not intending to fight for the retainment of that belt,
Manny moved back down a weight class.
But with pressure to focus on his career in Congress,
questions surrounding his retirement resurfaced.
My mom, she doesn't want me to fight anymore,
so we will talk about that with my family.
[Narrator] Further negotiation attempts
to set up the fight that would definitively decide
the best pound four pound fighter of all time failed.
June 9th, 2012.
Instead of Mayweather, it was Bradley that stood in his way,
but controversy was never too far away
from the Filipino boxer.
In a display of what many analysts call
a sign of corruption within the sport,
the grueling 12 rounds,
which ended with most of the ringside media scoring
a Pacquiao victory concluded with a wave of boos.
Bradley had won.
But by June 21st, the five WBO Championship committee judges
on the review panel declared that Pacquiao
should have been the rightful victor.
Unable to change the outcome,
both fighters would meet again.
Both victories went the way of the unstoppable Filipino.
(Manny grunting)
2013 saw the election
of the 16th Congress of the Philippines.
Manny ran unopposed,
securing a second stint representing the people.
Now, killing with kindness,
he gave much back to the Filipino community.
Known as the People's Champ
for his generosity throughout his career,
he's gifted almost 1/2 of the income
from all of his fight purses and endorsements.
According to Forbes, that number rests at $500 million.
Projects ranged from the construction
of 1,500 homes on the island of Mindanao
to the purchase and gifting of a new fleet of boats
for fishermen in coastal communities.
Though not a god, he remains worshiped
by millions for his philanthropic ventures,
using his platform to benefit not only himself,
but to serve others.
In 2014, he only attended Congress four times,
as his priorities shifted
back to training for two more fights that year.
For Manny, entering the ring provided
an easier avenue for change.
With an impressive record of 57 wins,
five losses, and two draws, little was left to conquer.
Since 2010, negotiations for a super fight that would define
the greatest pound for pound fighter have crumbled.
Never have two fighters who've never shared
the ring together been so intertwined.
Spawning from an unlikely source,
serious negotiations between
the two icons rekindled in mid-2014.
(upbeat violin music)
Craig's Restaurant, West Hollywood.
An unlikely friendship blossomed from their love of boxing.
Hollywood actor, Gabriel Salvador,
working as a waiter bonded with the president
of Showtime's parent company, Leslie Moonves.
Believing he could cut through the politics
which led to the failed negotiations of the past,
he initiated a meeting between Les Moonves and Roach,
Manny's confidant and owner
of the boxing gym Salvador's son trained at.
Roach agreed to the interview,
setting the wheels in motion for one
of the most anticipated fights in boxing history.
I think he's scared.
I really don't want, I don't think he wants this fight.
I think that like CBS and Showtime was losing so much money
in his previous fights that they forced him into this fight.
I don't think he wants to fight this fight.
I think he was forced to fight Pacquiao
'cause, I mean, you know,
big companies like that don't like to lose money.
[Narrator] For the first time since 2002,
both HBO and Showtime came together
to collaborate on the production.
In the Philippines, plans were in place
to broadcast it across three
of the country's major broadcast television networks.
On February 20th, Mayweather announced that the fight
was official and a contract had been signed
for a fight to take place on May 2nd, 2015.
Destination, Las Vegas.
One of the biggest fight in my career
and I think a historic fight.
(gentle orchestra music)
[Narrator] April 27th, 2015.
In the lead up to the spectacle,
Manny's mind was elsewhere as he aimed to use his platform
to fight for a fellow Filipino incarcerated
on Indonesia's death row.
Until the Philippine embassy receives
the notice of execution,
only then will the 72 heart come down commence.
Filing of judicial review will push through on Monday.
[Protestors] Save the life. Save the life.
Save the life of Mary Jane Veloso.
(protestors chattering)
I am Manny Pacquiao.
On behalf of my countrymen,
Mary Jane Veloso, and the entire Filipino people,
I am begging kindly not to jail her,
that Your Excellency will grant executive clemency
to her by sparing her life and saving her from execution.
(protestors speaking in foreign language)
(crowd chattering)
(Manny speaking in foreign language)
Back it up please. Back it up please.
Thank you. Thank you.
We've gotta come all the way for him.
(crowd chattering)
Everything that I have accomplished
is God who give me the strength.
I just want to be an example and inspiration to everybody
how my life before I became a boxer,
I used to sleep in the street, starving, hungry.
And now I cannot imagine
that the Lord raised me in this position.
(tense dramatic music)
[Crowd] Manny! Manny! Manny! Manny!
[Announcer] Tell me what y'all see!
Tell me what you see. Tell me what you see.
(dramatic music)
Pacquiao!
PacMan Pacquiao!
[Narrator] The broadcast in the Philippines
was being watched by nearly 1/2
of the country's households.
In stark contrast to the Vegas Strip,
the usually bustling streets of Manila halt.
When Manny fights, it's an unofficial national holiday.
Even crime diminishes.
Two of the best pound for pound fighters in history took
to the canvas with the eyes of the world fixated on them.
Both fighters came out aggressively
with the first three rounds going the way of the American
as he escaped Pacquiao's attempts
to push him up against the ropes.
The pressure exhibited in round four
pushed Pacquiao's body back to breaking point,
aggravating a shoulder injury
he received just a month prior.
From that point on, the PacMan was ineffective.
Athletes always fight hurt.
We felt the work that was done on the shoulder
during training would give
him the opportunity to use the right hand.
The thing is on the third round, I already, you know,
feel the pain in my shoulder.
So that's why when I throw a lot of path's combination
and I imagine I back off because it's hurt.
[Narrator] The injury was partially healed.
But Pacquiao requested and was denied
an injection of legal painkillers before the fight.
Though continuing to dispute the results,
maintaining he should have been
the victor by two points after 12 rounds,
Pacquiao suffered defeat by a unanimous decision.
The bout made sporting history
with Pacquiao becoming the second highest paid athlete
in the world in 2015.
The man that once struggled to survive on the streets
had generated $1.2 billion in revenue
from his 25 pay-per-view bouts.
Recovering from surgery to repair
a torn rotator cuff following his defeat to Mayweather,
Manny vowed to return to the ring.
My physical condition now is good, 100%.
My shoulder well, and it's healed already.
And I'm excited to go back to America and, you know,
finish my training there.
There's always that side
of me that sees Senator Manny Pacquiao defend
his world title because he's like that.
He loves that. He loves stuff like that.
[Narrator] In his role as legislator
in the House of Representatives,
he was less effective in administering change
as none of the bills he'd filed passed
through the committee.
But his failings didn't diminish
his ambition to become a senator.
My goal is to give, to serve the people honestly
and to expose all the wickedness
and the testable things that,
in God's eye that most of the politician do.
[Narrator] Under the United Nationalist Alliance,
the party of Vice President Binay,
Pacquiao announced his intention to continue
his career in Filipino politics, running for senator.
(Manny speaking in foreign language)
(lady speaking in foreign language)
(crowd cheering)
[Narrator] Growing up in the Philippines,
his mother raised him Catholic.
But the trappings for a young man
in Manila became too tempting.
Drifting into gambling and dabbling in drugs
and alcohol plunged Manny into a period
of sin during his earlier years as a professional boxer.
I have a lot of friends,
but they encouraged me to try these drugs.
And then I had,
I try it and then when I realized I was young,
I was like 15, 16.
But when I realized it's not good and I don't like it,
then that's why I strongly oppose
and fight these illegal drugs.
The problem in our country is beyond of our expectation,
beyond of our imagination, that the drugs,
these illegal drugs in our country is really is, really bad.
And a lot of government officials,
elected officials are involved with this illegal drug.
[Narrator] With age came transformation,
both ideologically and physically.
After a visitation in his dream by two angels,
Pacquiao altered his perspective on life,
vowing to be a born again evangelical Protestant.
His biblical teachings permeated
into every aspect of his life and politics.
He was a more faithful spouse,
but received heavy criticism for holding
the biblical definition of homosexuality.
What did I wrong is just comparing the people to animals.
But, you know, what I'm telling is the truth. I mean.
Straight. Straight.
I'm just telling what the Bible says.
(members speaking in foreign language)
[Narrator] May 19th, 2016.
Having received the backing of over 16 million votes,
Pacquiao was formally elected
as a senator of the Philippines, coming in seventh place.
A crucial step for any politician
on their journey to potentially becoming president.
At 37 years old, Pacquiao wasn't finished throwing punches,
both in the ring and politically.
Even though he'd announced his retirement in 2015,
words spread of a possible comeback bout
if it didn't infringe on his work in the Senate.
I'm already retired, so I might come back,
but I'm not saying that I'm going to fight but,
and I just want to make sure.
(Manny speaking in foreign language)
My work in Senate will not be affected.
If I'm going to come back,
if I'm coming back to fight again,
I just want to make sure that in times of vacation,
in seeing it like that.
I grew up in boxing and boxing is my passion.
So, but time comes right now and my priority is my work.
(gentle music)
I'm not saying that, you know,
I'm not saying that boxing is close to me,
but you know, we never know.
But it's already, I made my decision to retire.
I didn't feel different compare
when I was 27, 25 like that.
I'm still the same because I have a, you know,
I discipline myself even if I don't have a fight.
I don't, I am not in training.
I always exercise every day, so playing basketball.
(speed bag rattling)
I'm confident to win the fight. That is good.
But I don't want to take him lightly.
I just want to make sure
that I'm 100% condition for this training.
I just want to make sure
that I'm 100% physically, mentally, and spiritually.
It's going okay. I mean, no different than before.
He used to be singing, dancing, or making movies.
So I mean, he always likes a full plate,
and Manny responds well of that.
He had a great day a couple days ago.
He's a little flat today.
But, you know, you have those days.
It's up and down like that.
But then once we get, as we get closer to the fight,
we'll get more control of.
(dramatic orchestra music)
(crowd applauding)
(dramatic orchestra music)
My time is not done yet.
That's what I'm trying to have to prove
this coming July 15th that Manny Pacquiao
is not done yet in boxing.
(dramatic orchestra music)
[Announcer] Two seconds to go.
(crowd cheering)
(gentle music)
(announcer speaking in foreign language)
(crowd speaking in foreign language)
(gentle orchestra music)
(upbeat band music)
(gentle music)
(horn honking)
(dramatic music)
(crowd cheering)
(members singing in foreign language)
(crowd applauding)
[Narrator] The views he was elected on aligned
with that of the controversial president, Duterte,
and his government.
As of 2018, Pacquiao has filed a total
of 31 Senate bills during the 17th Congress.
And in a contentious bill filing,
he backed the return of the death penalty.
I am aware that we still have a long way
to go in our fight against this social menace.
Let the reason why I advocate the imposition
of the death penalty for crimes related to illegal drugs.
It's nothing personal to, you know,
towards the dilemma and the committee on justice.
I'm just doing my job to correct everything,
to follow the rules in regulation in the Senate.
[Narrator] The Philippine drug war intensified
under the presidency of Duterte,
pledging to eradicate all illegal drugs,
going as far as urging the public to kill addicts.
The drug lords, drug boosters, they alarm.
And then they, of course, they have to, I mean,
I'm sure they have to kill their people not
to expose them at the public,
in the public so that's what happened.
But it's unfair for that to the president
that all the killings,
all the crimes charged to the president.
My focus is to change and to change
our country and help the president advocacy
because the president and I, we're very close.
So we're joined together and then clean
these illegal drugs in our country.
[Narrator] Although he'd admitted
to sampling prohibited substances in his youth,
many of Pacquiao's fans were left disappointed
by the boxing icon's stance.
[Manny] We respect our president.
We honor our president because the only president
who fight and hit on these illegal drugs.
This our opportunity to bring it back,
the harmony and peace in our country.
(gentle piano music)
[Narrator] Including 54 children in the first year,
news organizations and human rights groups claimed
the war on drugs led to the deaths of over 12,000 Filipinos.
Waning in the twilight of his career,
Manny won only four of his last six professional bouts
during his stint as senator,
ending his career with a record of 62 wins,
eight losses, and two draws.
Boxing is my passion.
It's really hard to, you know, to stop
and turn, hang up the gloves when you are,
when you know that you can still fight.
I want to have people around so I can, I'm motivated.
It gives me more motivation
and determination to work hard and to focus.
[Narrator] Amidst the political backlash,
he continued his philanthropic ventures.
As the COVID pandemic gripped the world,
Pacquiao and Chinese billionaire Jack Ma helped
to provide the Philippines with over 50,000 test kits.
As the end of Duterte's presidency neared,
speculation of a potential successor quickly spread.
[Interviewer] Are you going to run for presidency?
It might be.
I'll, whatever my decision in the right time,
I will announce it.
[Narrator] Pacquiao had spent the last decade and a half
of his career learning government protocol
and serving the people.
If God will put me there, although I'm not declaring yet,
I'm not, I don't have a final decision yet.
But if that my destiny to become a president,
first thing to do that I'm going to work
out of my job is to build a mega prison,
which is preparing for those,
because I'm going to declare war against corruption,
so I want, that's my only dream is to see them in the jail,
all the corrupt politician.
(gentle piano music)
(gentle music)
[Narrator] The people's champ threw
his hat in the ring on September 19th, 2021.
I am thinking about backing out like that of my plan.
This is for the Filipino people.
What I'm doing now is to,
for the benefits and for, through change, real change.
I never in my dreams that I wanted to be president.
But it just, seeing the desperation
of our people made me realize everything that I need to,
because nobody will fight for them sincerely,
wholeheartedly, and that's Manny Pacquiao.
(gentle music)
We can push the drug war without, with due process.
I mean, there's a law.
You have to respect the due process.
Give them chance to defend themselves
and to prove that they're innocent.
[Interviewer] Do you think that putting drug users
in jail is the right thing to do,
is the best way to deal with that issue?
'Cause it could have been you.
Yeah, so we have to put to jail in,
those who are using drugs, selling drugs.
That's what the law says.
I mean, drugs in the Philippines is not legal, it's illegal.
So, but we're not going to kill them
and without due process like that in the streets.
[Interviewer] Should you have gone to jail?
Because you said you have used drugs before.
No, that was when I was younger.
I mean, when I was younger,
I mean, if you're code like that,
if you're a code and people can change.
That's what I'm talking about. You know what I mean?
If you change your life and then, I mean,
if you change your life and follow the law, then.
Before, I'm naive, that's why I use drug.
I don't know that the law.
But if you know the law, I don't think people,
they don't know the law.
That's what I'm talking about.
People, they know already that
the law is not allowing the illegal drugs.
So we should obey the law.
[Interviewer] So you're saying when you took drugs,
you didn't know that it was against the rules?
Yes. I'm young. I don't know the law.
[Interviewer] How young were you?
Before 18.
(gentle upbeat music)
(artist singing in foreign language)
[Narrator] Standing on a platform
of eliminating corruption, healthcare reform,
and a promise of nationwide housing projects for the poor,
centering his campaign on the impoverished in society.
(dramatic music)
He struggled to gain traction amongst the voters
and found himself combative against statements
that he is not intelligent enough to lead a government.
Saying himself that those who vote
for corrupt officials are even more feeble-minded.
(dramatic music)
Pacquiao's efforts to lead his fellow countrymen landed
him in third place, receiving only 6.18% of the vote.
Having failed in his bid for the presidency,
he continues to give back to the community.
(fast-paced, uplifting music)
Whatever your views are on politics or religion,
Manny has stood powerfully for the powerless,
providing a platform and support to those in need,
displaying the conviction that better times will come
and then better conditions.
Few sporting legacies in any sport revolve
around their exploits outside of the field of play.
Many Pacquiao's legacy will forever be remembered
for the change accomplished inside and outside the ring.
I miss boxing, but I don't think boxing is still like me.
(Manny chuckling)
Well, I'm already 40, turning 43 years old,
so it's enough for me.
I mean, I'm done.
Hanging the, my glove is the hardest part of my life
'cause I grew up in boxing, so,
but I understand that this is sport.
(fast-paced dramatic music)