Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao topped ESPN's Top 25 Asian athletes of the 21st century while the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and PBA’s only seven-time Most Valuable Player also made the list.
Jul 25, 2024 04:12 AMFilipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao topped ESPN's Top 25 Asian athletes of the 21st century while the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz and PBA’s only seven-time Most Valuable Player also made the list.
To this day, Pacquiao was the only boxer that became a champion in eight different weight divisions. He was hailed as the World Boxing Council Boxer of the Decade and World Boxing Organization Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter of the Decade from 2001 to 2010.Meanwhile, Diaz landed at the 19th spot as Fajardo cracked the list at the 25th.
On top of that, she was a one-time world champion, one-time Asian champion and once a gold medalist in Asian Games and twice in the Southeast Asian Games.
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