Pacquiao Regains No.1 Spot, Becomes Pitchman for Major Brand

Seven-time world champ MANNY PACQUIAO made headlines this week for two very different reasons. Find out more below.

From the Bleacherreport.com:

“Filipino boxing superstar MANNY PACQUIAO has regained his top post as Yahoo! Sports pound-for-pound king, according to Kevin lole of Yahoo! Sports.

“Pacquiao lost to Mayweather last May in the Yahoo! rankings, but the Filipino boxer managed to keep his No. 1 ranking in the Ring Magazine ranking.

“Pacquiao is now ranked number one in both Yahoo! Sports and Ring Magazine pound-for-pound rankings while Mayweather kept his second place ranking in Ring Magazine, but lost his title as Yahoo! Sports pound-for-pound king in the latest vote tally.”

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From Fanhouse:

“Seven-division king and WBO welterweight (147 pounds) titlistHAS BEEN CHOSEN AS A PITCH MAN FOR SONY’S 3D ENTERTAINMENT LINE IN THE PHILIPPINES, WHICH INCLUDES 3D TELEVISIONS, AN NEX-5 CAMERA AND A SONY PLAYSTATION 3, THE POPULAR JAPANESE BRAND ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES ON THURSDAY.

“THE 31-YEAR-OLD BOXER-CONGRESSMAN, WHO IS PROMOTED BY TOP RANK PROMOTIONS, WILL WEAR THE TITLE, ‘BRAND AMBASSADOR.’

“PACQUIAO BECAME THE FIRST MAN TO ACTUALLY OWN ONE OF THE PRODUCTS, WHEN HE WAS GIVEN A SONY 3D TELEVISION BY TAKAO KURODA, PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SONY PHILIPPINES.”MANNY PACQUIAO

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