Philippine hero Manny Pacquiao readies for title bout without a win in 6 years

Boxing Hall of Famer, now 46, to face champion 16 years younger and a head taller

Pacquiao vs Ugas

Manny Pacquiao, right, fights Yordenis Ugas in a world welterweight championship bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Aug 21, 2021. The Filipino legend plans to enter the ring again at the age of 46. © Reuters

TOM GRAY

Legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao first became a world champion at the age of 19 on December 4, 1998. The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal was in full swing, households were transitioning from VHS videotape to DVD, and Google had just been founded.

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