Its insane how big Manny has gotten since his last fight when he dismantled Oscar De La Hoya. He has always been a hero to all us filipinos for years. My grandpa told me many stories about him when I was younger and always heard the name pop up in conversation with the elders in my family, and me only able to recognizing a few words of the language and the occasional "Pacquiao" would pop up and made me think, they are for real hyped on this kid.

And what is not to be hyped on? He is the best in the world! His success has sparked a new love for the sport of boxing and the Pacquiao name. Its not hard to find a piece of Pacquiao memorabilia, the man has his own Nike shoe, tees and bobblehead that the San Francisco Giants distributed at the game a few days ago where Manny threw out the first pitch.

Make sure you tune in May 2nd for his next fight against Ricky Hatton on HBO. Check out this new episode of 24/7 Pacquiao vs. Hatton witch come on every Saturday leading up to the fight night. GO PAC MAN!