Manny Pacquiao's Rise To Fame

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Manny Pacquiao's rise to fame was unlike most. His life struggle growing up, made him who he is today. Manny Pacquiao was born to a poor family with six siblings, with his parents separated at six years old. He lefts his mother at the age of fourteen, because she was not makinging enough to support six children. Pacquiao lived on the streets selling donuts to sustain himself, before making it to the Philipines amature boxing. Even though Pacquiao grew up in poverty, leaving his family and fending for himself, he turned professional at the age of sixteen years oldand never looked back.

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