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Once upon a time, Manny Pacquiao was one of the most beloved boxers in the universe. The combination of a warm personality outside the ring and the heart of a stone-cold killer inside it made Pacquiao a fan favorite.
However, the Filipino superstar is not quite the man we used to know. He’s no longer the human wrecking machine that decimated opponents through numerous weight classes.