Manny Pacquiao used to be in financial trouble despite earnings multi-millions as a boxer, and it’s not just his generosity that is to blame. Apparently he used to have a bad gambling habit that ate into his financial fortune.
In a feature on Pacquiao published by Chris Mannix for the May 4 issue of Sports Illustrated, Pacquiao’s gambling problem was discussed.
From Mannix’s article:
In 2011, [close friend Buboy Fernandez] saw Pacquiao at a crossroads. Years of infidelity had put his marriage in jeopardy; years of free spending and hard gambling had put his financial future at risk, too.