MANILA, Philippines – Boxing Superstar and 8-World Champion, Manny Pacquiao, acquired so many celebrity fans since he became a legend in boxing. Understandably, his number one celebrity fans are Pinoy celebrities, such as Gary Valenciano, Martin Nievera, Piolo Pascual, Kim Chiu, and all Pinoy artists around the world.
There are many Hollywood actors and actresses, sports celebrities, boxing champions, who have turned fan after watching him fight. They have admired common traits in Manny Pacquiao: his humility, passion for boxing; his charming and amiable personality; his being a clean fighter; his graciousness in defeat; and his respect for his opponent (he has never bad-mouthed his opponents.) According to one fan, he has character and class.
Mark Wahlberg heads the list of Pacquiao’s celebrity fans; he always tried to visit the Pacman either at the Wild Card gym or at the venue of the fight. During the latest Pacquiao-Bradley 2 fight though, he was unable to watch the fight live, but he greeted Pacquiao anyway, when he received the Generation award from the MTV Movie. “It’s a great weekend for a lot of people, Manny Pacquiao won last night,” Mark stated.
Here are some of Manny Pacquiao’s celebrity fans. For sure, there are a number of celebrities who are missing in this list.
1. Mark Wahlberg
2. Stephen Baldwin
3. Kobe Bryant
4. Paris Hilton
5. Tia Carrere
6. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter)
7. Beyonce
8. Rob Kardashian
9. Nicole Scherzinger
10. Jean Claude Van Damme
11. Ron Pearlman
12. Jay-Z
13. Jeremy Piven
14. Denzel Washington
15. Jimmy Kimmel
16. Nick Cannon
17. Hugh Jackman
18. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
19. Mario Lopez
20. Jasmine Villegas
21. Jessica Sanchez
22. Sugar Ray Leonard
23. Pooch Hall
24. The Boston Celtics Basketball Team
25. Steven Seagull
26. Cuba Gooding Jr.
27. Tim Tebow
28. Prince Harry
29. Sylvester Stallone
30. Christian Bale
31. Ronda Rousey
32. Keanu Reeves
33.Neal Schon
34. Nick Vujicic
35. Jeremy Lin
The latest visitor to Pacquiao’s house famous Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves, who rode his motorcycle to Pacman’s house. The Matrix actor gifted Pacquiao with his matrix poster, which he signed: “You’re the best!”
Reeves also stated:
“I’m really excited. I’ve been watching him for many years and he’s such a great champion and from the outside he’s such a remarkable person. And I’m really very excited about this match coming up with Mayweather. It is extraordinary, the freedom, the will, the both hands, the intellect, the passion…”
Watch celebrities talk about what they admire in Manny Pacman Pacquiao.
