
Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, the iconic admired fighters set to bang on May 2 in the “Battle of East and West”, accept consistently been pictured to be worlds afar as far as the action is concerned.
But alfresco the ring, it’s around "East meets West” for the two boxers because they both in actuality allotment a lot of similarities, as appear by their Wikipedia entries.
Firstly, Hatton and Pacquiao are of the aforementioned age, 30.
Hatton was built-in Richard John Hatton on Oct. 6, 1978 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England while Pacquiao was built-in Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Mindanao on Dec. 17, 1978.
Hatton is the Ring Magazine Junior Welterweight Champion, admitting Ring Magazine currently rated Pacquiao as the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
Fatherhood and brotherhood
“The Pacman” has four accouchement with his wife Jinkee. They are Jemuel, Michael, Princess and Queen Elizabeth.
“The Hitman” is a ancestor himself. He has a son alleged Campbell with his ex-girlfriend. He is anon active with his girlfriend, Jennifer Dooley.
Fighting central the aboveboard ring runs in their blood, as both fighters accept brothers who are aswell boxers.
Bobby Pacquiao and Matthew Hatton are active in the caliginosity of their superstar siblings. They do accept all out abutment from Manny and Ricky, respectively.
Trademark access song
The music that plays whenever Hatton marches appear the ring is "Blue Moon", the Manchester City club song, by the bandage Supra.
Hatton’s best of access music reflects his affection for football and the Manchester City club. In fact, his ancestor and grandfathering were above club players.
On the added hand, Pacquiao has been application his own songs as access music.
“The People’s Champ” has gone into recording his own music because of his affection for singing.
Showbiz
Along with recording his own songs, Pacquiao has aswell dabbled in hosting and acting.
As a celebrity, Pacquiao has a lot of bartering endorsements for food, cooler and medicine.
He aswell fabricated an endorsement for the Bureau of Internal Revenue. As BIR endorser, he is enjoining his countrymen to appropriately pay their taxes.
Meanwhile, Hatton aswell hosts his own reside babble appearance on Nuts.TV alleged “Ricky Speaks.”
“The Hitman” even told ABS-CBN News during their UK promo bout that he is accessible to do a bartering activity with Pacquiao.
National recognition
In the civic scale, both fighters accept aswell acquired acclaim and acceptance for getting notable sportsmen.
In the 2007 New Year's Honors List, Hatton accustomed the accolade of MBE for casework to sport. The MBE agency he is a affiliate of the Most Excellent Adjustment of the British Empire, the adjustment of courage accustomed by King George V in 1917.
Because of the award, “The Hitman’s” name is followed by ‘MBE' -- as Ricky Hatton MBE.
Pacquiao, meanwhile, was accustomed in 2008 by the House of Representatives as “The People’s Champ.”
The Lower House issued a resolution sponsored by South Cotabato Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio, who defeated Manny in the in the 2007 aldermanic elections. The resolution accustomed Pacquiao for “his achievements and in acknowledgment of the account and afflatus he has been bringing to the Filipino people.”
“The Pacman” aswell accustomed a applique from House Apostle Prospero Nograles.
In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Manny became the banderole agent for Team Philippines even if he was not an Olympian.
Giving aback to community
Hatton and Pacquiao accept already raked in millions of balance from the high-profile matches they headlined.
But both of them apperceive how to acknowledgment the favor to their corresponding communities.
“The Pacman” has the Manny Pacquiao Foundation. He aswell gives abroad banknote and grocery accoutrements to the beneath fortunate. He even cites his admiration to advice the poor as his acumen for ambitious to accompany the political arena.
Hatton, meantime, supports “The Village News,” a bounded children's bi-weekly fabricated by accouchement in aid of charity. In addition, he has helped in fundraising contest by actualization at alms auctions. Hatton aswell became a bedfellow apostle for The Toby Henderson Trust, a centermost for Autism Development.





