Christopher Mark Algieri (born March 2, 1984) is an American professional boxer and former kickboxer . In boxing he held the WBO junior welterweight title in 2014 and challenged for the WBO welterweight title later that year; in kickboxing he was an undefeated ISKA World welterweight and WKA World super welterweight champion. Outside of boxing, Algieri works as a nutritionist .
89-554: Algieri was born into a working-class family in Huntington, New York , to an Italian father and an Argentine mother. He has a bachelor's degree in healthcare science from Stony Brook University and a master's degree in clinical nutrition from the New York Institute of Technology . Algieri has expressed his desire to go to medical school and combine his experience as a world-class athlete and his knowledge of nutrition to spearhead
178-469: A senator of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022. Pacquiao is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing and has won twelve major world titles. He was the first boxer to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes, the first boxer to win major world titles in four of the eight "glamour divisions" ( flyweight , featherweight , lightweight , and welterweight ), and
267-517: A "legend" & visited him along with Klay Thompson at training. On September 4, 2014, Pacquiao trained with the Golden State Warriors at their training facility in preparation for his PBA stint. On February 18, 2015, Pacquiao played briefly and scored one point when the Sorento pulled a 95–84 upset against Purefoods , which had tapped former NBA player Daniel Orton as their import for
356-573: A 10-round bout against 28-year-old Danny Gonzalez (17–1–1, 7 KOs), who was on a 3-fight win streak since suffering his sole loss. Gonzalez and Algieri were former sparring partners. The card would take place at the Hulu Theater in New York City. In what was considered a close bout, Algieri defeated Gonzalez via unanimous decision after 10 rounds. The three judges scored the bout 98–92, 97–93, and 96–94 in favour of Algieri. The decision came with boos from
445-470: A boxing match under Rizin Special standing bout rules. As there was no judge's decision, the bout ended in a draw. Pacquiao was introduced to boxing at the age of 12 by his maternal uncle Sardo Mejia. According to his autobiography, Pacquiao said watching Mike Tyson's defeat of James "Buster" Douglas in 1990 with his Uncle Sardo as an experience that, "changed my life forever". Mejia began training his nephew in
534-692: A career-high four points in a 97–88 victory against the Blackwater Elite , also sinking the first three-point field goal in his career. He appeared rarely in the succeeding seasons as he was focused on other commitments. In 2017, Pacquiao founded the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League , initially a semi-professional league in the Philippines . The MPBL turned professional in 2022. In 2018, although being rumored to transfer to Blackwater, Pacquiao officially announced his retirement from
623-462: A conversation with him uttering "Bob, I'm gonna run in 2022 and, when I win, I want you there at my inauguration.'" Speculations quickly spread around a possible Pacquiao run for president, backed by his own expression of interest in a presidential bid. In June 2021, he expressed belief that Duterte's response towards China's claims in the South China Sea was lacking. Duterte rebuked Pacquiao for
712-469: A female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.26. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
801-400: A legendary boxer, and I'm proud of that. However, that journey was not always easy. When I was younger, I became a fighter because I had to survive. I had nothing. I had no one to depend on except myself. I realized that boxing was something I was good at, and I trained hard so that I could keep myself and my family alive ." On December 4, 1998, at the age of 19, he won his first major title,
890-603: A major commuter town for nearby New York City. In 1988, the Supreme Court ruled that Huntington had violated the Fair Housing Act by preventing apartment construction anywhere except in Black neighborhoods. A developer of an affordable housing project sought to build it in a white neighborhood, but the town restricted the developer to black neighborhoods. The Supreme Court ordered the town to build an affordable housing project in
979-494: A makeshift home gym. After 6 months of training, Pacquiao began boxing in a park in General Santos, eventually traveling to other cities to fight higher-ranked opponents. By age 15, he was considered the best junior boxer in the southern Philippines and he moved to Manila . In January 1995, at the age of 16, he made his professional boxing debut as a junior flyweight. Pacquiao stated of his early years, " Many of you know me as
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#17330849205591068-463: A one-sided bout, Pacquiao knocked Algieri down six times and made him tumble repeatedly en route to defeating him via one-sided unanimous decision, ending Algieri's undefeated streak. On April 3, 2015, Amir Khan announced via his wife's YouTube channel that he had agreed to a May 30 welterweight bout with Algieri in New York. The fight was later finalized on April 15, and subsequently set for May 29 at
1157-528: A parcel of land from the Matinecock tribe . This parcel has since come to be known as the "First Purchase" and included land bordered by Cold Spring Harbor on the west, Northport Harbor on the east, what is now known as Old Country Road to the south, and the Long Island Sound to the north. The three men immediately turned the land over to the settlers who had already been living there. The origin of
1246-410: A part, along with the vice mayor's alleged drinking buddy Charlie Tan and Kenneth Dong, in a 2017 seized ₱ 6.4-billion shipment of illegal drugs from Xiamen, China, into the Philippines. As of 2018, Pacquiao has filed a total of 31 Senate bills during the 17th Congress. And in a bill filed alongside Senator Bato dela Rosa and Bong Go , he backed the return of capital punishment . In June 2019,
1335-483: A practice designed to treat competitive athletes without the use of unnecessary surgeries, pharmaceuticals or long lay-offs. Algieri began his martial arts training in Chinese Kenpo under the tutelage of Robert Mauro at the age of 10. Algieri received his black sash at the age of 15 and began competing in amateur kickboxing at the age of 16. While in high school, Algieri started wrestling and eventually became captain of
1424-635: A record of 18–0 with 8 knockouts. In most fights, he moved between light welterweight and welterweight. On February 14, 2014, Algieri won a unanimous ten-round decision over Emmanuel Taylor, an IBF number four ranked contender, at the Paramount Theatre in Huntington, Long Island, New York, to enter the world rankings. Algieri had accumulated wins over the likes of top prospect Jose Alejo, a bout featured on NBC Sports Network and former United States Boxing Association (USBA) Champion Mike Arnaoutis prior to
1513-754: A senator by the Commission on Elections. Pacquiao garnered over 16 million votes, landing at 7th place. Pacquiao earlier aligned himself with the Duterte government . He facilitated on September 18, 2016, the ouster of Leila de Lima (a Duterte critic) from the chairmanship of the Senate Justice committee and criticized de Lima's presentation three days later of an alleged member of the Davao Death Squad . In another Senate hearing, Pacquiao defended then-Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte from allegations of having
1602-509: A speech on human trafficking that earned praise. However, he also received criticism for coming out as uninformed during a discussion of the contentious reproductive health bill that same year. In 2013, he was re-elected to the 16th Congress of the Philippines . He ran unopposed. Additionally, his wife, Jinkee, was also elected as vice-governor of Sarangani, while his younger brother, Rogelio lost his bid as congressman. Because of other commitments, Pacquiao only attended one Congress session on
1691-409: A statement in the division as a rising star against a former titleholder. Spence dominated the bout with jabs in center ring and won every round. Algieri moved well and tried to both land jabs and counter. Algieri went down once in the fourth round and twice in the fifth round. Spence finished him on the ropes. The time of stoppage was 0:48 of round 5. It was the first time Algieri had been stopped inside
1780-473: A white neighborhood. Construction on that project began in 2023. In 2019, Huntington banned the creation of new basement apartments. In 2023, a council member proposed legalizing basement apartments to alleviate the housing crisis in Huntington and other communities surrounding New York City. At a July 2023 hearing, in which local residents railed against "migrants, pedophiles, or criminals" moving into Huntington, council members backtracked on their support for
1869-591: A win over Coyle, would bring him closer to another world title opportunity. He said, “I'd like to thank my entire team for making this possible and for their total support of my quest to once again become a world champion.” Algieri reiterated his desire to challenge for the WBO title against Hooker, claiming he did not lose the belt in the ring. Huntington, New York Huntington is one of ten towns in Suffolk County , New York , United States. The town's population
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#17330849205591958-488: Is disputed since 2021 ). On September 19, 2021, Pacquiao officially declared his candidacy for President of the Philippines in the 2022 Philippine presidential election ; he ended up losing to Bongbong Marcos . Outside of boxing and politics, Pacquiao was the head coach and a player for the Philippine Basketball Association team Kia/Mahindra for three seasons from 2014 to 2017, before founding
2047-458: Is served primarily by Huntington Area Rapid Transit bus routes, though some routes from Suffolk County Transit also serve the town. Huntington is the only township in the United States to ban self-service gas stations at the township level and among the few places in the U.S. where full-service gas stations are compulsory and no self-service is allowed; the entire state of New Jersey and
2136-532: Is the only boxer to hold world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s). In July 2019, Pacquiao became the oldest welterweight world champion in history at the age of 40, and the first boxer in history to become a recognized four-time welterweight champion after defeating Keith Thurman to win the WBA (Super) welterweight title. As of 2015, Pacquiao's fights had generated $ 1.2 billion in revenue from his 25 pay-per-view bouts . Forbes ranked him
2225-582: Is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 195,289 people, 65,917 households, and 52,338 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,078.4 inhabitants per square mile (802.5/km ). There were 67,708 housing units at an average density of 720.6 units per square mile (278.2 units/km ). The racial makeup of the town in 2000 was 88.31% White , 4.22% Black or African American , 0.13% Native American , 3.50% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 2.27% from other races , and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.58% of
2314-564: The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony as the Philippine delegation's flag bearer ; the first-ever non-participant to serve as the country's flagbearer. Swimmer Miguel Molina , 2005 Southeast Asian Games ' Best Male Athlete, yielded the role to Pacquiao, upon the request of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to national sports officials. He had the opportunity to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , when professional boxers under
2403-726: The American Revolutionary War , British troops used Huntington as their headquarters, and remained encamped there until the end of the war. The arrival of the Long Island Rail Road in 1867 transformed the economy of Huntington from primarily agriculture and shipping (based on its well protected harbor) to tourism and commuting. Cold Spring Harbor became a popular summer resort. The end of World War II brought about an explosive growth of population in Huntington as western Suffolk County began suburbanizing . Farms and resorts gave way to homes, and Huntington transformed into
2492-584: The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York . Algieri coming off the Pacquiao loss was seen as an easy touch for Khan by many. But with his new trainer John David Jackson , Algieri hatched a fight plan to be aggressive and apply pressure in the bout, when he usually fights on the outside with a strong jab. He entered the bout weighing more than Khan, and in the fight many commented on how much Algieri had improved since
2581-584: The Department of Education. Manny Pacquiao has an amateur record of 60–4 and a record of 62–8–2 as a professional, with 39 wins by knockout. Boxing historian Bert Sugar ranked Pacquiao as the greatest southpaw fighter of all time. In 2021, he ranked number 1 in DAZN's list of the top 10 boxers of the last 30 years. Pacquiao made history by being the first boxer ever to win world titles in eight weight divisions, having won twelve major world titles, as well as being
2670-494: The "speedy release" of fellow Senator Leila De Lima , who had been detained for five years, after witnesses against De Lima retracted their testimony. Pacquiao had earlier been vocal about De Lima's supposed links to a purported drug lord, Kerwin Espinosa, an allegation that led to De Lima's arrest and detention. As early as June 2020, Pacquiao's former promoter Bob Arum declared that the senator expressed that he will run in 2022 in
2759-463: The 2021 general election, the people of Huntington elected Edmund Smyth to the supervisor position. Two Republicans were also elected to the town board: Dr. Dave Bennardo and Salvatore Ferro. In the 2023 general election, Brooke Lupinacci and Theresa Mari were elected, creating a 5–0 super majority for the Republican Party on the town board. The town clerk position is held by Andrew Raia, and
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2848-455: The 40-year-old age limit. Forbes listed Pacquiao as the world's equal sixth highest paid athlete, with a total of $ 40 million or ₱ 2 billion pesos from the second half of 2008 to the first half of 2009. Tied with him on the sixth spot was NBA player LeBron James and golfer Phil Mickelson . Pacquiao was again included in Forbes' list of highest paid athletes from the second half of 2009 to
2937-489: The 8th round to win via unanimous decision. Bone was coming off a 5th-round knockout loss to Shawn Porter . On February 23, 2016, it was announced that Algieri would take on one of welterweights hottest prospects Errol Spence Jr. (19-0, 16 KOs) on April 16 at the Barclays Center where he was (2-2) against opponents. This fight was important to both Algieri, who had to redeem himself in the division after losing to Khan and Pacquiao, and important to Spence as he wanted to make
3026-715: The Filipino House of Representatives, Pacquiao enrolled in the Certificate Course in Development, Legislation, and Governance at the Development Academy of the Philippines – Graduate School of Public and Development Management (DAP-GSPDM). On November 21, 2009, Pacquiao announced that he would run again for a congressional seat , but this time in Sarangani province, the hometown of his wife Jinkee. In May 2010, Pacquiao
3115-534: The Huntington Buzz, an online-only news website that is independently owned – cover hyper-local news on issues, people, and events in Huntington. The Long Island Rail Road 's Port Jefferson Branch serves the town's vicinity, and uses stations between Cold Spring Harbor through Northport . Huntington is the eastern terminus of electrification along the Port Jefferson Branch. The Town of Huntington
3204-415: The Pacquiao fight, and that he looked the stronger and fitter of the two. Algieri instantly began cutting down the ring and had Khan backing up fast and unable to land his quick combinations. Algieri, who is not really known as a puncher was able to rock Khan with a big shot early on, and Algieri chased Khan the whole night, landing big punches in every round and finished the night strongly. Khan went on to win
3293-515: The Philippine Senate released a data showing Pacquiao as having the worst attendance record among all senators in the 17th Congress, reflecting a struggle Pacquiao had since he was a congressman. Despite the poor attendance, he still managed to enact four laws from the bills he filed. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Pacquiao worked with Alibaba Group co-founder Jack Ma to help bring to
3382-515: The Philippines 50,000 COVID-19 test kits through their respective charity foundations. In December 2020, Pacquiao became acting party president of PDP–Laban , the ruling political party, when Koko Pimentel resigned. However, the position will eventually become disputed between Pacquiao and Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi . Alfonso Cusi 's faction through a vote decided that Pacquiao is no longer party president of PDP–Laban on July 17. Melvin Matibag,
3471-554: The Provodnikov fight, Algieri was given a big shot as he fought legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao on November 23, 2014, in Macau, for the latter's WBO Welterweight title, it was Algieri's first fight outside the State of New York . Algieri was stripped of his belt at 140 as WBO rules mandate a fighter of theirs can only hold belts in one division at a time. Algieri was a big underdog coming in, and in
3560-520: The St. Anthony's Friar Wrestling team. Algieri attended Stony Brook University and concentrated his athletic prowess on Full-Contact Kickboxing. He then began sparring and training with Tim "Bring the Pain" Lane under the watchful eye of Mauro. After completing an undefeated amateur career that culminated with a USKBA Northeast Championship, Algieri decided to turn professional at the age of 19. As an amateur, Algieri won
3649-542: The St. Anthony's varsity squad. Algieri won two Catholic League titles and one Catholic State Championship, ultimately making it to the semi-finals of the Public State Tournament. He was also awarded a wild card nomination to compete in the High School National Championships, but a knee injury barred Algieri from participating. After high school, Algieri spent three seasons as assistant coach to
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3738-562: The Taylor fight, and he reached 10–0 when Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing signed him. On June 14, 2014, Algieri got the chance of a lifetime as he faced and defeated the newly crowned WBO junior welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov , headlining on HBO's "Boxing After Dark" card at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Algieri was seen as a warm-up fight for Provodnikov, which seemed to be
3827-876: The USKBA Northeast Championship defeating Kyle Murray. Algieri later turned professional, and won the International Sport Karate Association Welterweight and World Kickboxing Association Super Welterweight Championships. He also competed in the World Combat League before retiring to become a professional boxer. Algieri was the Performance Nutrition Consultant to Division I Stony Brook University Seawolves from 2016 to 2018. Algieri formerly served as team nutritionist to American middleweight Daniel Jacobs . Algieri turned pro in 2008, and put together
3916-666: The World Boxing Council (WBC) flyweight title. Over the course of his decorated career, Pacquiao has defeated 22 world champions: Chatchai Sasakul , Lehlohonolo Ledwaba , Jorge Eliécer Julio , Marco Antonio Barrera (twice), Érik Morales (twice), Óscar Larios , Jorge Solís , Juan Manuel Márquez (twice), David Díaz , Oscar De La Hoya , Ricky Hatton , Miguel Cotto , Joshua Clottey , Antonio Margarito , Shane Mosley , Brandon Ríos , Timothy Bradley (twice), Chris Algieri , Jessie Vargas , Lucas Matthysse , Adrien Broner and Keith Thurman . Pacquiao's most recent bout
4005-573: The age of 40 were allowed to compete in the games for the first time. However Pacquiao, decided not to compete. Pacquiao would signify his interest to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in France . The Philippine Olympic Committee would make a failed petition to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Now 45-years old, Pacquiao was disallowed to participate after the IOC decide to uphold
4094-453: The case as early on Algieri was dropped and hurt twice, with his eye swelling grotesquely, essentially blinding him for the rest of the fight, it all seemed to be over. However, Algieri fought back and began to box for the remainder of the fight, using his strong jab to keep his opponent back and moved on the outside, avoiding his Russian counterparts big looping shots. The bout went the full 12 rounds and Algieri won via split decision to become
4183-561: The conference. When asked about playing against him, Orton said that "[Pacquiao playing] is a joke...Professional boxer? Yeah. Congressman? All right. But professional basketball player? Seriously? It's a joke." Orton was fined by PBA commissioner Chito Salud and was replaced after a few days. On October 25, 2015, Pacquiao made his first field goal in the PBA in a 108–94 loss against the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters . On August 21, 2016, Pacquiao scored
4272-477: The congress' final leg and was criticized for being the top absentee among lawmakers. Pacquiao filed a total of less than 20 bills in six years, with zero of them passing beyond committee. On October 5, 2015, Pacquiao formally declared that he was running for senator under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) party of vice-president Jejomar Binay. On May 19, 2016, Pacquiao was formally elected as
4361-434: The crowd, who felt the scores did not reflect the fight. Algieri started the fight with his jab, keeping Gonzalez at a distance, this was until Gonzalez got through and managed to cause a cut under Algieri's left eye. Seeing this as motivation, Gonzalez tried to pile on pressure, but was only able to land no more than two shots at a time. In round 10, Gonzalez managed to trap Algieri but did not land any clean shots until Algieri
4450-470: The deputy secretary-general of PDP–Laban, defended the vote, saying it was organized because the term limits of the party's officials had already expired. Pacquiao is still regarded by his faction as party president. In May 2021, Senator Pacquiao filed a bill proposing to create the Philippine Boxing and Combat Sports Commission. The move, however, was lambasted by Senator Pia Cayetano who criticized
4539-526: The distance. Algieri received a purse of $ 325,000 with which he was unhappy. Spence earned $ 225,000. In October 2018, after around two-and-a-half years out of the ring, primarily working as a nutritionist for several boxers, Algieri announced he would be returning to The Paramount in Huntington, New York on November 30, 2018. Algieri was a poster boy for The Paramount Theatre, having eight consecutive fights there between 2011 and 2014. Algieri re-signed with former long-time promoter Joe DeGuardia and Star Boxing. It
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#17330849205594628-490: The fight via unanimous decision after 12 rounds of boxing, many believing him to win widely on the cards as he was able to steal many of the rounds in the last 10 seconds. Algieri however, believed that he had, in fact, won the bout. Khan made $ 1.5 million and Algieri earned a $ 500,000 purse. The fight, which took place on Spike, averaged 1 million viewers and peaked at 1.2 million. On December 5, 2015, Algieri knocked down Ecuadorian Erick Bone (16–2, 8 KOs) in
4717-460: The first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes. Pacquiao is also the first boxer in history to win major world titles in four of the original eight weight classes of boxing, also known as the "glamour divisions" (flyweight, featherweight, lightweight and welterweight), and the first boxer ever to become a four-decade world champion, winning world championships across four decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s). Pacquiao
4806-489: The first half of 2010; he was ranked eighth with an income of $ 42 million. Pacquiao also won the 2009 ESPY Awards for the Best Fighter category, beating fellow boxer Shane Mosley and Brazilian mixed martial arts fighters Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva. ESPN Magazine reported that Pacquiao was one of the two top earning athletes for 2010, alongside American Major League Baseball player Alex Rodriguez . According to
4895-1062: The former Swissair North American headquarter site, was completed in 1995. Swissair intended to own, instead of lease, its headquarters site. It enlisted architect Richard Meier to design the Melville facility. In 1997, Aer Lingus announced that it was moving its North American headquarters from Manhattan to Melville; James Lyndon, a spokesperson for the airline, said that the company moved to Long Island in an effort to reduce costs, as leasing costs are lower on Long Island than in Manhattan. The move would transfer 75 employees, including administrative personnel, marketing personnel, sales personnel, and telephone reservation agents. The airline planned to move on June 15, 1997. The airline had also considered sites in Boston and in Westchester, New York . According to Huntington's 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,
4984-569: The highest selling pay-per-view boxing match in a Welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on May 2, 2015, and the highest revenue earned from ticket sales for a boxing match from ticket sales title fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on May 2, 2015. Pacquaio has never competed in the Summer Olympics. However, he would participate in the parade of nations of
5073-638: The highway superintendent is Andre Sorentino, both Republicans. The lone Democrat in the Huntington town government is Jillian Guthman, who has served as the receiver of taxes since 2017, when she was appointed to the position by the board, and shortly after re-elected to serve a full term in 2018. Sbarro 's headquarters were located in Melville in the Town of Huntington until 2015. Around 2002, Swiss International Air Lines 's North American headquarters moved from Melville to Uniondale , Town of Hempstead . The facility,
5162-587: The league after playing just ten games in three seasons and scoring less than fifteen career points. In 2019, he announced that he is "planning to own an NBA team" after boxing retirement. On February 12, 2007, Pacquiao announced his campaign for a seat in the Philippine House of Representatives to represent the 1st District of South Cotabato province running as a candidate of the Liberal Party faction under Manila mayor Lito Atienza . Pacquiao, said he
5251-421: The magazine's annual salary report of athletes, Pacquiao earned $ 32 million (approximately PhP 1.38 billion) for his two 2010 boxing matches against Clottey and Margarito. On April 17, 2014, Pacquiao, a passionate basketball fan, announced his intention to join the Philippine Basketball Association as the playing coach of Kia Motors Basketball team , an incoming expansion team for the PBA's 2014–15 season . As
5340-526: The most boxing world titles won in different weight divisions with eight, when he defeated Antonio Margarito (USA) to win the WBC Super Welterweight title on November 13, 2010. He has also held sanctioned belts in the WBC Flyweight, Super Featherweight and Lightweight divisions, plus The Ring Featherweight, IBF Super Bantamweight, IBO and The Ring Light Welterweight and WBO Welterweight. He recorded
5429-453: The name is unknown but the consensus among historians is it was named for the birthplace of Oliver Cromwell who was Lord Protector of England at the time of the town's establishment. From that initial settlement, Huntington grew over subsequent years to include all of the land presently comprising the modern Towns of Huntington and Babylon . The southern part of the town was formally separated to create Babylon in 1872. Because Huntington
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#17330849205595518-531: The new WBO junior welterweight champion. Algieri received his biggest purse at the time, $ 100,000 for the bout. Algieri landing 288 of 993 punches (29%), 177 of 427 (41%) power shots. Provodnikov landed 205 of his 776 punches thrown (26%), which included 164 of 434 power shots (38%). Many media outlets either had Provodnikov winning wide or Algieri winning a close decision. The fight generated high ratings for Algieri's HBO debut, averaging 1.046 million viewers, and peaking at 1.1 million viewers. After proving himself in
5607-526: The population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over. The town government consists of a town council with four members, all of whom are elected at large. The town supervisor is elected by the entire town. Other elected positions are the Town Clerk, Highway Superintendent, and Receiver of Taxes. A referendum to move to a ward district system on December 22, 2009, failed 81% to 18%. Until 2017, Huntington
5696-475: The population. As of the census of 2010, the racial makeup of the town was 84.15% White , 4.68% Black or African American , 0.20% Native American , 4.96% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 3.89% from other races , and 2.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.00% of the population. There were 65,917 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 8.9% had
5785-635: The possibility of him running in the postgame interview after losing his final boxing match against Yordenis Ugas , Pacquiao officially announced his presidential bid on September 19, 2021, during the National Assembly of the PDP–Laban , organized by his faction. On October 1, he formally registered his candidacy under the Cebu-based party PROMDI . This was in accordance with the "MP3 Alliance" established by PDP Laban under Pacquiao's faction with PROMDI, and
5874-454: The second highest paid athlete in the world in 2012 and 2015, and the eighth highest paid athlete of the 2010s. In 2024, ESPN ranked Pacquiao as the greatest Asian athlete of the 21st century. Pacquiao entered politics in 2010 when he was elected as the representative of Sarangani . He held this post for six years until he was elected and assumed office as a senator in 2016. He became the leader of then-ruling PDP–Laban party in 2020 (which
5963-478: The semi-professional Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League . He has also starred in films and has presented television shows. In music, he has released multiple PARI - certified platinum albums and songs; his cover of " Sometimes When We Touch " peaked at 19 in the United States on Billboard ' s Adult Contemporary chart after a performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! He is an Evangelical Christian preacher, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. Manny Pacquiao
6052-455: The statement, saying the latter lacked knowledge in foreign policy. The President also responded to a claim attributed to Pacquiao that the Duterte administration is more corrupt than those by his predecessors; Duterte challenged Pacquiao to name certain individuals or agencies, otherwise he will launch a negative campaign against the senator in the 2022 elections . A month after being asked about
6141-399: The streets, worked as a construction worker and had to pick between eating or sending money to his mother. Pacquiao completed his elementary education at Saavedra Saway Elementary School in General Santos, but dropped out of high school due to extreme and abject poverty. In February 2007, Pacquiao took and passed a high school equivalency exam , and was awarded with a high school diploma by
6230-663: The team's head coach, he asked other teams to not draft him before Kia, and picked himself 11th overall in the first round of the 2014 PBA draft , being the oldest rookie to be ever drafted in the league's history. Pacquiao played basketball as part of his training before his matches and prior to his PBA stint, Pacquiao was named an honorary member of the Boston Celtics and established friendships with Steph Curry and basketball Hall of Famers Kobe Bryant , Kevin Garnett , and Ray Allen . NBA player Karl-Anthony Towns cites Pacquiao as
6319-507: The timing of the proposal in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Pacquiao earlier already tried filing the bill during the 17th Congress when Pacquiao and Senator Franklin Drilon made headlines after Pacquiao called out the latter and senior legislator to use his "common sense" during an interpellation about the topic while Pacquiao was apparently being coached by his advisers after struggling to answer Drilon. In May 2022, Pacquiao called for
6408-489: The top employers in the town are: Huntington is home to two institutions of higher education, including: Several weekly newspapers cover local news exclusively, including The Long-Islander , since 1838 as well as The Times of Huntington by TBR News Media. The Village Connection Magazine , published by Jim Savalli, is a lifestyle and entertainment magazine dedicated to the town of Huntington. Additionally, Patch , an online-only news website formerly owned by AOL – as well as
6497-435: The western-Mid Valley portion of Oregon are the only other places in the country with similar laws. Manny Pacquiao Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Sr. CLH ( locally [pɐkˈjaʊ] ; born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino politician, businessman, and former professional boxer . Nicknamed " PacMan ", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. He previously served as
6586-502: The zoning change. Huntington is bounded by Long Island Sound to the north, Nassau County to the west, Babylon to the south, and Smithtown to the east. It also shares a small border with Islip to the southeast. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 137.1 square miles (355 km ), of which 94.0 square miles (243 km ) is land and 43.1 square miles (112 km ) (31.44%)
6675-614: Was 204,127 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the 11th most populous city/town in the state. Founded in 1653, the Town of Huntington is located on the North Shore of Long Island in northwestern Suffolk County, with the Long Island Sound to its north and Nassau County adjacent to the west. It is part of the New York metropolitan area . In 1653, three men from Oyster Bay , Richard Holbrook, Robert Williams and Daniel Whitehead, purchased
6764-411: Was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $ 102,865, and the median income for a family was $ 113,119. Males had a median income of $ 61,748 versus $ 40,825 for females. The per capita income for the town was $ 36,390. About 2.9% of families and 4.6% of
6853-538: Was able to break free. Speaking to DAZN, after the bout, Algieri said, "I am my biggest critic and this performance wasn’t my best. I got the win and I am moving on [...] I felt a little off today. You go back to the drawing board and look to come back better.” On May 3, 2019, it was announced that Algieri would fight British boxer Tommy Coyle (25–4, 12 KOs) on the Anthony Joshua vs. Andy Ruiz Jr on June 1, at Madison Square Garden in New York on DAZN. Algieri believed
6942-573: Was against Yordenis Ugás in August 2021. Pacquiao also participated in an exhibition match against former world champion Jesus Salud in August 2002 which he won. Pacquiao was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA), World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Organization (WBO) and Home Box Office (HBO). In 2006, 2008, and 2009, he
7031-417: Was announced he would fight journeyman Angel Hernandez (14–11–2, 9 KOs), although a catchweight was not confirmed. In front of a sold-out crowd, Algieri defeated Hernandez after 10 rounds via unanimous decision. Using high work rate, Algieri took control from the opening bell. Fighting under Andre Rozier for the first time, Algieri displayed tremendous hand speed. For his part, Hernandez tried to move forward but
7120-573: Was awarded Ring magazine , ESPN and BWAA's Fighter of the Year , and in 2009 and 2011 he won the Best Fighter ESPY Award . BoxRec ranks him as the greatest Asian fighter of all time. In 2016, Pacquiao ranked No. 2 on ESPN 's list of top pound for pound boxers of the past 25 years and he ranks No.4 in BoxRec 's ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time. As of 2022, Pacquiao
7209-546: Was born as Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao in Kibawe, Bukidnon , and raised in General Santos , Philippines. He is the son of Rosalio Pacquiao and actress Dionisia Dapidran. His parents separated when he was in sixth grade, after his father had an affair. He is the fourth of six siblings, one of whom, Alberto "Bobby" Pacquiao , is also a politician and former professional boxer. At the age of 14, Pacquiao moved to Manila and lived on
7298-459: Was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines , representing the province of Sarangani . He scored a landslide victory over the wealthy and politically well-entrenched Chiongbian clan that had been in power in the province for more than thirty years. Pacquiao got 120,052 votes while his opponent for the seat, Roy Chiongbian, got 60,899 votes. In 2010, Pacquiao made
7387-579: Was generally controlled by the Democratic Party , having the same Democratic town supervisor, Frank Petrone, for 20 years prior to 2017. The town board followed suit during these years, generally being controlled by the Democratic Party. In 2017, the Republican Party took control of the town supervisor position with the election of Chad Lupinacci. The Republicans have held this position since. In
7476-550: Was long rated as the best active boxer in the world, pound for pound, by most sporting news and boxing websites, including ESPN, Sports Illustrated , Sporting Life , Yahoo! Sports , About.com , BoxRec and The Ring , beginning from his climb to lightweight until his losses in 2012. He is also the longest reigning top-ten active boxer on The Ring' s pound for pound list from 2003 to 2016. Pacquiao has generated approximately 20.4 million in pay-per-view (PPV) buys and $ 1.3 billion in revenue from 26 PPV-bouts. Per Forbes, he
7565-671: Was persuaded to run by the local officials of General Santos , hoping he would act as a bridge between their interests and the national government. Ultimately Pacquiao was forced to run under the Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI), a pro-Arroyo political party by the courts. Pacquiao was defeated in the election by incumbent Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), who said, "More than anything, I think, people weren't prepared to lose him as their boxing icon." In preparation for his political career in
7654-628: Was populated largely by English settlers, unlike the rest of the New Amsterdam colony, the town voted in 1660 to become part of the Connecticut colony rather than remain under the authority of New Amsterdam. It was not until the British gained control of New Amsterdam in 1664 (renaming it New York) that Huntington was formally restored to the jurisdiction of New York. Following the Battle of Long Island during
7743-513: Was ranked ninth in The Ring's list of the top 100 boxers of all time. Manny Pacquiao is a holder of six Guinness Book World Records . He has the most consecutive boxing world title fight victories at different weights at 15, between 2005 and 2011; he is named the oldest welterweight boxing world champion when he claimed the WBA Welterweight title aged 40 years 215 days on July 20, 2019; he has
7832-468: Was the world's second highest paid athlete in 2015. Pacquiao signed with Bob Arum 's Top Rank from 2015 to 2017 and Al Haymon 's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) promotion on 2018 alongside Paradigm Sports Management on 2020. On September 29, 2021, Pacquiao announced his retirement from boxing, in a post on social media. On July 28, 2024, Pacquiao made his debut on Super RIZIN 3 in an exhibition featherweight bout against kickboxer Rukiya Anpo in
7921-509: Was unable to keep up with Algieri's boxing skills. After 10 rounds, the fight was scored 100–90, 100–90, and 99–91 for Algieri. In early December 2018, it was reported that Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn was looking to match WBO light welterweight champion Maurice Hooker (25-0-1, 19 KOs) with more credible opponents in 2019. Hearn planned for Algieri and Jorge Linares to fight in separate bouts on his January 18, 2019 DAZN card. Later that month, Boxing Scene announced Algieri would fight in
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