The FIlipino boxer working out at the
LM Gym in Manila, Philippines as a 17-year-old before he fought his way
to the top of the game
Pacquiao has made a remarkable rise
through the weight divisions from being an incredibly slight
light-flyweight when he made his debut
Pacquiao left home aged 14 to move to
the Philippines capital Manila to pursue his career in the sport which
has made him an icon
The 36-year-old spent his early career
fighting in the Far East before being given his chance on the big stage
in Las Vegas in 2001
Pacquiao has been involved in some of the biggest fights over the last decade but Saturday's occasion will eclipse all of them
The teenage version of Pacquiao before he went on to become a world champion and achieve massive success on the world stage
Mayweather in action at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, where he won a bronze medal after being beaten by Serafim Todorov
Pacquiao arriving at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Monday night after a 270-mile bus journey from Los Angeles
The 36-year-old was mobbed upon arrival in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay hotel, which will be his base for the week
The MGM Grand's Garden Arena on the world famous Las Vegas strip will host the $300million mega-fight on Saturday
The MGM Grand prepares for another huge fight, but this one has been described as the biggest single event in Las Vegas history
Pacquiao with his trainer Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Gym in his final session before leaving Los Angeles
An Air Asia aircraft at Ninoy Aquino
International Airport just south of Manila covered in a tribute to the
Filipino boxing superstar
