Manny Pacquiao Wins ESPY 2009 Best Fighter Award, Beats Out Lyoto Machida, Shane Mosley and Anderson Silva

16 July 2009

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao has won the ESPY 2009 Best Fighter award beating out fellow boxer Shane Mosley and top-ranked MMA stars Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva, both UFC champions. 

In winning the award given out by ESPN, Manny joined the likes of American swimmer Michael Phelps (best male athlete), Russian-American gymnast Nastia Liukin (best female athlete), golfer great Tiger Woods (best male golfter) and NBA superstar Lebron James (best NBA player) among others.

For more details, check out this GMANews.tv article. 

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Manny Pacquiao Is #57 in Forbes 2009 Celebrity 100, Angelina Jolie Dislodges Oprah from the Top Spot, US President Barack Obama Is at #49

5 June 2009

Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, the Philippines' Pambansang Kamao, lands the #57 spot in the prestigious Forbes 2009 Celebrity 100.

                                         Source: forbes.com

Angelina Jolie topped the field with live-in partner Brad Pitt landing at #9 narrowly edged out by his ex-wife Jennifer Aniston who is at #8.  Last year's no. 1 Oprah trailed Jolie in second, followed by Madonna in third and Beyonce in fourth spot. Who says women can't rule the world?!  

Oprah has topped the Celebrity 100 list three times — in 2005, 2007 and 2008. Tom Cruise broke her run in 2006. All-time basketball great Michael Jordan was the Celebrity 100's debut top placer in 1999.  MJ is at #18 in this year's list followed by 2009 NBA MVP LeBron James. 

The most powerful man in the world, US President Barack Obama, who led the Web rank, Presss rank and TV rank, had to settle for position #49 behind actor George Clooney and just eight positions ahead of Manny Pacquiao. Obama's measly earnings of $2M did him in! Well, that's the limitation of power! 

Controversial American Idol judge Simon Cowell is at #25, well ahead of AI host Ryan Seacrest who is at #44 sandwiched between recently-retired The Tonight Show host Jay Leno (#43) and the star of Leaving Las Vegas, Nicholas Cage (#45). 

Manny Pacquiao's 57th place ranking put him ahead of Boston Celtics superstar Kevin Garnett (#62) and a bevy of women's tennis aces Serena Williams (#67), Maria Sharapova (#76), Venus Williams (#77) and Ana Ivanovic (#90).

The top 10 in the Forbes 2009 Celebrity 100 list are:

1   Angelina Jolie

2  Oprah Winfrey

3  Madonna

4  Beyonce Knowles

5  Tiger Woods

6  Bruce Springsteen

7  Steven Spielberg

8  Jennifer Aniston

9  Brad Pitt

10 Kobe Bryant

Here is the link to Forbes 2009 Celebrity 100.  This is the Wikipedia article on the Celebrity 100.

Below is the complete Forbes 2009 Celebrity 100 list from forbes.com:

Rank	Name	Pay ($mil)	Web Rank	Press Rank	TV Rank
1	Angelina Jolie	27	3	5	3
2	Oprah Winfrey	275	4	8	2
3	Madonna	110	9	6	8
4	Beyonce Knowles	87	2	20	16
5	Tiger Woods	110	54	4	4
6	Bruce Springsteen	70	32	19	25
7	Steven Spielberg	150	48	26	48
8	Jennifer Aniston	25	6	30	21
9	Brad Pitt	28	11	7	6
10	Kobe Bryant	45	53	10	15
11	Will Smith	45	37	18	17
12	Dr. Phil McGraw	80	74	55	10
13	Britney Spears	35	10	16	11
14	David Letterman	45	35	36	9
15	Coldplay	70	64	17	57
16	Adam Sandler	55	25	43	44
17	Harrison Ford	65	13	48	75
18	Michael Jordan	45	19	33	39
19	LeBron James	40	58	15	27
20	Tom Cruise	33	33	13	19
21	Bon Jovi	50	20	57	50
22	Donald Trump	50	57	47	26
23	Rush Limbaugh	54	80	45	22
24	George Lucas	170	71	65	85
25	Simon Cowell	75	62	97	40

Rank	Name	Pay ($mil)	Web Rank	Press Rank	TV Rank
26	Stephenie Meyer	50	31	42	82
27	Roger Federer	33	56	3	20
28	David Beckham	42	63	9	59
29	Miley Cyrus	25	5	29	7
30	Tyler Perry	75	84	73	55
31	Kenny Chesney	65	79	75	41
32	Jay-Z	35	12	37	47
33	Clint Eastwood	35	41	23	43
34	Howard Stern	70	61	86	72
35	Sean (Diddy) Combs	30	8	44	28
36	Phil Mickelson	40	97	14	23
37	Jerry Seinfeld	85	83	82	71
38	Dave Matthews Band	65	67	74	74
39	Tom Hanks	35	29	46	46
40	Ellen DeGeneres	35	39	56	36
41	Eddie Murphy	40	23	66	63
42	Rascal Flatts	60	78	80	61
43	Jay Leno	32	73	32	5
44	Ryan Seacrest	38	14	81	49
45	Nicolas Cage	40	42	51	69
46	Kanye West	25	7	31	37
47	AC/DC	60	89	71	72
48	George Clooney	25	28	22	29
49	Barack Obama	2	1	1	1
50	50 Cent	20	22	2	12

Rank	Name	Pay ($mil)	Web Rank	Press Rank	TV Rank
51	Brian Grazer/Ron Howard	45	75	58	69
52	Kimi Raikkonen	45	76	28	100
53	Jerry Bruckheimer	100	100	95	95
54	Chris Rock	42	65	67	62
55	Ronaldinho	30	30	11	99
56	Jim Carrey	30	40	50	51
57	Manny Pacquiao	40	55	59	80
58	Sarah Jessica Parker	27	21	49	60
59	Toby Keith	52	93	87	65
60	Jonas Brothers	25	68	34	13
61	James Patterson	60	96	83	98
62	Kevin Garnett	30	87	35	38
63	Jeff Gordon	30	91	40	30
64	Meryl Streep	24	52	21	31
65	Larry David	55	98	93	93
66	Derek Jeter	30	85	41	52
67	Serena Williams	17	44	12	18
68	Stephen King	30	49	60	89
69	Taylor Swift	18	46	54	42
70	Daniel Radcliffe	25	17	85	87
71	Reese Witherspoon	15	24	52	56
72	Gisele Bundchen	25	27	91	85
73	Cameron Diaz	20	16	62	76
74	Nicole Kidman	9	47	24	35
75	Carrie Underwood	14	38	68	32

Rank	Name	Pay ($mil)	Web Rank	Press Rank	TV Rank
76	Maria Sharapova	22	15	78	81
77	Venus Williams	15	86	25	24
78	Heidi Klum	16	50	61	58
79	Rachael Ray	15	43	76	34
80	David Copperfield	30	88	96	91
81	Glenn Beck	23	59	89	54
82	Katherine Heigl	18	18	88	79
83	Jon Stewart	14	66	53	33
84	Jeff Dunham	30	95	98	97
85	Anne Hathaway	7	26	39	53
86	Tina Fey	7	45	79	14
87	Drew Barrymore	12	51	63	68
88	Charlie Sheen	21	72	84	64
89	Eva Longoria Parker	9	34	69	66
90	Ana Ivanovic	10	82	27	83
91	Alec Baldwin	8	69	64	45
92	Sandra Bullock	17	60	90	94
93	Steve Carell	20	81	99	95
94	Hugh Laurie	10	70	72	84
95	Wolfgang Puck	18	99	94	77
96	Penn & Teller	20	94	100	92
97	Kate Moss	8	92	38	88
98	Mariska Hargitay	8	90	69	66
99	Jennifer Love Hewitt	6	36	92	90
100	Danica Patrick	7	77	77	78

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