Manny Pacquiao may have three boxing matches coming up in 2009. On May 2, he may face Britain's Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas. Pacquiao's promoter hinted that he wants to set up a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. as well. However, if they can not set up a fight with Mayweather, Pacquiao may have fights with Joan Guzman, Zab Judah, or Juan Manuel Marquez for a third time.

Pacquaio is the lastest in a long line of boxers of Filipino descent many engaging in pugilism in the 1920s and 30s. A documentary entitled The Great Pinoy Boxing Era highlights many of these great fighters of the past.