Lalaban Ako Para Sa Pilipino

Last updated

"Lalaban Ako Para Sa Pilipino"
Lalaban Ako Para Sa Pilipino - EP cover.jpeg
Single by Manny Pacquiao
from the album Lalaban Ako Para Sa Pilipino [1]
Released24 April 2015 [1]
RecordedApril 2015 [2]
Genre
Length4:14 [2]
Label GMA Records [2]
Songwriter(s) Lito Camo [1]
Producer(s) GMA Records [2]
Manny Pacquiao singles chronology
"Sometimes When We Touch"
(2011)
"Lalaban Ako Para Sa Pilipino"
(2015)
""Theme Pacquiao" (feat. Gloc-9)"
(2015)

Lalaban Ako Para Sa Pilipino (English: I Will Fight For The Filipinos) is a song by Filipino boxer and entertainer Manny Pacquiao from the EP [2] with the same name, [2] and his last released single after he announced retirement from singing. [3] It was released on 24 April 2015 with the other singles on the EP [2] with the same name under GMA Records. [2]

It was his entrance song to his fight against Floyd Mayweather, Jr., [4] which he lost. [5]

It was written by Filipino well-known composer Lito Camo, who is also a close friend of Pacquiao. [1]

Music video

Pacquiao himself directed the four-minute-and-seventeen-second video. [1] It mostly shows the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan; scenes from his previous fights, notably against Érik Morales and Juan Manuel Márquez; and videos of Pacquiao hurt during those fights, with blood on his face. It also features Filipinos praying religiously while smiling or crying; Pacquiao training before his fights; and him performing the song in a studio with a crowd cheering him on, singing along with the track and waving the Philippine flag proudly. At the end of the video, Pacquiao closes his eyes slowly, as if to pray. [1]

Related Research Articles

Carlos Hernández is a retired Salvadoran American boxer. He made boxing history by becoming the IBF super featherweight champion by beating David Santos. Carlos Hernández counted in that fight with the backing up of Alexis Argüello, Roberto Durán and the Salvadoran President, all of whom were at ringside cheering for him. On October 4, 2003, he retained the title against former IBF lightweight champion Steve Forbes, with an eleventh round technical decision.

Manny Pacquiao Filipino professional boxer and politician

Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, is a Filipino professional boxer and politician who is currently serving as a Senator of the Philippines and as party president of the PDP–Laban party. Nicknamed "PacMan", he is regarded as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. American boxer and boxing promoter

Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. is an American professional boxing promoter and former professional boxer. He competed between 1996 and 2015, and made a one-fight comeback in 2017. During his career he won fifteen major world titles including The Ring in five weight classes, the lineal championship in four weight classes, and retired with an undefeated record. As an amateur, Mayweather won a bronze medal in the featherweight division at the 1996 Olympics, three U.S. Golden Gloves championships, and the U.S. national championship at featherweight.

Ricky Hatton English former professional boxer

Richard John Hatton, is a British former professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and has since worked as a boxing promoter and trainer. During his boxing career he held multiple world championships at light-welterweight and one at welterweight. BoxRec ranks Hatton as the 11th greatest European fighter of all time and fifth greatest British fighter of all time, pound for pound, giving two of his victorious fights a 5-Star rating. In 2005 he was named Fighter of the Year by The Ring magazine, the Boxing Writers Association of America, and ESPN.

Floyd Mayweather Sr. American boxer

Floyd Mayweather, Sr. is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1990. Fighting at welterweight during the 1970s and 1980s, Mayweather Sr. was known for his defensive abilities and overall knowledge of boxing strategy. He is the father and former trainer of undefeated five-division boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, and also father to Justin Mayweather, an American boxer residing in Las Vegas.

Lito Camo is a Filipino singer and songwriter. He is known for his songs novelty songs including "Bakit Papa? Tawag mo ako?", "Spaghetti Song", "Bulaklak", "Wowowee", "Boom Tarat Tarat" and "Otso-Otso" which earned him the moniker King of Novelty Songs. Lito Camo was a native of Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro.

"Bebot" is a song from The Black Eyed Peas' fourth studio album, Monkey Business. The single was released in the Philippines, Asia and Australia on August 4, 2006. The title of the song is derived from a Filipino slang word analogous to "babe", playing the English slang term for "hot chick". Two music videos for the song were broadcast in 2006. They performed the song along with "The APL Song" at the closing ceremony of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.

Kenny Bayless is an American boxing referee from Nevada. He is best known for having refereed many of the sport's most well-known fights.

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao Boxing competition

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao, also billed as The Dream Match, was a professional boxing welterweight superfight. The bout took place on December 6, 2008 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Pacquiao defeated De La Hoya via technical knockout when De La Hoya decided not to continue with the fight before the start of the ninth round. The card was a co-production of Bob Arum's Top Rank Boxing and De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions and was aired live on pay-per-view (PPV) on HBO PPV. The fight is notable for propelling Manny Pacquiao to full-blown superstar status in much of the western world, as Oscar De La Hoya symbolically "passed the torch", so to speak, to Pacquiao.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton 2009 boxing match

Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton, billed as The Battle of East and West, was a professional boxing match for The Ring magazine's light welterweight championship and IBO super lightweight championship between Manny Pacquiao of General Santos, Philippines and Ricky Hatton of Manchester, United Kingdom. The bout was held on 2 May 2009 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and drew 1.75 million pay-per-view buys.

24/7 is an American reality television program that follows sportsmen, and sporting organizations, for a period of weeks in the lead-up to a major sporting event. The program premiered with episodes featuring pairs of boxers as they prepare for their upcoming boxing match against one another. More recently it has expanded to other sport rivalries as well with NASCAR and the rivalry leading up to the 2011 NHL Winter Classic. Each edition of the program is generally split up into three to four episodes, and is narrated by Liev Schreiber.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto Boxing competition

Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto, billed as Firepower, was a boxing match for the WBO welterweight championship. The bout was held on November 14, 2009, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Pacquiao won the fight via technical knockout in the twelfth round.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey Boxing competition

Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey, billed as The Event or Road to Dallas, was a welterweight fight for the WBO World welterweight championship. The bout was held on March 13, 2010, at Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas, United States. This match was put together after the long awaited "superfight" between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. had fallen through.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Shane Mosley Boxing competition

Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley was a boxing welterweight non-title superfight, in which Mayweather won by unanimous decision with two judges scoring it 119–109 and one judge scoring it 118–110. The bout was held on May 1, 2010, before a "sellout" crowd of 15,117 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Boxing greats Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson were among a long list of celebrities in attendance. The match was put together after Andre Berto pulled out of his scheduled January 30 unification bout against Mosley.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto Boxing competition

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Miguel Cotto, billed as Ring Kings, was a Boxing Junior Middleweight bout held on May 5, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Mayweather won the fight by unanimous decision in what was deemed to be a clear, but very competitive and exciting victory for Floyd.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao Boxing competition

Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, billed as the Fight of the Century or the Battle for Greatness, was a professional boxing match between undefeated five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. It took place on May 2, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather Jr. won the contest by unanimous decision, with two judges scoring it 116–112 and the other 118–110. Although the fight was considered to be one of the most anticipated sporting events in history, it was largely considered a letdown by critics and audiences alike upon its broadcast.

Café Puro is a coffee brand in the Philippines owned by Commonwealth Foods, Inc. The brand was introduced in 1952, along with the company's several coffee brands—Café Bueno, Café Excellente and Lé Café—in ground and instant varieties.

<i>Manny</i> (film) 2014 documentary film directed by Leon Gast

Manny is a 2014 American documentary film that is directed by Leon Gast and Ryan Moore. It covers the life of professional boxer Manny Pacquiao, from his impoverished life as a young boy to his boxing glory and entrance into Philippine politics. The film is narrated by Liam Neeson. Additionally, interviews of friends, family members, and people associated with professional boxing, combined with archival footage of Pacquiao, were used throughout the film. Notable appearances in the film include Oscar De La Hoya, Jimmy Kimmel, Jeremy Piven, and Mark Wahlberg.

Boxing career of Manny Pacquiao Career summary

Philippine Senator Manny Pacquiao has competed in professional boxing since 1995. Regarded by many boxing historians as one of the greatest professional boxers of all time, Pacquiao is the only boxer in history to win 12 major world titles in eight different weight divisions. He is also the first boxer in history to win the lineal championship in five different weight divisions, as well as being the first boxer in history to win major world titles in four of the original eight weight divisions of boxing, also known as the "glamour divisions": flyweight, featherweight, lightweight and welterweight.

Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner 2019 boxing match

Manny Pacquiao vs. Adrien Broner, billed as Return to Vegas, was a boxing match for the WBA (Regular) welterweight championship. The event took place on January 19, 2019 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao won the fight by unanimous decision and retained his WBA (Regular) welterweight title. The bout sold 400,000 pay-per-view (PPV) buys in the United States, earning an estimated $30 million in pay-per-view revenue. The bout also produced a live gate of $6 million from 11,410 tickets sold and the final attendance was reported to be 13,025.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Manny Pacquiao – 'Lalaban Ako Para Sa Pilipino' Music Video". http://manila.coconuts.co/ .External link in |website= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "iTunes – Music- Lalaban Ako Para Sa Pilipino". iTunes Store.
  3. "Manny Pacquiao – I'M RETIRING ... From Singing". tmz.
  4. Sherman, Rodger. "Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather have amazing entrances for historic fight". sbnation.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. Gray, Mark (2 May 2015). "Floyd Mayweather Jr. Wins 'Fight of the Century' Against Manny Pacquiao". People . Retrieved 30 June 2015.