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This man from the Philippines has attracted the attention and touches of lives of many on his way to his fame as a boxing champ. They have followed him on any type of media; TV, print, the Internet and other forms. He is the master his big fights, which he normally laces with a stunning performance ending him to be the best in his field.

The current pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao, without question, radiates influence and power equivalent to the likes of personalities like the late pop king Michael Jackson, and Hollywood superstars. Even in the US he is now a well known person tying other known athletes in their respective fields.

And now, Pacquiao has made it to another list of powerful and influential men from around the world, this time in AskMen.com’s Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2009. This is a worth applauding news from his countrymen being ranked as the 24th most influential in the current year garnering an overall score of 82.1 in its online voting.

This is the prize he have garnered after defeating big opponents like Erik Morales, Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez, David Diaz, Oscar Dela Hoya and Ricky Hatton which give him a good point to be included in the annual listing.

Below is the list of the AskMen.Com Top 49 Most Influential Men ‘09

1. Don Draper 2. Usain Bolt 3. Barack Obama 4. Mark Zuckerberg 5. Simon Cowell 6. Michael Jackson 7. Steve Jobs 8. Roger Federer 9. Peyton Manning 10. Dana White 11. Jay-Z 12. Tom Ford 13. Jon Stewart 14. Jack Dorsey 15. Quentin Tarantino 16. Conan O’Brien 17. Ashton Kutcher 18. Gary Vaynerchuk 19. Ryan Seacrest 20. George Clooney 21. Brad Pitt 22. Lionel Messi 23. Chesley Sullenberger 24. Manny Pacquiao 25. Mark Ronson 26. Kanye West 27. Seth MacFarlane 28. Cristiano Ronaldo 29. Harvey Levin 30. Tiger Woods 31. Shepard Smith 32. Hugh Jackman 33. Kobe Bryant 34. Sidney Crosby 35. Andy Roddick 36. Georges St. Pierre 37. Chris Martin 38. Bear Grylls 39. James Cameron 40. Jeff Bezos 41. Andre Balazs 42. LeBron James 43. Dwyane Wade 44. Robert Pattinson 45. Italo Zucchelli 46. Mario Batali 47. Santiago Calatrava 48. Jenson Button 49. Lance Armstrong

Manny Pacquiao, who was earlier listed in the roster of most influential/powerful by prestigious magazines TIME and Forbes, is in the esteemed company of the Who’s Who in politics, entertainment, technology and sports in the AskMen.Com Top 49 ranking.

This AskMen.com’s Top 49 is the most recent in Pacquiao’s list of accomplishments this year after winning the 2009 ESPY Awards’ Best Fighter plum and ranking 57th in Forbes’ Celebrity 100, sixth in Forbes.com’s roster of highest-paid athletes and 22nd in TIME’s 100 Most Influential People.

The boxing king is currently on training in Baguio City for his Nov. 15 (Manila Time) fight with Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto. Being humble and a natural helpful person, he donated P1-million for aid efforts for victims of Typhoon “Ondoy” and even personally distributed relief goods during his Sunday break of training.

The image of a true man hiding in his brave punches is really there especially when somebody is in need of his help. It is just right that he will have such appreciations like this one. Kudos Pacman!