While the ring is where Manny Pacquiao became a legend, the court deserves a little bit of credit for helping boxing’s only eight-division champion creep into the GOAT conversation.

If the second half of the above sentence sounds preposterous, you haven’t been paying attention. But with Pacquiao returning to action for the first time following his rousing victory over Keith Thurman two summers ago, and on the precipice of making history yet again, it’s worth highlighting the other sport the PacMan is obsessed with and the role it’s played in his incomparable career.