UPDATE: As of the first week of February 2016, Manny Pacquiao finally acquired the @MannyPacquiao handle of Twitter!
His old photos and tweets from the @MrMannyPacquiao account have been transferred over to @MannyPacquiao.
(Technically, the @MrMannyPacquiao was simply renamed to or given the username @MannyPacquiao.)
The @MrMannyPacquiao handle has been scooped up by someone else who had to start from scratch. It has fewer than a hundred followers.
The “fan” account @MannyPacquiaoTR still has the millions of followers.
Previous story is below.
Manny Pacquiao’s Official Twitter Account
According to Filipino national boxer Manny Pacquiao’s official Facebook page (with the verified checkmark and close to 10 million fans), his official Twitter account is now @MrMannyPacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao’s New Twitter account
The other Manny Pacquiao account on Twitter that was opened in February 2011 and now has 2.55 million followers has been rebranded as a @MannyPacquiaoTR with the Bio stating that it is the “Official FAN Twitter account of Manny Pacquiao” based in the Philippines.
Manny Pacquiao’s Fan Account on Twitter
The @MrMannyPacquaio that serves as the pugilist’s current “official” account was opened in July 2015 and has shared more personal and intimate, less promotional photographs. It has about 1,700 followers as of December 9, 2015.
UPDATE: As of the first week of February 2016, Manny Pacquiao finally acquired the @MannyPacquiao handle of Twitter!
His old photos and tweets from the @MrMannyPacquiao account have been transferred over to @MannyPacquiao.
(Technically, the @MrMannyPacquiao was simply renamed to or given the username @MannyPacquiao.)
The @MrMannyPacquiao handle has been scooped up by someone else who had to start from scratch. It has fewer than a hundred followers.
The “fan” account @MannyPacquiaoTR still has the millions of followers.