How does the Mexican community feel about Pacquiao?

[Sleepwalker]

Do they hold a similar resentment towards him as they did other fighters who'd rival their heroes? Guys like Camacho, Naseem Hamed and even Oscar De La Hoya were constantly booed by fans when I would watch PPV fights down in Tijuana back in those days.

[Violent Demise]

He's viewed as just another fighter. No difference than the way Kevin Kelley or Troy Dorsey is viewed. They know he's beaten a couple of Mexican fighters. But they know he's suffered 4 losses against them

[FinitoElDinamita]

Mexicans i know think Pac is just a fortunate fighter who came along at the right time when the mexican legends were on the slide.. True..

Careful matchmaking is the main reason for his rise they say...

[Nameless]

Honestly, it shouldn't be all about an ethnical community thing. It should be all about the whole boxing community. When a french canadian boxer gets screw up (like Lukas vs Beyer in Lepizig), I was sure disappointed because he comes from a place close to where I've been raised but more importantly, i thought it was extremely unfair for a guy who did travel up to Germany in a hostile land in order to give it a shot. Manny never had bad words for mexican fighters, it's not a community thing, really, not like if every time Pacquiao would have fight a mexican he would have bad mouthed them and than run off with a shady decision.

[Rantcatrat]

Honestly, it shouldn't be all about an ethnical community thing. It should be all about the whole boxing community. When a french canadian boxer gets screw up (like Lukas vs Beyer in Lepizig), I was sure disappointed because he comes from a place close to where I've been raised but more importantly, i thought it was extremely unfair for a guy who did travel up to Germany in a hostile land in order to give it a shot. Manny never had bad words for mexican fighters, it's not a community thing, really, not like if every time Pacquiao would have fight a mexican he would have bad mouthed them and than run off with a shady decision.

I completely agree with the anti-race thing. Screw it. I support fighters with no regard to their race/ethnicity. It's getting better too. I was at the Froch v. Taylor fight sitting near some Brits who were Indian who were big Froch fans, and I'm not black and I was there rooting for Jermain. However, with the recent comments by Casamayor, Floyd, and Hopkins, it's hard not to argue that many people are still very racial in boxing.

[Rantcatrat]

On the Mexican community though, I've seen quite a few youtube clips of Mexicans rooting for Cotto against Margarito because they view Margarito as a cheater. I'm not sure if that is a consensus feeling though.

[FinitoElDinamita]

On the Mexican community though, I've seen quite a few youtube clips of Mexicans rooting for Cotto against Margarito because they view Margarito as a cheater. I'm not sure if that is a consensus feeling though.

It's not. Most mexicans love Margarito..

[generalbulldog]

Honestly, it shouldn't be all about an ethnical community thing. It should be all about the whole boxing community. When a french canadian boxer gets screw up (like Lukas vs Beyer in Lepizig), I was sure disappointed because he comes from a place close to where I've been raised but more importantly, i thought it was extremely unfair for a guy who did travel up to Germany in a hostile land in order to give it a shot. Manny never had bad words for mexican fighters, it's not a community thing, really, not like if every time Pacquiao would have fight a mexican he would have bad mouthed them and than run off with a shady decision.

It shouldn't be an ethnicity thing in boxing I agree, but ethnicity do play a huge role in it. Always has, always will.