It's the media which has really been a major factor in rallying behind Pacman along with Mayweather being an easy guy to despise.

You can also add in a very vocal Filipino fan base who have finally seen a fighter emerge from the shadows of the past. i always felt that most, if not all, Filipino fighters were poorly trained, and were victims of corrupt managers who threw their fighters away for a quick buck. Manny's the first one in our time that escaped that awful fate. Thank Freddie for helping on that end also.