Pac's crossover appeal is in the Phillipines and deservedly so, but he has no cross over appeal in the US and the world over like Delahoya
Oscar is articulate, well dressed, charismatic, with movie star looks. People come to see his fights because he was exciting but it was also a good event like an A list celebrity. He was able to combine all of that to gain popularity with the hardcore boxing fan aswell as the casual fan who are enamored with names like Tyson, Lewis, Holyfield, Leonard etc.
Pac is as exciting of a fighter as there have been, but thats about all his appeal amounts too compared to the conglomorent that encompasses Delahoyas popularity
Think about Duran?? He doesn't speak English but he becomes as Popular at SRL because he defeated him. That's the same thing will Happen after Pac beats DLH. He's action in the Ring is his selling point. Not his Good looks. We're talking about Boxing right
Pac's cross over appeal is just starting. He's too busy fighting Mexican Legends that why he can't crossover the Mainstream American Audience. Now it's different. He'll be fighting the most Popular Fighter in Boxing History. That's different that just fighting the most popular Mexican and He will be fighting at the weight Class where Regular American tune in (it's well documented that mainstream America don't care about the lower weight Class below 140).
Pac already has Stallone, Tyson, Bruce willis, the entire Celtics Team as his Celebrity Fans. Winning against DLH will guarantee an influx of Celebrities in his next fights.
Last edited by Pacdbest2; 08-08-2008 at 04:09 PM.
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Wow!...If there are people that see a possibility in both fighters to win then the fight is not THAT bad, is it?After Pac retires him, Pac will be the one commanding this top Dollars.
JuliusRain even can't see it and I consider him a big Pac supporter.
Me too Saddo considering that Pac's style is not too much of a boxer/bycicle like Mayweather. It's just difference in styles that will probably make us see more fireworks when Pac and DLH get it on compared to Mayweather vs ODLH where we have 2 of boxing's greatests go in there and be cautious and box instead of brawl and just let it all loose.I'm also predicting this fight as more exciting and entertaining than the previous Hoya-Mayweather fight.
The Wiz,But boxing wise, Oscar hasn't had a signifigant victory in 6 years!!! I don't think he is relevant as a fighter anymore.
Not a significant victory maybe but did he look shot against Mayweather? Let's remember Mayweather IS the best at the moment. It's not like ODLH was Mayweather's doormat that night, it was far from that which led to a questionable split-decision. If ODLH got completely dominated/punished/brutalized/destroyed (as many proclaimed) then I would agree that ODLH has nothing at all to offer. He's not in his prime, sure.
Killface,Pac could come in at 138 or so and be practically the same guy who fought David Diaz and that guy gives Hatton PROBLEMS.
Can we really compare Diaz with Hatton? I don’t get why people would get totally excited about Pac beating Diaz, Cotto beating Gomez, and ODLH beating Forbes.
And you wonder why you were banned from ESB![]()
In the Phillipines even imbiciles can generally type some english and access the internet.
What about it? Can we be blamed for being colonized by America? Of course, we can speak and type English (sometimes) better than the American themselves.
FYI, English is our medium of instruction from nursery to post graduate.
By the way, I can understand clearly what the starter of this thread is saying but I just can't change my prediction that Pacquaio will be KOed against DLH.
If Pac wins then that will be great for the Philippines. As to becoming the bigger celebrity than DLH, I don't think so.
In the boxing world, he could be bigger than DLH if he wins this one but that's something only time will tell.
Last edited by brucelee; 08-09-2008 at 04:36 AM.
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Btw, i'm a pacfan but i can bet that noway pac is ready for pbf. Pbf murders pac very easily, sorry to say that pacd2....
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