Is Manny Pacquiao Bad For Boxing?

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Manny "Pacman" Pacquaio has greatly divided the boxing community into different factions. Those for him and against him. Many of those fans in his camp think he's the greatest thing since slice bread. And then there are those fans that just don't like him for whatever reason.

This is a serious question because of many boxing fans have called Manny Pacquiao a pussy and coward for wanting to fight Cotto at a catchweight, which would be his first. To be fair I never considered the Oscar fight a catchweight because you can't expect someone to jump 3 weight classes from 135 to fight you when you called him out and it was at the 147 ww limit. So there are endless discussions about the Pacman for or against him in every boxing forum.

So is Manny Pacquiao bad for boxing? Would boxing be better if Manny Pacquiao never picked up the sport?

Discuss.

Manny is one of the better things to take this sport by the neck in a very long time.He is very good for boxing but a percentage of his 'fans' bring all the insight & fever of a grade school girl screaming with glee at his very mention.

This divisive carrot and stick of a thread on the other hand?It feeds huggers need for warmth,widens divides already existing in those that are exhausted with them and generally narrows the view of the sport.Both camps loose.No offense brother but I just ran out of Tp and am hitting print .Might be a bit scratchy but will serve a purpose