Is Manny Pacquiao Bad For Boxing?

[mnmc10]

What a ridiculous, trolling thread.

Yes, a likeable, marketable, exciting, extremely popular fighter with massive mainstream appeal to both hardcore, casual, and less than casual fans is bad for the sport.

After the Pacquiao - Hatton fight, people (and I mean almost everyone) was talking about it on a hockey forum I sometimes post on. That's how popular he is.

Edit: At worst, Pacquiao stimulates discussion amongst hardcore fans (ohhhhhhh, how terrible) and at best he draws in new fans to the sport and increases the profile of boxing in the mainstream sports world.

Pacman is only known to the boxing world and maybe just maybe to some of the casual sports fan. Most people don't know who he is outside of those 2 demographics. He's not oscar De la hoya in terms of widespread appeal or a young 80s Tyson that people knew.

Pacman f-ucked over his mainstream popularity by bailing out on shows like the Tonight Show, Regis - Kelly, Good Morning America, etc. And he almost bailed out on the Boxing Writers Association of America for presenting him fighter of the year. The guy wants money like how he wanted it to be 60-40 in contract talks with Hatton, but sure doesn't understand how to market himself to an wider audience. More exposure=more cash, which is good for him and boxing.

It's only the boxing fans and fans of other combat sports that knows who he is. Most fans of other sports are saying who? The general publics sure doesn't know who he is.



So basically my question is this. If Manny Pacquiao is hardly known outside of the boxing world and he greatly divides the boxing fans, is he good for boxing?

you got pac hate stamped all over you! ahahahahah
if you think pac isnt popular then NIKE was really dumb to take in pac.

[Dr. Steelhammer]

I heard he just finished shooting a nike commercial with Kobe Bryant.

[C-Lo]

Pacquiao bad for boxing?! WTF?! You are out of your mind! What is up with your threads?

"Is Manny Pacquiao Bad For Boxing?"
"Pacquiao's Accomplishments Aren't Really That Great"
"Was Ricky Hatton Weight Drained at 140"
"What Do You Think of Catchweights?"
"Sugar Ray Robinson vs Pacman"

You have definitely labelled yourself the newest Pac hater and starter of threads to just work people up. I can't help but think you and the greatest tool of all time Saddoboxer are of the same class, just on extremely different sides of the argument.

I hope you got a clue on what myself and others have said on this thread about how dumb a question you just asked us all.

Wasn't there a section just for Manny for people to post??

The nuthuggers and haters are both equally annoying

I wholeheartedly agree. I'm a huge fan of Pacquiao and I can't stand the nuthuggers. But the haters are just as bad.

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.

you're starting to be quite transparent, just like FagBoxer

"Is Manny bad for boxing?" Lmfao! If he is then Mayweather is 10x worse.

neither are bad for boxing, Manny is an explosive entertaining fighter, and Mayweather is the pure essence of boxing when it comes to skill and technique, what both do in the ring is amazing in their own right, this thread is stupid

Hell yes! I even mentioned this on another thread. He sounds like, works people up, and uses the same techniques Saddoboxer used to ram their opinions down other people's throats. I wouldn't be surprised is it was him on an alt account just starting trouble with a different persona.