Has Pacquiao's Reputation been Damaged Forever?

[eagle]

I think if he takes the random tests, and still performs as well as he ever did then his reputation will damaged minimally. The trouble now is that if he akes the tests and looks lethargic and weak ppl will say its cos he wasnt on drugs and all along its been those making him look good. On the otherhand if he refuses the random tests and looks great or wins people will think it was all cos of drugs.

The only way to salvage his rep now is to pass the random tests and fight really well.

[southpaw85]

Yes it has, he will now not only take away the biggest payday of his life, he also takes away one of the biggest fights from us, the fan's.

[Kirkland Laing]

Depends on how things go from here. If he agrees to the tests then gets in the ring and sparks Mayweather he'll be bigger than ever and this'll all be forgotten about. If he gets schooled by Mayweather and doesn't look so hot in further fights he'll be boxing's Barry Bonds.

[TheBranMan]

Depends on how things go from here. If he agrees to the tests then gets in the ring and sparks Mayweather he'll be bigger than ever and this'll all be forgotten about. If he gets schooled by Mayweather and doesn't look so hot in further fights he'll be boxing's Barry Bonds.

Agreed... but that's assuming he agrees to random blood tests, which I don't think he will. If he doesn't, his reputation deserves to be tarnished. There are too many suspicious occurrences in his career to simply sweep the drug allegations under the rug, if he wants to go down as a great fighter, he'll need to take the tests and perform as he normally does. Even if he loses, he would need to do so with a great show of will and athleticism, traits that a great fighter should be able to display (even in a loss), at the very least.

[mnmc10]

ei bulldog still havent stopped using the word flips e?!

a few of us already explained it already better visit the other thread. and no im not too sensitive lol!!!


quoted kkisser

"the term "Flip" was coined by young Filipinos who were born and raised abroad, mostly in the U.S. ( I guess they didn't know any better). But in the Philippines, the term "Flip" is considered derogatory, not because it is racist, but because in the Filipino colloquial vocabulary, the word "Flip" refers to a deranged or Psychotic person(i.e. he flipped out or he's flipped his wig). So in the Philippines, calling a Filipino "Flip" would be like calling someone a "Nutjob" or a "Psycho". If you want to refer to Filipinos in an abbreviated form, then "Pinoy" is the accepted term."

[milmascaras1]

i for one thinks his reputation has been severely damaged not only in the u.s. but also abroad. i don't know if his rep has taken a hit in the philippines but i assure you that if he refuses to take this blood test, filipinos will also turn against him as well. by and large, filipinos are honest people and are good sports. like everybody else, they expect all athletes to compete at a level playing field. sure the pachaks are going to suffer but the average filipino will treat him like anybody else who cheats. and one more thing, not only will pacquiao's reputation and honor be severely affected in the philippines, but his aspiring political career will be gone because filipinos absolutely despise lying politicians and will think pacquiao will be one of those corrupt politicians!

[:::PSL:::]

Picked by most well known boxing critics (Ring Mag, ESPN, HBO) as Fighter Of The Decade. Yea right, "damaged reputation" my ass.

Floyd needs to put up or STFU. He's got to stop derailing the negotiation. Stop running like a lil' b1tch Floyd.

[CFH]

I don't think it's irreparably damaged, but it could be. If he takes the tests and is found clean, it's going to be Mayweather who comes out looking worse in this scenario. However, if Pacquiao continues to behave suspicious and continues to refuse the testing, then I don't see how it won't follow him around for the rest of his career.