I don't think Manny is well known out here at all. In fact I have very rarely met anyone who knows anything about boxing out here and there is no coverage of boxing on the television anymore. Hatton/Pac was the last one I remember and I have had to use the internet to watch a fight ever since. If you were to mention a player in the premier league then everyones head will turn, but you mention Manny Pac and you will likely get a lot of clueless faces. Maybe it's different in other Asian countries, but it is certainly not the case that he is well known here.
They used to show big fights regularly out here so I would imagine that DLH was covered through his prime years and on that basis I would have to assume that DLH was the more popular of the two seeing as he was covered and Manny Pac hasn't been.
Personally, I prefer to watch Manny Pac fight. He is just far more dynamic and interesting to watch. Oscar is technically very good, but doesn't have that superhuman spark about him. A very good fighter, but just not my cup of tea. Having said that Manny Pac has been an aquired taste due to his opponent selection.
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