Manny Pacquiao lives to honor his country...

[Biolink]

And?

Pacquiao and Mayweather come from two totally different cultures.

Pacquiao especially comes from a country where he is the only known athlete to the mainstream.

Mayweather lives in American "culture" which is pretty much shot to ****.

Ray Robinson and Joe Louis were two fighters that also lived to appease the fans in America and make people happy and they both ended up broke.

As long as Mayweather fights and entertains, I could give a damn who he lives for. I'd say the same about the other thousands of athletes in America of Mayweather's stature.

[Schmerzen]

i agree, the us is just too mixed today to be like the philippines.
just askin how many in usa living asians would prefer mayweather over pacquiao?
1%?

[Amadla Ngawethu]

Useless thread basically.So what if he fights for his country?Who cares?
What we just want is boxing,I wouldnt care less if he came from Afghanistan or Libya,if he doesnt take roids,doesnt demand catchweights and he can fight then cool

[Amazinger]

[QUOTE=Amadla Ngawethu;7530485]Everytime you see people trying to hard to glorify someone as a national figure,it just shows defiency in self esteem and a lack of national and individual achievement.If Manny is so important to that country with the chain of losses,cheating his wife and dodgey vitamins then I'm glad I'm not from that country.[/QUOTE]



And I am sure the feelings are mutual.
Pacquiao is an "international"figure and playing it to the hilt by trying to be the "good guy" and push the rest aside.

[Boxin']

we can not entirely blame floyd for his behavior ...

its his upbringing, growing up with Sr., Roger and the rest of them Mayweather brothers got to be hard on the kid ...

Atleast he isn't Arum's puppet like Manny is...

[Chuckguy]

Pac lives to disgrace the Sanctity of marriage and the honor of his wife by cheating on her every chance he gets!

He shoots he SCORES!

[Schmerzen]

never saw so many anti pacquiao comments in a row, for some reason this makes me happy

[Ben d great]

Manny Pacquiao lives to honor his country, the fans, and God. Mayweather only lives for himself

February 16, 8:54 PMSacramento Fight Sports ExaminerRick Rockwell

Staying true to form, Manny recently commented in an interview about his desire to please not only his fellow countrymen but also boxing fans everywhere. This is a far cry from Manny’s most outspoken critic Floyd Mayweather Jr who talks about only pleasing himself. Let’s examine what each fighter recently said about the boxing fans and how important the fans are to them.

Manny Pacquiao

“I’m concerned about what I can give in terms of my performance to the people who love boxing. My concern isn’t only with myself, but with the people who buy tickets looking for a good fight. I don’t want to disappoint people with a boring fight. I feel you need to entertain the people who watch your fights. I will give my best to honor my country and boxing fans everywhere.”Without God I’m not here and that’s important to me." Manny Pacquiao, Fightfan.com

How can you not get behind a fighter who consistently talks about pleasing not only his country but the fans as well? This is the type of fighter that you try and teach young kids to be like. Manny represents qualities like humbled, respectful, dedicated, and meek. Manny doesn’t just talk about wanting to “get paid”. He talks about wanting to honor his country and the fans that pay to watch him. What more can you ask from a fighter?

Floyd Mayweather Jr

“I live for Floyd Mayweather. I don’t live for the fans. “I love the fans but I live for myself. Self preservation is first. I must be happy first before I can make anybody else happy.” FMJ, Sportsradiointerviews.com

These comments are so wrong, that it would take an entire article just to break it down. Fortunately, I did write an entire article about these comments “Floyd Mayweather Jr I live for Floyd Mayweather, I don’t live for the fans”. However, I can sum up these comments with just one word “SELFISH”.


Comparison

• Floyd talks about pleasing himself first where Manny says his concern isn’t only with himself.

• Floyd talks about self-preservation but Manny talks about honoring the fans, his country and God.

• Floyd talks about how he needs to be happy first before he can make anyone else happy. Manny says that he wants to entertain and not disappoint the fans without any conditions on himself being happy first.

• Manny’s comments make you feel like he does live for the fans; Floyd flat out says he doesn’t.

Jacob Henderson Sacramento, CA “Does Floyd ever say anything nice about anyone else?”
If he’s talking about himself in the 3rd person then all he does is say nice things about someone else. He’s also says very nice things about the promoters who pay him.


Ed Snyder Sacramento, CA “How does Floyd still have any fans with all the things he says?”
I don’t know. It amazes me that people can tolerate his “gum bumping”. In the last week alone he still publicly blasts Manny Pacquiao, says he doesn’t live for the fans, and that he’s on par with Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X. In my opinion, this guy is suffering from the side effects of long term usage of Xylocaine.

http://www.examiner.com/x-21442-Sacr...es-for-himself

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