Every year sports illustrated has it's sportsman of the year. I"m sorry but pacquiao should win this. He beat the so called lineal champ at 140 then beat cotto for his welterweight title and that makes it 7 for 7. He also has rejuvinated boxing to the mainstream again. He should win but he won't cause it's all politics. watch it be brett favre lol. Pacman for sportsman of the year we should actually start a petition for this and send it to sports illustrated.
Pacquiao gave life back to boxing.. nuf said..
Not to mention other fans of other sports like basketball, soccer, football etc are not discussing like crazy the way we are doing here after each of his fight... especially with Hatton and Cotto.. the fever is pretty high that even non-boxing fans are disturbed...
pac should be athlete of the year..
it's what basically it is. I"m a fan of his he's not my fav. but the dude is just a fregin thrill to watch in that ring. I never thought cotto would take that kind of a beating. I thought if he lost it would be a close fight. And it was till round 5 then pac's brilliance was on showcase. Idk if he beats mayweather but i know one thing i will not doubt him in that fight period. Cause i know after the cotto fight i was all pissed off saying dumb shit "i was drunk though" but after watching it again "3" to be exact it was just an amazing performance by both fighter, pac is that damn good but cotto gave everything he had period. I was real confident after round but pac just was to determined. There is one thing i don't like about pac and thats his trainer, roach is a great trainer but i mean he was talking way to much before the fight. I think that played a part in cotto's thinking he didn't want to quit because roach said he was going to. Cotto showed a lot of pride and heart, but the pac man showed skill speed and power. and that beats pride and heart. anyday of the week
Pac wont win, but it would be cool if he did. Anyone who can whip your ass and then help you back onto your feet is a great sportsman in my eyes.
lol nice response
i would agree that pac should, and will get the award...
kobe, lebron, peyton manning, tiger, sidney crosby, jimmie johnson, albert pujols, etc. all take a back seat to pac this year...
yeah but he does a lot for the phillapines. Who else in the sports world should win. I know hatton wasn't the lineal champ but alot of people thought he was "mainstream" The guy has brought back the buzz to boxing in the mainstream. What did tom brady do off the field when he won it ya know.
when Hatton moved up in weight, and then LOST, how can you still consider him the lineal champ at 140?
Pac had two excellent wins this year, but sportsman of the year is not only about accomplishments in a particular sport.