sportsman of the year

Considering what Pac has done outside the ring too, he truly deserves this.

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...

I think theyd give it to Brock before pacquiao honestly

Usain Bolt will get it!

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 should be athlete of the year..

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

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.

Agreed. :D Good Thread!

yeah i wish sports illustrated would think outside of the box this year. Pacquiao has done great service to the sport of boxing this year period.

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...

Kobe's taking it lol that would be great and they should caption the pic saying "shaq tell me how my ass taste" lol

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.

Kobe's taking it

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.