just wondering... not a hate thread or a flomo/pactard logic thread. if u were to bring up the sport of boxing in any casual conversation, who is the person that comes up in the conversation the most and is most representing the sport as it is today??
I don't think there's a question...it's Manny Pacquiao.
If anyone in the Far East has even heard of Floyd Mayweather, it's because his name is tied to Pacquiao's. The owner of "America's Team," the Dallas Cowboys, sees fit to promote boxing at his billion dollar stadium with Manny Pacquiao as the draw. Manny met with President Barack Obama on the strength of his celebrity, not his position in the Philippine government.
The only way Floyd might overtake Manny as the "face of boxing" is if he beats him in the ring.
If the question is "who is the best, most respectable face of boxing right now?", then the answer is clear: MARAVILLA.
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If the question is "who is the best, most respectable face of boxing right now?", then the answer is clear: MARAVILLA.:boxing: :notworthy
they asked the best not more desirable
in my country (mexico) we dont get news on floyd's criminal activities or whatever else he's doing
therefore its pac no question, in fact most ppl here know canelo and dont know mayweather
This thread reminds of the All-Star weekend, Pau Gasol was asked who would he would like to meet, and he said Pacman. Last week's "No Ordinary Family", a TV series about a family who have super human abilities, they mentioned "Manny Pacquiao" when a bad guy busted up and robbed an ATM with his punch...
now thats one hell of a definition of THE FACE of boxing, when one is reminded of something when one sees another thing that at first glance recognized it / or associated it to such. someone punching another knocking him out and people readily sees a particular boxer, now thats whats nail it being the face of boxing.
This thread reminds of the All-Star weekend, Pau Gasol was asked who would he would like to meet, and he said Pacman. Last week's "No Ordinary Family", a TV series about a family who have super human abilities, they mentioned "Manny Pacquiao" when a bad guy busted up and robbed an ATM with his punch...
hoooohummmmm......lets stop the pretense here ok people.... its PAC.... albeit it is true when FMs camp used the PEDS issue, they managed to hook a ride with all that is pacworthy attention being shown on the media... talk about grabbing some attention. :D
But I'm not here to b*tch... It is true that Pac has managed to transcend the boxing world into the mainstream (POP if you can say it).... just like Michael Jordan was able to do to Basketball.... when you ask who is THE FACE... well we're talkin about him right now, but if you are askin who are THE FACES of Boxing..... there ya go.... PAC, FM, DON, KHAN et all.... if ya aint 'ceptin this yet.... your on the wrong sport.... go play curling or something....
what I'm saying is to the boxing fan Manny nor Floyd should not be the face, Not Manny due to his constant catch weights not against top comp, should not be Floyd because he fights when he wants and was a huge ego that is bigger than boxing. it should be your boxer who wants to fight anyone, anywhere, I'm not saying Donaire he was just the first to come to mind, Bradley also, Martinez, Williams, Ward, Froch, Pavlik, Gamboa, Rios, Juan Manuel Marquez and Mosley ( both will or have fought Manny and Floyd, Marquez has fought everybody), etc the faces of boxing should be the boxers who don't worry about he money and want to be the best and fight the best, but to the general pubic its all about star power and Manny and Floyd are tops
i stand corrected, this is more stupidier than the first one. just stfu already its not funny anymore idiota!
Any boxer who is fighting the best competition at his weight class, first guy comes to mind is Donaire, that's for the average every day boxing fan for people who don't know Boxing its a tie between Mayweather and Pac
Originally Posted by tibbar View Post
you can never be stupidier than this, call that "flashsucker" or DONAIRHEAD! here :bottle:
just a quick look around my gym and its pretty obvious a lot of the young kids today are copying 1 fighter primarily and thats the pacman.
i would say without doubt pacman is the face of boxing to the public and even the hardcore fans. he delivers exciting fights. fact.
I'm no Wlad fan but Wlad gets people talking, especially David Haye and everyone thinks Haye stunk the sport out last year sitting around like a cabbage all year.
Wlad is probably the second most talked about active boxer in the sport.
Yea in Russia
what I'm saying is to the boxing fan Manny nor Floyd should not be the face, Not Manny due to his constant catch weights not against top comp, should not be Floyd because he fights when he wants and was a huge ego that is bigger than boxing. it should be your boxer who wants to fight anyone, anywhere, I'm not saying Donaire he was just the first to come to mind, Bradley also, Martinez, Williams, Ward, Froch, Pavlik, Gamboa, Rios, Juan Manuel Marquez and Mosley ( both will or have fought Manny and Floyd, Marquez has fought everybody), etc the faces of boxing should be the boxers who don't worry about he money and want to be the best and fight the best, but to the general pubic its all about star power and Manny and Floyd are tops
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