Manny pacquiao-The World's Most Popular Athlete?

the most popular athlete in the world is Leo Messi. That's not even debatable

I don't think so. Here in Europe, only boxing fans know him. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Dirk Nowitzki are much more known!

no way his fame and money is based in america and the phillipines the phillipines arent a big nation and he's not even that big of a start over here his star has certainly dropped recently in light of the marquez fight and now the impression that he's ducking mayweather. messi is probably the most "popular" athlete on the planet

Being the most search athlete in google dont make you more popular. I bet some of his fans search him 10 times a day just to hear something about your hero. In the US, Dereck Jeter, Peyton Manning and Kobe are the most famous. And I bet you anything that no one in Africa knows who is Jeter and Manning. Kobe in China is an icon everywhere except South America. Pacquiao is a god in Asia, but not the same popularity in Europe or USA. If that was the case he would be selling more PPV's. You Pac fans want always to make your guy something that he is not just to feel better. Specially now that he is looking really bad in the boxing world. Grow up and mature. There is more to life than Pacman.

because people already know who he is, they dont need to google him floyd - odlh 2,4 mil ppv buys if pacquio is more famous how come he hasnt come close to that? it was de la hoya who carried that ppv

in that case, then why floyd's is not even mention???/ Floyd is always no.1 in every flomos heart, they don't care about surveys or stats.

floyd already is more famous than pacquiao in that case, then why floyd's is not even mention???/

Pactards are always googling him to confirm his record and to know about his idol....and flomos doing the same thing (googling) but still nowhere near pac's popularity..shows that floyd's not popular at all.

what the **** is a messi!?!?!

Pactards are always googling him to confirm his record and to know about his idol.

non-boxing fans in america don't know who pacquiao is and don't care yeah pacquiao's not popular thats why he have endorsement contracts with US product manufacturer because they want americans to know pacuiao more and not the contrary. SURE

yeah who the fluck messi is? :Thinkingo He's a guy that would actually accept a Mayweather fight on May 5th.

who the **** is Messi? yeah who the fluck messi is? :Thinkingo

Michael Jordan, ali > Any soccer player whoever breathed air. Funny, where are you from and how do you know Tom Brady? yet no one else knows the **** messi is? I've already proved you wrong. stop embarrassing yourself.

he's right though worldwide ANY soccer player will be more famous than a football player or a baseball player messi is more famous wordlwide than someone like tom brady, thats just a fact. Michael Jordan, ali > Any soccer player whoever breathed air. Funny, where are you from and how do you know Tom Brady? yet no one else knows the **** messi is?

There's a reason why you know who lebron and tom brady is, and no one in the **** here knows who messi is. You trying to convince us he's "known" while mentioning more popular sports figures explains all. don't be a fool. You think that everyone watches american football at 3:00 am when they come home drunk like me? i'm not representative of the entire planet. nobody knows who these people are outside of america. see for yourself if you don't believe me. in 2011 messi was searched for more times than lebron james by several multples. http://www.google.co.uk/trends/?q=messi,+lebron+james&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0

for all those asking who Messi is, he is FAR more famous than any american sports star. without question. lebron james or tom brady or whoever may be more famous in america but messi dwarfs them worldwide. There's a reason why you know who lebron and tom brady is, and no one in the **** here knows who messi is. You trying to convince us he's "known" while mentioning more popular sports figures explains all.

Messi is a ****in queer and anyone who watches him/her is too

for all those asking who Messi is, he is FAR more famous than any american sports star. without question. lebron james or tom brady or whoever may be more famous in america but messi dwarfs them worldwide.

This is Messi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jdvbuCXl0M&feature=related