In all honesty, Manny Pacquiao is the face of boxing.

[chinoy]

Soooo, we can expect the domestic PPV buys to be over 900K. Right?

Because just six months ago, Manny-Oscar did HALF of what Floyd-Oscar did.

If Manny-Hatton does less than Floyd-Hatton, what does that say?

last time I heard, early 2008 was the start of our recession......

[gopi11]

what alot of you mayweather fans are failing to realize is that there is a difference between being KNOWN and being popular.

Even though people know you, it doesnt mean they care to know you. When you're popular, people want a piece of you. People want to follow you. People want to praise you.

Manny Pacquiao is ****ing popular right now.

And he did it from the RING. Not from talk shows, not from reality TV shows, but from being a BOXER first, not a personality.

What he said!

I couldn't have said it any better!

[gopi11]

its called slang dum**** i go to ucf for computer science and that is only one fight were he made twice as much i don't doubt that Mayweather makes more than Manny thats a fact but how many boxers out there make more than Manny PBF/DLH who both promote themselves to a fighter that doesn't do his own promoting is ******ed and there is a reason for Floyd to fight a middling opponent its called ring rust he hasn't fought in over a year that affects a boxer and then he is goin to jump into a big fight i don't doubt that he will win but originally he was looking for a tune up fight

****! I almost ran out of breath!

They've invented Periods and Commas for a reason dude! Use them!!! LMAO

[-EX-]

haha, Barrera and Morales wwere in their primes by the time manny fought them?

lay of the drugs man. All of MP's notable fights were against over the hill hand me downs. and one of the fights he lost.

that was to JMM

PBf is going to kill both of these two.

i cant not wait for this fight so all you pacman ****ers can then eat crow and slap yourself

Barrera had a lotta fights but I don't know about him being out of his prime...

[Roger Mellie]

Currently, hands down Manny is bringing boxing back into the mainstream. Today I saw high school kids, regular middle aged folk, and even old ass ladies at the mall all talking about "the little Asian guy" (Pacquiao) knocking the hell out of Hatton (not to mention the attention this has been getting from the media). Last time I have seen so many people talking about a fight was when Lewis fought Tyson. Screw the other guys, Pacquiao is the face of boxing now.

That is the simple truth of the matter.The vast majority of people want to see floyd get knocked out,they are not supporting him,and its people inside boxing that want to see this,allowing for his stans of course.I here Mayweather's name mentioned in here,but he doesnt have the current worldwide recognition that Manny has,and I dont think he ever did.
In the current climate the image of Mayweather with his outsized tacky ***ellery(mr.t mini me),the cars,the boats and his penchant for throwing money about is odious enough,and thats before he has even opened that vile mouth of his.Pacquiao on the other hand is completely the opposite in just about every way.

Whilst he may not have the greatest command of english,his good nature and the generosity of his personality seems to shine through anyway,also,he is a guy that attacks and makes his fights exciting,as well as winning them.These are things that give him appeal to people that dont really follow boxing.He is a great role model and his appeal is truly universal,my eleven year old son wants a giant poster of him for christs sake!

I dont go much on mayweather as a human being,but as a lifelong boxing fan I can appreciate what he has done,but is he really good for the sport? The answer I suppose is that you have to have a pantomime villain,and that is his role now he is back.

[adrienne]

its like regular holidays here in Manila whenever Manny fights.. and our family travels a lot during weekends. its cool coz u we expect no traffic ahead of us. i hope he fights everyday in his life.. hehe

[sycomantz]

Barrera had a lotta fights but I don't know about him being out of his prime...

look again, look at him. barrera and morales beat the their prime out of one another

[street bully]

Some cats here must be mentaly ******ed. I'm a Mayweather fan, but if Pacquiao vs Hatton gets more buys than Mayweather vs Hatton, seeing that we are in a pretty bad recession, then what will you guys make out of it?

By the way I didn't even mention Mayweathers name in this thread, but I see some of you cats are using Pacquiao's name to promote Mayweather.

[Roger Mellie]

Some cats here must be mentaly ******ed. I'm a Mayweather fan, but if Pacquiao vs Hatton gets more buys than Mayweather vs Hatton, seeing that we are in a pretty bad recession, then what will you guys make out of it?

By the way I didn't even mention Mayweathers name in this thread, but I see some of you cats are using Pacquiao's name to promote Mayweather.

You didnt have to,because its his mantle pacquiao has taken over,and I think that can only be a good thing for the sport.

[street bully]

Holy ****. A friend of mine who flew out to England a few weeks ago called me today. Turns out he got beat up by some Hatton supporters for celebrating at a bar after Hatton got stretched.