Has Pacquiao Avoided Fighting African Americans?

[Little Killer]

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That's why Black fighters are not on PPV, They're plain out boring, who the **** wants to see dancing and running around? I can go see them to that at my corner.Mexicans are the big money attactions.so I dont blame pacman.....but Like I said before Manny would destroy any black fighter in the lightweight and superlight division and including Mayrunner.

The greatest draw in boxing history is African American

[Dave Rado]

So a lot of posters defend this article by saying it doesnt matter if they are "african american" or not. Pacquiao hasnt fought a "black skinned" fighter who is slick.


June 23, 2001, Las Vegas
Manny Pacquiao vs Lehnolo Ledwaba (33-1)

Pacquiao tko round 6

South African, really black skinned. Makes ***embe Mutombo skin look like matthew hatton. 2 weeks notice for Pacquiao.

November 10, 2001, San Francisco
Manny Pacquiao vs Agapito Sanchez (31-9)

Technical Draw

Agapito if u havent seen him is a very slick & dirty fighter who ruthlessly fouled Pacquiao in that fight. Agapito is dominican, black skinned. Just like his fellow contry man joan gumzan.

June 8, 2002, Tennesse
Manny Pacquiao vs Jorge Eliecer Julio (44-3)

Pacquiao TKO 2

Julio is from colombia, also a "black skinned" fighter. undercard fight during the mike tyson vs lennox lewis fight in memphis tennesse.


Thats three straight fights vs black skinned fighters w/ one fighter agapito sanchez (rip) who was very slick.


How exactly does Pacquiao avoid/ never fought "black skinned" fighters who are slick?

Reminds me of Juan Manuel Marquez fans who say Pacquiao is ducking Marquez when he has already gone 24 rounds inside the ring with him while knocking him down 4x & has a draw & a win against him.

They are trying real hard to find some flaw or discredit a once in a lifetime fighter, our time, our eras roberto duran. When Pacquiao retires from the fight game & you guys are left with "slick-black skinned fighters" & time has passed by,

Only then, after your hate & blindness in defense of other fighters have wore off will u realize how privileged u were to actually see a true legendary figther in Manny Pacquiao.

Great post, especially the last paragraph.

[Little Killer]

Pacquiao has beaten several "black" boxers from different countries though by chance few are african "american." He beat the blackest of blacks when he took his first fight in the U.S. on 2 weeks notice when he beat the then reigning bantamweight champion Lehlohondo Ledwaba from South Africa. Watch that fight and tell me you see one ounce of fear in Pacquiao's eyes.

This has been made into a race issue, which is silly if you have overcome your prejudice/discrimination/ and racism a bit. Sadly most people haven't because they haven't found inspiration in other cultures and people. Plain and simple if you work hard you will do well regardless of race.

For instance Lyoto Machida a Japanese/Brazillian fighter just KTFO Rashad Evans and African American brutally. Yes, I know it's a shock for the majority of people who are racist and discriminate, an asian beat the hell out of a black person. If you aren't prejudice and racist then that doesn't suprise you because either way a fighter that trains hard regardless of race will beat the crap out of one who doesn't train and have as much heart.

African Americans are way way way way way way better boxers than Africans . It's not even close

[vercingetorix3]

Just replace "Pacquiao" with "Mayweather" and "African Americans" with "genuine threats in the welterweight division" and you have a much better question.

[ottoevans]

im guessing there isnt a lot of black boxers at the lightweight and lower weights than that.

[Cyberkiosk]

Instead of thinking why Pacquiao hasnt fought Afican-American boxers, why dont he think of his fighter's next opponent, or try make his fighter fight a much bigger guy. Try to see if he's fighter can do what Manny can do.

Which is more difficult to do, fight a much bigger guy or fight a guy of one such nationality in equal weight class?

[komatoz]

pacquiao has already done everything to prove himself as one of the greatest fighter to step in the ring. haters can keep on hating and huggers can keep on hugging, but then again, at the end of the day, he will be remembered for all of the good things he have done in the sport

[JAS_JAS]

i really dont want to comment on this article, but i want to give my 2-cents to the writer, "your a racist SOB trying to pose as writer, i hope that you and your kind should just disappear and the world will be a better place."

[cush3]

I like Pac Man.He is the complete boxer and fighter.But there are two black fighters that Pac Man is not going to beat.Mayweather(I'm sorry non-Mayweather fans but it's true) and Paul Williams(a 1000 plus punches in 12 rounds).I know the Mayweather fight is coming but Pac Man won't have the balls to sign the contract for Paul Williams plus everybody will say he is too tall.Thomas Hearns was a real tall ww but smaller fighters fought and beat him too.So please don't use that excuse.

[crold1]

I like Pac Man.He is the complete boxer and fighter.But there are two black fighters that Pac Man is not going to beat.Mayweather(I'm sorry non-Mayweather fans but it's true) and Paul Williams(a 1000 plus punches in 12 rounds).I know the Mayweather fight is coming but Pac Man won't have the balls to sign the contract for Paul Williams plus everybody will say he is too tall.Thomas Hearns was a real tall ww but smaller fighters fought and beat him too.So please don't use that excuse.

Paul Williams? What 5'6 former Fly/Featherweight champ ever fought Hearns and beat him? Good god.