Trying to understand the hype surrounding Pac

[pinkpanther]

Don't get me wrong, I think the guy is good, but you'd think he was the best thing since sliced bread if you believed the hype. Maybe I'm wrong but the guy has power for his weight and seemingly good stamina, however he's very loose and gets tagged, its strikes me that he is going to get KO'd a few times in his career before he's done fighting at the higest level.

Before the barrage of replys come flooding in saying
bla bla bla bla... he's the best etc etc. Im not saying that he's not one of the best fighters in the division currently but he's hardly one of the greatest fighters of all time as some are attempting to make out

[jabsRstiff]

Pink.....


I think he's a super-exciting fighter. He's also one who seems totally fearless.

He's overrated by his countrymen, that's all.
99% of them know little about boxing outside of what Pac does. So, their love of him leads them to make bold statements while knowing few facts.

this happens with a lot of fighters....Trinidad, Klits, Oscar, Tyson.

Pac should be summed up like this...
A unique, tough to beat fighter.....with explosive power & speed...a fearless attitude....& big, gaping holes that will eventually lead to his downfall.

[J !]

jabs couldnt have put it better myself.

[rudy]

Listen let the fans have their Hero, if they think Pacman is unbeatable leave them as it will be a bigger shock to their system when he get KNOCKED OUT FLAT. I like Pacman a great deal but do not idolise no fighter since the days James Toney got beat by
Roy Jones. Tyson got humbled by Holyfield.

[Deejay]

If they ever meet, Morales will pick him apart big time. Manny has got to learn to utilise more than just his straight left...but if he connects with it then it's goodnight.

[phallus]

Pac is really good, but i got turned on to boxing partly by Azumah Nelson - i know what a great featherweight looks like, Manny ain't Azumah

[tracylee]

Trying to understand the hype surrounding Pac



Yeah, if and when you figure that out, please explain it to me!

[m00ks]

Lemme clear it up for you guys. A lot of Filipino fans, like myself, are believing a lot in him because boxing has a lot of meaning back in my country. Therefore when you have a fighter from your country making a name for himself and getting that exposure, you do feel that sense of pride. It goes for any fighter in any race. I do agree that some fans are extremists and I try not to fall into that.I DON'T think that he is in anyway UNBEATABLE and posseses skill that surpasses all.

We get excited beacuse we have followed his career dating back from flyweight to now. We have seen him emerge victorious against tough opponents, claiming world titles in 2 different divisions even dethroning MAB at feather. A fighter who is doing as well as him and against world class opponents will be definatley subject to hype. That's normal. We all know he has flaws and that he doesn't posses Mayweather defensive skills but his style and his tougness overcame his previous oppositions. There no wrong for a fan in thinking that he can continue to do so. There IS reason to believe.

Now to put him in the same breath as Sanchez, Gomez, Nelson is a little getting ahead of ourselves but some die hard fans would but I can't blame them cuz they are just that. Die hard fans.

I know a lot of people are sour on him mainly because of these fans that spam these forums (evo in the past for instance) and that sucks because it would be sad to hate a fighter because of his fans. I have reasons to believe that he CAN beat anybody at featherweight even Morales at 130, realistic reasons, I'll happily debate.

Pac is an up and coming superstar with a lot of potential considering he is still 25. He has a long way to go to be dubbed an all time great but he sure makes a great addition to the featherweight division. The hype will be there, it can't be avoided. It just sucks when people discredit his accomplishments or his skills because of overhyping fans. If I'm guilty it ain't my intentions.

BTW we aint ALL as ignorant to boxing as some of you think.

[ispayder]

You may ask the guys at Ring Magazine, they may give you some info, Pacman is Ring Mag's champ.

[LuKahnLi]

JMM tried to take advantage of the holes in Pac's D. But couldn't really do enough.

Morales is about the only guy around that weight I could pick to beat Pac with any confidence....