My change of Heart on Manny Pacquiao

[Jose Rizal]

I have been missing out!

I was angry at Manny pacquiao, angry that he made a fool of me.

When he beat Ricky Hatton so badly he made me look silly, that fight made me angry. Angry at Ricky and angry at Manny for beating Ricky.

I have since realised that Manny Pacquiao should be celebrated, for bringing excitement and respect to the sport that we all love. Regardless of nation we should all respect the wonderful achievements of Manny Pacquiao. I look forward to his meeting with Miguel Cotto, knowing that I will be able to watch end enjoy this fight with a newfound respect for one of the athletes involved. I also look forward to seeing just how good Miguel can be. I hope the politics get sorted and the belt will be on the line.

Long may this age of boxing continue, with such great athletes as Shane Mosley, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto and many more.

Love them or hate them we should all respect these guys.

Now this is a true boxing fan right here folks.

[NakiFan]

Some people find it hard to credit manny because he has taken out some popular guys. Hatton and Ricky had loads of fans who are no doubt still bitter, but its time to get over it

[JM1]

I have been missing out!

I was angry at Manny pacquiao, angry that he made a fool of me.

When he beat Ricky Hatton so badly he made me look silly, that fight made me angry. Angry at Ricky and angry at Manny for beating Ricky.

I have since realised that Manny Pacquiao should be celebrated, for bringing excitement and respect to the sport that we all love. Regardless of nation we should all respect the wonderful achievements of Manny Pacquiao. I look forward to his meeting with Miguel Cotto, knowing that I will be able to watch end enjoy this fight with a newfound respect for one of the athletes involved. I also look forward to seeing just how good Miguel can be. I hope the politics get sorted and the belt will be on the line.

Long may this age of boxing continue, with such great athletes as Shane Mosley, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto and many more.

Love them or hate them we should all respect these guys.

great post. real boxing fans looks beyond race/nation of the fighter

[gopi11]

not to hate on boxing fans, but being a big Pac fan is like being a fan of Michael Jordan back in the late 80's. Obvious, NO? i wonder how many so called boxing fans on here watch friday night fights.

I dvr everything about boxing, FNF, Versus (Nokia Fight Club), and I subscribed to HBO and Showtime primarily because of boxing. **** I even watch replays...

[- JCHING -]

I don't think anyone can deny he is a great and exciting fighter.

The problem arises when people overrate him so much and claim him to be unbeatable, a top 10 ATG or the GOAT.

That's what pisses me off so much and what leads some people to believe I am a hater, when I respect the guy but he is not as good as people think.

[Benncollinsaad]

I'd also like to say that I changed my view on Manny. I said earlier that he exudes an air of arrogance. Maybe I was wrong. Anyway, it was wrong of me to say that I dislike him, since I know nothing about him as a person really. Peace!

However, I still am rooting for Cotto to win. He's my fav welterweight.

[Mr. Philadel]

I was hatin' JT and Calzaghe for a minute after they BOTH was given gifts against my hometown fighter......but these days I wouldnt mind seeing JT win the tourney(I got Froch tho') or Calzaghe comeback and light somebody up........I'm not sayin' I'm a fan of those guys......I just dont DISLIKE them no more......its all good!!!

[THEGRANDSLAM]

There is no reason to dislike Manny Pacquiao. He comes to fight. He comes to entertain. And he comes hard (no ****). He is a humble guy and never talks ****. Manny Pacquiao is great for the sport.

Freddie Roach and the *******s on the other hand.....

Co-sign, I like Freddie too but hate his ****-talking, I think Manny's entourage are the one's who come up with all this catch-weight bull****. I'm sick of catch-weight fights

[Manny Duckman]

I have lost all my respect for Inferno

[nelsoncm]

I initially hated Manny as well.

Dude wrecked my boy Barrera that **** was hard to swallow.

Eventually I came around to him though, been a few for 2 years now.

Same way I've learned to love Bernard and Jermaine Taylor.

My fave list used to be:
Manny
Floyd
Cotto

Now it's:
Manny
Cotto
Nard