Why does Pacquiao even need to Campaign?

[ThePunchingBag]

Nah. If ever a Mayweather fight will push through this March, whoever wins, I see a rematch. Either group will find an excuse to justify their win/loss. For example, if Pacquiao loses, their group can claim its because he is distracted with the campaign trail. If Mayweather loses, he can come up with a dozen reasons why. I don't think there is no more future for Pacquiao, as long as the $$$$ is there, and Pacquiao has had several rematches/trilogies in his career, so why not one with Mayweather? That should keep him busy all the way to 2011.

Good point. They might be thinking rematch.

[menoari]

Pac is a demi-god in the Philippines, true. The reason for his poor showing in elections are;

1. Some people differentiate his ability to box from his ability to be an effective politician (small minority IMO) and

2. Pac keeps running in after congressional seats in local districts where there are entrenched local "political warlords" who have experience and machinery to win even over a popular national icon like Pac. Ironically, Pac would be better off running for positions that have a national electoral base.

[Left Hook Tua]

You think it hasn't reached a new plateau since the Oscar fight and more recently the Cotto fight?

around the world? in the u.s.? yes.

but not in philippines.

pacquiao was a superstar already.

there comes a point when you can't get any more popular. in philippines , pacquiao was already popular before delahoya , hatton , cotto , etc.

those fights help his popularity in the u.s. and u.k. but not in the philippines.

[miron_lang]

You think it hasn't reached a new plateau since the Oscar fight and more recently the Cotto fight?

Its the same. HBO and Roach are exaggerating about Pac becoming bigger after DLH. He's been a Superstar since the Ledwabba fight.

THere are no recorded crime during his fights ever since Barrera. There's not much difference in the Philippines. The BIG Difference is the International Boxing scene.

[miron_lang]

around the world? in the u.s.? yes.

but not in philippines.

pacquiao was a superstar already.

there comes a point when you can't get any more popular. in philippines , pacquiao was already popular before delahoya , hatton , cotto , etc.

those fights help his popularity in the u.s. and u.k. but not in the philippines.

Exactly what i said just with different series of letters.

[zeidrich]

around the world? in the u.s.? yes.

but not in philippines.

pacquiao was a superstar already.

there comes a point when you can't get any more popular. in philippines , pacquiao was already popular before delahoya , hatton , cotto , etc.

those fights help his popularity in the u.s. and u.k. but not in the philippines.

this is true.. pac is already a superstar even before DLH.... been on multiple scandal with ara mina and his scandal on punching someone in a bar...

even with that popularity, he lost the election

[MaD RoBoT]

he could've just run his own party list of pinoy athletes

less political, more on supporting our own athletes competing worldwide

i believe he presides over the Partido ng mga Bayaning Atleta or PBA

[onedream722]

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