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March 22, 3:34 PMMississippi Fight Sports ExaminerBrad Cooney
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When the day comes when Manny Pacquiao hangs up the gloves for good, how will his fans react? The sport will certainly have a void that will be impossible to fill. The sport of boxing will go on, but it won't be the same. Pacquiao has put the sport on his back, and injected life back into it. People will be talking about Manny Pacquiao for years and years to come.
When Manny retires, who will take the pound for pound king title? When Floyd Mayweather retired, Pacquiao quickly stepped up and sat in the throne. He sits in the throne to this very day. Another thing that Pacquiao has done was to open doors for several other Filipino fighters. After Manny retires his impact will still be felt in the sport. His success has opened up doors for several other great fighters that are from the Philippines.
Pacquiao has given the people of his nation a reason to hope, a reason to dream, and a reason to realize that dreams do come true. With all of the success that Manny Pacquiao has achieved, he still remains humble, and grounded.
Boxing has lost fans since the 1980's and 90's. One person has brought a lot of fans back to the sport. Manny Pacquiao has given the sport a face again. Household's across America who used to associate boxing with the name of Muhammad Ali, now do the same with the name Manny Pacquiao. Perhaps not quite as much as Ali, but it's getting close.
Mississippians who don't follow the sport closely, for the most part know who Manny Pacquiao is. I attended the Mississippi State Golden Gloves Tournament last weekend, and all I heard was conversations about Manny Pacquiao. When I arrived at the event, I had fans and boxing coaches and fighters all ask me my thoughts on Manny Pacquiao. When Manny retires, will there be Pacquiao withdrawals? Probably so. Read up on Dennis Guillermo's article on Pacquiao and his fans here - http://http://www.examiner.com/x-109...-fans-chime-in
It doesn't happen every day when a fighter of Pacquiao's talent shows up. It happens once every 40 years or so. The day he does decide to hang up the gloves will be a sad day for boxing.
March 22, 3:34 PMMississippi Fight Sports ExaminerBrad Cooney
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When the day comes when Manny Pacquiao hangs up the gloves for good, how will his fans react? The sport will certainly have a void that will be impossible to fill. The sport of boxing will go on, but it won't be the same. Pacquiao has put the sport on his back, and injected life back into it. People will be talking about Manny Pacquiao for years and years to come.
When Manny retires, who will take the pound for pound king title? When Floyd Mayweather retired, Pacquiao quickly stepped up and sat in the throne. He sits in the throne to this very day. Another thing that Pacquiao has done was to open doors for several other Filipino fighters. After Manny retires his impact will still be felt in the sport. His success has opened up doors for several other great fighters that are from the Philippines.
Pacquiao has given the people of his nation a reason to hope, a reason to dream, and a reason to realize that dreams do come true. With all of the success that Manny Pacquiao has achieved, he still remains humble, and grounded.
Boxing has lost fans since the 1980's and 90's. One person has brought a lot of fans back to the sport. Manny Pacquiao has given the sport a face again. Household's across America who used to associate boxing with the name of Muhammad Ali, now do the same with the name Manny Pacquiao. Perhaps not quite as much as Ali, but it's getting close.
Mississippians who don't follow the sport closely, for the most part know who Manny Pacquiao is. I attended the Mississippi State Golden Gloves Tournament last weekend, and all I heard was conversations about Manny Pacquiao. When I arrived at the event, I had fans and boxing coaches and fighters all ask me my thoughts on Manny Pacquiao. When Manny retires, will there be Pacquiao withdrawals? Probably so. Read up on Dennis Guillermo's article on Pacquiao and his fans here - http://http://www.examiner.com/x-109...-fans-chime-in
It doesn't happen every day when a fighter of Pacquiao's talent shows up. It happens once every 40 years or so. The day he does decide to hang up the gloves will be a sad day for boxing.
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