Pac nominated for the 2011 Laureus Sports Award

[mikemurni]

It looks like Pac is up for another award. This time for the 2011 Laureus World Sportsman Award considered by many as the Oscar of sports. But he is up against stiff competition. The list of nominees are as follows:

1. Sachin Tendulkar: Cricketeer, India
2. Muttiah Muralitharan: Cricketeer, Sri Lanka
3. Sebastian Vettel: F1 driver, Germany
4. Rafael Nadal: Tennis player, Spain
5. Diego Forlan: Footballer, Uruguay
4. Lionel Messi: Footballer, Argentina
5. Kobe Bryant: Basketball player, USA
6. Manny Pacquiao: Boxer, Philippines
7. Vitali Klitschko: Boxer, Ukraine
8. Wladimir Klitschko: Boxer, Ukraine
9. Jorge Lorenzo: 2010 MotoGP champion, Spain
10. Javier Gomez: Triathlete, Spain
11. Camille Lacourt: Swimmer, France
12. Andreas Thorkildsen: Javelin thrower, Norway
13. Graeme McDowell: Golfer, Ireland
14. A.P.McCoy: Horse racing jockey, Ireland

The list of course will be trimmed down to 6-8 nominees who will be invited at the awarding ceremony to be held in Abu Dhabi where they will announce the winner..

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=645682&publicationSubCategoryId=69

[hanzoh74]

wow!! its a good thing for boxing!!

[mikemurni]

wow!! its a good thing for boxing!!

It doesnt even have to be Pac. If one of the Klits gets into the top 6, and wins, its still good for boxing..

[rawr]

This time for the 2011 Laureus World Sportsman Award considered by many as the Oscar of sports.

How does one get nominated?

[mikemurni]

How does one get nominated?

There is a two-part voting process to find the winners of the Laureus World Sports Awards. Firstly, a Selection Panel of the world’s leading sports editors, writers and broadcasters votes to create a shortlist of six nominations in various categories including Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year, Laureus World Team of the Year, Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year and Laureus World Comeback of the Year. Then the members of the Laureus World Sports Academy vote by secret ballot to select the Award winners.

http://www.laureus.com/awards

[Mayabang]

It doesnt even have to be Pac. If one of the Klits gets into the top 6, and wins, its still good for boxing..

Indeed! I'm saying this in advance, but I hope people here would stop the hate for at least this thread and just appreciate how this will benefit the sport of boxing. Good luck to all nominees!

[ModernTalking]

How does one get nominated?

You can't hit women or security guards that's forsure.

[Pullcounter]

it would be huge for boxing if pac, wlad or vit got the award

[ATG Fighter]

Hopefully one of the 3 boxers wins. Would be good for the sport

[mikemurni]

The list of nominations has been trimmed down to 7, and Pac is included..But he is up against top competition:

Football star Lionel Messi, Spanish World Cup winner Andres Iniesta, Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, Germany’s Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel and LA Lakers’ Kobe Bryant

http://www.laureus.com/awards

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=647372&publicationSubCategoryId=69

I doubt Pac beats Nadal and Bryant..Its a toss up between those two..