Is Pacquiao bad for boxing?

[Saddlebred]

so he's bad because be brought a fanbase that all of a sudden has an interest in the sport?


and just because a couple of dumb mother****ers said that, it means they speak for that entire fanbase?


you're gonna take that one issue and make it outweigh the positive impact he's had for the sport?


really?


counseling maing....get some

99% of them are from a third world country that doesn't add any money to the sport...is it great they have enthusiasm for the sport? sure. Do they actually add any value to it? Nope.

[jrosales13]

99% of them are from a third world country that doesn't add any money to the sport...is it great they have enthusiasm for the sport? sure. Do they actually add any value to it? Nope.

Every fighter fan base has idiotic fans. Does that mean that every fighter with a fan base is bad for the sport?

[ATG Fighter]

99% of them are from a third world country that doesn't add any money to the sport...is it great they have enthusiasm for the sport? sure. Do they actually add any value to it? Nope.

Even if it is not that significant in terms of revenue it is good for the global popularity/awareness of the sport. And you think there won't be many young Philipinos that would want to be the new Pacquiao? I bet there will be a lot more young people putting the gloves on in that country and wanting to be future stars. Can't say that is a bad thing.

[BALLISTIC]

who in boxing today is watch than pacman...other than chicken floyd
cant we all see UFC is making all these silva vs GSP for people to get away from boxing...if we dont have a pac vs floyd...

[jqSide]

So who is better for boxing? Like I've mentioned, the Bradley/Alexander fight was in the heart of Detroit, Michigan. It was an abysmal attendance. And this has something to do with Pac? Same thing with the Martinez/Williams II, Katsidis/Marquez. The Khan/Maidana was a bit better, if I remember correctly, but still doesn't compare to the Pac fights.

So who exactly is better?

[-MAKAVELLI-]

99% of them are from a third world country that doesn't add any money to the sport...is it great they have enthusiasm for the sport? sure. Do they actually add any value to it? Nope.

WOW


you truly are an ignorant mother****er


i guess those millions that tune in and pay for his ppvs dont add any revenue for boxing?

[BallisticAffair]

He's a major attraction, an explosive fighter, so he's good for boxing.


His opponent slection has been questionable in the last 18 months, though; Clottey, Margarito, Mosley - any of those is passable in isolation, but put back-to-back they indicate a trend. It's a minus point for a guy whose fans pride him on being the guy who always takes on the toughest challenges out there.

[Mr. Philadel]

Pacquiao is one of the best things to ever happen to the sport

[Grandmarshall]

with that criteria, you can pretty much make a case for most of the fighters in boxing


seriously, the people that voted that he is bad for the sport have issues or are just noobs

No, a lot of hardcore fans gave reasons why in this thread that Pac is bad for boxing. Like that Saddlebred character.

A lot of fans like that dude said Pac is bad for boxing, because he's a paper champion in every weight class, cherry picks opponents, fought elite opposition on the downside, has a great pr machine to hype his trivialities in the sport, etc.

[iNDOLiFER]

in a way yes, because that fool beating everyone up LOL... its not even fun anymore.. pac vs blah, bet on pac... pac vs blah blah, bet on pac LOL... thats what i learn from the get go..