Scott Levinson: "Memo to Pacfans: 12 Points to Consider"

[fitefanSHO]

I was introduced to the sport of boxing in 1980 as a ten year old boy growing up in Brockton, MA. Back then, there was no internet. Just fights on TV, boxing magazines aplenty to read, and maybe a few people you knew in your neighborhood that really liked boxing and could talk about it. What fun those days were. 30 years later, I consider myself to have gone to boxing college with all the fights I have seen, boxing related magazines, books & stories I have read, and friends I have made through the sport.

At some point though, it all went off the rails.

When did it get so hard for some people to have a boxing discussion without insulting eachother and denigrating professional fighters with such low class, gutter level trash talk like ******* & Gayweather etc? No matter how it's spun by the trash talkers, irregardless of their silly justifications; insulting fans and fighters with derogatory terms like that is ignorant and disrespectful.

This is a pet peeve of mine right now also, boxing fans who for whatever reason lack the ability to speak in respectful terms about fighters and fellow fight fans. Grow up people!

Boxing is a gentleman's sport, act like gentlemen!

[Chopper417]

you are right that there are Pacfans who tend to be downright disrespectful, but they aren't the only ones.

basically, Pac fans represent ALL types of fans, just magnified 100x.

whenever i post, i try to be respectful and mindful of the fact that everyone has a right to their own opinions, but i've been called names myself, just because i'm a fan of Manny.

are there disrespectful Pacfans? yes. are there RACIST pacfans? of course! are there troll Pacfans? most definitely.

are Pacfans the ONLY ones who act this way? of course not. common sense!

See this is my thing bro, I actually enjoy debating and discussing boxing issues with Pac fans like yourself. You're rational and logical and seem to have a pretty solid knowledge base of the sport in general...MAD respect. It's just shocking to see some Pac fans who have followed the sport for 5 years spout the nonsense that they do, but you are absolutely right that Pac fans are not the only ones.

[jtiger777]

you are right that there are Pacfans who tend to be downright disrespectful, but they aren't the only ones.

basically, Pac fans represent ALL types of fans, just magnified 100x.

whenever i post, i try to be respectful and mindful of the fact that everyone has a right to their own opinions, but i've been called names myself, just because i'm a fan of Manny.

are there disrespectful Pacfans? yes. are there RACIST pacfans? of course! are there troll Pacfans? most definitely.

are Pacfans the ONLY ones who act this way? of course not. common sense!

of course pacs fans are not the only ones that act this way but they are the only ones that the article is about

[AFighter4U]

Absolutely my favorite! haha I just can't believe that I will openly admit to a Pac fan that I feel his resume is stronger than Mayweather's and that he is currently ahead of May as an ATG but they still won't even listen to rational points I try to make about Pac's career. I'm sorry Pac fans if I do not consider a 35 year old, weight drained corpse, hasn't made 147 in 7 years, over trained, couldn't look decent against Steve Forbes, 5 loss, whooped by Mayweather, Oscar De la Hoya a legitimate victory, sincerest apologies once again.

no need to apologize for having an opinion man.

[Ryannn]

I kind of disagree. Many fighters have their share of diehard nuthuggers, but I believe that Manny fans are a totally different breed. It is clear when talking to a ***** that they are knowledgeable about the history and many other fighters. When dealing with *******s they don't know anything about boxing prior to 2005 and they only follow Pacquiao. Add that to the fact that *******s run this forum, they outnumber actual boxing fans 5 to 1 or 10 to 1.

The reason this article was made, and why it needed to be made, is because Pacquiao, for the most part, has the most fans, and from a boxing fan standpoint, they are the worst fans.

In all of my life following boxing never have I seen anything close to it. There is a reason that it is well known that his fans are ridiculous and it's not only because he is the flavor of the month. I can think of all the flavors of the month but they were flavors of the month by boxing fans who knew the sport.... Sadly for Pacquiao, most of his fans are just Filipino fanboys who really do not follow the sport, but only him, and that's the difference.

*****s are no better than *******s

[John Barron]

I kind of disagree. Many fighters have their share of diehard nuthuggers, but I believe that Manny fans are a totally different breed. It is clear when talking to a ***** that they are knowledgeable about the history and many other fighters. When dealing with *******s they don't know anything about boxing prior to 2005 and they only follow Pacquiao. Add that to the fact that *******s run this forum, they outnumber actual boxing fans 5 to 1 or 10 to 1.

The reason this article was made, and why it needed to be made, is because Pacquiao, for the most part, has the most fans, and from a boxing fan standpoint, they are the worst fans.

In all of my life following boxing never have I seen anything close to it. There is a reason that it is well known that his fans are ridiculous and it's not only because he is the flavor of the month. I can think of all the flavors of the month but they were flavors of the month by boxing fans who knew the sport.... Sadly for Pacquiao, most of his fans are just Filipino fanboys who really do not follow the sport, but only him, and that's the difference.

the gospel right here.

[jtiger777]

*****s are no better than *******s

lol so i guess ur the spokesman for the pac fans??? lol well i commend u for standing strong for your people...

but defending ignorance with the fact other people are just as ignorant will get u nowhere and will result in a never ending argument, this is a strategy used by women...

[Ryannn]

thank you! that is the essence of this article. i don't know why ryann is bleeding all over the place...

dude, you are the one who seem to be missing the point of the article

it isn't about how many pac fans are. its how bad they are, but in truth most if not all of those points can be applies to any obsessive fan base of any sport.

[AFighter4U]

of course pacs fans are not the only ones that act this way but they are the only ones that the article is about

true, but the principles in article applies to all fans and not just pac fans, and the writer of the article should have been mature enough to have known that.

[Ryannn]

lol so i guess ur the spokesman for the pac fans??? lol well i commend u for standing strong for your people...

but defending ignorance with the fact other people are just as ignorant will get u nowhere and will result in a never ending argument, this is a strategy used by women...

what, so are you saying that bad pac fans are worse than bad floyd fans?

i said the worst fan of both are just as bad. how is that "standing strong to my people"?

should i say ******ed *****s are better than ******ed pac fans to be fair?