why does Pacquaio have such a large Mexican fanbase?

[aaron.king]

Pacquaio's style is similiar to Mexican's in:

Relentless pressure
Tenacity
Head hunting Punching
Iron Chin
Takes Punches to land Punches
Pride

The Mexican style is not always about talent or technique, but determination and the will to out tough your opponent until he breaks under your pressure.

First off, good post TS, but Mexicans are definitely not known for head hunting. If anything, they're renowned for their commitment to attacking the body.

I'll let my Mexican pride get the better of me and for the most part have rooted against pac when he fought mexicans, but I am a pacquiao fan. Heck, I was rooting for him against rios.

In any case, like many Mexicans, I hated Pacquiao at first because he was blitzing our post-Chavez heroes. As a JMM fan, I was often rooting against him. But he's a sportsman who fights with dignity and courage, and that earned him respect and admiration from me and many others. He doesn't fight stylistically like a Mexican, but he has the same fighting spirit.

[New England]

mexicans watch a ton of boxing, and drive ppv sales. they also appreciated his take no prisoners style. they saw it on display against barrera, morales 3X, and marquez.

[QuebecSTAR2]

so is marquez the filipino conquerer? after all he did send pacquiao to the moon.

ee iz back from zee moon now
so you can take zee moon joke and shove eet up your asshoole

[AgainstTheRopes]

Stockholm syndrome

[Dinamita 03]

fans not really I know most Mexicans wont watch him unless he is fighting a Mexican

Well I know most Mexicans who do buy his ppv fights no matter who he fights. He's fun to watch and people Love him for that. Since the Odl fight ,Other than Marquez, I've never rooted against him

[mozzer101]

Pacquaio's style is similiar to Mexican's in:

Relentless pressure
Tenacity
Head hunting Punching
Iron Chin
Takes Punches to land Punches
Pride

The Mexican style is not always about talent or technique, but determination and the will to out tough your opponent until he breaks under your pressure.

Although he beat many Mexican legends manny is a warrior and I think Latinos in general respect that.

[Boxing Goat]

Because he's been seen beating so many of their atg hero's, ext.

They can admire and respect Pacquiao for his accomplishments.

[greeh]

Pacquaio's style is similiar to Mexican's in:

Relentless pressure
Tenacity
Head hunting Punching
Iron Chin
Takes Punches to land Punches
Pride

The Mexican style is not always about talent or technique, but determination and the will to out tough your opponent until he breaks under your pressure.

I have never understood this thing about Mexicans being crude, unskilled fighters with a face-first style.

Overall, they tend to be very well-schooled with a textbook approach and top-notch punch variety.

[UTEP]

fans not really, I know most Mexicans wont watch him unless he is fighting a Mexican

Wrong. Most of the 51,000 fans that went to see the Pac/Clottey fight were Mexican.

[ThePunchingBag]

Pac is a fighter first not a Boxer. Mexicans respect that.