Manny Pacquiao: The Roots - ESPN Video

[Young Money]

It's a good video with a lot of early Pacman footage.

I was hoping for more of this type of stuff leading up to the fight.

[lacson]

What are some of the topics covered in this video? I don't want to waste my time if it's just religious nonsense and about Floyd being a "ducking coward".

Young Pac having his best friend die in his arms after a boxing match then climbing the ring and knocking his opponent out.

[brown_knight06]

That is a man of true grit. Not hopping on a bus, and *****ing about the driver. Or robbing people cause you wish you had dollars for it.

[lacson]

Definitely stuff of legends.

[Prime 407]

No one can deny Pac's mental toughness

[Ryannn]

Great vid.

This is why I find it hilarious when floyd/floyd fans say Pacquiao is shook/having a mental breakdown because he's facing floyd. Or that he wasn't able to recover mentally after the marquez ko. Dude went through way worse.

Pacquiao's life is like a bad soap opera. The way he managed to reach this status is mind boggling and defies all odds. Dude went through bull**** most of us can't even imagine. He deserves all the accolades he's currently getting. Yeah, he has his shortcomings (cheating on his wife, ********, being a religious nutjob etc.) but the way he conducts himself inside and outside the ring is something all of us should look up to.

Win, lose, or draw against floyd, pac wins at life.

[Left Hook Tua]

Great vid.

This is why I find it hilarious when floyd/floyd fans say Pacquiao is shook/having a mental breakdown because he's facing floyd. Or that he wasn't able to recover mentally after the marquez ko. Dude went through way worse.

Pacquiao's life is like a bad soap opera. The way he managed to reach this status is mind boggling and defies all odds. Dude went through bull**** most of us can't even imagine. He deserves all the accolades he's currently getting. Yeah, he has his shortcomings (cheating on his wife, ********, being a religious nutjob etc.) but the way he conducts himself inside and outside the ring is something all of us should look up to.

Win, lose, or draw against floyd, pac wins at life.

TBE being 2 inches taller > ABU SAYEF (FILIPINO AL QAEDA) trying to kidnap him and his family

[Ryannn]

TBE being 2 inches taller > ABU SAYEF (FILIPINO AL QAEDA) trying to kidnap him and his family

Having his best friend die in his arms in a boxing fight and fighting next on the same card is pressure he can deal with.

Fighting TBE and the pressure that comes with it? Pac is practically pissing his pants!

[SthPaw]

Wow, just when you think you have heard the fighters backstory a million times...

Remember that article from the other day where Floyd was quoted as saying he has a mental edge because he could tell Manny was shocked he was bigger than him/didn't expect to see him at the Heat game etc...Well doesn't that sound ****** when you see this video.

He looked his friend in the eyes virtually the moment he died, as a kid let's not forget, and got up and won his fight. That alongside how much of a struggle it would have been at that time anyway? That is very compelling.

[Prime 407]

That's what I'm talking about man, Manny cut from a different cloth

Wow, just when you think you have heard the fighters backstory a million times...

Remember that article from the other day where Floyd was quoted as saying he has a mental edge because he could tell Manny was shocked he was bigger than him/didn't expect to see him at the Heat game etc...Well doesn't that sound ****** when you see this video.

He looked his friend in the eyes virtually the moment he died, as a kid let's not forget, and got up and won his fight. That alongside how much of a struggle it would have been at that time anyway? That is very compelling.