Why does it seem like Pacquiao became irrelevant overnight?
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The hornet made Pacquiao into a ESPN fighter?Pacquiao only became relevant when he became a rival for Mayweather. He would've had a decent career but nothing in the level it has been. Once he got KO'd by Marquez people started to see he wasn't the threat to Mayweather everyone thought. If it wasn't for the marketing strategy by Mayweather the fight wouldn't have been as big as it was. After the loss not even the most die hard Pacquiao fan was really interested any more. The Horn defeat and the botched rematch solidified his demise.
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Once random blood test became the norm, Pac declined drastically.
ZERO STOPPAGES since PED accusations became public in 2010.
People lost respect for Manny.Comment
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The Mayweather fight made Pacquaio some serious money, but it didn't do much for his legacy or his fan base in the west. It confirmed that the shine was off his talent (or proved the talent had holes in it all along) especially after the earthshaking KO to Marquez. The Mayweather fight ****** in a big way. I mean it really, really ******. And the whole shoulder thing. That was even worse than the fight itself. Well, almost.Comment
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