Filipino Boxing would die without Manny. Right now he is the only elite boxer in the Philippines. Most of them are not even pound for pound boxers. That's why after Donaire and Nietes. No Filipino boxers are in the top 20.
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Does boxing die when Manny retires?
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Oh yeah, boxing will die when Pacquiao retires. In fact I can't imagine what boxing was like before the Pacquiao.
Boxing was just 2 people punching each other in the face before he came along.
The Pacquiao came along and taught us the art of boxing.
Long live the Pacquiao.
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Manny isn’t just a special fighter, he’s a special person. People like that don’t just show up every day. His replacement may not come for a while, but boxing will certainly survive. He isn’t even the sport’s greatest ever star. Someone else will capture the popular imagination soon enough.
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Originally posted by GhostofDempsey View PostNope. Boxing survived the retirement of ATGs like Robinson, Duran, Leonard, Hearns, Tyson, etc. we still have Loma, and plenty of talented fighters from 126-175 who can aspire to greatness. Or at least carry the torch and put on entertaining fights.
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Originally posted by RomanReigns View PostFilipino Boxing would die without Manny. Right now he is the only elite boxer in the Philippines. Most of them are not even pound for pound boxers. That's why after Donaire and Nietes. No Filipino boxers are in the top 20.
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Which is why Manny won't leave the game without passing the torch to the worthy one. That unstoppable itch---the calling to continue fighting until the torch is passed is both a curse and a blessing of the boxing gods.
And so the search for the worthy one continues ..
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