Is Manny Pacquiao's historic career underappreciated? Look at his accolades...

[WhitehouseTKO]

I don't believe Pac is underappreciated. I think all boxing fans respect him and what he has brought to the ring, even his haters. It is just that we will always wonder what he could have achieved if he didn't allow Bob Arum to lead him around by the nose for all these years. I honestly think we wanted to see him step away like De La hoya, Mayweather, and become his own man and brand. In that regard I think he would have been bigger than both of those men. But he never did, and in that way I think he underachieved and didn't reach for true greatness. But his resume and in ring work is a not to be discussed, he is a GREAT, a LEGEND.

[baya]

i don't think anyone underappreciated pac-man.

just come out and say that you wanted to tug on the man for a bit, no shame in that, be you.

[b00g13man]

How can he be underappreciated when you list all those awards? What's next? Mayweather is under paid?

Exactly. Lame.

Still second best of the era.

[BrometheusBob.]

These underappreciated threads are too vague

What is underappreciated to you? Where should he be rated?

I'd say he's a top 25 ATG P4P. Is that rated well enough in your view?

[BrometheusBob.]

Awards and recognitions[edit]
International:
2000–2009 Boxing Writers Association of America Fighter of the Decade[254]
2000–2009 HBO Fighter of the Decade[255]
2001–2010 World Boxing Council Boxer of the Decade[256]
2001–2010 World Boxing Organization Best Pound-for-Pound Fighter of the Decade[257]
2006, 2008 and 2009 Boxing Writers Association of America's Fighter of the Year[254][258]
2006, 2008 and 2009 ESPN Fighter of the Year[259]
2006, 2008 and 2009 The Ring Fighter of the Year
2008 Sports Illustrated Boxer of the Year[260]
2008 Yahoo! Sports Fighter of the Year[261]
2008 and 2009 ESPN Star's Champion of Champions[262]
2008 and 2009 World Boxing Council Boxer of the Year[263][264]
2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 The Ring No.1 Pound-for-Pound (year-end)
2009 ESPN Knockout of the Year (in Round 2 against Ricky Hatton)[265]
2009 and 2011 ESPY Awards Best Fighter[266]
2009 and 2015 Forbes magazine World's Highest-Paid Athletes (ranked 6th and 2nd)[267][268]
2009 Sports Illustrated Fighter of the Year[269]
2009 The Ring Knockout of the Year (in Round 2 against Ricky Hatton)
2009 TIME 100 Most Influential People (Heroes and Icons Category)[270]
2009, 2010, 2012 and 2015 Forbes magazine Celebrity 100 (The World's Most Powerful Celebrity) (ranked 57th, 55th, 33rd and 2nd)[271]
2010 World Boxing Organization Fighter of the Year[272]
2010 Yahoo! Sports Boxing's Most Influential (ranked 25th) [273]
2011 Las Vegas Walk of Stars Awardee[274]
2011 Guinness World Records Most boxing world titles in different weight divisions (8 times; since November 13, 2010) [275]
2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Reader's Digest Asia Pacific Most Trusted Sports Personality [276][277]
2014 PublicAffairsAsia HP Gold Standard Award for Communicator of the Year [278]
2015 Asia Society's Asia Game Changer of the Year[279]
2016 Forbes magazine Boxing's MVPs (ranked 4th)[280]
National:
2000–09 Philippine Sportswriters Association Athlete of the Decade[281]
2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2008 PSA Sportsman of the Year
2003 Presidential Medal of Merit
2003 and 2010 Congressional Medal of Achievement / Distinction / Honor
2006 Order of Lakandula with the rank of "Champion for Life" (Kampeon Habambuhay)[77]
2006 Eastwood City Walk of Fame Awardee
2008 Philippine Legion of Honor with the rank of "Officer" (Pinuno)[282]
2008 University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Honorary Award for Sports Excellence[283]
2009 25th Philippine Movie Press Club Star Awards for Movies Newsmaker of the Year[284]
2009 Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu (Grand Cross with Gold Distinction)[77]
2011 Gabriel "Flash" Elorde Memorial "Quintessential Athlete" Award
2017 Bawas Bisyo Youth for Sin Tax Movement anti-smoking champion[285]

Awards for days

Underappreciated doe

[Scipio2009]

Anything that Pacquiao did beyond 130lbs was basically kabuki theater bull****. David Diaz in his only fight at 135lbs (no one knew who he was before or after the fight), skipped over 140lbs when it was utterly loaded to fight a middleweight at 147lbs, and then shell fights.

Acknowledge reality.

[NUCLEAR]

He ain't black tho.

[IronDanHamza]

Legend.

Never been Lineal at 147 though.

[Zaroku]

Not underappreciated. Overshadowed.

Manny got iced real good, but came back after.