How Big is the Filipino Boxing Fanbase?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Slickstar, May 7, 2012.


  1. Slickstar

    Slickstar Crisp This Full Member

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    The commentators brought up how May 5th brought together all the boxing fanbases: Black Americans, Mexicans, and Ricans. One commentator mentioned filipinos are missing. Just how big is their fanbase? They don't have no boxing history in America like Blacks and Mexicans do. You don't see much in boxing gyms either.
     
  2. Jr Middleweight

    Jr Middleweight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Big on days when pac man fights. Not big enough to make any money off of them because they only follow pacman.

    In the u.s., tiny. In the phillipines, huge.
     
  3. Slickstar

    Slickstar Crisp This Full Member

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  4. Vers

    Vers New Member Full Member

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    As big as Manny wants them to be. Once he retires the fanbase will probably drop 60%.
     
  5. sadlittleboy

    sadlittleboy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Huge, you just need to look at the number of shows they put on the emerging talent from the country to see it.
     
  6. Prince.

    Prince. 24/7 365 Full Member

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    really loyal then.
     
  7. nastynas

    nastynas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Huge, with their historic greatness. Ask any flip and they will straight school your ass on the boxing history of the last 5 years.
     
  8. Scar

    Scar VIP Member Full Member

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    Pacquiao has Mexican, black, white and Filipino fans. He has fans all over actually.
     
  9. Badlok

    Badlok Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    5 foots , 100 lbs ! they are not every big
     
  10. caneman

    caneman 100% AllNatural Xylocaine Full Member

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    I'm not sure where they are basing their numbers. As far as I can remember, big fights were cause for a big party among my Filipino relatives when I was young here in Los Angeles. There were always boxing parties for SRL, Hearns, Tyson, Hagler, etc.

    In the Philippines, they even have boxing shows including one that is named exacty like Mexico's Golpe a Golpe: Blow By Blow.

    I would say boxing is 2nd most watched sport in the Philippines (pre Pacquiao) behind basketball.

    All the big PPV fights were shown in the Philippines for free, except they had 15 minutes of commercials in between each round to show all the sponsors that actually paid for the fight to be telecast.
     
  11. RealBoxing

    RealBoxing Kill The Nonsense Full Member

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    Non-Boxing fans they only know one name in the sport and thats Pac the God. :rofl
     
  12. RealBoxing

    RealBoxing Kill The Nonsense Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl:rofl

    That was classic. :good
     
  13. Jr Middleweight

    Jr Middleweight Well-Known Member Full Member

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    15 minute commercials between rounds????? Lmao
     
  14. caneman

    caneman 100% AllNatural Xylocaine Full Member

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    For a small non-boxing fan nation, it blows the mind to think they can put 2 fighters in the Top 5 P4P rankings. :huh
     
  15. caneman

    caneman 100% AllNatural Xylocaine Full Member

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    Yes, it was hell. :yep