Their both equally well known here for their fight with Hatton. After their fight with Hatton, both their fights respectively Cotto/JMM was reported quite heavily on the ports news. That said Pac-Cotto got quite a bit more hype than PBF-JMM here.
They don't count the 126 lbs because Barrera was stripped of his alphabet belt after not paying the sanctioning fee. They don't also count the 140 lbs title coz they don't recognize the IBO belt. Ask Vivek Wallace, he's the one saying Pac is only a five weight champ :-(
I live in the UK too and I know you're wrong. You're a ****ing hater, that's it. Your posts are dire and you have zero objectivity when it comes to Pacquiao, the only boxer you ever talk about.
The story focuses on Pacquiao because the source for the story is Pacquiao's publicist. It's really that simple.
Pac has pretty much a whole country supporting him. Philipines population is 91,983,000 MILLION people. He also has a HUGE following in the States and Europe. Mayweather is not the draw.