Does anyone else think Pacquiao should have got International sports personality....

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  1. blueballs1978

    blueballs1978 Active Member Full Member

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    The other guy was Roger Federer. The Wimbledon fanatics (and of course the BBC) love him, hence him being up there.
     
    blueballs1978, Dec 17, 2009
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  2. silly_illy

    silly_illy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    EXACTLY! :good
    bbc are full of ****! & always will be. :twisted:

    the awards is irrelavent when they just concentrate on British Only Mainstream sports that have been covered by bbc.

    for example...Manny didnt even get a mention! like he doesnt exist.
     
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  3. TFFP

    TFFP The Eskimo

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    slip&counter brought some sense to this thread. Who gives a wank? Sports Personality of the Year? :lol: I'm sure these guys don't cry themselves to sleep if they don't win it.
     
    TFFP, Dec 17, 2009
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  4. ShaneTheSherrif

    ShaneTheSherrif Active Member Full Member

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    His fights aren't shown on BBC so they would never choose him.
     
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  5. DOM5153

    DOM5153 They Cannot Run Forever Full Member

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    imo yes
     
    DOM5153, Dec 17, 2009
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  6. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Shane Warne won it in 2005 mainly on the strength of his Ashes performances as seen on Channel Four....
     
    Cobbler, Dec 17, 2009
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  7. noonan

    noonan Guest

    Bolt had an amazing year and deserves it imo, but pac definatly desrves a mention!
     
    noonan, Dec 17, 2009
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  8. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    BBC only generally gives awards to sports people who are on BBC.

    They gave up on Boxing, and would not give any award to a boxer.

    Thats the reason why you get olympic divers getting nominated who are nothing, like the boy Tom. What a joke!
     
    destruction, Dec 17, 2009
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  9. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    Nominations are nothing to do with the BBC.
     
    Cobbler, Dec 17, 2009
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  10. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    There is an inherent problem for boxers with these type of awards stemming from the fragmented nature of the sport and the fact that they perform so rarely.

    If we take Manny Pacquiao as an example, what has he done this year? Beat one guy who may or may not have been the best light welterweight around at the time and one guy who most people probably didn't consider the best welterweight around at the time.

    Someone like Federer, on the other hand, plays tens of tournaments per year and to win them has to beat the best opposition. We all know that Rafael Nadal is the best guy he can meet and we know that they'll end up playing each other five or six times a year on average.
     
    Cobbler, Dec 17, 2009
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  11. Papa_Bear

    Papa_Bear Active Member Full Member

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    It's hard to count out Usain Bolt, but that Pacquiao wasn't even nominated is a disgrace.
     
    Papa_Bear, Dec 17, 2009
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  12. stake501

    stake501 Active Member Full Member

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    :deal

    I love manny, but he might have more of a chance if cleared up a particular division
     
    stake501, Dec 17, 2009
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  13. silly_illy

    silly_illy Boxing Addict Full Member

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    lol....if u say so ;):lol::lol:
     
    silly_illy, Dec 18, 2009
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  14. Cobbler

    Cobbler Shoemaker To The Stars Full Member

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    It's a factual comment, not an opinion?
     
    Cobbler, Dec 18, 2009
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  15. Funtime Frankie

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    It's the BBC!!!!!! :nono
     
    Funtime Frankie, Dec 18, 2009
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