Ferdie Pacheco. Good guy or bad?

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  1. johnny2sprouts

    johnny2sprouts Member Full Member

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    I've just watched the Thrilla in Manila documentary and Ferdie Pacheco comes across as a complete jack*ss. What is the general perception of him in boxing?
     
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  2. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    ..............A god of self-promotion, a little lean on everything else.
     
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  3. johnny2sprouts

    johnny2sprouts Member Full Member

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    The whole thing has made me rethink my opinion on the popular consensus of Ali too. I don't know if it was painted as a very pro Frazier production but Ali's behaviour left a bad taste in my mouth.
     
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  4. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    ................I haven't seen the documentary you speak of (unless it was the NBC Sports "Greatest Fights Ever" installment), rather I just remember years of bad commentating on that particular network.
     
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  5. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Absolute ****, to put it mildly.

    Even more self absorbed with delusions of self importance than Cosell.
     
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  6. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    i think he is a knowledgeable guy on boxing but he really does annoy me especially on that thrilla in manilla programme where he said frazier was dumb to keep fighting ali in manilla
     
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  7. TommyV

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    Coludn't of put it better myself.

    He needs to die, quickly.
     
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  8. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Cant stand him.
     
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  9. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The guy is a *****.
     
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  10. True Writer

    True Writer Active Member Full Member

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    The man is a total tosser
     
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  11. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    A serious lover of Chavez and Trinidad.
     
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  12. Longhhorn71

    Longhhorn71 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ferdie was around the Ali camp too long to be really objective in TV announcing.

    Best thing he did was to tell Ali to quit fighting....though he couldn't actually make Ali stop taking those poundings that Don King had Ali do.
     
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  13. johnny2sprouts

    johnny2sprouts Member Full Member

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    Thanks for all the feedaback. First time I've posted a thread so appreciate everyone's opinion. Most people seem to have the opinion I've come to. He seems very self absorbed, almost like he was the one fighting and as a result was the oracle of all fight knowledge.
     
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  14. heehoo

    heehoo TIMEXICAH! Full Member

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    A self-centered, obnoxious piece of ****.

    **** Ferdie Pacheco.
     
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  15. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I lost all respect after what he said about Frazier. Stupid ****.
     
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