Is Manny Pacquiao mainstream?

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  1. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    It just feels like it for me in my area, whenever someone would get asked to name a boxer Pacman would be the first to be named and sometimes the only one.

    Exercise: Ask someone you know if they know who Manny Pacquiao is and post their response.
     
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  2. nezy37

    nezy37 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    sort of.

    most of my friends wouldn't know who he is. Floyd has more name recognition at this point.
     
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  3. hmm

    hmm damn chairs Full Member

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    hmm says... as far as boxing fans I suppose so... as for people outside or are oblivious to boxing......no
     
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  4. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    He is, but he isn't. I think most males who follow some kind of sport have heard of him in the US.
     
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  5. enzo

    enzo Greatest Of All Time Full Member

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    this fight is everywhere... the media coverage leading up to this fight is crazy!
     
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  6. walk with me

    walk with me Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    no
     
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  7. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes, hes the most famous filipino in the US
     
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  8. Gonzarelli

    Gonzarelli Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If Pacquiao was the first and sometimes the only name that came up you must live in an area heavily populated by filipinos.
     
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  9. Kush

    Kush Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    They called Ricky the Prince of punishment on some local radio staion
     
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  10. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    no, actually its predominantly Mexican

    let me ask you which boxer out there gets more publicity in your area other than DelaHoya
     
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  11. nezy37

    nezy37 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yeah, that seems to be the hype line.

    I've seen a few TV commercials for it and that is the line they are using:lol:
     
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  12. nezy37

    nezy37 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    well there you go. YOu live around a bunch of Mexicans of wich many follow boxing.

    Hell, you notice on Friday Night fights they are running commercials in Spanish.
     
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  13. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    again...the only boxer most could name was Manny Pacquiao
     
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  14. Gonzarelli

    Gonzarelli Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That might explain part of it, Mexicans are fanatical about boxing but I would'nt call that mainstream.

    Right now the focus is on Pac and Hatton so obviously those are the two names that mainly come up but only around my friends that know boxing the rest of the people(the mainstream if you will) seem to be oblivious to boxing other than an occasional reference to DLH,Tyson(still) .

    By the way, you're telling me that most Mexicans you know could only think of Pac when asked about boxing. Hmmmmmmmmmm?
     
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  15. vorapsak2002

    vorapsak2002 Active Member Full Member

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    i bet,in mexico,pacman is the most popular foreign boxer.agree??
     
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