Is Manny Pacquiao mainstream?

I can only speak from where I'm from (UK) and no he isnt.

Only boxing fans would know his name.

 

indeed he is. I said earlier that Floyd is still bigger in the states, now if he is, it isn't by much.

 

pac has already been interviewed by cnn... and his brutal 2nd round KO of hatton has become the main sports news in CNN and ESPN. formerly these mainstream media outlets just mention boxing results in passing but for this pac-hatton fight it has merited main sports story status. boxing has become more mainstream lately as a result of pac's latest exploits.

 

of course he is , he's probably the most recognized name right now out of all the active boxers. The pay per view numbers looked amazing and let me tell you bars were packed

 

TIME magazine

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/05...ref=rss_latest

SI.com
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mu...oxing.multiple.division.champs/content.1.html

CNN sports
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/05/03/box.pacquiao.hatton/index.html?eref=rss_latest

ESPNEWS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHhiA_HBRjU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastsideboxing.com%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D139115&feature=player_embedded

ESPN the magazine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pzVAcHnH-I

TNT inside the NBA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9i9pK4mgbY

 

Chuck is a fight fan.

 

:good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll7BNR11nY8&feature=channel_page

 

your friends does not have internet, newspaper or tv or does not watch boxing at all. pac has been p2p list for years now and they don't know pac?!

pac was in a nike commercila with kobe but pbf wasn't.

yup! probably your friends live in a cave or not a boxing lover at all!

cheers!

 

Hollywood celebs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f20ZpdCJwk

boston celtics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc_zaPRZFsA

 

Hahaha damn straight.

Even the arabs, lebanese, indians and pakistans whos boxing is not even their mainstream has Pac on their daily news. Heck most of the other foreigners here watch the Pac fights in the local bars.

Gulf News the #1 Newspaper in UAE.

Manny Pacquiao stuns Ricky Hatton with KO
http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/09/05/03/10309880.html

A smash hit
http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/09/05/03/10310184.html

Ricky Hatton will not rush retirement
http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/09/05/04/10310103.html

Pacquiao wants to fight Mayweather
http://archive.gulfnews.com/sport/Boxing/10310623.html

 

espn e60
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cGy9AMb-68

 

It depends where you are. In America, I think FIlipinos and some Koreans know of him. Among the average Joe, some of them might be familar with him because of his recent coverage on ESPN.

He is not a household name though like De La Hoya or Mawyweather

 

Yeah but people in Asia don't even know him according to Finito. LOL!

 

Pacman ESPNstar voted champion of champions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LbH...d.php?t=135323&page=3&feature=player_embedded