What's wrong with Sports Illustrated?

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  1. mrtony80

    mrtony80 Likes thick chicks Full Member

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    Manny Pacquiao didn't win Sportsman of the Year, despite deserving it more than any boxer ever has, and despite arguably deserving it more than any other athlete did in 2009. Not only for what he accomplished in the ring, but for what he accomplished out of it. This man threw an entire country on his back. A country ravaged by natural disasters. One man was able to lift an entire country's spirits. Pacquiao was right out there after the typhoon, providing aid to his fellow country men. You can't tell me he didn't deserve the award for things types of things.

    I am a hardcore Yankees fan, and I love Derek Jeter, but he didn't deserve the award more than Pacquiao. Pacquiao would have been a newer, fresher pick, one that made a statement, and shown how far he has thrust boxing back into the spotlight. But no...Sports Illustrated just couldn't bring themselves to pay any attention to boxing. Hell, the I thought Pac would get the cover after beating Cotto, but all they featured was a short, one page article regarding the fight...I'm so disappointed in SI.
     
    mrtony80, Dec 1, 2009
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  2. SAS2

    SAS2 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    it was a friggin joke not to give it to pac. what he accomplished this year would be equivalent to jeter being home run king and 57 game hit streak.
     
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  3. lenin

    lenin what the **** you say? Full Member

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    the winner of pacquiao/mayweather will get it next year
     
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  4. mrtony80

    mrtony80 Likes thick chicks Full Member

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    But a boxer has won it before...read you history. And even if one didn't, there was no better time than now.
     
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  5. ceebz

    ceebz Well-Known Member Full Member

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    lmao, Derek Jeter. SI sucks, has for years.
     
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  6. CASH_718

    CASH_718 "You ****ed Healy?" Full Member

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    Jeter deserves that award every year for all the ***** he gets.
     
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  7. EleventhHour

    EleventhHour Got Dat Black & Gold Soul Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Leonard won it in the early eighties, didn't he?
     
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  8. bulakenyo

    bulakenyo Am I a boxing fan yet? Full Member

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    Jeter's much more marketable to the mainstream sports fans and his face on the cover sells more magazines.
     
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  9. Miles5149

    Miles5149 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ali definitely won it. He might be the only boxer to have won it. I can't disagree with Pacquiao winning it but Jeter's Turn 2 Foundation has raised over 8 million in grants for multiple cities and programs. Not to mention he became the all time Yankees hit leader and won his 5th World Series. He's the face of baseball and is a professional in everyway. I feel like I'd be taken more serious if I had a different avatar.
     
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  10. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    SI essentially quit covering Boxing around 1996 or so. Back in the 70's and 80's they had Boxing on the cover all the time and tons of articles.
     
    Rico Spadafora, Dec 1, 2009
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  11. caneman

    caneman 100% AllNatural Xylocaine Full Member

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    Has any non-American athlete won the award before?
     
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  12. Wolfman135

    Wolfman135 Member Full Member

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    This is why he didn't get it.
     
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  13. bulakenyo

    bulakenyo Am I a boxing fan yet? Full Member

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    ^

    I think Sammy Sosa got the award in the late 1990's. He's not American.
     
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  14. psychopath

    psychopath D' "X" Factor Full Member

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    Pac lost . . . deal with it. :deal
     
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  15. agila2004a

    agila2004a Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I am not even sure if PAC cares whether het gets that award or not.
     
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