Would you consider Pacquiao a true household name in the US now?

Fedor Em · May 6, 2009

platnumpapi said: ↑

he just had his 1st taste of koooooolaide not to long ago.hes not that known in the usa.if he is its for the wrong reasons.hes not crossover, like by a few americans loved by the all the britts.
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A lot of Mexican Americans I talk to strangely enough LOVE Pacquiao. It is that style my friend.

Hatesrats · May 6, 2009

As known if not more popular than Floyd Mayweather Jr. (In California)
Tho depends where? Out here I would say Pac is defo more popular.

Got alot of PI peep's in Southern Cali + having seen Pac fight so many fight's
Vs. The Morales, Barrera's & JMM's he is exposed alot more against fighter's we watch.

Floyd's apperances on WWE & Dancing with the star's don't mean **** to most boxing peep's.
(tho I question why peep's watch that dancing show.. without a No Homo!)

(I compare him to Floyd because people tend to think he is popular...I disagree.)

Fedor Em · May 6, 2009

Sleepy Son said: ↑

No, for the simple reason that boxing is no longer a mainstream sport in the U.S. It is an outsider sport that doesn't receive much mainstream media coverage. And, because we all have to pay for premium cable channels, and fifty bucks for PPV cards on top of that, it is becoming an elitist sport as well. Normal people who aren't maniacal boxing fans already won't pay that much money, and many of the ones who are die hard fans can't afford $100 a month in PPV cards anyway.

Pay per views are ****ing bull****, anyway. We don't have to pay $50 to watch the superbowl, Yankees-Red Sox, etc. Yet we're expected to pay it every time there is a half decent matchup, even when there is absolutely no guarantee that the fight will live up to expectations?

Pacquiao isn't any less exciting than some of the great fighters from past generations that you mentioned. But unfortunately, the situation is such that he'll never receive anything close to the level of popularity that Tyson, Leonard, etc. were able to attain. There IS no boxer that is a household name in the U.S. And that's likely the way it will be for quite a while.
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To be fair a lot of great fights this year are being shown on regular HBO. Who would have thought Haye/Kiltschko would not be PPV. This is helping the sport big time. It is not network television yet but Showtime/CBS is trying to work out some deals promoting fights in the future. That is just what boxing needs.

PildiLagiMo · May 6, 2009

no, because he doesn't have the superstar looks. you have to be the total package to crossover and be noticed. regardless if you are boxer, a politician or some american idol wannabee.

buckdacious · May 6, 2009

Fedor Em said: ↑

Please his fight with Marquez the 2nd time did 400k buys. Respectable but no where near iconic status. The way you are describing it is he should have done a million for the Diaz fight because he KO'd so many Mexicans.

Boxing is on the way up but it is not where it needs to be. As one of the top 3 sports in the country. :good
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Diaz was a nobody, thats why. one of the 3 top sports in the country??? Thats where you think it needs to be but Pac-Hatton did about 1.8 mil, you cant say thats nothing, plus I thought we were talking about Pacquiao as a household name????

DobyZhee · May 6, 2009

i'm a little biased but everyone in the bar was rooting for pacquiao. I'm on the streetsv in Vegas with my paquiao-hatton cap and white casual Vegas tourists are giving me high fives and talking non stop about Pacquiao.

the casual people absolutely love him. they are taken aback by his absolute humbleness.

chimba · May 6, 2009

If he beats Floyd, Obama will invite him to the White House

BobDigi5060 · May 6, 2009

Yes. Check out this thread somebody made on this car website I post on

http://www.iwsti.com/forums/off-topic/162453-pacquiao-flattened-hatton-2-rounds.html

Fedor Em · May 6, 2009

buckdacious said: ↑

Diaz was a nobody, thats why. one of the 3 top sports in the country??? Thats where you think it needs to be but Pac-Hatton did about 1.8 mil, you cant say thats nothing, plus I thought we were talking about Pacquiao as a household name????
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Christ I never did say that it was nothing and I have said that many of my friends have been turned on to Pac's fighting style and that the DLH fight was a huge success.

Plus the officals numbers for the fight are not in yet, so stop saying 1.8 million like it is set in stone.

We are talking about him being a household name.

buckdacious · May 6, 2009

Fedor Em said: ↑

Christ I never did say that it was nothing and I have said that many of my friends have been turned on to Pac's fighting style and that the DLH fight was a huge success.

Plus the officals numbers for the fight are not in yet, so stop saying 1.8 million like it is set in stone.

We are talking about him being a household name.
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your right, it could be 2 mil so I am wrong

Spitfire7 · May 6, 2009

I've seen the results of Pac-Hatt covered in the sports report of CNN and BBC. That should help (no matter how little) to bring the sport back in to mainstream attention.

El Presidente · May 6, 2009

Pac is a household name here in Puerto Rico lol

SFPLAYBOY415 · May 6, 2009

He's definitely a household name here in the bay area

Wiesiek · May 6, 2009

Spitfire7 said: ↑

I've seen the results of Pac-Hatt covered in the sports report of CNN and BBC. That should help (no matter how little) to bring the sport back in to mainstream attention.
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Yeah right, Sports Report ,mentioned between Polo and cricket , in the Old good times it Would be Great Hot Breaking Fuking Red highlighted News 1 sec after hatton hit the floor

MemoCan · May 6, 2009

Yes, next stop is american idol

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