Why Is Pacquiao Being Bullied?
July 17th, 2009
By Mike Burnell: The rumors continue to swirl in the boxing world about Pac v Cotto, Pac v Mosley, Pac v Cintron, Pac v Foreman, Pac v Ali, Pac v Marciano, maybe Archie Moore…Round and round they go and who Pac fights, so far, nobody knows. Everyone wants a piece of him.
Manny Pacquiao is factually a smaller man fighting at a jaw dropping level, in more ways than one. He has clawed and fought his way from early defeats to the top of the theoretical pound for pound championship ladder and firmly established himself as the man to beat.
There are those that will dismiss challengers of the Filipino destroyer as ‘picking on the little guy’. It has come to the attention of knowledgeable observers of The Sweet Science that this “little guy” isn’t too worried about the bullies. Beginning at 106 pounds and constantly fighting his way up he has a career of besting the big man and proving the “a good big man always beats a good little man” is nothing more than an old saying; a saying that is generally historically correct, further punctuating Pac’s achievements.
To say Cotto, Mosley, Mayweather or anyone else at 147 is going after Pac because he is the smaller man is shortsighted and smacks of bias. Manny is the biggest star in the sport, will be competitive with any welterweight and has proven that point emphatically.
While Manny has put himself in the drivers seat the return of Floyd Mayweather can not be ignored. The ultimate goal of any welterweight today is clear, Mayweather. In today’s landscape, however, all roads run through Pacquiao. Floyd Mayweather is not inclined to meet any of the current crop of welterweight monsters without a huge upside.
Floyd “Money” Mayweather is not an attainable fight without “Money.” The point is that whoever fights Manny makes huge money. Whoever defeats Manny sets himself up for a Mayweather bout on PPV for a probable record setting bonanza. This is where legacies and career defining efforts will be forged.
Mosley, Cotto, Williams, Cintron et al…see the writing on the wall and this is exactly why they are all patiently waiting in a line that would rival any soup kitchen in the country just for a chance to pick on the little guy.
What a bunch of bullies…
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Manny is at the top of his game (boxing sports) right now. As long as this guy is healthy, he can beat anybody. I don’t think it is for the money, but for the pride, championship and for his country.
this is the best article i read on this website.
What happened the next two times they fought?The same thing thats been happening for some time now with Manny.Morales did not want to fight the second time after beating Pac at the 130lb limit,Morales was having trouble making the weight that late in his career.I mean lets face it Morales already was in some bigtime wars in the ring and wanted the next fight with Pac to be at 135lbs lightweight.Yet again with Manny and Roach,wanted no part of that.
Morales being a true champ,again took the challenge(twice)but paid the price.In the next two fights you could see that Morales did not have the stamina like he did in the first fight.His punches did not have the effect they had in the first fight.Did you not see him being knocked down at the end of the fight and look to his corner and shake his head like”I just dont have it tonight”.
Manny may not be that tall but does have the body frame to hold muscle up to 147lbs.I think he never looked better physically at these higher weights.And lets face it,does he lose any of that speed with his hands and feet at these higher weights?NO!That means his body is capable.
Mosley is now willing to go all the way down to 140lbs,a weight he has never fought at and hes pushing 40 and willing to take the smaller % of the cut.I think it would say alot about Manny if doesn’t except.
I like Manny Pac as a fighter,i am a boxing fan tride n true but this whole thing with team Pac making fighters strip down is getting alittle old.There like,oh i’ll fight this guy at this weight but we wont fight this guy at this weight.If you(Manny)cant fight with these fighters that happen to be the best out there at welter or 145lbs then go unify a lower division or something.Dont try and strip them down where they have nothing come fight night.
i think that the pac-man has a right to demand what weight he fights at,after all hes worked his way through all these weights willing to fight who ever,but there is a limit for everyone,and by him stepping upto to 147 its a big ask like we know hes only a a little guy,but if all these guys what to fight him then they should meet him at his weight hes the main man right now who everone wants to fight,so if they want to fight manny they should be willing to meet him at his weight
Great piece! Jaw-dropping and right-on the dime!
“Pactards rejoice!…Funny stuff,being bullied LOL..To bad the Morales vs Pacman fight where Pac got a lesson in boxing doesn’t even exists to you Pactards.Its like it didn’t even happen.Pactards like to foget that fight,”It gives them nightmares”.”
Hey B-Oxer. I’ll give you Morales-Manny 1 going to Morales decisively. Please let us know what happened the next 2 fights with Morales/Pacman?!? Whatsamatter? lost a lot of money betting against Pacman??
b-oxer forgotten’s not the term: it’s acknowledged. If it hadn’t been for that loss do you think Manny would be where he is now…you’d probably say nowhere.
Pactards rejoice!…Funny stuff,being bullied LOL..To bad the Morales vs Pacman fight where Pac got a lesson in boxing doesn’t even exists to you Pactards.Its like it didn’t even happen.Pactards like to foget that fight,”It gives them nightmares”.
Floyd says it should be 60-40 with Floyd getting the bigger share. To be fair, They should just tally the PPV receipts from Floyd/Marquez, and Manny/Cotto, and see who really is the Main attraction. Me thinks it’ll be Manny 5-1. People want to see a fight Floyd, not a Track meet
totally 100% agree, very nice article.
Mosley seems desperate for this fight, I really cant see him droppin any weight let alone go to 140 at this stage of his career.
Maybe Manny sees it like that too as he seems unwilling to fight at 147.
Even if Mosley could get down to 140, which I highly doubt as he is massive even @147!
He would be so weight drained Manny would just steam thru him similar to how he did Hatton!
I think Manny should fight Cotto @145, that is a fair weight, and I do think it is Manny’s advisors – ie Roach who are pushing for the fight @143/142 which is nonsense and unfair.
Manny knows the best fighters and money is in the 147 division but make no mistake everyone out there wants Manny, and not just for the money, because if they beat Manny, they become the new star, and of course money follows that!
–Killa B
Might happen, I hope it happens! And if it does, Pacquiao will probably win. How old is Mosley, 37 and he’s gonna drop all that weight? That’s a lot for someones body to take, especially late in his career. It’ll be another Pacquiao vs de la Hoya – except probably not as one sided. I think Mosley will put up a much better fight, but I don’t think he’ll be able to handle Pacquiao’s speed and power.
Stay tuned Your about to more then read it!
@ Killa B
could you give the link? i wanna read that breaking news your saying….
BREAKING NEWS,
Shane to challenge pacman for 140lb title at 140lb!!
from the famous words of tarver to jones,
WHATS GONNA BE YOUR EXCUSE NOW MANNY!!!
pacman is the biggest name right now and biggest payday for any boxer out there… with that being said ill fight this man for that type of money!!..lol
Pacquiao is being bullied just for the fact that he’s the most entertaining boxer as well as the biggest name in the sport as of this moment. Everything circles around this guy. The Mayweather/Marquez fight is only interesting because of the possibility of the winner fighting Pacquiao. Let’s be honest. If the winner of the fight had no chance of fighting Pacquiao, how interesting would this fight be. Do you think that this fight would be as interesting if the winner were to face Mosley? I honestly don’t think so.
I guess it comes with the territory. When you’re considered the best, everyone wants a piece. Also, there will always be those who try to prove that the best is not the best. All the Marquez and Mayweather fans will never believe that Pacquiao is the p4p king, just as the Pacquiao fans will never believe that these two men really match up to Pacquiao.
When you’re the little guy, the big guys tend to bully you. Just as Tommy Gunn told Rocky’s kid, “Give em one good pop and they’ll never come back.” It seemed to be the case with De la Hoya and Hatton. I don’t think they’ll be bullying any little people anytime soon.
Boxers have the “Crab” mentality. They all climb on top of each other to get to the top. Since Manny is on the top, everyone wants to climb on his back to surpass him. They do this by bullying him and discrediting all he has done. But, like the first woman in line during the biggest shopping day of the year, there’s no way in hell Manny is going to give up his spot without a fight, no matter how big the opponent is.
Therefore, Manny will be bullied because he has the most lunch money. He’s the smartest guy in the class. He’s the teacher’s pet. He’s everything all the boxers want to be but are afraid to admit it. It’s true. Why else are all these boxers obsessed with him? Why is it that they’re all asked about a possible matchup with Pacquiao? You all know that each boxer has it in his mind that the greatest victory of their career will be over Pacquiao. Think about it. Which do you think is Erik Morales’ greatest victory, the one over Barrera or Pacquiao? Why is Marquez so eager for a win over Pacquiao when he destroyed Diaz and Casamayor?
Good article, makes a refreshing change around here!
yes good article but why did you keep mentioning cintron
well said, i say no more!!..