Manny suddenly might become yesterday?s news, as fickle and/or fed up fans turn their attention elsewhere?
?He (Mayweather) was running away all the time. I was making the fight by stalking him, and I believe that I deserved a victory.??Manny Pacquiao
?He?s (Mayweather) is an astute fighter who doesn?t have the so-called sense of fair play.??Pacquiao
?An excuse-making, poor loser, who insults the intelligence of the fans with some silly ?miracle cure? story is bound to turn off a healthy portion of his fan base.??Tony Deebs describing Pacquiao (Boxing Tribune)
?? Or, maybe, his fan base is so loyal and so devoted that they will never leave his side under any circumstances.??Deebs
?I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.??Pacquiao, (Psalm 119:11)
?I respect the decision of the judges and I accept my defeat.??Pacquiao
As GGG, Ward, Thurman, Kovalev, Lomachenko, Wilder, Povetkin, Fury, Mayweather and even motor-mouth Amir Khan continue to stay in the headlines in a quasi-positive way, Manny Pacquiao, with denial, excuses and contradictions, no longer seems to enjoy that kind of endearment?except perhaps in the Philippines.
At some point, insulting the collective intelligence of the boxing fandom will approach the law of diminishing returns and that means that as soon as you see Manny?s name in the title of an article, you might just pass it. In short, Manny suddenly might become yesterday?s news, as fickle and/or fed up fans turn their attention toward new and more emotionally grounded super stars like Anthony Joshua, Roman Gonzalez, and Japan?s Naoya Inoue. Freddie Roach?s inputs have not helped matters. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AB2M0JIBqA
Conversely, Roland Purificacion, a 45-year-old pedicab driver who watched the fight on a huge television screen outside the Quiapo Church in central Manila, was disappointed but spoke for many of his compatriots when he said Pacquiao ?is still the people?s champ. He is still our hero.?
Chief of Staff Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang congratulated Pacquiao, a lieutenant colonel in the army reserve force, as follows: ?He gave us a good fight. Unfortunately his opponent kept on running around.?
Said one fan: ?Pacquiao is worshipped like a hero in the Philippines. He is a congressman, a basketball player, a devout Christian, and donates millions of dollars to charity. He?s always been humble, as his early life started from nothing into all of the above. I never heard one Mayweather fan say anything bad about Pacquiao other than accusations he was on steroids that is why he avoided Money. Morality wise, Manny?s an angel.?
Time will tell.
PostScript: Manny Pacquiao made $120 million in 36 minutes of boxing.
