If Floyd ran for U.S Congress......

[nujabes77]

It would be tough because most of his fans aren't old enough to vote for him

lmao makky...

[illmaticfighter]

I wish pac man the best but it's a extreme double standard people on this board would go nuts if floyd ran for city council.

[ИATAS]

Again, how many of the guys that you listed were 3rd grade drop outs?

Jack Kemp- Served in United States Army Reserve and graduated from college.

Steve Largent- Graduated from college

Jim Bunning- Graduated from Xavier University

Bill Bradley- Graduated from University of Oxford


I could continue but I think you get the point.....

different country.

[Kagami Taiga]

different country.

lmao, good excuse. but seriously, i doubt the ppl in this country, no matter how dumb they show themselves to be, would elect a part time politician. manny either should focus on congress or focus on boxing.

he fights floyd now and i dnt wanna hear any excuses...but i know we will if he loses.

[latinbrawler316]

what dont you floyd fans get he acts like an arrogant **** to sell ppvs and has a boring style of course the media wouldnt like it if he ran for congress

[Bee Keepz]

Some recent athletes in politics in america:

********** vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp (football), former Congressman Steve Largent (football), Senator Jim Bunning (baseball) and former Senator and presidential candidate Bill Bradley (basketball). More recently, ******** Dave Bing was elected mayor of Detroit, a city that loved him during his Hall of Fame career with the Pistons.

Any history buff can list dozens upon dozens of pro athletes turned politician.

The KEY difference here is they went to SCHOOL.

[-Spinal-]

No offense but Manny Pacquiao is the biggest thing that has hit Fillipines since what? The Thrilla In Manilla?

Fillpines is a small country with a lot of poor people. Talking with my Pinoy buddy and BS poster JM1 I learned that what a grocery bag man earns here, he can go to Fillipines and seem rich. It's very cheap to live there(nothing wrong with that). I bring this up because Manny Pacquiao is a pro boxer who gets a lot of millions of dollars so he's like a king over there. Imagine a bag boy is rich there, Manny is a king there.

The US has high, high standards. A pro boxer no matter how rich he is, can not run for something as big as congressman for his city.

[Pullcounter]

People would start off by saying "what the hell does Floyd (high school dropout) know about politics?" "Floyd is just trying to duck Manny again!!!"

But when Pacquiao runs for office people say "Manny (a 3rd grade dropout) has had a wonderful boxing career and now he wishes to help his country by running for election. Good for him."

That is a double standard. I'm a big Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather fan, but Pacquiao gets the passes that most fighters wouldn't.

[red_shoelace]

Manny Pacquiao had a little formal education. At a very young age, he dropped out of school to help her mother by selling bread and other merchandise to support his mother and siblings. Last year, Manny took and passed the Accreditation and Equivalency Test (A&E) administered by the Department of Education. He received his High School Diploma from Sec. Jesli Lapuz, the Philippines Secretary of Education.

Right after obtaining his High School Diploma, he immediately took the college entrance examination from Notre Dame College in Mindanao where he is now enrolled, taking up business administration.
- Article dated 2008

A school education for any grade in the Philippines is not a privilege, you have to PAY to go to school.



Name: Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr.
Born: Feb. 24, 1977, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Education: 12th grade dropout, Ottawa Hills High School, Grand Rapids.
- Article dated 2006

[Seleção No. 13]

Pacquiao passed the high school equivalency and went to Notre Dame of Dadiangas University last time I checked.

edit: beat me to it.