Manny Pacquiao=Poor HBO Ratings? Wtf?

[THRILLAinmanila]

wtf?
howd ya guys arrive at the conclusion that hbo dont like manny
or dont think hes good for the sport
they ***in love him
hes great for the true fans
all they are sayin is
Hey doesnt appeal to the regular person, yet..

u guys are ***in krazee
its not hbos fault
this fight was promoted same as any other
it just didnt grab peoples attntion
not cuz hbo didnt want them to watch
but becuz both manny and marquez are new
new in a division ruled by barrera and morales
atleast back then

for a rare moment I agree with abdiel

[fist-of-fury]

no no he isnt
boxing fans know him
thats not a household name
house hold names are guys that people know, even if they dont know a thing about boxing

Amigo, I think we have different meanings for the term "household name". We'll never get to agree on anything using this term. So I'll leave you to your own opinion.

[Hurlex]

i am in san francisco..and if ur not asian..know one knows him..i am latino and know him cuz i love boxing..but (blacks-white-and latinos) dont really know him well

[ProBox1]

People make a mistake when they think that just because a person is a certian nationality, they know a certain fighter.

I have a filipino family living next door and they barely heard of Pacquiao and have never watched him fight or Boxing for that matter.

I know plenty of Mexicans who know Chavez, they know Trinidad BUT...they have no idea who Morales, Barrera or JMM is.

I know hordes of Russians that never heard of Jirov, Tszyu, Salita or even the Klitschkos.

There is a big difference between a household name outside the U.S. and a household name within the U.S.

You round up all the Filipinos in America, subtract the number of those who know Pacquiao and then subtract the number of those who actually watch him fight. You can now see why the ratings are not as high. Don't get me wrong, the "CASUAL" boxing fan could care less about JMM, Barrera or Morales as well.

It is the "CASUAL" fan that makes a fighter cross over from a general name to hardcore fans like us, to a household name.

Lennox, De La Hoya, Jones, Tyson, Holyfield, Trinidad are known by CASUAL fans, the people that buy a pay per view once a year or watch one televised event a year and that is why these fighters had/have so many pay per view matches and make so much more money.

[abdiel2k3]

People make a mistake when they think that just because a person is a certian nationality, they know a certain fighter.

I have a filipino family living next door and they barely heard of Pacquiao and have never watched him fight or Boxing for that matter.

I know plenty of Mexicans who know Chavez, they know Trinidad BUT...they have no idea who Morales, Barrera or JMM is.

I know hordes of Russians that never heard of Jirov, Tszyu, Salita or even the Klitschkos.

There is a big difference between a household name outside the U.S. and a household name within the U.S.

You round up all the Filipinos in America, subtract the number of those who know Pacquiao and then subtract the number of those who actually watch him fight. You can now see why the ratings are not as high. Don't get me wrong, the "CASUAL" boxing fan could care less about JMM, Barrera or Morales as well.

It is the "CASUAL" fan that makes a fighter cross over from a general name to hardcore fans like us, to a household name.

Lennox, De La Hoya, Jones, Tyson, Holyfield, Trinidad are known by CASUAL fans, the people that buy a pay per view once a year or watch one televised event a year and that is why these fighters had/have so many pay per view matches and make so much more money.

see rick gets what im sayin
hes known well u filipinos
but hes not yet household
everyoens household
not just filipino households

[JOM'S]

yeah get what you guys mean, but it will take a lot before any figther to be household name say ALI, TYSON, DELAHOYA....

even guys like Morales & Barerra are not household names but big names for boxing fans....

PacMan is very popular to boxing fans now but to get more recognition he should first beat JMM then, EM and re-match MAB ....

[nadz]

see rick gets what im sayin
hes known well u filipinos
but hes not yet household
everyoens household
not just filipino households

ok now i know your point here...

some good karma for the good post...


look at your points

[abdiel2k3]

yeah get what you guys mean, but it will take a lot before any figther to be household name say ALI, TYSON, DELAHOYA....

even guys like Morales & Barerra are not household names but big names for boxing fans....

PacMan is very popular to boxing fans now but to get more recognition he should first beat JMM then, EM and re-match MAB ....

well
i neva called jmm, em , or mab
household names
id say more general boxing fans know them
but not casual boxing fans

[JOM'S]

well
i neva called jmm, em , or mab
household names
id say more general boxing fans know them
but not casual boxing fans

i never said you did...

but its true that MAB & EM are big names in boxing, thats the reason they are getting that much money for their fights
(3M each?)and the way for PAC to be bigger is to beat Erick first, then beat MAB again....

but to do this PAC has to get pass JMM first...

[JOM'S]

well
i neva called jmm, em , or mab
household names
id say more general boxing fans know them
but not casual boxing fans

what are you planning with your 29M, if your planning to give it away, i am always willing to receive some, he he he...