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SneakerHeathen, You gotta put yourself in the Pac stans shoes for a sec and understand what he's meant to Filipinos culturally. Manny is like the messiah for a whole nation . A lot of stuff being said is just emotion clouding rational judgement.
It's not just Filipinos, but you know what? I don't even believe that.
The REALEST sentiment I've encountered after this fight has come from a filipino dude. A friend of mine who is a true boxing fan, who loves Pacquiao but reflected many of my feelings about the bout.
It's casual fans who treat Manny and Floyd as the end all be all, if it doesn't happen between these two the sport is dead types. The ones who aren't doing the sport any favors by not giving Marquez his due.
THAT'S why the sport is dying, not because that fight may or may not happen. It's because they let one guy become bigger than the sport itself, and now their interest is weaning because THEIR image of Pacquiao is damaged.
That's the funny thing about it, they're the ones bailing on him just like he bailed on them. I'm not taking anything away from Pacquiao, he's still a great champion and one of the very best of our era.
So yeah, I'm not easing up. Expect no empathy from me for those people, NONE.