Pacquiao is bad for boxing? Pacquiao is a sinner? Pacquiao needs to do right for boxing? Are you kidding me? This is the garbage that a few boxing scribes out there are publishing on the front pages of boxing websites. The attacks on Pacquiao from one site in particular are pathetic at best. It's like they don't have anything else to write about. Manny Pacquiao the last time that I checked doesn't have a history of beating up women, and stealing. The last time that I checked, Manny Pacquiao has never been arrested on drug charges, and he's never been one to rub his money in the faces of those who do not have money. On the contrary, Pacquiao gives back and he has a history of helping people that are in need.
Now let us look at Floyd Mayweather Jr. Love this guy or hate this guy, he is a boxing icon. This is unfortunate because an icon in any sport is the face of that sport. Thankfully boxing does have Pacquiao's face on the top as well, so that is some saving grace, but Floyd's face is there too. Floyd Mayweather has recently been accused of beating up his ex girlfriend. He was was later arrested for stealing her cell phone, and his mug shot was plastered all over the web. Floyd has had a horrible few months in the media and he brought it on all by himself.Pacquiao has been under attack because he accepted the fight against Antonio Margarito. Let us look at this. Manny has gone on the record in the past a few times expressing his desire to fight Margarito. This is not something new that he just made up. Manny has always wanted to fight him, and now he has his chance. The questions that have been directed at his decision ask, why? Margarito as we all know by now was caught trying load up his gloves. He was punished for it, and now he has been granted a license to fight again by the state of Texas. Those who oppose this fight believe that it's Manny's moral responsibility to not give Margarito this opportunity because of what happened in the past.
I pose this question to those who feel compelled to continually bash Pacquiao for accepting the Margarito fight.
1- Let's say a man gets into a fight on a street somewhere in New York. The man who starts the fight is arrested for assault, and serves a year in jail. When the man serves his punishment and is released from jail, should he be allowed to work again? The answer is yes. Pacquiao has been accused of being "greedy" for taking the payday and the fight Vs. Margarito. Personally I do not feel as if Margarito should be allowed to fight again. But the commission in Texas thinks otherwise, so legally Margarito can fight. Pacquiao would much rather have fought Floyd Mayweather, but obviously that is not an option now. It's not Pacquiao's fault that the big Floyd fight isn't happening, nor should Pacquiao be held accountable and or judged by anyone for accepting the fight Vs. Tony Margarito. Blame the commission in Texas and blame Floyd Mayweather, but don't blame Manny Pacquiao. This is a business, and Manny made a business decision. Trust me, a lot of the money that he will make fighting Margarito will go to good causes.
Source: 8countnews.com
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