Manny Pacquiao on MMA

Manny Pacquiao says MMA is a sport that should be recognized
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao refused to play into the Boxing vs. MMA antics that Floyd Mayweather Jr. has in the past, and shows nothing but respect for the sport of MMA.

Pacquiao was asked by a fan during an ESPN Sports Nation Chat if he would ever try MMA and his thoughts on the sport, his response:

“It’s too violent for me but it’s a sport that should be recognized. It’s a great sport but not the sport for me.”

Bob Arum, Pacquiao’s promoter, is known to belittle the UFC and MMA, so, it’s ironic that his own fighter has nothing negative to say and respects MMA.

Pacquiao’s opinion on MMA should make UFC President Dana White smile, White is a huge Manny Pacquiao fan, and despite his ongoing feud with Bob Arum, White will fly out to Dallas for the Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight.

White is known for his generosity via twitter having given out thousands of free tickets to UFC events.

So it’s no surprise Dana White announced on his twitter that he is giving away 10 free tickets to “REAL” fight fans, meaning those who enjoy both Boxing and MMA, to watch the “The Event” with him live.

Despite his harsh criticism on the health of the sport, Dana White is a huge boxing fan at heart, and still enjoys watching boxing.

Saturday, March 13, 2010, Manny Pacquiao will fight Joshua Clottey on HBO PPV at the brand new Dallas Cowboys stadium. Some tickets for “The Event” are still available, you can order them at tickemaster.com. For those who can’t make it to Dallas and watch it live, you can order the fight on HBO PPV, the price $49.99, contact your local cable provider to order.

PacMan is a great fighter and after this? I am going to root for him, even though he is not an American. Besides I hate Gayweather.

Lol Manny is awesome

who is that man in this glorious suit bob?

Bob Huggins? if I got that right plus me, total guess

And Pac is the man

Wolfgangsta wrote:

who is that man in this glorious suit bob?

Bob Huggins lol

Yes LA was correct

+ that shit for the guess Bobbit

I don't know who he is, but I'd hug him, if for no other reason than to touch the suit.

Bob Huggins is the man. I don't remember him wearing those suits when he coached Cincy...actually, i think he just used to wear a button up program shirt like a football coach back then.

Yeah he's never really been a suit wearing guy. He wears like a warmup track suit for every WVU game lol

Saw that in his chat yesterday and wasn't surprised . Manny is just a genuine nice guy . Anytime I see him do interviews or appear on tv he's always having fits of giggles

Manny just saying what any Boxer would say. Unless their last name is Toney since he is getting a check.

bigbeastcardinal12 wrote:

Manny just saying what any Boxer would say. Unless their last name is Toney since he is getting a check.

You're wrong . Bernard Hopkins went on a homophobic rant about MMA last year.

"Them motha fuckas be humpin on the ground and all that gay ass fuckin shit. Remind me of my time in prison. Shit son" (not a direct quote)

bobbitt15 wrote:

"Them motha fuckas be humpin on the ground and all that gay ass fuckin shit. Remind me of my time in prison. Shit son" (not a direct quote)

you were close . I think I remember Bernard going on about balls being on your face during the ground game or something . It was in a clip on Ring magazines website.

Didn't Hopkins mention something about how he had to deal with an MMA guy in prison? I could sworn he said "being on the down low is lot different when you become the receiver, instead of the giver".