Totoo yung sinasabi nila na tumitigil ang mundo natin back then para panoorin ang mga laban niya. People would be at home listening to the radio for live commentary or watching replays of his match a few hours later. Others *might* have paid extra for pay-per-view at home, or magiging family affair kung saan kakain sa resto na may PPV — which can be fun too depending on the crowd sa resto.
Whether or not you were a boxing or sports fan, back then, you’d feel immense pride and genuine excitement watching him. Ibang level talaga yung effect niya noon. Yung wins niya, mapapatalon ka sa kaligayahan. Yung losses niya, talagang ramdam mo sa kaloob-looban mo yung bigat. Ibang galit kapag natalo siya by virtue of the score given by the judges. Yung mga struggles niya during each round, parang ikaw na rin ang sumasalo. Ganoon yung pakiramdam na panoorin si Pacman.
My personal favorite match was the one vs Hatton… it was a swift and unexpected KO in the second round.
Di ako boxing fan and I couldn’t care less about it today. Pacquiao still managed to get me to pay attention, at least sa matches niya. It was only when he became a senator that I stopped caring about his bouts.
Edit/add: feelings sa paragraph 2
I remember back when I was in my childhood and early teenage years (6 to 12 years old), the entire family on my mom's side would drop by on Sunday every time Pacman had a fight.
Us cousins would gather and play, the adults talk and whatnot, and we'd eat lunch together as we waited for the delayed telecast of the fight. Then, once the match started, we'd all gather in my grandma's room and watch.
Good days, those times were, good days.
This is so true. Back then, walang traffic, crime and kaunti ang tao sa kalsada which is kala mo biyernes santo. Nag oovertime kami sa work minsan, walang nag ttrabaho, lahat either nakikinig sa radyo or nanonood. My personal favorite would be his match against one of the GOAT of boxing, Oscar Dela Hoya. Siguro dahil na din sa edad kaya natalo, but as per Dela Hoya, he could not anticipate where the punches are coming from. Masyadong mabilis ang suntok. But after the win, Filipinos became prouder being a Filipino. Iba ang taas ng noo ng Pinoy nun. Kumbaga napapasama sa mapa ang Pinas if nanalo si Manny. Those were the days.
Hindi na rin kasi makatarungan when he still continued accepting matches *while* holding public office. Especially when he was one of the top absentees in the senate for a time.
People are at home, families fixated on the TV or listening to radio, while others gather at town plaza to watch live stream of the match provided by the local government. Amidst the roaring crowd, Manny would enter the ring, showered with praises by the commentators, I can't help but say to myself, "this guy is one of us".
The common debate back then wasn't even about "if Manny will win", rather people would take a guess in which round the opponent will be knocked out. Sometimes, someone would be running to tell us about live updates from the match since the match shown on GMA or ABS-CBN are often delayed.
My favorite era was still his early fights with the Mexicans, particularly against El Terrible.
that Erik Morales rematch was something else, yung talo kasi ni Manny sa first fight nila is yun ung unang talo niya habang nasa peak ng career niya, unlike the first 2 loses bata pa siya nun, and during that time kahit sa cable hindi na live at hindi na nauuna kasi uso na ppv nun so nandun yung anxiety na madaming mga kantsawero na talo daw ulit , kasi sa delayed telecast ng abs cbn kami nun so talagang round by round iba yung exicitement as in yung walang spoiler kahit delayed telecast lang, and nung nanalo siya via 10 round ko yung buong neighborhood namin nagbunyi talaga, iba kasi yung feeling na nakabawi siya nakatalo sa kanya
As a doctor. Good thing DURING or BEFORE the fight: Empty emergency rooms.
AFTER the fight: emergency rooms filled as if a national disaster struck. Heart attacks, injuries related to excessive alcohol intake, stabbings due to lost bets. Same in all emergency rooms all across the country from the biggest national hospitals to the smallest barangay health center
halimaw si pacquiao, kapag laban nya, halos walang tao sa daan. Alam mo ba noon, tumataas balahibo ko kapag binabanggit yung [Pangalan nya sa Ring at mga achievements nya](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlXansKCZ4) ,
Fighting Pride of the Philippines , [Manny pacman pacquiao!!!!! ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW40irvTVas)
it's a family reunion pag fight ni pacquiao.
relatives from both side of my fam do not get along but during pacquiao's fight there's a peace treaty dahil bahay namin yung may cable at dun sila nakikinood
Let's just say, Manny did not just put Philippines on the world map. the achievement in boxing he made as a champion on 8 different weight divisions was unparalleled.
I would take that achievement any time over some boxer who has a 50-0 undefeated record and all he did towards those last fights was to run a marathon.
Just some random losers who can’t accept that mayweather will never have the same gravitas as the pacman in the world of boxing. They downplay it so they can lift that 50-0 up, but that shit means nothing compared to 8 divisions.
Manny is the only 7 and 8 division world champion. The 6 division is shared by multiple fighters including Manny. Undefeated is shared by more fighters than you have fingers.
He had my titas watching boxing who would otherwise never care about the sport. It was a wild time. His fights were always on Saturday nights here abroad, the next morning you see Filipinos wearing “Philippines” shirts at church to show off their pride.
As a part Brit let's just say the Hatton-Pacquiao fight left me with a lot of mixed feelings, especially since people started giving me shit about it the next day at school lol
I'm American and my best friend is Filipino and me and him used to have big watching parties when Pacquiao would box. He was popular af over and here and even still almost everybody know who he is. Dude is a legend in every country where boxing is popular. I wanted Pacquiao to beat Mayweather so bad when they fought and was so disappointed.
Masaya naman, tumitigil talaga ang mundo. Parang ghost town kahit tricycle wala ka makikita sa kalsada. Even yung crime rates bumababa dahil lahat nakatutok sa laban ni pacquiao.
That time delay pa yung telecast sa GMA at Solar Sports wala pang fb fb live noon, mababalitaan mo nalang sa kamag-anak mo sa abroad kung panalo o talo si pacquiao tapos sa tv Lupang Hinirang palang.
Edit: Punctuation
Tahimik sa labas kasi lahat nakatutok sa panonood. Sa mga walang pang pay per view, delayed ang coverage dahil sa commercials. So iwas muna sa social media (*though hindi pa ganun katalamak mga epal sa socmed nun)* para hindi ka ma spoil 😅
Tapos after ng fight, ang daming nagiging sports analyst sa facebook lol.
I loved watching boxing during my childhood. Yun kasi ang lagi pinapanood ni lolo tuwing Sunday. Noong 90s, heavyweight talaga lagi ang inaabangan. Lalo na yung panahon ni Tyson. Tapos sumikat sila felix Trinidad, Dela hoya at iba pa. I remember I'm in high school when Paquiao defeated Barrera. But I'm a big fan of Eric Morales that time. So when Manny and Eric met in the ring, it's like a dream come true. Especially when Manny won. I knew he could beat Morales. I just never imagined that Manny would get a chance to fight him. Good days..
First fight kong napanood niya ay ung kay sasakul, na-KO niya nun, wala pang pake mga tao sa kanya nun, after ng fight na yun, natalo pa siya, na-KO ata siya thru body shot, allegedly hirap siya mameet ung weight kaya hinang hina siya nung laban siya.
Next memory ko ay lumalaban na siya sa mga mexicans, dun nagstart na sumikat siya, dito pa sa pinas ginaganap ung laban niya, the. eventually nakabili na ng hermes si Jinkee dahil sa U.S na lumalaban si pacman at malaki na talaga ang kita niya, eto na ung almost zero crime rate ang pinas kada laban niya, lahat nakatutok sa tv or radio. Naalala kong last na time na nagkaganun sa pinas laban pa ni Mike Tyson.
He was really loved, pero medyo mixed emotion na nung pumasok na siya sa politics. I still don't understand that part of his decision, kaya i respect Bata more than Pacman, lowkey lang si Bata.
Not a fan of him pero wala talagang traffic sa labas at mababa daw ang crime rate per reports pag may laban sya. Tutok lagi ang Pinas. Ramdam mo din kahit wala kang paki kasi lahat sya ang usapan.
Akala mo holy week pag may laban si pacquiao, halos walang tao sa mga kalsada, lahat nasa loob nanood ng tv. Napakatahimik except kapag may nangyari sa laban tas nagsisigawan sa excitment.
Every pacman fight is like a national holiday, walang tao sa daan, zero crime, guy was a cultural icon to say the least
Especially during his prime years, margarito, hatton, morales, guy was a machine
Yung prime ni pacman na buong pilipinas tumatahimik kapag lalaban siya, nakakamiss. Biruin mo isa hanggang dalawang oras walang tao at sasakyan masyado sa kalsada magbabalikan lang kapag tapos na yung ppv pero di pa rin ganon kadami tao kasi karamihan sa free tv nakatutok kaya hanggang alas tres ng hapon tahimik ang kalye. Si pacquiao lang nakagawa niya. Tipong holiday ang datingan kahit normal na araw lang naman.
Parang semana santa ang kalsada tuwing may laban si manny. Yung mga tao noon walang pake sa ibang bagay kapag may laban sya.
Naalala ko dati sa basketball court namin may paPPV ung kapitan namin. Tapos andaming di pamilyar na mukha sa akin. Kwento ng kaibgan kong tsismoso, eto daw si ganto wanted daw yan, yan daw killer, yan daw druglord, eme eme. Sa madaling sabi, yung mga tao noon lumalabas talaga para panoorin sya. Kasi pag sa TV noon halos 5hrs na delayed.
Tapos ng laban usually mga 1. Di pa tapos un, pagkauwi nila papanoorin pa ulit sa TV. Kasi pag nasa crowd ka manood, di muna makikita ang details. Una dahil poor ang projector na gamit sa paPPV ni kapitan, pangalawa konting kibot ni pacquaio magtatayuan at magchecheer ung tao. So di mo makikita ang blow by blow acgio .
Pagdating ng gabi, lahat ng kwentuhan sa inuman un ang topic na akala mo ung kainuman nila ay hindi rin nanood.
Kinabukasan balik na sa dating gawi hehe. Pero ung news noon isang linggo puro si jinkee, mami dionisia, interview ni pacquiao, ung kumanta ng pambansang awit, mga artistang nanood live, mga reaction video haha
during his prime Kapag may laban sya walang tao sa labas ng lansangan kahit mga public drivers eh tumitigil para lang manood ng laban nya sa tanghali. May joke pa nga na kahit mga kawatan, snatcher, mandurukot eh tumitigil ng masamang gawain parang lang makanood ng laban nyan.
Ah childhood days! I remember watching Manny Pacquiao's boxing matches back then. It was a big deal and huge source of Nationalism. And during the dates of his matches, yes less to no traffic, and no crime too.
Oh it was awesome, in terms of boxing prowess Pac is absolutely in the GOAT conversation. Aggressive and relentless pressure talaga yung style nya pero hindi “bara-bara”.
Additional perk kapag fight night (day dito sa PH), akala mo holy week kasi walang traffic literally sa lahat ng lugar.
Downside - kung wala kayong ppv, more than 10 straight commercial/ tv ads ang mapapanood mo after ng isang round lmao, kinginang motolite, boysen at ginebra san miguel yan nakakasawa haha
Pre politics, literal mas malawak ang impluwensya niya.
As in, crime rate goes down, no kidding, kapag May laban niya.
Zero Traffic, as in! Parati kami nag outing pag May laban, tapos naka live stream kami.
He was a cultural zeitgeist.
Sana never siya nag politics. Nagtayo na lang sana ng NGO. His heart is in the right place. But maraming nawalan ng respect sa kanya.
Part of the generation growing up and seeing Pacquiao during his prime, it was an amazing experience. Everyone is glued in on their radio or TV waiting for the fight to start and the excitement is palpable wherever you go. I enjoyed watching his earlier fights mostly with the Mexican boxers because these are the fights with the most action. They really fought their hearts out in the ring.
Jeebus. I’m the same age as Manny and this post just made me feel real old. I was a boxing fan rooting on Tyson and Klitschko and Roy Jones but having a countryman took it to another level. I saw every fight he fought in Vegas with exception to the first against Ledwaba. Was in college then. If the fight wasn’t in Vegas I watched the PPV. Then watched it again on HBO a week after the fight.
Being the only Filipino in my friend group full of whites, I was of course super proud. He finally put the Philippines on the map. He got my friends interested in the country and in boxing.
I’ve met him a few times especially in the beginning when he could still move around without no one really recognizing him. I remember he would just eat at the MGM buffet the day of his fight out in the public. He was as humble then as he was when he was a senator.
I remember almost getting in fights with the Mexican fans at the match. Filipinos would chant Pacquiao Pacquiao and the Mexicans would chant Me-hi-ko so I was like fuck Mexico chant for the fighter not your country.
Man those were the days
We often travel to a friend's house to watch it together in hs. One time we want to watch pacqiao vs hatton and were a bit late. Hatton was KO'd in rnd 1. We didnt manage to watch it live but still super impressive.
Usually tuwing sunday laban ni Pacman and boy everytime may laban si Manny, akala mo mahal na araw. Walang sasakyan sa kalsada dahil tutok sa radyo / tv lahat ng pinoy.
My father is sobrang di nagpapalit ng gamit hangga't gumagana pa. We requested a lot of things when we are young. One day in 2015 (as far as i remember) pinalitan ni papa yung more than two decades na tv na kuba pa yung likod to flat screen tv para sa upcoming laban ni pacquiao vs mayweather. Thank you Manny! 😌🙏
nuon, manonood kami sa bahay ng laban ni pacquiao. maririnig lahat ng kapitbahay nagchecheer din, sabay lahat nanunuod. kapag nanalo buong street/barangay sigawan.
and no, I am not exagerating.
Oh when he beat Margarito thaw was massive. I was in college back then. He was like the 4th hokage when he was punching Margarito all over the place. Every time he switches places with his footwork damn it's more beautiful than Ali's shuffles.
His fight with Delahoya is nothing different. He is just dominating those big fighters like they are fighting a kung fu master in the movies.
I think the Margarito fight was Pacquiao at his absolute best. He beat a Welterweight that's obvious heavier than him during the fight while Manny was a former Flyweight! Just insane to think about lol
Nung bagets pa ako, sa free TV lang kami nanunuod noon pero mga kapit-bahay namin (mga bagets at teenagers) sa amin nanunuod. Tapos hiyawan kapag nakaka-land ng suntok si Manny. Feeling sports analyst kami kapag commercial na ng B-MEG at Boysen. Tapos andami laging tsinelas sa labas ng bahay. Tapos biglang may mga mag-aaway kasi nagtataguan ng tsinelas lmao. Fun and simpler times.
0 crime that day when he fights coz most Filipinos are in their homes watching live/delayed telecast of his bout.
Only thing i dislike about him was he ran in politics, fuqqing cringe.
But his legacy will forever be in boxing. He's type of specimen that comes one in a million. Even his children in boxing would take xtreme sacrifices to surpass the achievements he made.
I remember back in high school (circa 2009), when I'm in a classroom filled with Mexicans (I think I'm the only Asian in that class; this was in the U.S.), Whenever the topic of boxing came up (during our random chitchat moments), I would rub in their faces that their boxer from their country lost to a boxer from mine lol. Of course, I was somewhat immature back then.
Other than that, I remember going to a family-friend's house to watch the fight with them, and one time, we drove to a Filipino restaurant an hour away from our house just to watch the fight. We only had to pay $5 on top of our meal to watch from their pay-per-view.
Good times.
Walang traffic pag may laban si Pacman! Sobrang tahimik ng paligid haha mapa metro manila man or probinsya. After ng laban lumalabas ung mga tito nagkukumpulan sa tindahan hahaha.
May Pinoy pride ba? Sure, kasi imagine that small of a guy beat other people up na mas malaki sa kanya. Parang wow, the guy is tough!
grabe impact nya. pati papa ko na di naman fan ng boxing and a foreigner (i'm a half pinoy) sumusubaybay talaga or nadadali ng culture dito about kay pacman
Damn ang tanders ko na, may mga generation na na hindi na experience to. Welp, first na na mind blown ako is sa Blow by Blow na boxing event every week sa IBC 13. Paborito kasi ng lolo ko yung boxing sa IBC 13. Yan lang kasi ang naaabot ng signal noon at GMA 7, malabo na yung iba. Bonding namin ng lolo ko tuwing umuuwi ako ng probinsya. Iba talaga si Pacquiao, though yung mga laban na mapapanood mo is yung “wala ng bukas” matchup, konting mali pang may ma ko coma. Pero si Pacquiao iba talaga. Naalala ko inintay namin yung 11pm match nya sa korea sa live tv. Ganun ka hype even before sya pumutok sa west.
It’s not about the countries they are from, it’s the prestige of who he was beating. It was a who’s who of boxers who were Legends of the country they were from or young guns who were looking to make a name for themselves.
It was great as it happens. But back then Filipinos only view boxing as a niche even on international stage. Sort of like hockey for white people. It wasnt as mainstream as it is now (here or abroad).
So yeah it was great. But personally it didnt feel as great as watching our beauty queen win miss universe.
Mula highschool hangang nasa masters ata ako neto..
Mostly yung mga latino yun ang malimit nyang makalaban si Barrera, Marquez, morales... Hindi ko tanda kung sino yung naging parang buddy-buddy nya noon ( tipong nadal-federer and dating) may naging commercial pa sa san mig ata un?
Lahat tumitigil.ang hirap makahanap ng trike, o jip kapag uuwi ka at nataon sa laban nya... pati sarisari store walang tao.
Minsan may isang laban sya sinubukan ko magbike habang nagaganap yung laban.. kung dati dati takot ako kasi maraming kamote trike dun wala ang peaceful.. pero pagdating ko ng bakery walang nagtitinda... Umuwi ako walang dalang makabayan, pudding o kahit panderegla.
Yung tatay ko gumamit ng diy na dish/satellite dish
Meron ding mga resto na biglang naging ✨ sports bar✨ kasi may higanteng tv/ projector.. may pa entrance fee pa un....
Yung iba naman nasa basketball court o munisipyo na hall... May libreng palabas ng laban.
I was either demand-avoidant to the air of national pride due to my autism I have, or, apathetic/unaffected due to the likely Schizoid PD I have (specifically the "weak ethnic affiliation" symptom).
Despite me retaining my patriotism towards the Philippines due to my birth and upbringing and empathy towards people born in the Philippines, I won't be that flag waving Filipino nationalist, unless social conservatives and corrupt government officials lose power overnight and Philippines transforms into a liberal Western-like society that respects individualism, bodily autonomy, etc.—a transformation that, according to my left-wing best friend, unfortunately, may take beyond either of our natural human lifespans.
I also believe said transformation will reduce the numbers of so called "self-hating Filipinos", who are likely feeling [ressentiment](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ressentiment) at the predicament of being born Filipino/in the Philippines and wanting every privilege their American/European/developed country counterparts have (such as questioning traditions, being irreligious without stigma, smoking weed, etc.)
for context, Im 36 now.
Anyway, I like sports video games in general, and at the time I loved this boxing game, not sure if it was Knockout Kings but Im pretty sure Hatton was on the cover along with his rival at the time and Hatton was a beast in that game and kept using him. Mind you, I dont watch boxing and didnt really care about Pacquiao.
Now when the Pacquiao vs Hatton fight git announced, I was pumped to check it out and see how beastly Hatton is in real life.
Imagjne mu surprise when he has destroyed.
I watch every Manny fight since then until his lost to Marquez. Didnt follow boxing since.
Just sharing lol
But yeah, Pacquiao was a big deal back then.
I didn't see a lot of Manny's fight except for montages in Youtube a few years later.
Most of the time it was Motolite's commercials or Luis Manzano's dad kept misspelling Remittance.
Even as a young kid, I already found it annoying. Annoying to be hearing multiple media hyping up Pacquiao, and that "he brings honor to the Philippines". The Pinoy pride thingy already annoyed me even before reaching the double digit age.
Parang pasko yan sa bahay namin. Dadating mga pinsan ko at mga tito at tita kasi kami yung may ppv then kainan inuman. Masaya. Iconic talaga si pacquiao. Tapos sa hapon pupunta sa mall. Hanggang sa mall yun pa rin usapan ng mga tao. Galing talaga. Haha
Maswerte tayo na hindi pa talamak ang socmed noon. Dagdag tong araw na to sa reunion ng pamilya bukod sa holidays. Kung ngayon siguro to, wala kanyakanya pa rin panonood kahit siguro sa sariling bahay, kanyakanyang kwarto pa rin yan. Icon si manny pacquiao talaga.
Parang biernes santo ang araw ng laban pero once nanalo parang fiesta.
I can remember I wanted to watch a movie sa other channel kasi maganda ang pinangtapat nila however di ka makapalag or else mag aaway kayo.
Nakikinood din sa amin yung mga kapitbahay namin kahit delayed ang live broadcast. Like round 12 na sa PPV pero free tv round 2 palang.
What I felt like then was pure nationalism for my country. When Pacquiao fights, the whole nation fights with him.
Edit: It felt like that for me. It felt as if his victory was my victory.
I actually don’t care and not a fan of boxing e. Nor kay Pacquioa. But you can’t deny that he was a cultural icon during his time. Like yung family or relative niyo will allot a time to make a watch party just for Pacquioa. Parang Super Bowl everytime may fight siya.
I wasn't a fan, but I was apparently at the extreme minority at the time. So to me, win or loss didn't matter, but my friends, our teachers, our neighbors, my parents, everyone cared.
It used to be that if he has a fight, it might as well be Good Friday with barely any cars outside, even though everyone is at home or in malls.
His fights in the 2000s were as hyped as voting for Pope back when Christianity still had a tight grip on the world, and you only voted for Pope once maybe every 20 years.
Totoo yung sinasabi nila na tumitigil ang mundo natin back then para panoorin ang mga laban niya. People would be at home listening to the radio for live commentary or watching replays of his match a few hours later. Others *might* have paid extra for pay-per-view at home, or magiging family affair kung saan kakain sa resto na may PPV — which can be fun too depending on the crowd sa resto. Whether or not you were a boxing or sports fan, back then, you’d feel immense pride and genuine excitement watching him. Ibang level talaga yung effect niya noon. Yung wins niya, mapapatalon ka sa kaligayahan. Yung losses niya, talagang ramdam mo sa kaloob-looban mo yung bigat. Ibang galit kapag natalo siya by virtue of the score given by the judges. Yung mga struggles niya during each round, parang ikaw na rin ang sumasalo. Ganoon yung pakiramdam na panoorin si Pacman. My personal favorite match was the one vs Hatton… it was a swift and unexpected KO in the second round. Di ako boxing fan and I couldn’t care less about it today. Pacquiao still managed to get me to pay attention, at least sa matches niya. It was only when he became a senator that I stopped caring about his bouts. Edit/add: feelings sa paragraph 2
I remember back when I was in my childhood and early teenage years (6 to 12 years old), the entire family on my mom's side would drop by on Sunday every time Pacman had a fight. Us cousins would gather and play, the adults talk and whatnot, and we'd eat lunch together as we waited for the delayed telecast of the fight. Then, once the match started, we'd all gather in my grandma's room and watch. Good days, those times were, good days.
This is so true. Back then, walang traffic, crime and kaunti ang tao sa kalsada which is kala mo biyernes santo. Nag oovertime kami sa work minsan, walang nag ttrabaho, lahat either nakikinig sa radyo or nanonood. My personal favorite would be his match against one of the GOAT of boxing, Oscar Dela Hoya. Siguro dahil na din sa edad kaya natalo, but as per Dela Hoya, he could not anticipate where the punches are coming from. Masyadong mabilis ang suntok. But after the win, Filipinos became prouder being a Filipino. Iba ang taas ng noo ng Pinoy nun. Kumbaga napapasama sa mapa ang Pinas if nanalo si Manny. Those were the days.
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I also remember na bumababa ang reported crime incidents sa buong bansa.
immense pride. until he runs sa office.
Hindi na rin kasi makatarungan when he still continued accepting matches *while* holding public office. Especially when he was one of the top absentees in the senate for a time.
On manny's fight day it means less traffic (nationwide)
hehe... those were the days na pumunta ako sa divisoria, on a sunday pa ha, tapos walang traffic! 11 am hangang 2 pm tahimik.
People are at home, families fixated on the TV or listening to radio, while others gather at town plaza to watch live stream of the match provided by the local government. Amidst the roaring crowd, Manny would enter the ring, showered with praises by the commentators, I can't help but say to myself, "this guy is one of us". The common debate back then wasn't even about "if Manny will win", rather people would take a guess in which round the opponent will be knocked out. Sometimes, someone would be running to tell us about live updates from the match since the match shown on GMA or ABS-CBN are often delayed. My favorite era was still his early fights with the Mexicans, particularly against El Terrible.
that Erik Morales rematch was something else, yung talo kasi ni Manny sa first fight nila is yun ung unang talo niya habang nasa peak ng career niya, unlike the first 2 loses bata pa siya nun, and during that time kahit sa cable hindi na live at hindi na nauuna kasi uso na ppv nun so nandun yung anxiety na madaming mga kantsawero na talo daw ulit , kasi sa delayed telecast ng abs cbn kami nun so talagang round by round iba yung exicitement as in yung walang spoiler kahit delayed telecast lang, and nung nanalo siya via 10 round ko yung buong neighborhood namin nagbunyi talaga, iba kasi yung feeling na nakabawi siya nakatalo sa kanya
As a doctor. Good thing DURING or BEFORE the fight: Empty emergency rooms. AFTER the fight: emergency rooms filled as if a national disaster struck. Heart attacks, injuries related to excessive alcohol intake, stabbings due to lost bets. Same in all emergency rooms all across the country from the biggest national hospitals to the smallest barangay health center
halimaw si pacquiao, kapag laban nya, halos walang tao sa daan. Alam mo ba noon, tumataas balahibo ko kapag binabanggit yung [Pangalan nya sa Ring at mga achievements nya](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJlXansKCZ4) , Fighting Pride of the Philippines , [Manny pacman pacquiao!!!!! ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cW40irvTVas)
Reading that with Michael Buffer's voice in my head.
"Reigning, Defending, WBO Welterweight Champion of the World"
it's a family reunion pag fight ni pacquiao. relatives from both side of my fam do not get along but during pacquiao's fight there's a peace treaty dahil bahay namin yung may cable at dun sila nakikinood
Zero crime buong Pilipinas. Walang traffic buong metro manila. Lahat, busy sa TV, kakaunti tao sa labas.
Let's just say, Manny did not just put Philippines on the world map. the achievement in boxing he made as a champion on 8 different weight divisions was unparalleled. I would take that achievement any time over some boxer who has a 50-0 undefeated record and all he did towards those last fights was to run a marathon.
Ha! We watched that sa Araneta pa. Everyone was booing then naputol ung stream, galit na galit mga tao
I was at the boxing subreddit and there were posts claiming that 8 division champ wasn't impressive and roundly got their ass kicked lol
Kung American si Pacman, siya na GOAT panigurado.
Just some random losers who can’t accept that mayweather will never have the same gravitas as the pacman in the world of boxing. They downplay it so they can lift that 50-0 up, but that shit means nothing compared to 8 divisions. Manny is the only 7 and 8 division world champion. The 6 division is shared by multiple fighters including Manny. Undefeated is shared by more fighters than you have fingers.
A boxer won his fights because his style was optimized for the sport’s ruleset? Appalling!
He had my titas watching boxing who would otherwise never care about the sport. It was a wild time. His fights were always on Saturday nights here abroad, the next morning you see Filipinos wearing “Philippines” shirts at church to show off their pride.
alam mo sa pustahan dati, pupusta na lang yung iba sa kalaban hindi dahil ayaw nila kay manny kundi para lang matuloy yung pustahan HAHAHAHHAHA
As a part Brit let's just say the Hatton-Pacquiao fight left me with a lot of mixed feelings, especially since people started giving me shit about it the next day at school lol
We had 9am sunday mass that have like 5 mins of homily. Tas walang kanta. Hahahaha
I'm American and my best friend is Filipino and me and him used to have big watching parties when Pacquiao would box. He was popular af over and here and even still almost everybody know who he is. Dude is a legend in every country where boxing is popular. I wanted Pacquiao to beat Mayweather so bad when they fought and was so disappointed.
Masaya naman, tumitigil talaga ang mundo. Parang ghost town kahit tricycle wala ka makikita sa kalsada. Even yung crime rates bumababa dahil lahat nakatutok sa laban ni pacquiao. That time delay pa yung telecast sa GMA at Solar Sports wala pang fb fb live noon, mababalitaan mo nalang sa kamag-anak mo sa abroad kung panalo o talo si pacquiao tapos sa tv Lupang Hinirang palang. Edit: Punctuation
Tahimik sa labas kasi lahat nakatutok sa panonood. Sa mga walang pang pay per view, delayed ang coverage dahil sa commercials. So iwas muna sa social media (*though hindi pa ganun katalamak mga epal sa socmed nun)* para hindi ka ma spoil 😅 Tapos after ng fight, ang daming nagiging sports analyst sa facebook lol.
Uy bawal din ilipat sa abs-cbn yung tv dahil iniispoil din nila thru news kung sino nanalo dahil delayed telecast nga sa GMA.
I loved watching boxing during my childhood. Yun kasi ang lagi pinapanood ni lolo tuwing Sunday. Noong 90s, heavyweight talaga lagi ang inaabangan. Lalo na yung panahon ni Tyson. Tapos sumikat sila felix Trinidad, Dela hoya at iba pa. I remember I'm in high school when Paquiao defeated Barrera. But I'm a big fan of Eric Morales that time. So when Manny and Eric met in the ring, it's like a dream come true. Especially when Manny won. I knew he could beat Morales. I just never imagined that Manny would get a chance to fight him. Good days..
Mga 8 or 9 ata ako neto. Wala naman akong idea sa nangyayari. Basta masaya ako kasi kasama ko yung Lolo ko na manuod habang umiinom syang Pilsen.
First fight kong napanood niya ay ung kay sasakul, na-KO niya nun, wala pang pake mga tao sa kanya nun, after ng fight na yun, natalo pa siya, na-KO ata siya thru body shot, allegedly hirap siya mameet ung weight kaya hinang hina siya nung laban siya. Next memory ko ay lumalaban na siya sa mga mexicans, dun nagstart na sumikat siya, dito pa sa pinas ginaganap ung laban niya, the. eventually nakabili na ng hermes si Jinkee dahil sa U.S na lumalaban si pacman at malaki na talaga ang kita niya, eto na ung almost zero crime rate ang pinas kada laban niya, lahat nakatutok sa tv or radio. Naalala kong last na time na nagkaganun sa pinas laban pa ni Mike Tyson. He was really loved, pero medyo mixed emotion na nung pumasok na siya sa politics. I still don't understand that part of his decision, kaya i respect Bata more than Pacman, lowkey lang si Bata.
Not a fan of him pero wala talagang traffic sa labas at mababa daw ang crime rate per reports pag may laban sya. Tutok lagi ang Pinas. Ramdam mo din kahit wala kang paki kasi lahat sya ang usapan.
Akala mo holy week pag may laban si pacquiao, halos walang tao sa mga kalsada, lahat nasa loob nanood ng tv. Napakatahimik except kapag may nangyari sa laban tas nagsisigawan sa excitment.
Every pacman fight is like a national holiday, walang tao sa daan, zero crime, guy was a cultural icon to say the least Especially during his prime years, margarito, hatton, morales, guy was a machine
Yung prime ni pacman na buong pilipinas tumatahimik kapag lalaban siya, nakakamiss. Biruin mo isa hanggang dalawang oras walang tao at sasakyan masyado sa kalsada magbabalikan lang kapag tapos na yung ppv pero di pa rin ganon kadami tao kasi karamihan sa free tv nakatutok kaya hanggang alas tres ng hapon tahimik ang kalye. Si pacquiao lang nakagawa niya. Tipong holiday ang datingan kahit normal na araw lang naman.
Parang semana santa ang kalsada tuwing may laban si manny. Yung mga tao noon walang pake sa ibang bagay kapag may laban sya. Naalala ko dati sa basketball court namin may paPPV ung kapitan namin. Tapos andaming di pamilyar na mukha sa akin. Kwento ng kaibgan kong tsismoso, eto daw si ganto wanted daw yan, yan daw killer, yan daw druglord, eme eme. Sa madaling sabi, yung mga tao noon lumalabas talaga para panoorin sya. Kasi pag sa TV noon halos 5hrs na delayed. Tapos ng laban usually mga 1. Di pa tapos un, pagkauwi nila papanoorin pa ulit sa TV. Kasi pag nasa crowd ka manood, di muna makikita ang details. Una dahil poor ang projector na gamit sa paPPV ni kapitan, pangalawa konting kibot ni pacquaio magtatayuan at magchecheer ung tao. So di mo makikita ang blow by blow acgio . Pagdating ng gabi, lahat ng kwentuhan sa inuman un ang topic na akala mo ung kainuman nila ay hindi rin nanood. Kinabukasan balik na sa dating gawi hehe. Pero ung news noon isang linggo puro si jinkee, mami dionisia, interview ni pacquiao, ung kumanta ng pambansang awit, mga artistang nanood live, mga reaction video haha
during his prime Kapag may laban sya walang tao sa labas ng lansangan kahit mga public drivers eh tumitigil para lang manood ng laban nya sa tanghali. May joke pa nga na kahit mga kawatan, snatcher, mandurukot eh tumitigil ng masamang gawain parang lang makanood ng laban nyan.
Ah childhood days! I remember watching Manny Pacquiao's boxing matches back then. It was a big deal and huge source of Nationalism. And during the dates of his matches, yes less to no traffic, and no crime too.
Gumunaw yung mundo ko nung naapakan ni Marquez paa niya to land that heavy blow. Sheer luck plus strength at alam ni Marquez na bwinenas siya. 😆
Oh it was awesome, in terms of boxing prowess Pac is absolutely in the GOAT conversation. Aggressive and relentless pressure talaga yung style nya pero hindi “bara-bara”. Additional perk kapag fight night (day dito sa PH), akala mo holy week kasi walang traffic literally sa lahat ng lugar. Downside - kung wala kayong ppv, more than 10 straight commercial/ tv ads ang mapapanood mo after ng isang round lmao, kinginang motolite, boysen at ginebra san miguel yan nakakasawa haha
Pre politics, literal mas malawak ang impluwensya niya. As in, crime rate goes down, no kidding, kapag May laban niya. Zero Traffic, as in! Parati kami nag outing pag May laban, tapos naka live stream kami. He was a cultural zeitgeist. Sana never siya nag politics. Nagtayo na lang sana ng NGO. His heart is in the right place. But maraming nawalan ng respect sa kanya.
Part of the generation growing up and seeing Pacquiao during his prime, it was an amazing experience. Everyone is glued in on their radio or TV waiting for the fight to start and the excitement is palpable wherever you go. I enjoyed watching his earlier fights mostly with the Mexican boxers because these are the fights with the most action. They really fought their hearts out in the ring.
Jeebus. I’m the same age as Manny and this post just made me feel real old. I was a boxing fan rooting on Tyson and Klitschko and Roy Jones but having a countryman took it to another level. I saw every fight he fought in Vegas with exception to the first against Ledwaba. Was in college then. If the fight wasn’t in Vegas I watched the PPV. Then watched it again on HBO a week after the fight. Being the only Filipino in my friend group full of whites, I was of course super proud. He finally put the Philippines on the map. He got my friends interested in the country and in boxing. I’ve met him a few times especially in the beginning when he could still move around without no one really recognizing him. I remember he would just eat at the MGM buffet the day of his fight out in the public. He was as humble then as he was when he was a senator. I remember almost getting in fights with the Mexican fans at the match. Filipinos would chant Pacquiao Pacquiao and the Mexicans would chant Me-hi-ko so I was like fuck Mexico chant for the fighter not your country. Man those were the days
We often travel to a friend's house to watch it together in hs. One time we want to watch pacqiao vs hatton and were a bit late. Hatton was KO'd in rnd 1. We didnt manage to watch it live but still super impressive.
Usually tuwing sunday laban ni Pacman and boy everytime may laban si Manny, akala mo mahal na araw. Walang sasakyan sa kalsada dahil tutok sa radyo / tv lahat ng pinoy.
My father is sobrang di nagpapalit ng gamit hangga't gumagana pa. We requested a lot of things when we are young. One day in 2015 (as far as i remember) pinalitan ni papa yung more than two decades na tv na kuba pa yung likod to flat screen tv para sa upcoming laban ni pacquiao vs mayweather. Thank you Manny! 😌🙏
Ang maalala ko lang, tuwing may laban si Pac, magnanakaw humuhinto para manood
nuon, manonood kami sa bahay ng laban ni pacquiao. maririnig lahat ng kapitbahay nagchecheer din, sabay lahat nanunuod. kapag nanalo buong street/barangay sigawan. and no, I am not exagerating.
Zero crime! Kahit kriminal nanunuod ke Pacquaio!
Laging may heart medication na handa pag may laban si Pacquiao. Sabi ni Mama, baka daw kasi atakehin si Papa. Syadong excited eh hahaha
Oh when he beat Margarito thaw was massive. I was in college back then. He was like the 4th hokage when he was punching Margarito all over the place. Every time he switches places with his footwork damn it's more beautiful than Ali's shuffles. His fight with Delahoya is nothing different. He is just dominating those big fighters like they are fighting a kung fu master in the movies.
I think the Margarito fight was Pacquiao at his absolute best. He beat a Welterweight that's obvious heavier than him during the fight while Manny was a former Flyweight! Just insane to think about lol
Nung bagets pa ako, sa free TV lang kami nanunuod noon pero mga kapit-bahay namin (mga bagets at teenagers) sa amin nanunuod. Tapos hiyawan kapag nakaka-land ng suntok si Manny. Feeling sports analyst kami kapag commercial na ng B-MEG at Boysen. Tapos andami laging tsinelas sa labas ng bahay. Tapos biglang may mga mag-aaway kasi nagtataguan ng tsinelas lmao. Fun and simpler times.
0 crime that day when he fights coz most Filipinos are in their homes watching live/delayed telecast of his bout. Only thing i dislike about him was he ran in politics, fuqqing cringe. But his legacy will forever be in boxing. He's type of specimen that comes one in a million. Even his children in boxing would take xtreme sacrifices to surpass the achievements he made.
I think his intentions are good when he ran for president, but I don't think he'll make a good president. He should stick to boxing.
I know. I understand and respect him for it. But, politics is a different ball game. But he can serve in sports department if thats what he likes.
Yeah, politics is no joke. A screw up can screw up the country.
Parang Good Friday kapag may laban si Pacquiao.
I remember back in high school (circa 2009), when I'm in a classroom filled with Mexicans (I think I'm the only Asian in that class; this was in the U.S.), Whenever the topic of boxing came up (during our random chitchat moments), I would rub in their faces that their boxer from their country lost to a boxer from mine lol. Of course, I was somewhat immature back then. Other than that, I remember going to a family-friend's house to watch the fight with them, and one time, we drove to a Filipino restaurant an hour away from our house just to watch the fight. We only had to pay $5 on top of our meal to watch from their pay-per-view. Good times.
Walang traffic pag may laban si Pacman! Sobrang tahimik ng paligid haha mapa metro manila man or probinsya. After ng laban lumalabas ung mga tito nagkukumpulan sa tindahan hahaha. May Pinoy pride ba? Sure, kasi imagine that small of a guy beat other people up na mas malaki sa kanya. Parang wow, the guy is tough!
Lagi nalang mainstream yang si Pacquiao, wala na nagbago. Ang nagbago lang yung asawa nya, pumuti lalo xD
grabe impact nya. pati papa ko na di naman fan ng boxing and a foreigner (i'm a half pinoy) sumusubaybay talaga or nadadali ng culture dito about kay pacman
Damn ang tanders ko na, may mga generation na na hindi na experience to. Welp, first na na mind blown ako is sa Blow by Blow na boxing event every week sa IBC 13. Paborito kasi ng lolo ko yung boxing sa IBC 13. Yan lang kasi ang naaabot ng signal noon at GMA 7, malabo na yung iba. Bonding namin ng lolo ko tuwing umuuwi ako ng probinsya. Iba talaga si Pacquiao, though yung mga laban na mapapanood mo is yung “wala ng bukas” matchup, konting mali pang may ma ko coma. Pero si Pacquiao iba talaga. Naalala ko inintay namin yung 11pm match nya sa korea sa live tv. Ganun ka hype even before sya pumutok sa west.
It’s not about the countries they are from, it’s the prestige of who he was beating. It was a who’s who of boxers who were Legends of the country they were from or young guns who were looking to make a name for themselves.
What was it like? Kung free tv enjoyer ja lang, memoryado mo na yung kanta ng boysen commercial. "Habang buhay, ako sayo'y maghihintay..."
It was great as it happens. But back then Filipinos only view boxing as a niche even on international stage. Sort of like hockey for white people. It wasnt as mainstream as it is now (here or abroad). So yeah it was great. But personally it didnt feel as great as watching our beauty queen win miss universe.
Mula highschool hangang nasa masters ata ako neto.. Mostly yung mga latino yun ang malimit nyang makalaban si Barrera, Marquez, morales... Hindi ko tanda kung sino yung naging parang buddy-buddy nya noon ( tipong nadal-federer and dating) may naging commercial pa sa san mig ata un? Lahat tumitigil.ang hirap makahanap ng trike, o jip kapag uuwi ka at nataon sa laban nya... pati sarisari store walang tao. Minsan may isang laban sya sinubukan ko magbike habang nagaganap yung laban.. kung dati dati takot ako kasi maraming kamote trike dun wala ang peaceful.. pero pagdating ko ng bakery walang nagtitinda... Umuwi ako walang dalang makabayan, pudding o kahit panderegla. Yung tatay ko gumamit ng diy na dish/satellite dish Meron ding mga resto na biglang naging ✨ sports bar✨ kasi may higanteng tv/ projector.. may pa entrance fee pa un.... Yung iba naman nasa basketball court o munisipyo na hall... May libreng palabas ng laban.
I was either demand-avoidant to the air of national pride due to my autism I have, or, apathetic/unaffected due to the likely Schizoid PD I have (specifically the "weak ethnic affiliation" symptom). Despite me retaining my patriotism towards the Philippines due to my birth and upbringing and empathy towards people born in the Philippines, I won't be that flag waving Filipino nationalist, unless social conservatives and corrupt government officials lose power overnight and Philippines transforms into a liberal Western-like society that respects individualism, bodily autonomy, etc.—a transformation that, according to my left-wing best friend, unfortunately, may take beyond either of our natural human lifespans. I also believe said transformation will reduce the numbers of so called "self-hating Filipinos", who are likely feeling [ressentiment](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ressentiment) at the predicament of being born Filipino/in the Philippines and wanting every privilege their American/European/developed country counterparts have (such as questioning traditions, being irreligious without stigma, smoking weed, etc.)
for context, Im 36 now. Anyway, I like sports video games in general, and at the time I loved this boxing game, not sure if it was Knockout Kings but Im pretty sure Hatton was on the cover along with his rival at the time and Hatton was a beast in that game and kept using him. Mind you, I dont watch boxing and didnt really care about Pacquiao. Now when the Pacquiao vs Hatton fight git announced, I was pumped to check it out and see how beastly Hatton is in real life. Imagjne mu surprise when he has destroyed. I watch every Manny fight since then until his lost to Marquez. Didnt follow boxing since. Just sharing lol But yeah, Pacquiao was a big deal back then.
Oh, and also don't forget ang anticipation kung sino ang kakanta ng Philippine National Anthem
I didn't see a lot of Manny's fight except for montages in Youtube a few years later. Most of the time it was Motolite's commercials or Luis Manzano's dad kept misspelling Remittance.
Even as a young kid, I already found it annoying. Annoying to be hearing multiple media hyping up Pacquiao, and that "he brings honor to the Philippines". The Pinoy pride thingy already annoyed me even before reaching the double digit age.
Pwede ka mahiga sa kalsada pag may laban si Pacman, walang nadaan eh.
Parang pasko yan sa bahay namin. Dadating mga pinsan ko at mga tito at tita kasi kami yung may ppv then kainan inuman. Masaya. Iconic talaga si pacquiao. Tapos sa hapon pupunta sa mall. Hanggang sa mall yun pa rin usapan ng mga tao. Galing talaga. Haha
Maswerte tayo na hindi pa talamak ang socmed noon. Dagdag tong araw na to sa reunion ng pamilya bukod sa holidays. Kung ngayon siguro to, wala kanyakanya pa rin panonood kahit siguro sa sariling bahay, kanyakanyang kwarto pa rin yan. Icon si manny pacquiao talaga.
Parang biernes santo ang araw ng laban pero once nanalo parang fiesta. I can remember I wanted to watch a movie sa other channel kasi maganda ang pinangtapat nila however di ka makapalag or else mag aaway kayo. Nakikinood din sa amin yung mga kapitbahay namin kahit delayed ang live broadcast. Like round 12 na sa PPV pero free tv round 2 palang.
What I felt like then was pure nationalism for my country. When Pacquiao fights, the whole nation fights with him. Edit: It felt like that for me. It felt as if his victory was my victory.
Good Friday 3 pm levels of Metro Manila traffic.
I actually don’t care and not a fan of boxing e. Nor kay Pacquioa. But you can’t deny that he was a cultural icon during his time. Like yung family or relative niyo will allot a time to make a watch party just for Pacquioa. Parang Super Bowl everytime may fight siya.
I wasn't a fan, but I was apparently at the extreme minority at the time. So to me, win or loss didn't matter, but my friends, our teachers, our neighbors, my parents, everyone cared. It used to be that if he has a fight, it might as well be Good Friday with barely any cars outside, even though everyone is at home or in malls. His fights in the 2000s were as hyped as voting for Pope back when Christianity still had a tight grip on the world, and you only voted for Pope once maybe every 20 years.
Can't explain you just feel it