blackmamba11 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I like watching MMA. Mas may drama. Pero sa balak mag workout mas ok ba ang boxing for beginners? Quote Link to comment
Hari ng Spakol Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 i prefer MMA Quote Link to comment
Guiness Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) http://espn.go.com/boxing/story/_/id/14793389/nike-ends-endorsement-contract-manny-pacquiao Nike cuts ties with Manny Pacquiao after derogatory commentsNike terminated its endorsement contract with Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday after the Filipino boxer made derogatory remarks toward same-sex couples. "We find Manny Pacquiao's comments abhorrent," the company said in a statement. "Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the LGBT community." Based on Pacquiao's comments, a spokesman confirmed that he is no longer on the company's endorsement roster. Pacquiao has endorsed Nike for a little more than eight years. "Have you seen any animal having male-to-male or female-to-female relations?" Pacquiao said on a Filipino television station earlier this week. "If you have male-to-male or female-to-female [relationships], then people are worse than animals." Pacquiao apologized on Twitter within hours. "I'm sorry for hurting people by comparing homosexuals to animals," Pacquiao tweeted. "Please forgive me for those I hurt. God bless!" In the tweet, Pacquiao had a video message in Filipino wearing a Nike shirt with the special logo the company has for him.  Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank, said he understood Nike's decision."Nike is in the business of selling its products to as wide of an audience as they can, and Manny's comments were insulting to a lot of people," Arum told ESPN.com. "His comments were made to a Filipino audience, where same-sex marriage is not as accepted as it is here, and Manny is a convert of enlightened Christianity, which does not believe in same-sex relationships. But to people in the United States, his words can only be viewed as hate speech. If I was running Nike, I would have to make the same decision they did." Pacquiao was more of a billboard for Nike, which had its swoosh on his shorts for fights and on his shoes, instead of a true revenue stream. Few Pacquiao items reached the market. His fight against Floyd Mayweather in May 2015 became the richest fight in boxing history, breaking all financial benchmarks for ticket sales, sponsorship and pay-per-view buys. The 37-year-old's next fight against Timothy Bradley on April 9 is expected to be his last.Nike has been more active in terminating contracts of late than at any other time in company history. Over the past four years, it has severed deals with cyclist Lance Armstrong, running back Ray Rice, running back Adrian Peterson and sprinter Oscar Pistorius.    - i get why Nike decided to part ways and let Pacquiao go from their endorsement contract. Seeing as this is a Business decision. A company like Nike is very wary of being associated with athletes who touch on sensitive subjects such as Race, Gender, Creed, Religious inequalities etc..e.g. Like what they did with Lance Armstrong when he was banned from Cycling and stripped of his Tour De France championships. They severed any ties linking him to Nike. The LGBT community buys sports apparel as well. They would be a huge loss for Nike if they stopped buying from them. The one thing that sports athletes need to be careful of is how they speak their mind regarding these touchy subjects. We live in a world where our words are used against us especially if we get recorded saying them or writing them in public. One thing's for sure, the next time you see Manny Pacquiao wearing any sports apparel. He won't be wearing the Swoosh logo in any of his shirts, shorts when he's out training, or boxing. Will his other sponsors in the Phiilppines still support him after making these comments towards the gay community? What type of message will these sponsors be giving by supporting him? Gay people buy stuff too. Is all I'm gonna say. Edited February 18, 2016 by hahnz Quote Link to comment
jakero Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 just like Basketball vs baseballit's entertaining only to the what we favor personally it is entertainment so I'd prefer MMAi love me some gayjitsu Quote Link to comment
hitman45 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Mma is much more exciting and realistic than boxing with its fixed fights and mayweather-type runners. Quote Link to comment
startoffbeat Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 boxing pa din, though I love both sports. comparing them is pointless. it is like comparing golf to tennis. parehong hinahataw ang bola kaso iba ang goals. Quote Link to comment
Captain Guile Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 I would choose MMA, boxing is kinda boring to me. Quote Link to comment
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