And then he turned into an asshole politician who didn’t pay taxes and hates the gays. Very Motivational.

Yeah, the typical way to political power in his country is very much "your opponents have 'fatal accidents'" as I understand it. And I've heard he's no exception.

In this picture it looks like he is two tired

Alright take my upvote and pac outta here

Doesn’t take away what he did to be a boxer. You don’t have to agree with people’s opinions to respect what they’ve done in other fields

does having a different opinion invalidate the good he has done? in my country manny helped millions, i remember my family and neighbors was given donation when a typhoon hit our area, throughout his career an inspiration for the poor, i remember back then the crime rate in the philippines would be much much lower when he has a boxing match cuz everyone was watching, and everyone was so happy and united. dont call him an asshole dude, u have no idea.

Wow if I was him I wood not believe this image cycled

It’s insulting to call this ghetto equipment. To me this is smart. How many of us don’t exercise because we don’t have the right equipment?

Does that make sense though? I mean, he didn’t have to “right equipment” either. But he used what he had and it worked.

I bet Manny would also say that he was poor at the time. Maybe even living in a ghetto.

Don’t be insulted. Be motivated. This is awesome.

The Filipino legislator?

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I don’t know how he describe his environment but I still find ghetto an offensive and derogatory word as it describes the segregation of a marginalized group.

Poor,marginalized, low income, = ghetto. It’s literally the definition. I get feeling bad for poor people, but for fuck sake. How is it possible to be offended by a word…

Pac shet, that's beri beri gud.

He's not using it in that way. You know there is more than one usage of the word.

In the Philippines we don't use the word "ghetto". The usual English word used for places where the urban poor live is "slum", though I don't know if he was living in one.

https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/the-manny-pacquiao-story/

I think a more precise word to use is "makeshift", but that's not clickable enough for Reddit

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You realize you’re just making words that make YOU feel better, because you feel bad for someone who is not offended, right?

Slum, trailer park, ghetto, shit hole, dump. You can call it whatever makes you feel nice and empathetic, but it’s still the same thing.

That’s great it you aren’t gay.

It's sad that this is getting down voted, I'm sure it's other Filipinos as well who are down voting, the ones who always complain and don't contribute in making it better

That's great dude, nice argument very rational people.

Pretty much sums it up. He’s anti guy and likely votes that way. So if you’re straight, yeah easy to look past that because it’s not your problem. That seems to be your argument.

i think that there is literally nothing i can do to change your opinion, one opinion of manny is your whole argument that he probably already regrets, but please do research on the other things he's done. manny isn't known to have the best intellect, he tried to run for presidency but wasn't really a serious contender. he is taken as a meme in our own country which is sad but to call him as asshole i think isn't right.

https://pacquiaofoundation.org/

countless other websites/articles you can see if you search :)

Him believing that a human is below an animal because of their sexual preferences does take away from his accomplishments, both in sport and his philanthropic efforts. Further, he supports the killing of humans to fight the war on drugs. Ironically he used to do drugs, so it's a bit hypocritical of him.

You absolutely can judge the character of a person, which impacts their accomplishments, based on what they believe in.

You might not have to but I lose a lot of respect for someone overall when it turns out they are a horrible person.

Who gives a shit if he was a good boxer or what he did to achieve that. The second he is shown to be a disgusting human all his accolades go out the window. He is no longer Manny Pacquiao the boxer, he is Manny Pacquiao the biggot loser hypocrite.

If someone does good and bad, you absolutely shouldn’t ignore either.

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Yes he’s an asshole

Oh so you excuse him for being dumb

what a legend though

Your last sentence is idiotic beyond belief.

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“ hates the g@ys“ So what ? He can hate whatever he wants

Gay is not a dirty word you need to use the @ symbol to post.

Because boxing is what he's famous for dummy. He didn't go to the boxing gym trying to be the next fucking Elvis Presley.

So you’re the one he hates

Thanks for the help gay stranger

Do you belong to a marginalized community?

Are you part of a marginalized group?

I don’t belong to anything. Neither do you. You’re not a possession.

I am able to point to any word in the dictionary without being hurt or offended. Im starting to believe I have a superpower.

Yet you’re carrying on a discussion about it as if you are bothered by it.

These types of conversations are important. Free yourself from the imaginary shackles and false pain of words. Stop telling people to change their words because you don’t like them. That’s childish.

You still appear bothered by it.

Not a bit. I admire Manny’s perseverance.

Now that is dedication.

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He made his money and like so many other celebrities, overlooked the fact that it was time to leave the stage.