Pac's the 11th boxer to grace the cover since 1920, and 1st in around two decades. Pac hitting serious mainstream big time this week, and dealing a great deal of help to Floyd to keep the sport alive.

Pretty cool. He told me he was gonna be on the cover of Times, I thought he meant the NY newspaper.

It's a damn shame. I hope people who watch a fight for the first time because of all this attention don't stop immediately when Pac gets fucked up next weekend, thinking he was some hype job.

Way cooler than SRL's gay Time cover.

To Manny. Bringing attention to boxing for the right reasons.

Awsome! I'm definetly getting that one.

hopefully, there are some nice shots of his calves in one of the spreads.

Is that the "Asia edition" Time Cover? I go on the time website and I don't see him on the cover....or is out on Newsstands now?

Yes it is the Asia edition cover. The US version will likely have just a spread inside.

A lot of the bigger news stands carry the Asia edition though.

Just look around for a news stand where Kalizmostwanted is pouring gasoline all over the place and lighting a match and there you go.

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Wow. I think if Floyd didn't dislike Manny before, this is going to make him want to straight up murder him in the ring.

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On the heels of his first primetime television appearance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live and his recognition as a 2009 Gusi Peace Prize laureate, boxing phenom Manny Pacquiao now finds himself on the cover of TIME Magazine Asia edition (see below) as part of a five page feature story on the boxing Champion that will be included in all editions (global and US market) of the magazine hitting newsstands this weekend. [color=#CC0000]With the population of Asia being the largest in the world, Pacquiao is overwhelmed with the idea of so many people seeing his face on the cover of such a prestigious magazine.

“I absolutely had no idea that when I started my career in boxing, to provide a better life for myself and my family, that I would now be where I am today and on the cover of TIME Magazine,” said Pacquiao. “A fighter’s dream is to win a world title and gain financial stability. But what is happening to me now is the most humbling experience of my life. It is a great honor for me to be the face of my people and to let everyone know we are a small but mighty country. I have great pride for all of the Filipinos living throughout the world and it is these people that I fight for each and every time I step into the ring.”

http://www.fightnews.com/?p=28634

Isn't their a time cover curse for athletes or is that sports illustrated?

pac CANT lose now lol




Well maybe if floyd fought someone he could get more good press

i can picture Floyd looking at the mirror, crying "fuck that shit, why can't i be on the cover of Time mag, that's racist man!" all the while ellerbe's getting googly eyed giving him a chest rub down.

Direct link to the TIME website article:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/...35091-1,00.html

It has a nice photo of Pac back in the old cigarette days. Who would imagine this dude would torment today's welterweights.

great shot.

man was ripped..while being malnourished.

This is going to piss off Mayweather so much he'll fight Ricardo Lopez at a catchweight next spring to show the world how he's the best!

Wait, why is Paquiao on the cover and not Mayweather? Mayweather is carrying the sport.

It's racist!!


/sarcasm

I'm really not down with the racial overtones of this !