After news broke out that Nike is no longer associated with Manny Pacquiao, the sports brand became a trending topic in the twitterverse.
Nike’s action drew mixed reactions in twitter with some lauding the act, while others defended the boxing champ.
Here are some of the reactions from twitter:
Haha Manny Pacqiao got dropped from Nike, karma is a *****
— kayla guajardo (@_KaylaGuajardo_) February 18, 2016
Di na ako Bibili ng Nike items and Stuff`s. >.<
— Royjohn Shinano (@RoyjohnNarvaezz) February 18, 2016
:) RT @panca66: Hi @mannypacquiao I read Nike terminate your contract. Don't worry be happy. … pic.twitter.com/zHZNYbfNzC
— Sultan (@SultanDalle) February 18, 2016
Thank you, Nike! https://t.co/g9oiqYjV4P
— Dave Karl Libiran (@KarlusDavid) February 18, 2016
Hey @Nike, you sent out press release about dropping @mannypacquiao. Why don't you also inform the public how much deal was worth?
— abcdefghijknopqrstuv (@thisisnotmark) February 18, 2016
sorry, "worse than animals" .. just awful https://t.co/1aFVyqF5Ed #Nike #MannyPacquiao
— Matt Vespa (@mVespa1) February 18, 2016
And we all thought Floyd Mayweather behaves badly. Good move by Nike. https://t.co/FBE6OHbCSh
— Mzwesh (@mzwakhengwee) February 18, 2016
Lmao now all the gays are gonna drop Adidas and run to Nike
https://t.co/Ly1YbSZRbl
— Phetogo Takalani (@YourBoy_TK) February 18, 2016
Dear nike, Do you think its manny pacquiao Lost ? Lol i mean duuuuuuuuh
— Maribel Splitter (@yesitsbellaaa) February 18, 2016
@Nike broke contract with @mannypacquiao because of LGBT issue?
I guess I will always wear my @adidas sports wear then.— Kristianto #KAKAO (@kristwianto) February 18, 2016
What’s your take on the issue? Do you think Nike did the right thing?