Browsing: Manny Pacquiao

It was thought that Pacquiao would retire after his fight with WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) on April 9 of this year, because Pacquiao has a good chance of being elected into a senate seat in the Philippines

Pacquiao, who is facing Timothy Bradley in a trilogy on April 9, has stated on several post-Mayweather fight interviews that he failed to give the fans the fight they have been expecting when he faced Mayweather last May at the MGM Grand Garden Arena

“We’re in no rush. Manny and I have sat down and we’ve discussed what we think is the best option for Manny. Before I head back on the 9th [of January] I will sit down with [Top Rank CEO] Bob [Arum],” Koncz said in Boxing Scene

“I’m in different cities in different countries and I hear people talking about Mayweather vs. Pacquiao 2. I guess people forgot about those different ESPN commercials. ‘He really wants to fight? He’s scared of me. He don’t really want to fight.’ They forgot about those ESPN commercials,” said Mayweather

Although Mayweather has already hung up his gloves, with a 49-0 unbeaten record that includes a win over Pacquiao in Las Vegas in May, this hasn’t stopped his Filipino rival of dreaming of a rematch of the most lucrative bout in boxing history

What makes the claim so surprising is that Mayweather has, at least up to this point, been steadfast in the fact that he is retired and has on a number of occasions stated that a rematch will not happen between the two top welterweights of the current era

Pacquiao underwent surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff after the fight and had been expected to retire with little left to prove after achieving his long-stated goal of getting in the ring with Mayweather

Pacquiao has been a Congressman for the last eight years, but now wants to become part of the Philippine Senate and will be looking for one of the 24 seats in the upper chamber