Manny Pacquiao’s retirement only lasted a couple months as his next fight is already set up. Unlike Money Mayweather, Pacquiao says he has to continue fighting because he needs the money.
Manny Pacquiao’s retirement only lasted a couple months as his next fight is already set up. Unlike Money Mayweather, Pacquiao says he has to continue fighting because he needs the money.
This is certainly an interesting development. There are reports that Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner are working on a fight for possibly September or October. The information was revealed by Golden Boy VP Eric Gomez, who made it seem like even he was surprised to find that out as he was trying to find an opponent for Canelo Alvarez.
Yesterday, we reported that Philippines president Benigno Aquino claimed he was aware of a plot to possibly kidnap or murder him, as well as kidnap the most famous person in the country in Manny Pacquiao. It is a pretty scary thing to learn that terrorist might have been trying to come for you and Pacquiao is taking no chances, beefing up security after the threat.
Philippines President Benigno Aquino III says he is aware of a plot that was aimed at possibly killing him and kidnapping Manny Pacquiao. The terrorist group, Abu Sayyaf militants, are the same group that beheaded a Canadian journalist earlier this week.
Manny Pacquiao retired after beating Timothy Bradley in their third bout, and Floyd Mayweather retired after beating Andre Berto, and has reiterated that he will stay retired, but Top Rank CEO Bob Arum says a Mayweather/Pacquiao rematch is “more likely than not”. There are however some serious obstacles to overcome.
Going into his fight last night against Timothy Bradley, Manny Pacquiao was talking about how it was likely going to be his last fight as he sets his sights on retirement and moving forward in his political career. After his unanimous decision victory over Bradley, which included a couple knockdowns, Pacquiao reiterated he was done with the sport and ready to serve the people of the Philippines.