Fury, Brook, Khan, Pacquiao: Whose Retirement Will Stick?
Over the past few months, or even more recently than that, we have seen four big to absolutely huge names from the sport of boxing announce their retirement.
Manny Pacquiao boxing news
Over the past few months, or even more recently than that, we have seen four big to absolutely huge names from the sport of boxing announce their retirement.
Superstar Manny Pacquiao has been defeated in his quest to become president of the Philippines. The 43 year old conceded yesterday in his homeland, this after receiving a disappointing (and approx) 3,629 million votes (6.6 percent) – which saw him badly trail eventual winner Ferdinand Marcos Jr, as well as the man who came in in second place, Leni Robredo.
The last time retired all-time great Manny Pacquiao made the trip to Australia, he lost in a big upset when he was decisioned, somewhat controversially, by massive underdog Jeff Horn five years ago.
Manny Pacquiao, THE greatest Filipino boxer ever (some say one of THE greatest pound-for-pound fighters of all-time regardless of where they come from) has sent out a message of congratulations to his countryman Mark Magsayo, who defeated Gary Russell Jr last night via close decision to take the WBC featherweight title.
Fight fans have heard by now: Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez, a fighter who gets as pumped up by making history as he does by winning world titles, by pleasing the fans and by banking a ton of cash, will go for his fifth world title in as many weights next year.
18 years ago this month, Mexican warrior Marco Antonio Barrera, who had recently beaten superb fighters, Erik Morales (in a revenge fight of one of the greatest slugfests of all time), Jonny Tapia and Naseem Hamed, signed on to fight a still largely unknown fighter named Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines.
Retired greats Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are almost as competitive on the basketball court as they once were in the ring.
The tributes are still coming in for Manny Pacquiao, now retired (and not likely to come back; there will be no sad ring return for Manny).
Two weeks after revealing he’s retiring from the sport, Manny Pacquiao made it official on Tuesday evening that he’s ending his 26-year professional boxing career at 42.
Manny Makes It Official And Announces Retirement!
We were told by key members of Manny Pacquiao’s team not to believe the all-time great has actually retired until it comes from Manny himself.