Manny Pacquiao boxing news
Although all-time great Manny Pacquiao recently “announced his retirement” from the sport of boxing, with plenty of articles covering the news story, it seems there is a real chance Pacquiao will fight once more before waving goodbye.
Just moments ago, the former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement from the sport at age 42, deciding that this is the right time to hang up his gloves so that he can focus on his political career.
Superstar Manny Pacquiao’s ring career is finally over. Pacquiao has a far bigger, far more important fight to win. It has been reported – by ABS-CBN News, among other sources – how the 42 year old formally announced his plan to run for president of the Philippines yesterday, Pacquiao accepting the nomination during his PDP-Laban faction’s national assembly in Quezon City.
Will the great Manny Pacquiao fight again? Plenty of people feel that at age 42 and coming off that pretty clear points loss to Yordenis Ugas, this a losing fight that left Pacquiao with badly swollen eyes, the time to go is now.
Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman is casting a wide net in wanting to fight Yordenis Ugas, Errol Spence Jr, Terence Terence Crawford, or Manny Pacquiao for his next fight.
Whether you agree he is worthy of claiming the lofty accolade of having been this year’s Trainer of the Year when the time comes, and whether or not you agree he is the best boxing trainer out there in the world right now period, you must agree Cuba’s Ismael Salas has been making some serious waves these past few years.
Manny Pacquiao wasn’t giving WBA Super World welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas any credit for his win last Saturday night by blaming the loss on having leg cramps rather than due to the skill of the talented former Cuban amateur champion.
While the ring career of all-time great Manny Pacquiao might not be quite over yet – with the 42-year-old suggesting he might return in January for a return go at Yordenis Ugas, this despite the way Ugas banged up Manny’s eyes; a video clip of an almost blind Pacquiao being spoon-fed by his wife having alarmed many – people are working out where Pacquiao deserves to be ranked among the absolute greats.
Manny Pacquiao says he’s considering asking Yordenis Ugas for a rematch, and he believes he was one of the “easiest opponents” of his career.
Shawn Porter believes Manny Pacquiao can make adjustments to potentially beat WBA Super World welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas in a rematch.