By: Sean Crose
Sean Gibbons, Manny Pacquiao’s advisor, is clearly pushing a battle between the retired legend and British welterweight Conor Benn. Gibbons has even gone as far as to submit a mock up poster of a Pacquiao-Gibbons match on Twitter. Benn has responded to the poster by tweeting “Anytime,” which, in flip, has led Gibbons to say Benn’s promoter, Eddie Hearn. “Waiting on Eddie Hearn!” Gibbons responded. “Senator ready to Rumble!!” Pacquiao has not too long ago engaged in an exhibition bout and has been giving indicators that he’s taken with returning to the prize ring. Now in his mid-forties, the Filipino icon seems to really feel he’s able to one other spherical (no pun supposed) of matches.
As for Benn, the Englishman has been within the middle of a storm of controversy. After testing optimistic for a banned substance earlier than a scheduled battle with Chris Eubank Jr., the 21-0 fighter subsequently noticed the WBC rule in his favor, arguing that a big consumption of eggs may need been at fault. Benn has since argued his perception that no banned substances had been in his system in any respect.
Pacquiao, in fact, wants no introduction. Considered being on the very least one of many best fighters of his technology, the 62-8-2 Pacquiao actually fought a whose who of his friends, normally rising victorious. His final bout noticed him lose to the taller, youthful Yordenis Ugas. After that, the person introduced his retirement. Now, lower than two years later, it appears like Pacquiao might interact in knowledgeable boxing match once more. He gained’t be the primary nice to return to the ring after retirement, and he most likely gained’t be the final.
Usually, issues don’t finish properly for these returning fighters – although George Foreman actually proved age was nothing however a quantity. Could the identical be true of Pacquiao? The odds aren’t good, however nobody can inform, until, in fact, the fighter often known as “PacMan” decides to slide again in between the ropes of knowledgeable prize ring as soon as once more.
“It’s a discussion that’s been going on for a while now with Sean Gibbons,” admitted Frank Smith of Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing (through Marca). “It’s a huge fight to make. For all this time we’ve had to wait because of Conor’s situation we hadn’t been able to move forward, but now we can pick it up and move forward. It’s a fantastic fight in every way.”
