“We’re Working On It.” Manny Pacquiao Says He And Floyd Mayweather May Have A December Exhibition Bout
By: Sean Crose
“I’m still active,” the legendary Manny Pacquiao informed Fight Hub in a latest interview. “I have an exhibition match this coming December.” And who may his opponent be? “We’re working with Mayweather,” he stated. “You’re going to do an exhibition with Floyd?” interviewer Marcos Villegas requested in shock. “Yes,” the forty-four yr previous Pacquiao responded. Should the struggle turn out to be a actuality, Pacquiao says it can go down in Tokyo. The first and solely time these two iconic fighters met was again in 2015. Their insanely hyped battle, which led to a Mayweather resolution victory, nonetheless reigns as probably the most profitable fight sports activities occasion to ever be held.
A lot has modified since then, nevertheless. For starters, each Pacquiao and Mayweather are fairly near historic by boxing requirements. Their preliminary match, whereas respectable in hindsight, actually wasn’t an exciting battle and was largely seen as being a disappointment. Still, these two names – Pacquiao and Mayweather – carry quite a lot of weight with them, and with good purpose. They’re two of the most effective to ever field, in spite of everything, and that’s not hyperbole. Plus every man was enormously common over the last decade. Without doubt, each fighters nonetheless have appreciable fan bases.
Pacquiao additionally expressed curiosity in preventing the a lot youthful Gervonta Davis, not in an exhibition match, however in a reputable skilled struggle. “If he wants, if he come up to 147,” Pacquiao stated of the fighter referred to as Tank, “we can fight, 145 maybe.” Although some could discover Pacquiao’s willingness to sq. off in opposition to a a lot youthful fighter in his prime harmful, the Filipino legend seemed to be unconcerned. “That’s not a problem for me,” he stated, “because I’m an experienced fighter.” Whether something will come of speak of a Pacquiao-Davis struggle stays to be seen.
The fact is that it’s very laborious for skilled athletes, and boxers particularly, to retire. For one factor, most fighters are comparatively younger after they go away the struggle recreation. What’s extra, high fighters who discover themselves out of highlight and large paydays should undergo an actual way of life change. Still, boxing is maybe probably the most harmful sport on earth, which is why comebacks in center age are sometimes ailing suggested. Yet if Bernard Hopkins and George Foreman proved something, it’s that generally age is certainly only a quantity.
Pacquiao himself may argue all of it relies on the fighter. When informed that Conor McGregor needed to kick him within the head every time he noticed him, Pacquiao merely laughed the matter off. “He not that good anymore,” he stated of the UFC legend.
