Tag: Pacquiao vs McGregor

Manny Pacquiao to retire after one or two more fights: Freddie Roach

Manny Pacquiao will only fight “once or twice” before retiring, according to his trainer Freddie Roach.

Editor’s note: This article originally was published on DAZN.com.

***

Manny Pacquiao will only fight “once or twice” before retiring, according to his trainer Freddie Roach.

Pacquiao (62-4-2, 39 KOs) last fought on July 20, 2019, when he took the welterweight title of previously undefeated Keith Thurman via split decision in Las Vegas.

One of boxing’s most recognizable active competitors is frequently linked with many potential opponents, but his camp this week laughed off the prospect of him following in the footsteps of Floyd Mayweather to face UFC star Conor McGregor.

Meanwhile, Roach said Pacquiao will not fight in 2020 and that the clock is ticking on anyone who wants to step into the ring with the Filipino legend.

“He won’t fight this year,” Roach told BoxingScene.com. “But if this (the coronavirus pandemic) ever goes away … I think Manny will fight once or twice more before he becomes the president of his country. And then he will retire.”

Pacquiao has already declared his intention to run for president in the Philippines in 2022.

Mikey Garcia was a leading candidate to face Pacquiao this year the pandemic evidently brought talks to a halt. Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. are other big-name opponents that fans would like to see Pacquiao face before he calls it quits.

“He will fight again, I feel, and from when I’ve talked to him, he wants to fight once or twice more,” he said. “But the thing is, it could be anywhere from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia, anywhere. They were talking about Mikey Garcia and I said, ‘Yeah, that’s the perfect fight for Manny.’

“But I don’t think we’ll really know until this [pandemic] is over.”

Manny Pacquiao to retire after one or two more fights: Freddie Roach

Manny Pacquiao will only fight “once or twice” before retiring, according to his trainer Freddie Roach.

Editor’s note: This article originally was published on DAZN.com.

***

Manny Pacquiao will only fight “once or twice” before retiring, according to his trainer Freddie Roach.

Pacquiao (62-4-2, 39 KOs) last fought on July 20, 2019, when he took the welterweight title of previously undefeated Keith Thurman via split decision in Las Vegas.

One of boxing’s most recognizable active competitors is frequently linked with many potential opponents, but his camp this week laughed off the prospect of him following in the footsteps of Floyd Mayweather to face UFC star Conor McGregor.

Meanwhile, Roach said Pacquiao will not fight in 2020 and that the clock is ticking on anyone who wants to step into the ring with the Filipino legend.

“He won’t fight this year,” Roach told BoxingScene.com. “But if this (the coronavirus pandemic) ever goes away … I think Manny will fight once or twice more before he becomes the president of his country. And then he will retire.”

Pacquiao has already declared his intention to run for president in the Philippines in 2022.

Mikey Garcia was a leading candidate to face Pacquiao this year the pandemic evidently brought talks to a halt. Terence Crawford and Errol Spence Jr. are other big-name opponents that fans would like to see Pacquiao face before he calls it quits.

“He will fight again, I feel, and from when I’ve talked to him, he wants to fight once or twice more,” he said. “But the thing is, it could be anywhere from the U.S. to Saudi Arabia, anywhere. They were talking about Mikey Garcia and I said, ‘Yeah, that’s the perfect fight for Manny.’

“But I don’t think we’ll really know until this [pandemic] is over.”

Manny Pacquiao’s coach rips idea of fight with Conor McGregor

According to one of Manny Pacquiao’s coaches, it would make no sense for the boxing champion to welcome Conor McGregor back to the ring.

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on MMAJunkie.com.

***

According to one of Manny Pacquiao’s longtime coaches, it would make no sense for the boxing champion to welcome Conor McGregor back to the ring.

When Pacquiao signed with Paradigm Sports Management, the same agency as McGregor, earlier this year, talk of a potential showdown immediately surfaced. That’s only been strengthened by McGregor stating his desire to challenge another big name in boxing ever since his lucrative pay-per-view fight with Floyd Mayweather.

Justin Fortune, Pacquiao’s strength and conditioning coach, sees right through that and doesn’t think there’s any point to fighting McGregor.

“Why even make that guy rich?” Fortune told The Manila Times this week. “And it won’t do absolutely nothing for Pacquiao as far as his legacy (is concerned). Remember, this is just my opinion: Manny goes down as the greatest fighter in history when he finishes, because no one has done what he accomplished in boxing.

“Why destroy your legacy for a bum like McGregor?”

Pacquiao (62-7-2 boxing) has been considered one of the greatest boxers of his generation, as he’s the only man to ever win 12 major world titles in eight different divisions. Even at 41, a Pacquiao fight against 32-year-old McGregor, the former UFC two-division champion, would figure to be a mismatch.

Odds released on a hypothetical fight in February listed Pacquiao as a -250 favorite, with McGregor coming back as a +190 underdog.

[lawrence-related id=13004,12622,12513]

Manny Pacquiao’s coach rips idea of fight with Conor McGregor

According to one of Manny Pacquiao’s coaches, it would make no sense for the boxing champion to welcome Conor McGregor back to the ring.

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on MMAJunkie.com.

***

According to one of Manny Pacquiao’s longtime coaches, it would make no sense for the boxing champion to welcome Conor McGregor back to the ring.

When Pacquiao signed with Paradigm Sports Management, the same agency as McGregor, earlier this year, talk of a potential showdown immediately surfaced. That’s only been strengthened by McGregor stating his desire to challenge another big name in boxing ever since his lucrative pay-per-view fight with Floyd Mayweather.

Justin Fortune, Pacquiao’s strength and conditioning coach, sees right through that and doesn’t think there’s any point to fighting McGregor.

“Why even make that guy rich?” Fortune told The Manila Times this week. “And it won’t do absolutely nothing for Pacquiao as far as his legacy (is concerned). Remember, this is just my opinion: Manny goes down as the greatest fighter in history when he finishes, because no one has done what he accomplished in boxing.

“Why destroy your legacy for a bum like McGregor?”

Pacquiao (62-7-2 boxing) has been considered one of the greatest boxers of his generation, as he’s the only man to ever win 12 major world titles in eight different divisions. Even at 41, a Pacquiao fight against 32-year-old McGregor, the former UFC two-division champion, would figure to be a mismatch.

Odds released on a hypothetical fight in February listed Pacquiao as a -250 favorite, with McGregor coming back as a +190 underdog.

[lawrence-related id=13004,12622,12513]

Manny Pacquiao vs. Conor McGregor? Filipino fans like the idea

Manny Pacquiao’s business partner says Filipino fans want to see the future Hall of Famer fight Conor McGregor.

Rumor has it that Senator Manny Pacquiao is considering a run for President of The Philippines in 2022. The election is in May of that year, which is 21 months from now.

That might mean the future Hall of Famer’s final fight or fights will take place in that window. And he doesn’t seem interested in fighting amid the coronavirus pandemic, which is hitting the Asian country hard at the moment. That could further shrink his window of availability to fight, meaning we might see only one more event involving Pacquiao, 41.

So who can we expect to see him face in that outing?

Jayke Joson, a special assistant and business partner of Pacquiao, believes the fighter’s fans in his home country have their eye on one prospective opponent.

“I have talked to nine out of 10 Filipinos and they really like UFC star Conor McGregor as the senator’s last opponent before he leaves professional boxing for good,” Joson told the Manila Standard, adding that those close to him also want him to fight only one more time.

“I think we will know about Senator Pacquiao’s plans in boxing as soon as the COVID-19 virus crisis is over. For the senator, this is not the time for a boxing fight. But now is the time for all Filipinos to unite in fighting and knocking out the coronavirus crisis in the Philippines.

“It’s really up to the senator when he will retire from boxing. But many Filipinos want our senator to take on McGregor because that will be a great fight.”

That matchup obviously makes sense from a business standpoint. Floyd Mayweather and McGregor generated 4.4 million pay-per-view buys and nine-figure paydays for the fighters in an August 2017 mismatch, which Mayweather won by knockout.

A meeting between Pacquiao and McGregor – both of whom have expressed interest in the fight – would be no more competitive than the novice McGregor’s initial foray into boxing. Pacquiao, coming off a victory over Keith Thurman in July of last year, could win more easily than Mayweather did.

Still, there’s no doubt the public would buy into it, meaning both would make a fortune.

Of course, Pacquiao could also face an actual boxer. Mikey Garcia reportedly had been a leading candidate to be his next opponent. After all, with so much money on the table, McGrgor, 32, will always be there.