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The boxing legend is eager to return to the ring! Pacquiao shook his old ways and dismissed the blogger
Manny Pacquiao / Photo: © SOPA Images / Contributor / LightRocket / Gettyimages.ru
The 45-year-old Filipino seems to be quite bored in retirement.
One of the best boxers in history, former world champion in eight weight categories, Manny Pacquiao, retired in 2021. However, the Filipino continues to appear regularly in the media space. The fans are happy about this.
Last summer, the legendary Pac Man held an exhibition fight in Japan against local kickboxer Rukia Anpo. Given the status of the fight, no winner was announced.
And the other day a video of Pacquiao’s impromptu sparring with the famous blogger IShowSpeed appeared on the Internet. The latter’s YouTube channel broadcast this master class live to an audience of 29 million. Probably, Pacquiao simply cannot imagine his life without the attention of an enthusiastic public.
Knocked down the blogger
Pacquiao’s so-called sparring with the American blogger did not last long. Having withstood a barrage of attacks from the blogger, Manny delivered a devastating blow to the liver area and dropped his opponent to the floor. Shocked, IShowSpeed could not get up for a long time.
Apparently, the action took place in some hotel. His visitors, who watched the boxing icon live, were overjoyed. They filmed the sparring on their phones and reacted with real glee to every blow from Pacquiao.
Blogger IShowSpeed is known for making content with popular athletes. Therefore, his visit to the Philippines could not be complete without a video with Pacquiao. The legendary boxer is used to pleasing fans and did not refuse to participate in this show.
Wait to return?
Manny Pacquiao has nothing left to prove in the professional ring. He was a world champion for four decades, won titles from all prestigious organizations, and was recognized as the best boxer, regardless of weight category. But, as we see, the Filipino’s desire for fame is inexhaustible. It’s not for nothing that this summer there was talk about Pac Man’s return to boxing.
The head of Pacquiao’s promotion company, Sean Gibbons, said that Manny wants to fight WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios.
– Manny is considering this option for a fight with Mario Barrios. He likes the idea of finishing his career by winning the WBC title. This was his first belt,” Sky Sports quotes Gibbons as saying.
Three months have passed since these words, and the fight with Barrios has not been announced. It seems that everything remains at the level of talk, and the career of the great Pacquiao will not resume. It is unlikely that the fans will be depressed about this, because the Filipino is quite a media person and can show his skills at any moment. To do this, it is not necessary to return to professional boxing and ruin your health in confrontation with young and hungry athletes.
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Famous British organizer Frank Warren He commented on the situation around the world heavyweight champion according to WBC, WBA and IBF Alexandra Usika.
“We’ll see what happens with Oleksandr Usyk. He’s only fought once this year, which has had a negative impact on his high-level title fights. He needs to defend his belts next year. If he doesn’t do that, he’ll have to give up his titles,” Warren said.
Previously, Alexander Usik (24-0, 15 KOs), the holder of the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles (over 90.7 kg), talked about his plans and admitted when he plans to end his professional career. The boxer recently vacated his WBO title and lost his status as absolute world champion.
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Absolute world champion in the second lightweight category Naoya Inoue (32-0, 27 KOs) commented on the victory of the fight played on Saturday, December 27th.
In Saudi Arabia, the Japanese representative defeated Mexican Alan David Picasso by unanimous decision and defended his WBC, WBO, WBA and IBF titles.
After the final bell, the reporter asked Inoue whether he should take the first place in the ranking of the world’s strongest boxers, which is currently occupied by Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk.
“Mr. Usyk came to watch my fight tonight, but I’m actually not very happy with my performance. I should have done much better. So I won’t say anything about the rankings and I’ll do much better next time,” Inoue admitted.
Usik visited Riyadh to watch the Japanese “Beast” fight and after the fight, he went to the ring to congratulate the champion on his victory.
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The strongest boxers of our time – Ukrainian Alexander Usik and Japanese Naoya Inoue – We met in the ring of Mohammed Abdo Aren in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) on December 27th.
On this day, a boxing night took place, the main event of which was the fight in the weight category up to 55.3 kg. WBC, WBO, WBA, IBF world champion Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs) defeated his Mexican opponent Alan David Picasso (32-0-1, 17 KOs).
The fight continued for all 12 rounds and ended with a confident victory for the Japanese “Beast” by unanimous decision.
After the final gong, Usik approached the champion in the ring, congratulated him on his victory and shook hands. Inoue admitted that he was not 100% satisfied with his performance and appreciated the Ukrainian’s place in the ranking of the strongest boxers of our time.
Next year, Usik plans to fight against former American champion Deontay Wilder, and Naoya is considering two options: Junto Nakatani or Jesse Rodriguez.
VIDEO. Kings of the boxing world. Usyk congratulates Inoue after victory in Riyadh
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