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By: Sean Crose
Now in his forties a prominent politician in his homeland, Manny Pacquiao certainly has nothing to prove in the ring. A 12-time champion who has fought a true who of his day, Pacquiao could choose to never wear a pair of gloves again, and would still be considered one of the best of all time. In fact, Pacquiao’s last fight, a surprise win against the young and powerful Keith Thurman, could be considered the perfect swan song. However … Pacquiao is not done fighting yet. Now middle-aged, the Filipino icon wants to continue in the fighting business.
“We still have sessions in March,” Pacquiao told the Daily grandstand, “So there is no way for me to fight during that time.” However, after saying that, Pacquiao gave his homeland post some interesting news. “I think I can do two next year,” he said, speaking of course, of professional fights. Although he was unable to fight this year, thanks to Covid 19, Pacquiao did indeed fight twice in 2019, a year in which he surpassed Thurman and Adrien Broner respectively. It was quite a 12-month period, as Pacquiao, who was considered over the hill, outlasted not one, but two from a new generation of big-name fighters.
In an era when Floyd Mayeather participates in exhibition matches, Pacuqiao’s name is still used as a sign of serious and lucrative competition. So eager are the younger dominant fighters to face Pacquiao that they are willing to avoid fighting each other for the opportunity to do so. Still, it’s worth keeping in mind the fact that, after 2019, Pacquiao had proven he was no easy competition for anyone. He is currently the WBA welterweight champion, after all. Along with his name, which is one of the most recognizable in all of sports, it’s easy to see why so many are so eager to get in the ring with Pacquiao.
Currently, the fighter is, or was recently, the target of fighters like welterweight champions Bud Crawford and Errol Spence, as well as UFC star Conor McGregor. Pacquiao is currently the only active boxer to be a legitimate crossover star. To defeat the fighter known as PacMan, even in an aging or past his prime, would be to mark a huge victory for a contemporary high-level fighter, a sort of pass of the torch. First, however, that fighter would have to defeat the sitting Philippine senator … something that many have tried, but most have failed.
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