Pacquiao, Garcia talking about an exhibition match

[TitoFan]

Nice "passing of the torch", with other more deserving young talent being passed by.

It's pretty easy to see what I don't like about some fighters. This "pre-anointment" business has always reeked, but seems an inevitable part of boxing.

[SlimTrae]

Never wanted to see Pac look like a hanger-on. I wouldn't put it pass him that he may have a dwindling account. Drugs & women dont take his loot, but everytime something happens to his fellow countrymen or the nation in general he digs into his own pockets.

I am almost ready to make the prediction in 2021 Pac will become old in the ring overnight. We shouldn't have to witness another great failing to heed his retirement call. 42 yrd old out of the ring for a 1yr 1/2 & 1 tko in a decade.

I wonder if all that money people gave to those 2 fifty plus year old fighters makes them think they too can make money the easy way- exhibition. It used to be for charity for the fans, not for income.
Retire already Pac, please.

[Master]

Up and coming US lightweight Ryan Garcia said on Instagram Saturday that he wants to get in the ring with Philippine icon Manny Pacquiao in an official bout.

With Yahoo among the outlets reporting such a fight is in the works, Garcia said he wanted to make it absolutely clear that it wouldn't be an exhibition.

"Hey everybody, I just want to make it real clear: My fight with Pacquiao would not be an exhibition," Garcia said in a video posted on his Instagram story.

"It will be a real fight, shooting for 12 rounds, all on the line. Our records will be on the line. I just want to make that very clear for everybody."

One stumbling block could be the weight class, with 42-year-old Pacquiao long fighting at welterweight.

The 22-year-old Garcia survived an early knockdown to stop Luke Campbell in the seventh round earlier this month in Dallas to claim the interim World Boxing Council lightweight title.

He improved to 21-0 with 18 wins inside the distance.

Pacquiao, meanwhile, hasn't fought since claiming the World Boxing Association's welterweight "super" world title with a stunning victory over Keith Thurman in Las Vegas in July of 2019, taking his record to 62-7 with two drawn and 39 knockouts.

On Friday, the WBA said it was designating Pacquiao "Champion in Recess" and promoting Cuba's Yordenis Ugas to welterweight world champion because of Pacquiao's inactivity.

The WBA noted that its rules state that the recess can be invoked "when a champion is unable to defend the belt for medical, legal or other reasons beyond his control."

The governing body didn't specify which of those reasons might apply in Pacquiao's case.

https://sports.yahoo.com/us-lightwei...223905032.html

[SlimTrae]

Win, lose or draw Pac's legacy has long been secured.

[Kirkland Laing]

If this is indeed in the works Oscar must have zero faith in Garcia.

[Master]

Manny Pacquiao confirms he is back in training as he teases 'big news'

The former-eight division world champion has not fought since his July 2019 victory over Keith Thurman, but it appears that his time away from the ring will soon come to an end.

A bout with undefeated lightweight prodigy Ryan Garcia has been rumoured for Pacquiao for a while, but fights against Errol Spence Jr and UFC star Conor McGregor have also been discussed in the recent past.

Although he did not reveal an opponent or a comeback date, 'Pac Man' took to social media on Tuesday to inform his fans that preparations for his next fight had officially started.

"Training camp has begun," tweeted Pacquiao.

"I’m ready to get back in the ring and to further add to my legacy in the sport of boxing. Big news coming soon."

A meeting with Garcia seems most likely to be next for Pacquiao, according to the president of his promotional company, Sean Gibbons.

Interim WBC lightweight champion Garcia was not even born when Pacquiao made his professional boxing debut, but Team Pacquiao hopes that the bout can be agreed shortly.

"They are ongoing and hopefully things will work out," Gibbons said of negotiations.
Pacquiao is 71 fights into his career - and no doubt realises that he does not have many years left in the sport.

With that in mind, he has also targeted a clash with unified welterweight world champion Spence Jr at some point in the near future.

"He is too slow, Pacquiao insisted when asked about the unbeaten American by BusinessMirror. “Spence is slower than Thurman but it’s going to be a good fight."
Another fight that Pacquiao has long had his eye on is a bout with MMA superstar McGregor.

The Irishman was defeated in his UFC rematch with Dustin Poirier last month, but Pacquiao has backed McGregor to emerge stronger following the loss:

"Losing is part of the game. In sport there are winners and losers, that's all. It is not about defeat, but about how you accept defeat in your life: how you get over that difficult time in your life," insisted Pacquiao.

"McGregor had already beaten his rival before and I think that made him underestimate him."

Pacquiao is certainly a man with many options as he plots his return to boxing. Given his legendary career, it would be no shock to see him take on several of these challenges before he finally hangs up his gloves.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/boxi...rtan-ntp-feeds

[Spicoli]

Pac and Garcia doesn't do a lot for me to be honest. Best way for Garcia to forge ahead off of his breakout KO win is to do something unheard of these days and actually get it on with formidable competition in his own top heavy division. Same can be said for Manny two divisions up.