Pacquiao possibly to retire after Clottey

[killersheep]

BIG CHANCE That he wont win.

And if he does win?...........as the other poster stated would he be granted time off to train for a big fight? (2 months) or would the people hold him accountable to represent them?

If manny wins the election, he won't be the "mind" of his political career (he'll have a number of willing political advisers to do that), he will only be the face of his political career. So if he does win the election, and the fight against floyd materialize; he'll most likely be allowed to train for the fight. congress and the people we'll support him to represent and bring "honor" to the country. He could even make it "dramatic" by retiring after winning the election then after a couple of months comes back out of retirement to fight floyd.

However come next re-election, his political detractors will use that issue in their campaign especially if he losses the fight against floyd.

Thanks for the reply really appreciate it, I'll rep you when I can again.
So Pacquiao penned the 3/13 date so he could start his campaign today, has he started then? So in the Philippines, politicians are just talking heads? Maybe the US and the Philippines aren't so different after all
Also, what happened to the law suit? Is that still going forward? If not why?

[djcione]

I'm not an expert on the subject, but Filipino politics is a sad joke. It is one of the most corrupt countries in the world, and there are always scandals about who's taking more $$$ from the govt. It is also controlled by most of the old, filthy rich, land owner families who just pass on their positions to sons and daughters. Vote buying is very common here since the masses are so poor.

Manny is facing one of those old families, and they say it will be close. The elections are less than 2 months away so he needs to get back here soon if he wants to win. The last i heard he was supposed to be in Hawaii to headline a concert, but now they are saying it was canceled because of poor ticket sales. I know that he's not in the Philippines- when he comes back it will be super headlines here.

Most of the people still don't want to see him in the dirty world of politics. The sessions are held in English, and he can barely speak it. Some also say he could help the poor in his area more by setting up foundations and programs for them. No doubt he has the resources; he's an extremely wealthy guy since it was recently reported that he's the 6th highest paid athlete in the world.

I'm not sure what his motives are-he's affiliated with a Presidential candidate who's been accused, rather convincingly, of swindling the govt for millions as a senator, and bribing other candidates to drop out of the race. He is one of the richest persons in the country.

Arum is still going through with the lawsuit- he recently was quoted as saying that he'll win it just like Manny will beat Floyd.

[killersheep]

I'm not an expert on the subject, but Filipino politics is a sad joke. It is one of the most corrupt countries in the world, and there are always scandals about who's taking more $$$ from the govt. It is also controlled by most of the old, filthy rich, land owner families who just pass on their positions to sons and daughters. Vote buying is very common here since the masses are so poor.

Manny is facing one of those old families, and they say it will be close. The elections are less than 2 months away so he needs to get back here soon if he wants to win. The last i heard he was supposed to be in Hawaii to headline a concert, but now they are saying it was canceled because of poor ticket sales. I know that he's not in the Philippines- when he comes back it will be super headlines here.

Most of the people still don't want to see him in the dirty world of politics. The sessions are held in English, and he can barely speak it. Some also say he could help the poor in his area more by setting up foundations and programs for them. No doubt he has the resources; he's an extremely wealthy guy since it was recently reported that he's the 6th highest paid athlete in the world.

I'm not sure what his motives are-he's affiliated with a Presidential candidate who's been accused, rather convincingly, of swindling the govt for millions as a senator, and bribing other candidates to drop out of the race. He is one of the richest persons in the country.

Arum is still going through with the lawsuit- he recently was quoted as saying that he'll win it just like Manny will beat Floyd.

Arum isn't listed as the plaintiff, only Pacquiao is. Unless Arum started a second law suit....................

[TheBranMan]

The whole situation is just sad. Boxing will have to catch up with mainstream sports at some point (unless it ends up a roided-up joke like WWE). Manny will likely go down in history as the last of the great roiding fighters and someone who vigorously opposed better testing methods so that he could continue to cheat. Banging on about the glorious lawsuit, Arum's name will likely be aligned with Don King, Hitler and Satan.
...and this is only predicted from what we know now. Everyone knows there's a lot that goes on outside of the public eye and history has a funny way of revealing itself.