By Eric Thomas: If WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao can get his big mega fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., then there is a chance that Pacquiao might retire following that fight, according to news from Mb.com.ph.
Pacquiao had this to say on Thursday, “It depends [whether Pacquiao will retire or not]. But this may be my last fight so we can focus on giving service. As a congressman, it is my mission to fulfill and help the people that have been long assistance from the government. This is my mission and dream. I dreamed of becoming a world champion, now I dream of becoming a good leader and public servant.”
It’s understandable why Pacquiao would want to retire after fighting Mayweather. It would be Pacquiao’s biggest fight of his career, and he would make the most money ever has before. Pacquiao already need anymore money, but the money he would make in the Mayweather bout would be further reason for Pacquiao to hang up the gloves for good.
Pacquiao also doesn’t have anything to really look forward to beyond a fight against Mayweather. Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum appears to have his mind made up about putting him in with his fighters Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto, and neither of those fights are truly exciting bouts because Pacquiao already destroyed Cotto last year in a 12th round knockout, and Margarito hasn’t looked good since before his 9th round stoppage loss last year to Shane Mosley.
Fighting Margarito and Cotto has got to be a bit of a letdown for Pacquiao, because neither of those fighters would have much of a chance to beat Pacquiao at this point. Margarito might have had chance over two years ago, but he looks pretty average now and not in the same class as Pacquiao.
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