By John F. McKenna (McJack): Top Rank promoter Bob Arum was reported in the Granville Ampong as saying that Manny Pacquiao must retire no later than 2013.

“I would envision five more fights and that includes his fight this November 12 with Juan Manuel Marquez,” Arum said.

Meanwhile Arum says that he has a high regard for what Pacquiao is doing outside the ring.

Pacquiao recently has been involved in charitable work and Philanthropy and has become a strong advocate of social conscience and responsibility with regard to the massive poverty which exists in the Philippines.

Manny was named fighter of the decade for the 2000’s by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). He is also a three time The Ring and BWAA “Fighter of the Year” for 2006, 2008 and 2009.

Pacquiao is a Congressman representing the 15th Congress of the Philippines from Sarangani. Manny takes his Congressional job very seriously and wants to use his position to help institute change in his native country.

Manny will continue his commercial endorsements for companies based in the U.S. after his retirement. Manny has a lucrative multi million dollar deal with Hewlett Packard and an even bigger deal pending with footwear and apparel maker Nike.

Pacquiao, after living in poverty, has fought his way up the fistic ladder and made millions doing so, meanwhile retaining his humility. It is ironic that due to that humility Manny engenders respect all over the world. His conduct both inside and outside the ring is part of the reason that he is being approached by major companies to put his name on their products. The amount of money that Pacquiao makes from endorsements over time will far surpass anything he ever made in the ring.

Right now Manny Pacquiao is juggling a lot of balls in the air simultaneously. It is probably one of the reasons he is contemplating retirement in the near future. A fighter to be successful needs to be totally focused on the task at hand. That is becoming increasingly difficult for Pacquiao.

A fight with Floyd Mayweather, as much as Manny Pacquiao wants it, needs to happen in the very near future.