Bago magretiro, gustong makaharap ni eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao si WBC at WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. para matiyak kung sino ang tunay na pound-for-pound king sa professional boxing.
Iginiit ni Pacquiao sa Fightnews.com na hindi siya nawawalan ng gana sa boksing kundi lalo pang tumindi ang kanyang pagnanasa na magsanay para magtagumpay bago kumalas sa naturang propesyon.
“As I have said before, boxing is my passion and public service is my calling. As I approach my title defense against Chris Algieri I have found that my passion for boxing has increased,” ani Pacquiao na magdedepensa ng WBO welterweight belt sa walang talong Amerikano. “I do not feel old. I feel great and I find I’m able to train as hard as I always have and I enjoy it. More importantly, I still enjoy boxing -- a lot.”
Nilinaw ni Pacquiao na hanggat may kakayahan siya at gusto pang lumaban ay magpapatuloy siya sa pagboboksing.
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“As long as my skills and my passion remain strong I want to continue my boxing career. When I retire, I want it to be on my terms. I do not want to I walked away from boxing before I was ready. I do not want to come back and fight after I retire,” ani Pacquiao. “My goals are to finish as a world champion, winning my remaining fights. Since the last Marquez fight I have approached every training camp and every opponent with 110% dedication. I would like to keep challenging myself in the opponents I will face in the future.”
Ayon sa Pambansang Kamao, wala pa sa isip niya ang magretiro at gusto pa niyang hamunin si Mayweather bago bumitaw sa boksing.
“I have not set a date or determined an age when I will retire. As long as I can keep fighting at the level I expect from myself I will continue my boxing career,” dagdag ni Pacquiao. “I do have one specific goal and that is to give the boxing fans the fight they have always asked for [with Floyd Mayweather Jr. I want that fight too. I believe good faith negotiations could produce that fight. But it is impossible to negotiate when you are the only one sitting at the table. Two fighters who want to fight each other have never been kept from fighting each other.”
