Should Pac retire now?

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  1. Heskey

    Heskey Member banned Full Member

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    If he doesn't get the Mayweather rematch then he should probably retire. He's 40 and it would be a good way to go out after beating the prime Broner. There's nothing left for him to prove and there's no need to fight the likes of the Spence, Crawford, Thurman, who Pac would've destroyed in his prime.
     
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    UKboxingfan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If he can’t get the Mayweather fight then absolutely. Manny is a proper competitor though, I wouldn’t be surprised if he fancied one last shot at the elite level, just to put his mind at rest. Spence, crawford etc would love to have a name like Pacquiao on their resume even if he’s way past his best.
     
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    This is the almost perfect swansong, beating Money's little man.
     
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    UKboxingfan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I thought they didn’t like each other? May/Broner, I lose track of who he falls out with to be fair.
     
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    If Manny doesn't have a detached retina, he should fight on.

    I would pick him to beat Danny, Porter, Thurman, and Mikey.

    Spence brutally retires him, though.
     
  6. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Manny would not have destroyed Crawford in his prime and would be in real danger of being KO`d because of Crawford`s power, Broner was awful v Manny too.
     
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    Gil Gonzalez Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    I think so. He got schooled by Horn, then just beat two of the walking dead. Any top 5 welter would thrash him soundly.

    But he made the Haymon deal to give his 50 fighters in the Phillipines access to the US market, so he’s going to keep on fighting to launch his project. Hopefully he keeps on outpointing stiffs and doesn’t get hurt.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Porter, Thurman and Mikey would do far better than Broner did and Garcia would counter much better also.
     
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    Birmingham Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    No, Manny fought bigger punchers blatantly, so he don't have to worry about Power. He climbs over Crawford in 8 prime...Even this Manny could ud him still
     
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    Probably yes
     
  11. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    If Crawford destroys Manny he will get no credit because everyone will say that Manny was shot.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Crawford is far sharper than Manny now, look how he toyed with Horn and his punches were much harder.
     
  13. UKboxingfan

    UKboxingfan Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True, but wouldn’t they love to fight him? How much credit will crawford get if he puts away Khan easily? Not much , but he’s taken the fight.
     
  14. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Khan is younger and faster than Manny.
     
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    true, the media made more out of money beating maidana than it was, like it was a revenge bout for lil man.