"Pacquiao should retire"

So this may be more appropriate for the Lounge, not sure.

While riding the bus this morning, my eye (and ear) caught an attractive middle-aged lady in front of me chatting excitedly with the driver. She looked a bit liked a much more faded and scrawnier (and less white) version of Jennifer Tilly, and had a somewhat similar voice, but even more feminine. I wouldn't quite call her a MILF but wouldn't kick her out of bed either. She was discussing her upcoming three day weekend, which is her first significant time off since taking her son to Orlando, Florida. She kept raving about "smoked turkey legs" and when the driver mentioned that they aren't indigenous to Orlando, as there was a smoked turkey legs vendor at the Springfield State Fair, she giggled and said "He must have been from Orlando, Florida!" (this is all with a bit of an accent, mind you. Adorable).

Anyway, I tuned out after a while until the names Pacman and Mayweather started rattling about. This dame was a boxing fan (at least a casual one) as was the driver. Interesting. They both lamented the dissolution of the mega-fight, and the woman (who, as it became increasingly apparent, is a pinoy-American) stated that she is worried about Manny and thinks he should retire as he has a net worth of $70 million and should not push his so-far-so-good luck of not getting badly hurt (she kept harping about him having a bandage on his ear and wringing her hands nervously). She said that the (PI) public was ready to embrace him as a politician and showbusiness figure. As we arrived at our destination the driver, showing a good deal of knowledge for a blue-collar guy, pointed out that politics could be just as dangerous citing the recent kidnappings and assassinations. She just giggled and said "Well, yes..."

Anyway, that was interesting to me when it happened...but seems less so now that it's written. Maybe you had to be there.

The impetus for making this into a thread is: do Pacquiao's fans, and specifically his countrymen, think he should compete as long as he's physically able to compete (basically until he ages overnight and/or his body breaks down and he gets beaten up) continuing to take risks for pride against dangerous foes like Clottey and perhaps eventually the Mosley-Berto winner; or is there a silent majority like this woman who always tune in and support him but secretly wish he'd call it quits and count his money in peace?

 

She had purple glitter on her eyelids, is that common in the Philippines?

 

Right, but you don't think he's pushing the envelope by challenging ever bigger and/or stronger men when he has absolutely 0.00000 left to prove? Everything above super featherweight for him is gravy - he could have retired a HOF shoe-in after the Morales rubbermatch.

He's on a nice run and obviously Freddie is always looking out for him and keeping him in good shape and out of bad habits, but he could get himself hurt. Needlessly.

Personally, while he's more skilled in p4p terms, it wouldn't be utterly shocking to me if Manny got KTFO by Clottey. Marquez buzzed him a little and Clottey sure as hell hits harder than JMM, and will land a bit better than any of his recent opponents except maybe Cotto.