- Manny Pacquiao opens his door for a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather
- Pacquiao announced in January that his upcoming match against American Timothy Bradley would be his last
- The boxing champ said he wants to concentrate on his career as a politician, as he is now running for a senatorial seat
- However, Pacquiao said he is loving the sport as much as ever and he could not rule out fighting again
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao opens his door for a possible rematch with Floyd Mayweather.
A report by AFP published by Inquirer on February 17 said that Pacquiao intends to retire after his next fight but also hinted that a comeback is possible.
The 37-year-old boxer announced in January that his upcoming match against American Timothy Bradley would be his last; saying he wants to concentrate on his career as a politician, as he is now running for a Senatorial seat.
However, Pacquiao said he is loving the sport as much as ever and he could not rule out fighting again.
“It’s hard to say right now,” Pacquiao said when asked about retirement.
“I made my decision already that after this fight I (will) retire. But I am not saying that, you know, boxing is closed to me. You never know,” he added.
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The comments were made by Pacquiao when asked if a chance to avenge his loss to Mayweather last year would make him change his mind about retirement.
An article by Mail Online published on February 17 said that Pacquiao intended to retire from boxing after fighting Bradley for the third time in Las Vegas on April 9, but also indicated he wasn’t sure his retirement would be permanent.
The boxing champ also insisted he remained as physically capable in the ring as a decade ago.
“I don’t feel different compared (with) when I was 27, 25. I am still the same because I discipline myself. Even if I don’t have a fight and I am not in training, I always exercise every day,” he said.
Pacquiao suffered a shoulder injury while training for the Mayweather bout. The injury was aggravated needing him to undergo surgery five days later. He said his shoulder had recovered and he is in “100 percent” condition to take on Bradley.
An article by Karl Malakunas for Manila Bulletin published on February 17 said that coach Freddie Roach, who supervises Pacquiao’s training, also said he suspected Pacquiao would be tempted back into the ring if he beats Bradley.
“I’ll go along with him right now because he is running for senator,” Roach said when asked if he believed Pacquiao genuinely intended to retire.
“But there’s always that side of me that sees Senator Pacquiao (fight again). Because he likes that, he loves stuff like that,” Roach added.
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