Manny Pacquiao’s next fight is said to be his last, but one person who does not believe the Filipino legend is ready to retire yet is his trainer.
Freddie Roach said on Wednesday that he does not think Pac-Man will be done fighting after his next bout.
Freddie Roach said today he doesn't think Pacquiao's next fight will be his last.
— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) November 4, 2015
The LA Times’ Lance Pugmire also says Roach thinks Pacquiao will fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. again because there is so much money for both of them to gain.
"If Manny fights a good fighter, looks good, has no shoulder injury, I think @FloydMayweather and him will go one more time. Too much money.
— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) November 4, 2015
"They're not going to let that go, I feel," Roach said.
— Lance Pugmire (@latimespugmire) November 4, 2015
Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum has insisted that Pac-Man is done after his next fight, which is likely to be in April. Pacquiao is running for a senate seat in the Philippines and going full-force on a career in politics.
Roach’s comments seem surprising on the surface, but with a deeper look, they should not catch us too off-guard. Pacquiao recently said he was in talks with Mayweather about a rematch. Mayweather, 38, says he is retired, but he has bluffed on that news before only to return to the ring. Could the two actually fight one more time in a rematch? If they each stand to gain nine figures or so from the fight, maybe that would be enough to get them back in the ring again.
