“If he gets Mayweather, do that fight
and retire. If he doesn’t get Mayweather he should retire. It’s not worth it
for him to continue boxing.” – Arum
Pinayuhan ni
Top Rank Promotions Chief Bob Arum ang Filipino eight-division world champion
Manny Pacquiao na mag-retiro na lamang kung hindi matutuloy ang rematch nito sa
undefeated American fighter Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Sa maraming
taon na nakasama at pag-promote sa mga laban ni Pacquaio, aminado ito na hindi
magagawaran ang kapasidad ni Pacquiao pagdating sa boksing.
Ngunit,
aniya’y, malapit nang mag-41 anyos si Pacquaio at hindi ito makakabuti sa kalusugan
ng senador.
“Pacquiao, I promoted him for many,
many years. He’s an exceptionally good human being, really a fine guy,
extraordinarily charitable and a delight,” wika ni Arum.
“But he’s (almost) 41-years-old. And
if you’re 41 you can’t take punishment. You can’t take blows like he did in the
Thurman fight. Sure, he won that fight – but he took a lot of punishment. That
punishment is going to have a serious effect on how he lives the rest of is
life,” ani Arum.
Gayunpaman,
wala pang pinal na desisyon ang Team Pacquiao kung sino ang sunod na makakalaban
ni ‘Pacman’.
Source: Philstar Ngayon
