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Pacquiao warned about fighting Canelo, Golovkin
Pacquiao warned about fighting Canelo, Golovkin
ABS-CBN News
Published Nov 10, 2016 03:37 PM PHT
Beloved Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. warned reigning WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao not to consider a bout against either Saul "Canelo" Alvarez or Gennady Golovkin, both of whom are significantly bigger than the Filipino star.
Beloved Mexican boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. warned reigning WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao not to consider a bout against either Saul "Canelo" Alvarez or Gennady Golovkin, both of whom are significantly bigger than the Filipino star.
Pacquiao is just coming off a unanimous decision win over Jessie Vargas over the weekend, in what was his comeback bout from a very brief retirement. The "Pacman" only weighed in at 144.8 pounds for that fight, while the welterweight limit is at 147 pounds.
Pacquiao is just coming off a unanimous decision win over Jessie Vargas over the weekend, in what was his comeback bout from a very brief retirement. The "Pacman" only weighed in at 144.8 pounds for that fight, while the welterweight limit is at 147 pounds.
Almost immediately after the fight, Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, said they are open to a showdown against Alvarez, for as long as the Mexican star sticks to a rehydration clause that will limit how much he weighs on fight night.
Almost immediately after the fight, Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, said they are open to a showdown against Alvarez, for as long as the Mexican star sticks to a rehydration clause that will limit how much he weighs on fight night.
"I think Manny can outbox him," Roach said of Alvarez, who competes at the light-middleweight (154 pounds) and middleweight (160 pounds) divisions. "You just have to put a cap on what he can weigh after the weigh-in."
"I think Manny can outbox him," Roach said of Alvarez, who competes at the light-middleweight (154 pounds) and middleweight (160 pounds) divisions. "You just have to put a cap on what he can weigh after the weigh-in."
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For Chavez, however, the very notion of a Pacquiao-Alvarez, or even a Pacquiao-Golovkin bout, is difficult to comprehend, considering the size disadvantage that the Filipino icon will face.
For Chavez, however, the very notion of a Pacquiao-Alvarez, or even a Pacquiao-Golovkin bout, is difficult to comprehend, considering the size disadvantage that the Filipino icon will face.
"I said that the most that Manny could make was 145 pounds (for the Vargas fight). He couldn't even make 145 pounds," he pointed out in a Boxing Scene article.
"I said that the most that Manny could make was 145 pounds (for the Vargas fight). He couldn't even make 145 pounds," he pointed out in a Boxing Scene article.
"And they want to put him in with Canelo, with Golovkin?" he said. "They want to get him killed."
"And they want to put him in with Canelo, with Golovkin?" he said. "They want to get him killed."
Pacquiao has built a career out of beating fighters bigger than him, starting with his star-making demolition of Oscar De La Hoya and capped by his brutal beating of Antonio Margarito in 2010, when he won the light-middleweight title.
Pacquiao has built a career out of beating fighters bigger than him, starting with his star-making demolition of Oscar De La Hoya and capped by his brutal beating of Antonio Margarito in 2010, when he won the light-middleweight title.
Since then, however, Pacquiao has fought at welterweight, though the boxer has repeatedly said he can go down to as low as lightweight (135 pounds), and is most comfortable at light-welterweight (140 pounds).
Since then, however, Pacquiao has fought at welterweight, though the boxer has repeatedly said he can go down to as low as lightweight (135 pounds), and is most comfortable at light-welterweight (140 pounds).
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Pacquiao has also admitted that fighting Alvarez, even at just 154 pounds, may be too much for him to handle.
Pacquiao has also admitted that fighting Alvarez, even at just 154 pounds, may be too much for him to handle.
"The 154-pound division looks like something that is too big for me," said Pacquiao, as quoted by Boxing Scene.
"The 154-pound division looks like something that is too big for me," said Pacquiao, as quoted by Boxing Scene.
For Chavez, the best move for the 38-year-old Pacquiao is to hang up his gloves for good.
For Chavez, the best move for the 38-year-old Pacquiao is to hang up his gloves for good.
"I think he should already say goodbye to boxing," he said. "That's the truth."
"I think he should already say goodbye to boxing," he said. "That's the truth."
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