By Edward Chaykovsky
Rumors continue to circulate regarding a potential ring return for eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao for a tentative date of October 15th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
One of the frontrunners being mentioned to face Pacquiao is former four division world champion Adrien Broner.
Pacquiao announced his retirement back in April after winning a twelve round unanimous decision over Timothy Bradley in their trilogy fight. He was motivated to expand his political horizons back home in the Philippines, and secured a senatorial seat in May. But now Pacquiao is reportedly getting the anticipated itch to come back.
Former IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter is familiar with both fighters. He often sparred with Pacquiao in multiple training camps, and he won a twelve round decision over Broner last June.
When breaking down the fight, Porter predicts Pacquiao will have too much skill for Broner to overcome in the contest. He expects Pacquiao to put on a dominant performance.
"I think Manny Pacquiao wins that fight, I think he’s got too much for Adrien Broner. I think over the course of twelve rounds Manny would catch up to him and win that fight decisively," Porter told On The Ropes Boxing Radio.
"I didn’t think Manny would return at all. I had a small conversation with him and he said that he felt that it was it. The name that I saw was Adrien Broner, so we’ll see if that fight happens. Whatever the case may be, maybe he feels that he can give it another go and I think we were never convinced that Mayweather was all the way gone yet. Those guys are still the kings of the weight class but the kings don’t fight, the young guys are the ones that go out and put on the shows and do the hard work."