Errol Spence Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
Freddie Roach, the Hall of Fame trainer for Manny Pacquiao, is still offering sparring partners a fee of $1,000 if they are capable of knocking down the Filipino superstar.
While the stock market continues to soar, the value on betting that eight-division champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao will upset undefeated unified WBC/IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. is plummeting.
Freddie Roach, the longtime trainer of eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao, admits that his fighter's upcoming opponent was not his first choice. Pacquiao will challenge WBC, IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence on August 21 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Derrick James, trainer of WBC, IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence, is expecting a tough outing when his student faces Manny Pacquiao on August 21 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Errol Spence Jr. isn’t focused at all on his 11-year age advantage over Manny Pacquiao. Spence expects the same Pacquiao that defeated Keith Thurman two years earlier to step into the ring August 21 for their welterweight title fight. The unbeaten IBF/WBC 147-pound champion doesn’t think the longest layoff of Pacquiao’s celebrated career or the fact that the Filipino legend will turn 43 later this year will adversely affect his smaller, older opponent once their highly anticipated bout begins.
LOS ANGELES — The 42-year-old Manny Pacquiao was last in the ring in July 2019 in a fight against Keith Thurman, doing just enough to sneak by with a split decision win despite being outpunched 210 to 195, per CompuBox.
LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao’s rags to riches tale is one of boxing’s most remarkable stories. Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) is the sport’s only eight-division world champion. The 42-year-old Filipino legend reached such heights after surviving a youth on the streets of General Santos City in the Philippines.
Errol Spence insists that at least one more big welterweight fight in his future beyond the one that is next in line. The undefeated WBC/IBF champ is preparing for a superfight with legendary former eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39KOs), which takes place August 21 on Fox Sports Pay-Per-View from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Even with such an event looming overhead, Spence (27-0, 21KOs) has grown accustomed to still fielding questions as to whether a blockbuster showdown with Terence Crawford (37-0, 28KOs) will see the light of day.
Tuesday will mark the second anniversary of eight-division world champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao's dethroning of then undefeated WBA welterweight "super" champion Keith Thurman. Manny, at age 40, became the oldest man to win a welterweight title.
There are few if any independent rankings that don’t already recognize Errol Spence as the best welterweight in the world. The unbeaten WBC/IBF titlist from Desoto, Texas is also regarded as among the world’s best pound-for-pound fighters, including number three according to BoxingScene.com. There is an opportunity for Spence (27-0, 21KOs) to improve on or cement his position—depending upon the viewpoint—as he next faces legendary former eight-division champion Manny Pacquaio (62-7-2, 39KOs).