Pacquiao retiring next year, to run for public office.

[badboypeenoy]

"MANILA, Philippines -- Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao on Monday said he is retiring from the ring next year and will be running again for public office in the 2010 elections."

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According to the article, he's set to retire August, so there's one more fight after Hoya before he retires...My wild guess - Hatton if he lost to Dela Hoya and Mayweather if he wins, wishful thinking.

[JOM'S]

i think he mentioned two more fights after oscar...

hatton would most probably be one of them ...

[Check]

I don't understand this. Manny is about to blow up everywhere. Win or lose he's about to become maybe the biggest face in boxing after the DLH face. Why only fight one more time? I know that after DLH and hatton the man will rake in like 50 million plus the millions he has before but why not keep fighting? You are almost guarenteed if you face dlh and if he were to beat hatton like 600 ppv buys a ppv. Just keep fighting rack up the wins and leave no question about your greatness. I know boxing is dangerous and most do it just for money but come on, become the peoples champion and one of the best this era's seen.

[badboypeenoy]

I don't understand this. Manny is about to blow up everywhere. Win or lose he's about to become maybe the biggest face in boxing after the DLH face. Why only fight one more time? I know that after DLH and hatton the man will rake in like 50 million plus the millions he has before but why not keep fighting? You are almost guarenteed if you face dlh and if he were to beat hatton like 600 ppv buys a ppv. Just keep fighting rack up the wins and leave no question about your greatness. I know boxing is dangerous and most do it just for money but come on, become the peoples champion and one of the best this era's seen.

I guess he believes there's nothing left for him to prove.

[ELPacman]

Ya I already posted on this awhile ago. Basically, why should he keep fighting anymore? He's done it all already. He's given the crowd fights that almost every other fighter avoids to give. His style of fighting is the kind that I don't know how he has gone as long as he has with it. Anymore he gives is like a bonus to the people but you honestly gotta think more about when the hell is he gonna stop? I think most of his fans have seen everything they could possibly want out of him. There's not much more to prove except when will you get severly hurt? He should retire next year, and I don't think anyone will object to it. If anyman deserves to retire, it's Pacquiao.

[SkillspayBills]

He said he wants DLH, Hatton, and then to end his career with Floyd.