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Manny Pacquiao said he’s been hearing people telling him to retire. He himself said he’ll soon be retiring.
When that will be is not clear. What is clear, he said Friday is that no one – not Freddie Roach, Bob Arum or his mother Dionisia – will make the decision for him.
“Ako rin ang mag-dedecide (kung kailan ako magre-retire),” said Pacquiao, who announced upon his arrival last week that he is now giving retirement much thought.
Boxing since the age of 12, Pacquiao said he will not allow himself to retire with his faculties all messed up.
“Hihintayin pa ba natin na mayroon akong maramdaman at saka mag-desisyon na magretiro?” asked Pacquiao, who cemented his claim as boxing’s No. 1 with a lopsided win over Joshua Clottey last March 13 before 51,000 fans at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
Still, Pacquiao, who is the only boxer to win seven world titles in seven divisions, said the non-stop pleading of his mother Dionisia would weigh heavily on his decision as well as his choice to enter the world of politics.
Pacquiao is running for congressman in Sarangani province and ringsiders believe this is a sign that the one-time construction worker is nearing retirement.
But with Floyd Mayweather still on the horizon and heavily favored to win against Shane Mosley on May 1, Pacquiao feels that he still has some unfinished business in the ring.
Many expect that the winner of the May 1 slugfest will likely face Pacquiao in a megabuck matchup within the year.
After that, win or lose, many believe Pacquiao will end his storied career.
“I will retire at the right time,” he said, implying that he will call it quits while he is still on top of his game.
When that will be is not clear. What is clear, he said Friday is that no one – not Freddie Roach, Bob Arum or his mother Dionisia – will make the decision for him.
“Ako rin ang mag-dedecide (kung kailan ako magre-retire),” said Pacquiao, who announced upon his arrival last week that he is now giving retirement much thought.
Boxing since the age of 12, Pacquiao said he will not allow himself to retire with his faculties all messed up.
“Hihintayin pa ba natin na mayroon akong maramdaman at saka mag-desisyon na magretiro?” asked Pacquiao, who cemented his claim as boxing’s No. 1 with a lopsided win over Joshua Clottey last March 13 before 51,000 fans at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
Still, Pacquiao, who is the only boxer to win seven world titles in seven divisions, said the non-stop pleading of his mother Dionisia would weigh heavily on his decision as well as his choice to enter the world of politics.
Pacquiao is running for congressman in Sarangani province and ringsiders believe this is a sign that the one-time construction worker is nearing retirement.
But with Floyd Mayweather still on the horizon and heavily favored to win against Shane Mosley on May 1, Pacquiao feels that he still has some unfinished business in the ring.
Many expect that the winner of the May 1 slugfest will likely face Pacquiao in a megabuck matchup within the year.
After that, win or lose, many believe Pacquiao will end his storied career.
“I will retire at the right time,” he said, implying that he will call it quits while he is still on top of his game.
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