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“But I’m going to tell Manny to consider retirement and not go on too long. He has some serious thinking to do – he was lucky and he got away with it against Márquez.
“Manny did [win it], but he doesn’t have to keep taking these fights. The more he fights, the more it might take some of the gloss off his great legacy as the best fighter in the world.”
Khan believes the demands on Pacquiao from the worlds of politics and business may be taking their toll. “Look, he has so much on his plate, and on the strength of this performance, he wouldn’t beat Floyd Mayweather Jnr. For his sake, we have to be honest. He is my friend.”
Khan believes that another fight with Márquez would put Pacquiao in jeopardy. “It’s never going to be an easy fight for him because of this guy’s style.”
However, Alex Ariza, the strength and conditioning coach who works with both Roach-trained boxers, revealed yesterday that the 32-year-old Pacquiao, the only boxer in ¬history to win titles in eight weight divisions, told him that he wants a fourth bout with Márquez.
“Manny wants another fight with Márquez,” Ariza said. “He is very unhappy with his performance. We talked about it and the need to get back to basics, the things which made him great as a fighter.”
Khan was asked if he would now beat Pacquiao. “In our sparring lately, he’s not the one getting the better of it,” he said. Two weeks ago, The Daily Telegraph learnt that Pacquiao’s Filipino advisers had told him to stop sparring with Khan.
One of Khan’s 140lb rivals, Timothy Bradley, defended his WBO light-welterweight title on the undercard of Pacquiao’s fight, stopping 40-year-old Cuban Joel Casamayor after eight rounds.
“Grow some balls,” Khan had said to Bradley behind the stage after the weigh-in on Friday. “He said nothing back to me. He’s been avoiding me, and it’s time for us to fight.”
Bradley insisted he had been unable to take that fight this year because of contractual difficulties with his previous ¬promoter. Bradley is now with Bob Arum’s Top Rank organisation.
As for Pacquiao, a potential fight with Mayweather had been mooted before this victory. Khan revealed that the fight is likely to happen before he gets the chance to step into the ring with the American.
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“But I’m going to tell Manny to consider retirement and not go on too long. He has some serious thinking to do – he was lucky and he got away with it against Márquez.
“Manny did [win it], but he doesn’t have to keep taking these fights. The more he fights, the more it might take some of the gloss off his great legacy as the best fighter in the world.”
Khan believes the demands on Pacquiao from the worlds of politics and business may be taking their toll. “Look, he has so much on his plate, and on the strength of this performance, he wouldn’t beat Floyd Mayweather Jnr. For his sake, we have to be honest. He is my friend.”
Khan believes that another fight with Márquez would put Pacquiao in jeopardy. “It’s never going to be an easy fight for him because of this guy’s style.”
However, Alex Ariza, the strength and conditioning coach who works with both Roach-trained boxers, revealed yesterday that the 32-year-old Pacquiao, the only boxer in ¬history to win titles in eight weight divisions, told him that he wants a fourth bout with Márquez.
“Manny wants another fight with Márquez,” Ariza said. “He is very unhappy with his performance. We talked about it and the need to get back to basics, the things which made him great as a fighter.”
Khan was asked if he would now beat Pacquiao. “In our sparring lately, he’s not the one getting the better of it,” he said. Two weeks ago, The Daily Telegraph learnt that Pacquiao’s Filipino advisers had told him to stop sparring with Khan.
One of Khan’s 140lb rivals, Timothy Bradley, defended his WBO light-welterweight title on the undercard of Pacquiao’s fight, stopping 40-year-old Cuban Joel Casamayor after eight rounds.
“Grow some balls,” Khan had said to Bradley behind the stage after the weigh-in on Friday. “He said nothing back to me. He’s been avoiding me, and it’s time for us to fight.”
Bradley insisted he had been unable to take that fight this year because of contractual difficulties with his previous ¬promoter. Bradley is now with Bob Arum’s Top Rank organisation.
As for Pacquiao, a potential fight with Mayweather had been mooted before this victory. Khan revealed that the fight is likely to happen before he gets the chance to step into the ring with the American.
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