pac says god tells him to retire

[The Big Dunn]

http://mobile.badlefthook.com/2012/3...re-boxing-news


Manny Pacquiao says that God has told him to retire from boxing in a radio interview in the Philippines. (Well, Pacquiao said it in the radio interview - God did not get on the radio and tell Manny to retire.) He's also promising a "major announcement on a religious note later this month," according to the Inquirer:

"I will not stay long in boxing because He said: ‘You have done enough. You have made yourself famous but this is harmful.' ... Pacquiao, 33, said he had the dream earlier this year but declined to reveal how many more fights he would contest before stepping down.

Kevin Iole at Yahoo! Sports talked to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum about the subject, and Arum basically said he has no idea if Pacquiao is seriously considering retirement or not.

All of this religious talk from Pacquiao this year has, whether coincidental or not, come alongside accusations of housing a fugitive and criminal tax charges filed against him in the Philippines.

But it seems like just before every Pacquiao fight, this talk of exactly how many fights he has left starts up, and it's always "not many," anywhere from two to four usually. To date, there's been no serious declarations from Manny (and I don't think this one is all that serious either, God dream or not), and he hasn't "retired" three (or however many) times the way Floyd Mayweather has done in the last few years, either. He fights pretty much the consistent schedule every year: One in the spring, one in the fall, and on to the next two.

We'll see. Pacquiao faces Timothy Bradley on June 9 in Las Vegas.

I found it ironic that manny told the world god said he wanted him to retire right after sergio martinez offered to fight floyd at 150 and floyd could have 80% of the money.

[Bermuda]

i guess we'll see how much pac has left when he fights bradley....

[DeadLikeMe]

Pac is gonna fight into his 40s...it will be sad to see yet another ATG champ go out with a whimper like we see Evander and Roy doing now. I don't care if you're a premature ejaculation Floydiot or Pacfart, it sucks to see great fighters keep on far past it. Manny's spending is so out of this world that it seems entirely feasible to see him fighting many years after he should've hung em up.

[The Big Dunn]

Pac is gonna fight into his 40s...it will be sad to see yet another ATG champ go out with a whimper like we see Evander and Roy doing now. I don't care if you're a premature ejaculation Floydiot or Pacfart, it sucks to see great fighters keep on far past it. Manny's spending is so out of this world that it seems entirely feasible to see him fighting many years after he should've hung em up.

I don't think so. I think he cashes out after the floyd fight. AT worst he'll make about $45 mil (if he leaves TR). I don't think he'll need to fight after that.

[zab191]

Retirement is Pacs get out jail card for not fighting Floyd. Pac is a ducking Floyd and using God as an excuse.

[SpeedKillz]

lol! manny is all over the place now, poor guy. he is likely regretting not taking that $40 mill, he is now not sure if he can get past bradley, and he is not sure if he can fight fighters that are actually in peak condition, so it's time to go bye bye, but he cant just hang em up and let down an entire nation, so he is bringin god into the mix, knowing his minions will support their gods decision. pretty smart on mannys part. stay safe and stay popular manny, we can move on without you anyways...