Should Pacquiao retire?

[-DSG-]

No don't retire in a loss, fight Matthysse at the end of the year then Crawford in summer 2016 then retire. That will cement his legacy as the second best fighter of the era

He could lose to both of those guys.

[NEETzsche]

the more i think about it, the more i think provodnikov will be the sacrificial lamb given to pacquiao for his comeback fight. bob has shown in the past that he's not shy about matching pacquiao with a top rank fighter coming off a loss. poor provo is going to take a hell of a beating. and the co-main event will be lomachenko-walters. in macau.

[Larry the boss]

No he just has to stay on his level

[Guest]

Pacquiao likely beats most guys too, he probably beats Matthysse next up but other than money what's the point in going on? they're both past prime, they've both achieved pretty much all they're going to achieve and neither seems that hungry any more. They should just call it a day.

I agree. The problem is the most likely scenario will be, he might retire, then when he starts spending too much money he makes an ill-advised comeback ala tito trinidad,( insert tons of former greats here,) and loses badly.

I have heard it said from many fighters, it's not even the money, it's the cheers from the crowd that they miss.

[HughJass]

Voted yes.

[Mitchell Kane]

Aging fighters going down in weight is a recipe for disaster.

it never seems to work well and is worse the older you get.

I don't think he fights at 140, but he may fight someone from 140.

Crawford at a catch-weight after a comeback fight.

[sicko]

I think he is likely done fighting in America, I think he will go back to fighting in China so he won't have to get in Tax Troubles again. But as far as being a PPV Draw, the buzz is DEAD in America he will no longer do Big PPV Numbers His Numbers will be more like the Algeiri Numbers was for their fight

Will Arum is done with him...He Will Cash Him Out To Crawford!

[Hype job]

This is like ten years ago when another fighter of the decade first got ktfo then got outboxed. Manny is in same position as roy was after third tarver fight. He has aged and is gun shy.. He should make better decision then roy and retire in time.

They know this is true but will pretend it shows the fight would have been no different at any stage.

[pnksntdead]

Nothing else will do anything for his legacy so any future fights will just be for $. Judging by how much he spends, he will probably have to keep fighting for a while.

[Joe Beamish]

I'd like to see Pacquaio fight against anyone 147 and below besides Mayweather and Marquez.

I knew he'd lose to Mayweather in exactly the way he did, so I'm not harboring any disappointment. This was easy to predict. (cha-ching!)

Pac is still a great fighter.