Should Pacquiao retire?

[Guest]

one last fight vs Malinaggi then hang em up

I too want to see Paulie's azz kicked.

He just gets mad becuz Pac beat up his father, Cotto, whom he worships.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

I too want to see Paulie's azz kicked.

He just gets mad becuz Pac beat up his father, Cotto, whom he worships.

and Hatton who also kicked his ass

[Chrismart]

Not just yet IMO. It would be criminal for a fighter as good as him to go out on a loss.

He's not got old over night just because he lost to Mayweather..it's just a case of him losing to the best fighter around.
He's one of the best around himself, and still has it in him to beat most of the WW's around right now.

He will probably have to think about it soon though. He's no spring chicken, and he is a 65 fight veteran with over 400 rounds in the bank. If he's going to carry niggling injuries, and has stuff like faith and politics taking big parts of his life..then maybe it will be a case of 'sooner rather than later'.

His opponent pool may be another factor. If he's going to fight 'in house'..he won't face Bradley or JMM again. So Ruslan aside, not many other names come to mind.

That said, ability wise. He's still quality, and has got some more good wins in him.

[FeFist]

He should call it quits, same with Mayweather to be honest. I think they should both have a farewell bout to end their career on a lighter note.

They're both strips ahead of the rest of the people in their division but their decline is becoming more and more noticeable. Floyd is no longer as sharp as he used to be; his boxing IQ covers that up. Pacquiao body can no longer sustain his style (for one reason or another).

I don't believe for a moment that Pacquiao's shoulder hindered him in the ring but I do believe he is fighting with niggling injuries and I don't believe that will change because he is still trying to fight the same way. Youth or science would have staved off the wear and tear of fighting at such a high intensity; however now that he has aged and or doing random drug testing the consequences of his style will crop up.

[Doctor_Tenma]

No but I hope he no longer faces Algieri level opponents because he's good enough to beat most of the other top welters

[Mitchell Kane]

I too want to see Paulie's azz kicked.

He just gets mad becuz Pac beat up his father, Cotto, whom he worships.

Malignaggi is such low hanging fruit, though.

[-DSG-]

No but I hope he no longer faces Algieri level opponents because he's good enough to beat most of the other top welters

He is too gun shy imo I like Matthysse,Crawford,Brook,Thurman,and Khan all to beat him.

[12TRIBEsRiSe]

after these excuses and lack of respect i never want to see this lying pathetic ****** thug fight anymore

[NEETzsche]

He is too gun shy imo I like Matthysse,Crawford,Brook,Thurman,and Khan all to beat him.

he recently outclassed bradley who is the equal of those guys

mayweather made him gunshy. most people can't do that

[DD09]

Yeah but Roach has continuously said that he himself does not see Pacquiao having that killer instinct anymore. Mayweather only made him look ordinary because Pacquiao allowed him to. The bottom line is I don't think he is willing to take the punishment or risks he once used to, which is why I am saying at this point he should just retire. He looked like Mosley did against Mayweather, just wanted to do more but couldn't. In Shane's case it was age, in Pacquiao's case I think it was fear of getting KOd again. Leading up to the fight both Oscar and Shane emphasized on the fact that what affected them was age, they just could no longer do what they once could. They wanted to but they couldn't. I think the same is happening with Pacquiao except for him its a fear of being knocked out cold again. Remember he is typically the smaller fighter going up against bigger guys who if catch him right will KO him.