Comments Thread For: Pacquiao: I Understand Arum, But Others Have Fought at This Age

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

On July 20, the 40-year-old Filipino icon, Manny Pacquiao will climb into the ring for the 71st time when he faces Keith Thurman at Las Vegas' MGM Grand, aiming to capture the undefeated American's World Boxing Association "super" welterweight crown.
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[Straightener]

Already a legend of the sport .... he’s got nothing to prove

Don’t want to see pac getting whooped for money like jones but I cant see Thurman trying to put it on Pac-Man.

Thurman it’s gonna stick and move for a 12 round snoozer . Will be routing for pac though

[elfag]

George Foreman was the exception, not the rule. Yes old Foreman was both successful financially and in the ring all while leaving with his wits intact.... but most dont. Look at James Toney, Roy Jones, Evander Holyfield, all of them with slurred speech from fighting on too late. A lot of others just fizzle out, like Mayorga losing to some guy in his pro debut a few weeks ago.


I hope Pac isnt doing all this because he thinks he can get a Floyd rematch. I dont see floyd at 42 years old fighting anybody but MMA fighters for easy money. He hasnt fought a true boxer in 4 years and his own uncle has terrible dementia from boxing.



Even Hopkins went a few fights too many, he was left having to pull every trick in the book, including crying about imagined fouls to the ref, just to survive. Pacquaio could retire on a high note right now after his thrashing of Broner but we all know hes likely going to keep going until some nobody knocks him out.

[Buggy bear]

Boxing is a sport where they always think thier is one fight left in them , sadly time and age wait for no one , Zab Judah was the latest one to find that out unfortunately.. also why are thier no 40 yr old Olympic champions in physical sport .. ? Age and time perhaps ?

[CaptainWalrus]

He might do a Bhop?

[champion4ever]

Bob shouldn't worry too much because this isn't prime Thurman we are talking about. We are talking about the diminished version of One Time; Who is no longer at his physical peak, on the decline and a shell of his former self.

[radiotracer]

Bob shouldn't worry too much because this isn't prime Thurman we are talking about. We are talking about the diminished version of One Time; Who is no longer at his physical peak, on the decline and a shell of his former self.

It doesn’t matter who he’s fighting. The years of head blows during sparring and fighting will take it’s toll. Ali didn’t get brain damage from just one fight. It took years of punishment and sometimes those symptoms of brain damage doesn’t emerge till years later. God has plans for Pacquiao I just hope there’s a nice exit plan.

[RuleOfTheSpear]

Because every recent opponent he has always backpedals and runs away faster than on a bicycle.

Can't blame the guy when recent welterweights are a bunch of wuss that won't even fight each other.

[Straightener]

As long as pac stays away from Spence I think he can mix it for a couple of years

Spence is a bruiser ...

[Pinoy4ever]

I hope he retires after this fight.