For Pacman, his toughest rivals in his career were: Barrera, Morales and Márquez
The hours of Manny Pacquiao as a professional boxer they are counted, as for sure, after Saturday he will have one or a maximum of 2 fights left, so it is time to start recapitulating something about the past, about his exciting career that has already guaranteed him a place in the Hall Fame, and this unparalleled serial that had before the Mexican Juan Manuel Márquez is insurmountable.
In exclusive chat with ESPN KNOWLEDGE, Pacquiao accepted that he was left with a thorn stuck in Juan Manuel, because he did not have the opportunity to take revenge for this horrible knockout that applied the ‘Dynamite’, but then he understood that this is how boxing ends up , the sport of their loves, where you can’t always end up celebrating.
“There wasn’t one more with Márquez,” the ‘Pacman’ said. “Jo I was begging my promoter to get me another one, I wanted another one, but he (Juan Manuel) withdrew “, Highlighted Manny, who had a balance of two wins, a draw and a defeat in four spectacular battles against Márquez, from 2004 to 2012.
“I don’t feel bad because I feel like this was a great experience in my career. That’s boxing, you can’t always keep winning, sometimes you lose. “, Added the ‘Pacman’, who this Saturday aims to establish for the fifth time as world welterweight champion at the age of 42 and with a view to continuing to perpetuate his name in the history of the best in boxing.
When asked about his three toughest rivals, without thinking he replied: “Morales, Barrera and Márquez”, Recalling those epic series that allowed him to consolidate to the liking of the fans. Against Érik Morales he lost the first and ended up winning two never. With Barrera he was successful on a couple of occasions and with Márquez he wrote a spectacular story that consecrated both.
Finally, faced with the possibility of continuing to make history, Manny ruled out pressure for this Saturday. “It makes me happy to be the inspiration for a lot of people, and I want people at the end of my career to remind me not only to be a champion in the ring but also a champion in the ring.
“What I’ve achieved in boxing goes beyond what I ever imagined. Fighting in eight different divisions, being champion in four decades, I am happy that in my life I was able to contribute to the history of boxing, ”said the legendary‘ Pacman ’.
This Saturday’s fight will be broadcast in Latin America via the signal of ESPN KNOWLEDGE, While on American soil will go for Fox Sports in pay-per-view mode.