KAHIT sino itapat, hindi aatrasan ni eight-division titlist Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao.
Kasunod ng impresibong duwelo nito kay World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight ruler Mario Barrios noong Hulyo sa Las Vegas na nauwi sa majority draw, mabentang-mabenta pa rin si Pacquiao sa mga tigasing boksingero ng mundo.
Isa na rito ang kareretiro pa lamang noong Hulyo na si three-division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko ng Ukraine.
Ayon mismo sa 46-anyos na si Pacman, aprub sa kanya ang sapakan kay Lomachencko kapag naplantsa ito.
“Lomachenko possible. There is a negotiation. It’s hard to say. Negotiations are ongoing,” sey ni Pacquiao sa sidelights ng kanyang pagdalo sa meeting ng International Boxing Association (dating AIBA) kamakailan kung saan naluklok ang ‘Pambansang Kamao’ bilang bise presidente ng grupo.
Bago ang laban kay Barrios, huling sumabak sa professional fight si Manny noong 2021 laban kay Yordenis Ugas ng Cuba kung saan ay nabigo ang Pinoy na agawin ang World Boxing Association (WBA) 147-pound belt ng kalaban nang matalo via unanimous decision.
Pero sa sapakan kay Barrios, marami ang nagsasabing si Pacquiao ang dapat na nagwagi kaya naman patuloy pa rin ito sa kanyang professional career.
“Manny Pacquiao has lifted the lid on a potential clash with Vasiliy Lomachenko.
The 46-year-old ended a four-year layoff as he returned to a professional ring this past July, entering into an immediate world title shot against WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios,” ayon sa artikulong lumabas sa boxingonline.net.
“Lomachenko has emerged as a possible opponent for ‘PacMan’, even though the Ukrainian has typically campaigned at a much lower weight class. After a glittering career which saw him claim world championship glory in three divisions, Lomachenko, 37, relinquished his IBF lightweight title and announced his retirement last June. But now, it seems that a swift U-turn for the two-time Olympic gold medallist is by no means out of the question, as Pacquiao has revealed to IBA Boxing that their teams are in talks for a potential showdown.” (Ferdz Delos Santos)