曼尼·帕奎奥开始训练，推特称:“重大新闻即将到来”
曼尼·帕奎奥显然准备重返拳台。
这位未来的名人堂成员周二在推特上写道:“训练营已经开始。我已经准备好重返拳台，为我在拳击运动中留下更多的遗产。大新闻马上就要来了。”
这是什么意思呢?我们只能推测。
如果他现在开始扎营，那可能意味着他会在4月左右参加比赛。这是基于常识的，而常识在拳击中并不总是占上风。
他会面对谁呢?
我们知道帕奎奥和轻量级选手瑞安·加西亚的代表已经就一场被批准的比赛或一场展览进行了谈判。加西亚似乎是最有可能的人选。
训练营已经开始。我已经准备好重返拳台，为我在拳击运动中留下更多的遗产。大新闻马上就要来了。@ParadigmSports @AudieAttar
-曼尼·帕奎奥(@ mannypacquao) 2021年2月9日
帕奎奥说，他想“为我的传奇锦上添花”。“一场展览能增添他的遗产吗?”可能不会。也许这意味着我们可以期待一场被认可的回合，尽管我们不能确定帕奎奥的意思。
加西亚是一个有吸引力的对手，因为他在社交媒体上拥有大量粉丝;这场战斗将是巨大的。他们可能会在147磅以下的捕获重量下战斗。
不管怎样，加西亚的教练艾迪·雷诺索(Eddy Reynoso)在推特上说，他更喜欢他的拳手面对同为轻量级选手的杰文塔·戴维斯，而不是帕奎奥。
这位43岁的菲律宾偶像一直在与综合格斗明星康纳·麦格雷戈谈判。然而，在麦格雷戈在一场综合格斗中被击倒后，这种可能性就不大了。
帕奎奥在去年初曾与米奇·加西亚(Mikey Garcia)进行过谈判，后者和帕奎奥一样，也是一个小的次中量级选手，但那场战斗被冠状病毒大流行所取代。
当然，在他所在的部门里和周围还有很多其他的顶级球员，因为帕奎奥的高薪和曝光率，他们都很想加盟帕奎奥。
帕奎奥上次比赛是在2019年7月，当时他击败基思·瑟曼(Keith Thurman)赢得了WBA次中量级冠军。上周，制裁机构剥夺了他的腰带，并将他提升为“休息冠军”，因为他不活动。
Manny Pacquiao has begun training, tweets: 'Big news coming soon'
Well, Manny Pacquiao evidently is set to the return to the ring.
The future Hall of Famer tweeted Tuesday: “Training camp has begun. I’m ready to get back in the ring and to further add to my legacy in the sport of boxing. Big news coming soon.”
So what does that mean? We can only speculate.
If he’s starting camp now, that probably means he’ll fight in April or thereabouts. That’s based on common sense, which doesn’t always prevail in boxing.
Who might he face?
We know that representatives for Pacquiao and lightweight contender Ryan Garcia have been in talks for a sanctioned fight or an exhibition. Garcia seems to be the most likely choice.
Training camp has begun. I’m ready to get back in the ring and to further add to my legacy in the sport of boxing. Big news coming soon. @ParadigmSports @AudieAttar
— Manny Pacquiao (@MannyPacquiao) February 9, 2021
Pacquiao said he wants to “add to my legacy.” Could an exhibition add to his legacy? Probably not. Maybe that means we can expect a sanctioned bout, although we can’t be sure what Pacquiao meant.
Garcia is an attractive opponent because of his massive social media following; the fight would be huge. They would probably fight at a catch weight below the 147-pound limit.
For what it’s worth, Garcia’s trainer, Eddy Reynoso, tweeted that he’d prefer his fighter face fellow lightweight Gervonta Davis rather than Pacquiao.
The 43-year-old Filipino icon had been negotiating to meet MMA star Conor McGregor. However, that possibility is less likely after McGregor was knocked out in an MMA fight.
Pacquiao had been in talks early last year to face Mikey Garcia, who, like Pacquiao, is a small welterweight, but that fight gave way to the coronavirus pandemic.
And, of course, there are many other top names in and around his division who would love a shot at Pacquiao because of the money and exposure involved.
Pacquiao last fought in July 2019, when he outpointed Keith Thurman to win the WBA welterweight title. The sanctioning body last week stripped him of his belt and elevated him to “champion in recess” because of his inactivity. |
