Manny is home!
Pacquiao’s stunning second-round knockout that dethroned IBO light-welterweight champion Hatton cemented the Filipino’s image as the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter and increased his massive popularity at home.
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Ron08
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Ron08
The Ring King 2009
LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao is begging for some time to enjoy his latest victory, and should be ready to return to the ring by October, possibly against former pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.“It’s hard to think of my next fight,” said Pacquiao the day after he rewrote his personal history with a second-round victory over Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas.
“I will probably fight Mayweather, but I’m ready to fight whoever my promoter wants me to fight,” Pacquiao said.
The Filipino ring icon knocked out Hatton with a devastating left hook in the second round for his 10th straight victory and claimed the Briton’s International Boxing Organization (IBO) junior welterweight world crown, equaling a record of six weight titles.
“Maybe in October I can fight again. And I don’t have any idea whom to face next. It depends on the weight, although I think I can fight at 145 or 147 pounds.”
But not at 150 pounds, throwing cold water on a challenge hurled by undefeated light middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. who dared him to fight at 151 lbs.
“Malabo yang 150. Masyado nang mataas yan (Not at 150. It’s too heavy for me),” he said.
