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Pacquiao must decide – retire or train seriously


As the nation continues to ponder over what went possibly wrong in Manny Pacquiao’s fourth fight with archrival Juan Manuel Marquez, there is no denying that the Mexican deserves credit for working hard for the win and devoted at least four months of training for the fight.

Two things were very obvious prior to the fight—Marquez trained like a man possessed, while Pacquiao stepped up his training only a few weeks before the fight. It was like a student cramming for a major examination.

Marquez even employed “new school” strength training techniques that the Pacquiao camp discounted when it came to increasing the punching power of the Mexican. When fight night came, it was obvious that Marquez finally had the power to send the Filipino to dreamland (unlike in the past fights).

Nonetheless, Pacquiao still gave his best and even landed more punches (92 versus the 56 of Marquez) prior to eating the death punch of the Mexican.........


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Sadly, Pac did not give enough respect to Juan before the 4th fight.
2 weeks late at the Wild Card. And that clumsy attack at the end of the 6th round.

Pac does way too many things. He should quit being a congressman b/c he's not even doing that job anymore.
He just likes the status it brings I think.

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Those who know binary code and those who don't.

Well, better do politics full-time as he can be in it for a much longer time.

His career as a boxer is already wrapping up.

Sadly, he was going to fight in April for campaign money.
How twisted is that?

JMM-Pac V could be the BIGGEST FIGHT OF ALL TIME.
We're talking probably $30M-$40M each here.
These two have put a beating on each other too much already .
Juan might be spent already after 1 year with Heredia.
Pac might be spent now, period.

But, I suspect they'll fight again.
How many times does Pac get a shot at putting Juan out for good ?
The fifth one, even if he wins, might not be all that big in the glory department as Juan would be 40 then.

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Those who know binary code and those who don't.

Another problem is, if he loses again, he might not win and just waste his funds for campaign.

That mentality exist here.

Plus, there is a danger of losing his faculties or life with another war.

catholic ka muna manny pra may miracle ulit

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How many Mexicans will it take to knock-out Manny Pacquiao? Answer - Juan (One)
How many Mexicans were knocked out by Manny Pacquiao? Answer - Manny (Many)

This might sound like putting him down but I wish he will lost his political ambitions including his wife's and brother's. That way, he can concentrate with boxing, else he should quit boxing.

Manny is a power hungry, he wants to be a successful actor, actor politician, singer, basketball player and a preacher. He needs boxing to sustain all of his dreams.

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He needs to prioritize boxing first, politics, acting and all his other ventures will always be there, he only has a few more fights left in him before he retires

As Mayweather said, you have to be seriously dedicated to the sport. Marquez was on a mission. He trained like a man possessed. Manny traveled around with a massive entourage, as if he were invincible. It was fitting that Mitt Romney went to his room before the fight. Romney also surrounded himself with people who constantly praised his worthiness and swore to him that there was no way he could lose.

Manny loves the limelight! He loves the fact that he is worship by all kinds of people. His ego swelled so big he thought he was invincible. He used to schedule concerts after his fights. He acts, sings, gets into politics...etc.
Distractions everywhere !!! Sure he's on for a fifth fight

Parang hindi ka yata nabalatuan dyan ha. Magkano ba talo natin bro? Sabihin mo lang.

pac should focus on boxing 1000% pac was reckless that counter right has been there since fight 1 pac become mindful and cautious on fight 2 and 3 that's why he won those fights and fight 4 he become reckless and kaboom plus heredia's magic potion made a diffrence...if there is fight 5 i don't know what's the game plan. stick and move ala mayweather and not be reckless and don't attack to much pac should have called the attack mode a bluff and let marquez come to him rather than he attack and get that counter right...

I honestly agree to this post. No excuse to the loss on this fight. Both fighters were evenly match in skills, determination, heart and experience. They know each others strengths and weaknesses, but only the focus and preparation in training and conditioning. Let's all admit it. Marquez is the S-M-A-R-T-E-R fighter not the the better. He hired an expert (strength and conditioning coach) though somewhat controversial to make it even in power. He knows that since Manny was being suspected of using PEDS, no one would require a strict testing and can get away with it easily.