Residing legend and all-time nice Manny Pacquiao might break his record-setting achievement, which he cemented his greatness with 5 years in the past. On today in 2019, a 40-year-old “Pac-Man” took each Keith Thurman’s WBA welterweight title and his unbeaten report.
The battle came about in Las Vegas, and Pacquiao, turning again the clock whereas on the similar time sticking it to Thurman and Father Time, scored a well-deserved 12-round break up determination victory.
Pacquiao dropped Thurman within the opening session, this with a proper to the pinnacle, whereas the southpaw dynamo doubled “One Time” over with a nasty left-hand physique shot in spherical ten. Pacquiao made boxing historical past with the win, turning into the oldest welterweight champion ever. Now, nevertheless, Pacquiao is in peril of breaking his report! You’ve heard the discuss of Pacquiao, now aged 45 and never having received a battle because the overcome Thurman, coming again to face present 147-pound titlist Mario Barrios.
The battle is claimed to be shut, and Manny, if he fights Barrios and defeats him, will rubber-stamp his greatness. Pacquiao, the one man to have been a legit world champion throughout a staggering 4 a long time, might find yourself combating Barrios later this yr. And fairly a number of specialists and followers suppose Pacquiao might pull it off and get the win. Superb.
However then we’re used to Pacquiao being distinctive within the ring. Nonetheless, the final time we noticed the Pac-Man magic was that night time at The MGM Grand in Las Vegas half a decade in the past. Pacquiao, who improved to 62-7-2(39) with the win over Thurman, fought simply as soon as extra, with the Filipino icon dropping a call towards the all-wrong for him, Yordenis Ugas. Now, lower than 5 months shy of his forty sixth birthday, Pacquiao is supposedly near making an attempt to bag one final win, one final title.
Having saved himself in form and his arms nonetheless able to transferring in a blur, perhaps Pacquiao can grow to be champion once more at age 45. There have been doubters going into the Thurman battle, and Manny silenced them. No fighter can go on perpetually, however with a win this yr, Pacquiao will come fairly shut to creating us suppose otherwise.
It’s fairly one thing to suppose that Pacquiao is the one man to have ever crushed Thurman. Thurman fought simply as soon as extra himself after the loss to Pac-Man—Thurman beating Barrios, Manny’s attainable subsequent dance associate, in February of 2022.
