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Manny Pacquiao returns to the challenge of Mario Barrios to the WBC welterweight title on July 19

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Manny Pacquiao confirmed today in social media that he is planning to retire from a pension to challenge Mario Barrios for his WBC welterweight title on July 19 at MGM Grand, Las Vegas. Pacquiao, 46, wants to become a world champion again.

The Pacquiao reaction obtained an immediate title shot after four years of inactivity, was huge. Fans do not like the idea that the Filipino star was inserted in 5th place by WBC and winning the title in its first fight since 2021.

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Fans suspect that he is coming back for money, seeing that older Shopworn fighters make absurd amounts of cake for their fights. Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are an example of this.

Barrios (29-2-1, 18 KO) is seen as A Master of paper At 147 by many fans. So Manny (62-8-2, 39 KO) chose the perfect belt handle to try to win the belt in his return. The aged promoter Pacquiao, Bob Arum, does not think that a good idea for him is a fight at his age, and is concerned about the possibility of being hurt.

The former opponent of Pacquiao, Tim Bradley, says that Mario Barrios could “end” him, sending him back to retirement. He does not think that manny will cope with much younger, competent 29-year-old Barrios at his age.

Even if Pacquiao wins, how much loan will he receive for defeating Barrios? It will not be as much as he or his fans think. Barrios probably lost his last fight against the pretender to Fringe Abel Ramos in November last year at Arlington, Texas. The fight was captured as a 12-round draw, but many boxing fans won Ramos, including me.

Barrios’ earlier defeats were against Keith Thurman and the lithe Gervont Davis. Thurman was outside the ring for over 2 years when he fought Barrio.

Last updated 21.05.2025

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The challenge of the trainer’s “BAM”: a disaster waiting for the dug?

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Image: Trainer's 'Bam' Challenge: A Disaster Waiting for Nakatani?

Coach Junto Nakratani, Rudy Hernandez, says that he hopes that the dug (30-0, 23 KO) will fight Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez because he is “100 percent” Convinced that he would knock him out.

This is a fight that he should take to give him a bad experience, but not. It is good for the dug that his trainer, Rudy, is not fighting. BAM’s ability to move, throwing blows from strange angles would be a nightmare for him.

Damniti makes technical mistakes when he is forced to fight quickly, and cannot fight inside. His crime is circumscribed to his left hand -like hand. After taking this weapon, the dug is very circumscribed. His trainer, Rudy Hernandez, did not develop his skills. I am sure he tried, but some warriors cannot learn.

“BAM: A real nightmare

Permission to fight Bam Rodriguez can be a complete disaster, as is the destruction of Wisksil Wangek, Sunlit Edwards and Juan Estrada. These three have more technical abilities than dug, and Jesse looked effortless, disarming their offensive weapon to get a knockout.

“BAM” (21-0, 14 KO) is incorrect in a robotic, one-dimensional style. He has only one weapon, his left hand. We saw how frustrated and loses confidence when he can’t land left.

Promoters dug They probably won’t let him nearby Talent like “BAM” Rodriguez, because it would spoil the great payment he will get next year against Nayy Inoue’s “Monster”. The 27 -year -old WBC Bantamweight champion, dug, is one fight with Inoue’s challenge for his unquestionable Super Bantamweight championship in May 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.

The direction of the dug helped him create an undefeated record, but he did not fight the elite warrior at the level, such as “BAM” Rodriguez. Junto is too relying on his left hand. He must have a perfectly configured shot to land it, and when he can’t, he looks helpless. He is clearly nervous when he can’t connect to his left.

“I hope we are fighting bam. If you were bam, would you call out? Junto Beats Bam, 100 percent, in six to eight rounds. We’ll spend it. I am sure that coach Ruda Hernandez is Ring magazine About his warrior, Junto, detaining Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez, if they were to fight.

Rodriguez is waiting for unification

WBC 115-LB “BAM” Rodriguez fights with the WBO Super Flyweight Phumelel Cafu master (11-0-3, 8 KO) on July 19 in Fordco, FRISCO, Texas. After Rodriguez wins this fight, he will be a champion of two stripes aged 115.

Next month, the WBC Bantamweight champion will face IBF Ryosuke Nishida (10-0, 2 KO) on June 8 in the struggle of unification at the Ariake Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan.

Last updated 21.05.2025

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Return of Pacquiao: Legacy Risk for boxing legend, WBC Sanction is questioned

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Image: Manny Pacquiao's Comeback: 46-Year-Old Legend to Challenge Mario Barrios for WBC Welterweight Title, Igniting Meritocracy Debate

The news spread that Manny Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KO) will fight Mario Barrios (29-2-1, 18 KO) at the Barrios welterweight belt. Many commentators are nervous, because in addition to his current age, Pacquiao is approaching four years of idleness, since losing to Yordenis Ugas in 2021. One of the overarching narratives was that Pacquiao jumps in a queue, apart from younger, more dynamic warriors who fought for a shot in the title.

Although a bit true, it is challenging to argue that manny, thanks to his achievements, did not deserve the right to challenge the title at his own request. In the first years he served sport honorably, providing thrilling, full of fighting and bringing fans from around the world to boxing. Pacquiao was a walking roller in front of Saudi money, dazem or fixation on undefeated records. It has been proven that he was able to postpone time for his father time and always fought the best as he could in every fight, sometimes thrown in pursuit of the opponent.

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The second, more vital argument is that Pacquiao risks its health by fighting at an advanced age of 46. In his youth, Pacquiao had enough strength to avoid caught pure blows in a full fight for the championship. Using a mixture of leg work to rush and leave and a solid guard, he pulled a shock from many shots. He would also return the fire in the middle of a combination of opponents. In his recent fights with Thurman and Ugas, Pacquiao’s head was repeatedly withdrawn because of his inability to predict shots, tiring his legs and the lack of distance between themselves and the opponent. As a cultural phenomenon, it would be a shame to see how Pacquiao maintains constant damage when his career finally ends, if he did not yet. As a legend of boxing, it would be another example of what happens when the warrior exaggerates with greeting. Time will tell what impact his many wars had on his brain, but it seems that in his best interest it would be to suspend gloves and enjoy the fruits of his delivery.

It is intriguing that WBC sanction this fight and defends his decision. Over the years, Mauricio Sulaiman has opposed women fighting with three rounds and twelve rounds of struggle for the championship because they can risk constant brain injury, which is a risk that every boxer takes when they enter the ring. A fight in which one warrior is approaching 50, while the other is still at their best level, seems to be a more dramatic risk of security than two women with similar competing skills. Prohibiting women taking the most basic risk in boxing (knocking), while enabling freakshow sanctions in such a way that your organization sends a clear message. Sulaiman stands on the road the size of women.

Barrios: Weaker master?

It is true that Barrios is the least hazardous champion at 147 pounds, but Pacquiao still takes a great risk, depending on his worn battle, a 46-year-old body to lead him to victory. While Pacquiao will still have strangely bulky hands, the decisive factor will be the strength of the section. Barrios is not power, but if he manages to survive the early stages of the fight, he may be able to win a victory over the aging legend.

The purpose of this fight is to handle the Pacquiao heritage. He is addressed to the perceived weakest master in his weight class and hopes that he will make history, taking his record of being the oldest welterweight champion. But at the age of 46, how much does he still offer?

We will undoubtedly see the flashes of Pac-Man when the night-kill of strokes with awkward angles comes. The show of his will, which was broken only once, made him unconscious. It will be kind in victory or failure. But when the events of the evening are prescribed in countless articles on the internet, they will be far from the stories told during his years of killing monsters and giants, casting impossible combinations and confirming that the heroes are not promotion products, but are created by the circumstances they endure, and the stories we talk about them.

Last updated 21.05.2025

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Manny Pacquiao confirms that the return aimed at “creating history”

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Manny Pacquiao will leave the pension to face Mario Barrios to the WBC Wytreight Championship on July 19 in Las Vegas, said 46-year-old Filipino boxer on Wednesday.

“I came back. On July 19, I am coming back to the ring to face the WBC WBC WBC Master Mario Barrios at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Let’s dear story!” Pacquiao wrote on Instagram.

Pacquiao, who withdrew from boxing in 2021, was a senator in his family Philippines in 2016-2022. He also ran to president in 2022.

Known for his brisk hands and knockout strength, Pacquiao fought strongly in his last sanctioned fight, unanimous decision defeat against Jordenis Ugas in the WBA semi -edited championships in 2021. Later he competed in a boxing match in July 2024 about Barrio.

Pacquiao is the only boxer who won the world championships in record eight weight divisions, while he was also the oldest world champion in history at the age of 40 in 2019.

Southpaw, which has 62 wins, eight losses and two draws in a 72-walk career, was also elected to the International Gallery of Fame as part of class 2025.

Barrios, a Mexican-American boxer, has 29 wins in 32 matches, winning 18 by knockout. The last time he fought with Abel Ramos based on Jake Paul’s decision with Mike Tyson in November last year. He won the WBC momentary title in September 2023, when he developed Ugas and was raised to the full master in June 2024. After Terenka Crawford was appointed as a “master during a break” after he moved to 154 pounds towards Israil Madrymov. Only two Barrios’ losses came to Gervont Davis and Keith Thurman.

The event of cooperation will be a rematch between the unified Master Master, Sebastian Fund (22-1-1, 14 KO) and Tim Tziu (25-2, 18 KO). They both met earlier on March 30, 2024. The fund entered as a compact -term deputy and won the divided decision in nervousness.

The card was originally scheduled for T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but the previously planned concert by Lady Gaga pushed Pacquiao’s return to the neighboring MGM Garden Garden Arena, where he debuted in the United States and won his first significant world title against Lehlohonolo Ledwaba on June 23, 2001.

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