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Pacquiao vs Rios – Bigger Than Boxing
National symbols carry huge expectations, especially in times of crisis. Manny Pacquiao was fighting for his relevance among Boxing’s elite against Brandon Rios, but also for the spirit of his country after the Philippines was devastated Haiyan, leaving many looking for some sort of uplifting moment from their beloved champion, wearing a title belt across his waist once again after the unanimous decision win.
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Manny Pacquiao – A Fight to Stay Relevant & Save a Career
When Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring with Brandon Rios, he won’t be fighting to impress. It’ll be about remaining relevant as a big-time, big-money PPV fighter, not to mention possibly resurrecting his career after two straight losses and one humiliating knockout against Juan Manuel Marquez.
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Floyd Mayweather Needed Manny Pacquiao, Not Canelo Alvarez
What could have been is no longer a question. Manny Pacquiao might never fight in the United States again, while Floyd Mayweather is headed towards the biggest fight, at least in terms of money, of the last few years, facing Canelo Alvarez which afterwards, if Mayweather wins his 45th career fight, it’s really going to get really boring.
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Manny Pacquiao is Fighting Brandon Rios Because He’s Tired of Losing
It might be over for Manny Pacquiao and fights on American soil, but there’s plenty of money to be made elsewhere. For example, in Macau, well the Filipino legend will stage his next bout, hoping to end his two-fight losing streak, taking on the fast rising, also coming off a defeat, Brandon Rios.
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Floyd Mayweather – Not as Important as He Could Have Been
How will Floyd Mayweather be remembered, when his days inside the boxing ring are over? As one of the greatest boxers of all-time, undefeated, winning pretty much every possible title he could get his hands on? Or as a man who chased money, and not glory, taking the easy road when he could have done stuff that would have gone down in the legend books?
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Beyond Floyd Mayweather – How to Fix Boxing
For quite a while, the boxing world held its breath in anticipation of a Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao fight happening, like all the money that bout would generate could hide all the other, bigger problems the sport is facing. Now that there’s no chance of it every happening, maybe some can move on to deal with the more serious issues.
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Manny Pacquiao – Do we Need a Fifth Juan Manuel Marquez Fight
One loss doesn’t mean the end of a career, but a knockout loss sure feels like one. Maybe that’s why Manny Pacquiao is looking for some redemption in a fifth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez.
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Floyd Mayweather – What’s Left to Fight For
Legacy and money are what drive boxing forward. Mostly money. Titles? Their nice to have and hold up after wins, by their pretty meaningless in the grand scheme of things. For Floyd Mayweather, which has all the legacy he can wish for, and probably all the money as well, there isn’t that much left out there to motivate him.
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Manny Pacquiao – At Least He Did Ok With the PPV
Despite whatever Manny Pacquiao said after getting knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez, you couldn’t shake the feeling that this was the end of a very glorious chapter in his career, and in boxing. No fight with Floyd Mayweather on the horizon, and everything won’t be the same again from this moment on. At least his PPV numbers didn’t disappoint.
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Floyd Mayweather vs Sergio Martinez – The Fight we Want & Need
Boxing, in it’s current form, is driven forward and hopefully upwards by big fights, the biggest possible. At the current situation, it’s obvious that any big fight should involve Floyd Mayweather Jr. But against who? Not Manny Pacquiao, not anymore. Sergio Martinez, before he becomes a bit too old for this s^%&, needs to be the next on the list.