Whenever onetalks about boxing, the likes of Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiaowill hardly not come to mind. These two have left a mark in the sport this century, becoming two of the greatest to ever step into a ring.
It may have been a while since these two have met in the quadrilateral, yet they continue to argue outside of it about six years later. Mayweather sparked the feudby accusing the Filipino boxer of keeping on fighting because “he has to.”
Money made those comments shortly after his exhibition bout against YouTuber Logan Paul, but Manny Pacquiao didn’t hold anything back and responded that he continues boxing for no other reason than his passion.
Pacquiao responds to Mayweather: “I fight because this is my passion”
The eight-division champion appeared on the Power & Play show and said in Filipino that he keeps on stepping into the ring because of his passion for the sport and that he is not like “some other guys who are in it because of the money,”as quoted by ESPN’s Eros Villanueva.
Pacquiao hit back at Mayweather, who accused the PacMan of fighting out of necessity and added:“Some other fighters challenge non-boxers just to get paid. I want to fight. I want to challenge the best.”
Manny Pacquiao during the official weigh-in before the fight vs Keith Thurman in 2019. (Getty)
Born inthe Philippines on December 17, 1978, Manny Pacquiao holds a 62-7-2 record as a pro, and at 42 years of age,will fight Errol Spenceon August 21 at T-Mobile Stadium in Las Vegas.
“If I’m fighting for the money, then I would have picked some scrub to fight. Why would I try to fight an undefeated fighter if I’m chasing the paycheck? This is a real fight. I fight because this is my passion. I love beating undefeated fighters and bringing honor to my country,”he said.
If Pacquiao’s intentions of extending his pro career at his age don’t speak enough about his commitment to this sport, his recent comments should be more than enough to recognize it.
