When contemplating his illustrious profession, it’s tough to think about that Manny Pacquiao, an eight-division world champion, harbours any regrets about the way it all unfolded.
Not solely has he earned an obscene amount of cash from the game – and rightfully so – however Pacquiao’s legacy is maybe largely outlined by the fights he received and misplaced.
His compelling rivalries with the likes of Juan Manuel Marquez and Erik Morales, for example, have been, no matter every outcome, essential to the institution of his warrior repute.
Particularly within the decrease divisions, ‘Pac Man’ enthralled followers together with his dynamic and ferocious model, swiftly positioning himself as one of many sport’s most formidable offensive-minded fighters.
Then, by transferring as much as 147lbs, the place many deemed him to be considerably undersized, the Filipino solely prolonged his ruthless surge and secured notable wins over the likes of Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley.
At this level, it stays virtually inconceivable to see the place any regrets might have entered the equation, although it was not till his money-spinning showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr that Pacquiao started to doubt his personal judgement.
When the pair squared off in 2015, many suspected that the Filipino legend, who’s one way or the other nonetheless competing at 46 years outdated, was effectively previous his prime.
However whereas that seemed to be the case for each fighters, the principle concern, for Pacquiao, was that he had acquired an harm forward of their welterweight conflict.
Reflecting on that scenario, Pacquiao, who misplaced a transparent factors determination to Mayweather, has advised Enterprise Insider that issues might have panned out otherwise if their combat had been postponed.
“If I might change one factor in my profession, I’d have requested to postpone my 2015 combat towards Floyd Mayweather after hurting my shoulder in coaching.
I believed it was going to be okay and that I’d be feeling higher with out an operation after struggling that harm two weeks earlier than the combat.
However my harm worsened after the third spherical. Pushing for that necessary combat to occur as scheduled is my largest remorse.”
As for Pacquiao’s future, he seems set to problem Rolly Romero for his WBA welterweight title in 2026.
