Pacquiao?s Reaction to Mayweather?s Statements
By Eddie Alinea
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 21 Sep 2011
?Same here?. if he doesn?t need me, I also don?t need him.?
This was how eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao reacted to arch-rival Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s statement that he doesn?t need to fight the Filipino ring idol made after fashioning out a controversial knockout and dethroning of Victor Ortiz last Sunday.
?Matagal ko nang sinabi na at this stage of my boxing career, hindi ko na kailangang labanan siya para ma-preserve ang legacy na iiwanan ko kung ako?y mag-re-retiro, di ba? ? Pacquiao said.
?I repeat, I believe I already have done so much to boxing, in particular, and sports in general,? Pacquiao averred in a a telephone interview after Monday?s start of his high-altitude training in Baguio City.
?Marami na rin akong nagawa para sa sarili ko, sa pamilya ko at maging sa ating bansa at sa ating mga kababayang Pilipino,? he
asserted. ?Ang mga nagawa ko, walang bahid dungis. Walang pumintas sa akin at walang nagsabing masama ang ginawa ko.?
?Pinapurihan din ako ng mga prestigious magazines and publications like Time, at kinilala ng mga matataas na pinuno ng ilang bansa. So, ano pa ang hihingin ko? May karagdagan bang karangalan akong makukuha kung lalabanan ko siya? ? he asked.
?Maybe yes, but to me, bonus na lang yun. Alam mo, sa tutoo lang, ayaw talaga niya akong labanan. Ayaw niyang masira ang undefeated record nya. Alam niya kasi me talo siya sa akin,? he said giggling.
The 32-year-old Pacquiao, the present day pound-for-pound king of boxing, was referring to numerous accolades bestowed upon him, including a one-on-one meeting with United States President Barack Obama.
?Kung ang pinakamataas na opisyal mismo ng pinakamakapanyarihang bansa sa mundo ay naniniwala sa akin, wala na talaga akong mahihiling pa,? the Pacman, who is fighting Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez for the third time on Nov. 12, stressed.
He clarified though that if a fight against the new World Boxing Council welterweight kingpin is finally arranged, he will abide because it?s the fight all of boxing fans in the entire universe want.
?Yes, pero hindi ako ang magpipilit na mangyari yun. If it will happen, it will happen. Kung gusto niya, okay sa akin, kung ayaw nya, hindi ako ang mawawalan, ? he reasoned out.
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