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LAS VEGAS – MARCH 19: Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines is shown with a cut above his right eye inflicted by Erik Morales of Mexico during the World Super Featherweight Championship at the MGM Grand Hotel on March 19, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Erik Morales of Mexico won 15-13 over Pacquiao by unanimous decision. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images)
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LAS VEGAS – MARCH 19: Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines is shown with a cut above his right eye inflicted by Erik Morales of Mexico during the World Super Featherweight Championship at the MGM Grand Hotel on March 19, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Erik Morales of Mexico won 15-13 over Pacquiao by unanimous decision. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images)
Manny Pacquiao is rumored to compete with the brightest young prospect of boxing, Ryan Garcia. Even though this fight isn’t official yet, it has stirred the combat sports world. Many big-wigs of the sport are giving their opinions on this unprecedented clash.
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Recently, the super flyweight champion, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez, shared his views on this epic encounter in a chat with Fight Hype.
“He believes that they both have advantages and disadvantages. Obviously, the age is an important factor, but he obviously thinks that Manny Pacquiao has a hard-hitting punch and at the same time is a legend. He believes that it’s gonna be a good fight if it were to be done.
And at the same time, he wishes them both well. Whoever comes out victorious, it would be happy to see a fight like that.” (via Gonzalez’s translator).
‘Pacman’ is a long time runner in the sport and ‘Chocolatito’ felt that he has an upper hand in this fight. The Nicaragua boxer believes this fight to be worth a watch as both the fighters exhibit a colossal profile. Moreover, he wished luck to both the fighters and seemed curious to watch this fight.
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Is Manny Pacquiao vs Ryan Garcia on the cards soon?
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LAS VEGAS – NOVEMBER 14: Manny Pacquiao celebrates his 12 round TKO victory against Miguel Cotto during their WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 14, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
The Filippino Senator fought in 2019 last against Keith Thurman. ‘Pacman’ retained his welterweight title in this fight but has stayed out of action since then. The news of his bout with Garcia has spread like wildfire and fans are eager to see them collide.
On the flip side, ‘KingRy’ cites Manny Pacquiao as his all-time favorite, he even compared him to Muhammad Ali. Garcia is ready to keep his lightweight title aspirations aside to touch gloves with ‘Pacman’ once.
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DALLAS, TEXAS – JANUARY 02: Ryan Garcia celebrates with Oscar de la Hoya after his victory against Luke Campbell for WBC Interim Lightweight Championship at American Airlines Center on January 02, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Hogan/Golden Boy Promotions via Getty Images)
Although Garcia is still young and he hasn’t budged an inch from his dream of bagging the title, but he has clearly prioritized a fight with the Senator over anything else.
With such keenness visible from both corners, it’s unquestionable that this fight will take place soon. However, their promotions haven’t decided on the contract, purses, and fight dates yet.
What do you make of ‘Chocolatito’s comments? On a scale of 1-10, how excited are you for this fight?