“You’re good, huh?” he asked.
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“This fight clearly shows that Manny’s the stronger and more skilled fighter, knocking down Bradley twice in this fight”, she added.
“Thank you to all the fans in boxing, especially the Filipino people”. When I see Manny aggressive like that – that’s the best Manny Pacquiao.
“Bradley is a good boxer, he’s a champion, he’s a man”.
Pacquiao invited Bradley to a prayer meeting on Sunday at his suite at Mandalay Bay, and Bradley said he might make it.
Bradley, meanwhile, paid tribute to his opponent. “I know that I can still fight”.
Not only that, Pacquiao was also at the right spot, always. “I was supposed to be a step ahead of him”.
“I’m not there yet so I just don’t know”.
“I would like to see Canelo, he is too big for Manny, but I would like to see that fight”. Arum might hurt his cause if he dangles those names in front of Pacquiao to try and get him to continue his career because those are not big enough fights to keep Pacquiao in the game.
Pacquiao looked fluid in the victory and could still hold his own in the ring for a few more years, but for now, he has hung up his gloves and called time on a glittering career.
“I’m happy with the result of the fight tonight, although every round I was looking for a knockout to finish the fight”, Pacquiao said.
But the template had been set for the next round, with Pacquiao producing flurries of counter-punching to take the round.
The pace picks up again in round four and Pacquiao lands a right that staggers Bradley but he recovers but that punch gives Pacquiao the round. “Manny’s left (hand) trumps all”. “That is what the Bible commands”, Pacquiao said.
Pacquaio now might retire and focus on politics in his native Philippines. “He was strong the entire fight. He raised me from nothing into something and I believe there’s a objective and it’s here today”, Pacquiao said, eliciting cheers of “Amen!” from the crowd.
“What I felt tonight was I feel fresh”, he said. But I made a commitment to my family. I love my family. He’s trying to finalize a deal that would have Crawford face Viktor Postol, the reigning World Boxing Council champ in a unification bout on July 23 at the Grand Garden on HBO.
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“We’ve had a great 15 years together. I didn’t do a good enough job”, he said. He stressed that he can still fight, but has made a decision “to go back to the Philippines and help the people, and spend time with my family”.
