Philippine Showbiz Today
September 8 - 21, 2018
Jan. 22-Feb.7, 2015
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“Kahit hindi si Floyd, sa US
and laban (Even if it’s not Floyd,
it’s the US). Matagal na ako hindi
nakapunta sa US eh (It’s been a
while I’ve gone there),” Pacquiao
said.
The last time Pacquiao fought
in the US was in November 2016,
against American Jessie Vargas.
He may be looking at Las Vegas
as venue.
Pacquiao wants to fight on
December 8 but said he could
push the date to January 12
or January 19, especially if it’s
against Mayweather.
“Bakit pa? Eh, kakalaban ko
lang nung July (What for? I just
fought last July),” said Pacquiao,
coming off an impressive TKO
win over Lucas Matthysse.
Mayweather, he said, won’t
need any tune-up fight as well,
even if the 41-year-old American
hasn’t fought since beating Conor
McGregor in August 2017.
“Mayabang ‘yun (He’s a brag-
gart). He said it’s an easy fight,”
said Pacquiao, hoping to seal his
next fight this week — Mayweath-
er or someone else.
“All the others are available,”
said Pacquiao, who moved his
family to nearby Dasmarinas Vil-
lage while their Forbes Park home
is under renovation.
Prospects of a rematch of
their highly-lucrative 2015 en-
counter shot up after Mayweather
and Pacquiao bumped into each
other during a rave party in Tokyo
last Saturday.
“Maganda kasi nagkahamu-
nan at nagkaprangkahan (It was
nice because we challenged each
other and there was taunting),” he
said.
Mayweather announced that
he’s coming out of retirement to
face Pacquiao in December, and
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vowed to take away the Filipino’s
WBA welterweight crown.
“Easy fight, easy payday,”
Mayweather said.
Pacquiao hinted that talks
are on but said there’s a very slim
chance he would see Mayweather
when the latter visits Manila this
week.
“Nasa GenSan ako (I’ll be in
General Santos),” said Pacquiao.
“Kung December, dapat ma-
finalize na (If it’s December, we
need to finalize it),” he said.
But he prefers Mayweather. ●
- A.Cordero, PS