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Roach tiwala na sasagupain pa ni Pacquiao si Mayweather

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MANILA, Philippines - Katulad ni Filipino adviser Rex “Wakee” Salud, naniniwala rin si American trainer Freddie Roach na hindi basta-basta mag­re­retiro si Manny Pacquiao.

Inamin ng 49-anyos na si Roach na ang paglaban kay Floyd Mayweather, Jr. ang siyang magbibigay sa Filipino world seven-division champion ng dahilan upang ipagpaliban ang kan­yang pagreretiro.

“Manny Pacquiao will not be retiring. And he’s ve­ry much looking to fight Floyd Mayweather, Jr.,” ani Roach sa panayam ng 8countnews.com.

Nauna nang sinabi ni Salud na ang laban sa 33-anyos na si Maywea­ther ang siyang magiging ‘graceful exit’ na ng 31-an­yos na si Pacquiao, kasalukuyang nasa isang 12-fight winning streak kasama ang walong knockouts.

“The purse will be hu­ge. How can he retire? And aside from the money, the Mayweather fight is the fight that the people will ask for,” ani Salud. “Manny is a boxer, he’s a fighter. If he is called to a fight, he will fight Mayweather.”

Dahil sa ipinilit na Olympic-style drug testing, bu­mag­sak ang negosasyon sa pagitan ng Top Rank at Golden Boy Promotions para sa ikinakasang Pacquiao-Mayweather me­gafight.

Dinadala ni Pacquiao ang 51-3-2 win-loss-draw ring record kasama ang 38 KOs kumpara sa 40-0-0 (25 KOs) slate ni Maywea­ther.

Sa nakaraang panalo ni Pacquiao kay Joshua Clot­­tey ng Ghana, ma­a­­­aring tumanggap si Pac­quiao ng $13 milyon (halos P598 milyon) hanggang $15 milyon (P690 milyon).

Ang Pacquiao-Clottey fight ay humakot ng 700,000 pay-per-view buys at $35.3 milyon sa domestic television re­venue, ani Mark Taffet ng HBO PPV.

“We are extremely plea­sed with the pay-per-view performance of Pacquiao-Clottey. Fights like this traditionally do not ex­ceed 400,000 buys,” ani Taffet. “It is a testament to the popularity of Pacquiao and the vitality of the sport, and it gives us great encouragement as we look toward the May 1 Mayweather-Mosley pay-per-view fight.”

Ang Pacquiao-Clottey bout ay kumolekta ng 350,000 buys mula sa ca­ble homes, 310,000 mu­la sa satellite homes at 40,000 mula sa telco ho­mes.

Sa nakaraang 12 pay-per-view fights ni Pac­quiao, naglista si “Pacman” ng 6.25 milyon na PPV buys katumbas ang $320 milyong kita.

Ang mga ito ay nanggaling sa kanyang laban kina Clottey, Miguel Cotto (1.2 million buys), Ricky Hat­ton (800,000 buys) at Oscar Dela Hoya (1.25 mill­ion buys).

(Russell Cadayona)

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