MANILA, Philippines - If Jinkee Pacquiao would have her way, she wants her husband – Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao – to retire from boxing.
“No comment, siempre hindi ko alam ang nasa isip niya (Of course, I don’t know what’s on his mind),” said Jinkee, upon their arrival yesterday.
“Pero kung kaming pamilya ang tatanungin, ayaw na namin (But if our family would be asked, we don’t want him to fight anymore),” she said.
For the duration of the TV with GMA 7 morning show “Unang Hirit,” Jinkee accompanied Pacquiao but parted with him an hour later to go straight to Biñan, Laguna to be with their children Michael, Manuel Jr. and Queen Elizabeth.
Jinkee actually made it known that she wants his husband to retire right after that fateful sixth round knockout to Juan Manuel Marquez.
Pacquiao’s mother, Dionisia, had made the same plea much earlier, urging his son to quit the sport.
But Pacquiao dismissed their calls for him to retire as he guaranteed to climb the ring again in April or May.
“Pahinga muna, pero hindi pa ako mag-re-retire (I will rest first, but I will not yet retire yet).