Will Manny Pacquiao’s fighting words add up to a victory over Keith “One Time” Thurman?
Manny Pacquiao would fancy the prospect owning an NBA team once his boxing career is over. When asked about his competence in that regard, the illustrious boxer motioned to his involvement in the MPPL, the highest tier pressional basketball in his native Phillippines. “I own a league in the Philippines, MPPL … and I love basketball,” he boasted confidently, in response to a TMZ reporter’s line questioning on the eve his big fight…
Before Manny Pacquiao can go about planning his future as a Basketball executive, he must consider the weight the task at hand: a WBA Welterweight Title contest with the undefeated Keith “One Time” Thurman. The bout, scheduled for tonight in Las Vegas, pits the ageless Pacquiao against a much-younger opponent coming f a long injury layf. Before entering his rehabilitative phase, Thurman was regarded as the consensus #1 in the Welterweight division, an honor that’s since come in the possession fellow American Errol Spence.
Pacquiao has retained a slight edge (in the eyes the bookkeepers) over Thurman on the day their fight. “Saturday] night, class is in session,” Pacquiao told the press during Friday’s pre-fight presser at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. “I hope Keith Thurman studied hard because Pressor Pacquiao gives very hard tests.” Who’s your pick the lot: Manny Pacquiao or a rejuvenated Keith Thurman? Hit us in the comments down below.