ni Gerard Arce @Sports | February 27, 2024
Maaaring hindi lamang paghahanda sa isang exhibition bout ang pinagpaplanuhang isagawa ng nag-iisang eight-division World champion na si Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao ngayong taon dahil sa dalawang nakalatag na laban na magsisilbing daan sa pagbabalik nito sa bigating bakbakan kontra sa parehong boksingerong Briton na sina Conor “The Destroyer” Benn at dating world champion Kell “The Special One” Brooks.
Inihayag ni Matchroom Sport chairman at promoter Eddie Hearn sa social media na nakakabigla umanong makakuha ng paghamon galing sa kampo ng Filipino boxing legend na interesadong tapatan si dating World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental (Europe) welterweight titlist na si Benn para magbalik sa tunay na laban sa pro-fight.
“Manny Pacquiao contacted us the other day. He's contacted us for the fight, his people. So, I don't think there's many [boxers] that aren't calling out Conor Benn... Absolutely [I'd make Benn vs. Pacquiao]. Bob Arum was talking about [Pacquiao] fighting Josh Taylor, yesterday. Is Conor Benn better than Josh Taylor? I think so,” pahayag ni Hearn sa panayam ng Freebets.com
Minsang nabuhay ang espekulasyon sa harapan nina Pacquiao at Benn noong isang taon matapos ibunyag din mismo ni Hearn na potensyal na magkaharap ang dalawa, habang dalawang beses na nagpositibo sa ipinagbabawal na performance-enhancing substance (clomiphene) si Benn na nanatiling undefeated sa panalo kontra kay Peter Dobson noong Peb. 3 na nauwi sa unanimous decision panalo.
“I wouldn't shy away from it if it made sense for me, and boxing fans wanted to see it happen. Maybe we could get Amir Khan or Manny Pacquiao back in the ring,” sambit ni Brooks na may magandang 40-3 rekord kasama ang 28 panalo mula sa knockouts. “Manny Pacquiao is a legend, of course, I'd love to share the ring with him. It would be an honor.”
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