ni Ador V. Saluta - @Adore Me! | October 1, 2021
Bukod sa panayam ng TV Patrol kay Manny Pacquiao last Wednesday, September 29, isang 14-minute video ang ipinost ng Pambansang Kamao sa kanyang social media pages, kung saa'y nagpapasalamat si Manny sa kanyang mga supporters sa buong mundo, lalung-lalo na sa mga kababayang Pinoy na sumuporta sa kanya for the past 26 years ng kanyang boxing career.
"It is difficult for me to accept that my time as a boxer is over. Today, I am announcing my retirement.
"Thank you for changing my life. When my family was desperate, you gave us hope, you gave me the chance to fight my way out of poverty. Because of you, I was able to inspire people all over the world. Because of you, I have been given the courage to change more lives," pahayag ng boxing icon at senador.
Ang desisyong pagreretiro ni Manny ay bunsod ng kanyang nakakalungkot na pagkatalo sa Cuban boxer na si Yordenis Ugas in Las Vegas on August 21.
Sa panayam kay Manny nitong Wednesday, September 29, kanyang nasambit na, "Just heard the final bell. Tapos na ang boxing."
Samantala, nagpahayag naman ng kanyang suporta at pagmamahal ang asawang si Jinkee pagkatapos ianunsiyo ni Manny ang kanyang pagreretiro sa boxing.
Ini-repost ni Jinkee ang "Goodbye Boxing" video ni Manny sa Instagram at kanyang inalala kung paano siya nag-aalala para sa asawa tuwing sumasampa na ito sa boxing ring, lalo na kapag mas malaki at matangkad kay Pacquiao ang kalaban.
"But you were always full of faith and faced your opponents with courage," sey ni Jinkee.
Nagpapasalamat din si Jinkee sa Panginoon sa araw-araw for keeping her husband safe. She also credited God for Manny's successful and decorated boxing career.
"We are filled with gratitude and love, Jesus," dagdag pa ni Jinkee.
Mensahe pa nito kay Manny, "Babe, we are always and forever here by your side. I love you."
Umulan din ng simpatya mula sa gaya niyang athlete at sports anchor ng TV5 na si Gretchen Ho ang desisyon ni Manny.
"Feels like the end of an era.
"Mad respect for the fighter that you always were inside the ring, as a young athlete, I’ve always admired you for being the smart, gritty, lightning-speed boxer that you were and absolutely never running away from a fight. You take your wins humbly and your losses with your head held up high, leaving it all out on the ring.
"Thank you for one heck of a career and for putting the Filipino athlete on the world map. Saludo," sabi ni Gretchen.
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