WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has up to date World Boxing Information on the scenario concerning Manny Pacquiao after a weekend exhibition.
Pacquiao regarded a shadow of his former self because the Filipino legend took far too many photographs towards rangy kickboxer Rukiya Anpo. The combat was declared a draw after three rounds by default as no judges have been on obligation for the Tremendous RIZIN 3 ‘Particular Standing Guidelines’ bout.
Nonetheless, in keeping with the stats, Anpo outscored Pacquiao by 2 to 1. These punch numbers imply it’s greater than doubtless that Anpo would have been victorious over Pacquiao in any official boxing bout regardless of having zero expertise and going through a legend of the game.
Earlier than the weekend encounter, WBN had been on the forefront of reporting on Pacquiao’s potential WBC welterweight title conflict with champion Mario Barrios. The WBC beforehand acknowledged they’d contemplate sanctioning the title combat as a consequence of Pacquiao’s standing as a boxing icon.
Following his drab efficiency towards Anpo, many requested severe questions on Pacquiao’s continued capability to compete at 45. Given what was witnessed, Pacquiao would have little probability towards a younger, hungry titleholder like Barrios and will depart the WBC embarrassed in the event that they sanctioned an aged former pound-for-pound king just for him to lose badly.
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Subsequently, WBN contacted Sulaiman to ask about his response to Pacquiao vs. Anpo. The WBC President then revealed the place the potential combat presently stands.
“I didn’t watch the exhibition,” Sulaiman informed World Boxing Information completely. “However I heard he didn’t look good.
“We don’t have any petition for the WBC to evaluate, and as you realize, we don’t function on private opinions however slightly the WBC Board as a bunch. So let’s see what comes up subsequent,” he added.
The truth that Pacquiao hasn’t put in an official bid for a title shot might imply the ‘Pac-Man’ himself needed to gauge how far off full health he truly was. It’s no secret that Pacquiao would step up his coaching camp if he had a title shot lined up.
What’s worrying is that Pacquiao has been releasing coaching photos and movies for months, which in itself begs the query of simply how intense these periods have been.
One plan to maintain the WBC title combat alive could be for Pacquiao to combat knowledgeable warm-up in September or October earlier than going through Barrios in December. That method, Pacquiao might gauge any subsequent efforts pretty with a extra important coaching camp behind him.
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