Pacquiao, Boxing and Mario Barrios
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Despite his best efforts, the 46-year-old was unable to take the belt from the reigning WBC welterweight champion
Manny Pacquiao headlines the night, but an anticipated undercard bout falls apart just hours before. The return of Manny Pacquiao to the ring is grabbing headlines, but the undercard for Saturday’s event in Las Vegas was also generating plenty of excitement.
Manny Pacquiao believes he deserved the win in Saturday's welterweight championship bout against Mario Barrios, and he wants another shot.
Manny Pacquiao showed he's still got something left at age 46 but walked out of the ring without a title Saturday night, when he fought champion Mario Barrios to a majority draw.
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At 46, Pacquiao is older than George Foreman when Foreman defeated Michael Moorer to win the IBF and WBA heavyweight titles in 1994. Pacquiao also hasn't fought professionally in just shy of four years, retiring after being beaten by Yordenis Ugas in August 2021. That Ugas fight came more than two years after Pacquiao's previous bout.
Manny Pacquiao, who at 46 fought reigning WBC welterweight Mario Barrios to a majority draw, explained the source of his astonishing stamina.
Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao turned back the clock during his WBC welterweight title fight against Mario Barrios on July 19. While the fight ended up as a majority draw, many believe that Pacquiao did more than enough to deserve the win and should have gotten this hand raised.
Manny Pacquiao's return to boxing ended in a bit of a letdown. The legendary fighter walked away from the ring on Saturday without a win ... or a loss. Pacquiao, 46, fought hard to a majority draw with WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in the main event of a PBC on Prime PPV from Las Vegas.
Saturday's scorecards robbed Pacquiao of a legendary win befitting a legendary career. They also stole from him something more precious — time.