Pacquiao eyes fond farewell as final press tour begins

Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines will be returning to the gym to start his training camp for the Timothy Bradley fight in April in late January, according to long-time Canadian adviser Michael Koncz.

The only thing that can be different in the third fight between Pacquiao and Bradley is the possibility of the 37-year-old Pacquiao having aged enough for Bradley to maybe beat him. It will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT.

Manny Pacquiao: I’m so thankful for this great opportunity before I retire.

“I’m so happy to be hanging up my gloves after this fight”, Pacquiao told a press conference at the luxury Beverly Hills Hotel.

“I’m sure Mr. Roach will be pleased to hear the result”, Chapman said.

“My career goes on after this”, said Bradley on Monday night (Tuesday, Manila time) after checking in at the posh Beverly Hills hotel here on the eve of the two-city press tour he and Pacquiao will be doing to promote their third and final meeting in the ring. “It’s time, I think”. You can’t keep on fighting all the time. Never was he the dominant fighter on both occasions. “I’m ending because I want to serve the people”. We saw him nearly get knocked out by the light hitting Jessie Vargas previous year in June, and he hasn’t fought anyone that you can call a good fighter since his loss to Pacquiao in 2014.

Pacquiao will face Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, completing a trilogy between two of the world’s top welterweights.

Atlas has been credited for Bradley’s resurgence, which he showed in his impressive win over Brandon Rios last November, knocking down the Mexican twice in the ninth round en route to a stoppage. I think it’s different now. I honestly do. “I think this will be a different fight than the first two altercations”.