After suffering a brutal knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez last December, questions swirled if Manny Pacquiao would ever be the same again. Many called for his retirement while Pacquiao vowed to return and return he will. On November 23rd, we will get answers to the many questions we have about Pacquiao when he faces Brandon Rios in Macau, China.
What will happen when Rios connects a flush shot on Pacquiao? Is Pacquiao’s confidence in himself shattered due to the loss to Marquez? Will Pacquiao be less willing to exchange and take chances like he use to? We gotta put those questions in the bag for now, though we can all agree on one thing, Pacquiao is running on the tail end of his career.
Freddie Roach feels the same way and probably has run the questions we have about Pacquiao through his own mind as well. Roach spoke on the Rios matchup and is a little uneasy about it, “I want Manny in a action fight and this will be a tough one. It is the young vs. the old at this point and it is a little bit dangerous. That is why I was looking for the Marquez rematch but he wont fight us but we will continue until that fight does come around again.”
We will get answers come November the 23rd, and whether you agree with Rios getting this match with Pacquiao due to his loss to Alvarado, it is safe to say, it will be a damn exciting fight.
