Arum: Don’t retire yet
MANNY Pacquiao has vowed he will quit boxing for his political plans. However, his promoter, Bob Arum, believes it will be better for the Filipino icon to keep on fighting and at the same time, serve his constituents—that is if he wins.
“I hope he becomes a congressman,” Arum said in a report posted at abs-cbnnews.com. “The fact that he will become a ‘fighting congressman’ will enhance his promotability.”
Pacquiao is planning to run for congress in Sarangani in the 2010 elections.
“I don’t think that’s ever happened before in history, somebody who’s a congressional representative from his country fighting at the top level in boxing,” said Arum.
The 30-year-old General Santos fighter ran for a congressional spot last 2007 but lost by a landslide to political rival Darlene Antonino-Custudio.
Arum believes Pacquiao’s fights won’t be a hindrance to his job as a congressman.
“When Manny fights, Congress closes down anyway,” he said.
Pacquiao is scheduled to fight Puerto Rican world champion Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
“I think he’ll fight for two more years…I would like to think he still has four fights left,” said Arum.
Arum is waiting for the deal of the Pacquiao-Cotto mega fight to be finalized and is still waiting for the nod from his prized fighter if he agrees with the terms offered.
“There is a huge problem. And it’s not so much concerning the weight, or money going to the two of them, or the percentages—no, this is not the problem. My problem is that I need to speak with Manny Pacquiao,” Arum said in another report at BoxingScene.com.
Arum believes that both fighters want to fight each other and that he thinks Cotto is the best fighter available for the pound-for-pound king.
“I think Manny wants that fight, Cotto wants this fight, the public wants this fight, I want that fight and the whole world wants that fight because in the ring will be the two best fighters on the planet,” he said.
World Boxing Organization President Francisco Valcarcel also wants the 28-year-old Cotto to defend his welterweight title against Pacquiao.
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“I hope he becomes a congressman,” Arum said in a report posted at abs-cbnnews.com. “The fact that he will become a ‘fighting congressman’ will enhance his promotability.”
Pacquiao is planning to run for congress in Sarangani in the 2010 elections.
“I don’t think that’s ever happened before in history, somebody who’s a congressional representative from his country fighting at the top level in boxing,” said Arum.
The 30-year-old General Santos fighter ran for a congressional spot last 2007 but lost by a landslide to political rival Darlene Antonino-Custudio.
Arum believes Pacquiao’s fights won’t be a hindrance to his job as a congressman.
“When Manny fights, Congress closes down anyway,” he said.
Pacquiao is scheduled to fight Puerto Rican world champion Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
“I think he’ll fight for two more years…I would like to think he still has four fights left,” said Arum.
Arum is waiting for the deal of the Pacquiao-Cotto mega fight to be finalized and is still waiting for the nod from his prized fighter if he agrees with the terms offered.
“There is a huge problem. And it’s not so much concerning the weight, or money going to the two of them, or the percentages—no, this is not the problem. My problem is that I need to speak with Manny Pacquiao,” Arum said in another report at BoxingScene.com.
Arum believes that both fighters want to fight each other and that he thinks Cotto is the best fighter available for the pound-for-pound king.
“I think Manny wants that fight, Cotto wants this fight, the public wants this fight, I want that fight and the whole world wants that fight because in the ring will be the two best fighters on the planet,” he said.
World Boxing Organization President Francisco Valcarcel also wants the 28-year-old Cotto to defend his welterweight title against Pacquiao.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/
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