It appears that Manny Pacquiao is closer to retiring than the legions of his fans want to hear. The sport's #1 pound for pound boxer recently declared that he might fight only one more time. However, it's not his political responsibilities that are causing to think retirement, it's his faith in God. According to a Monday February 20th report by The USA Today, Pacquiao made the following comments:
"I'm not saying [Bradley] is the last fight. Maybe I can fight one more. I don't know. I have a casino and sold it and all my roosters, stopped drinking alcohol and everything that's not good for following the commandments of God. Boxing, for me, hitting each other is not good. So I was thinking I'm not going to stay long in boxing"
Pacquiao has publicly expressed his faith in God for a long time now. However, this is the first time he's really talked about how his faith is causing him to think about retirement. The Catholic church just recently made Manny an ambassador. The changes in his lifestyle are clearly an inidcator that Manny is serious about stepping away from boxing.
Manny's next fight is on June 9th against Timothy Bradley live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Manny is the favorite in this fight. However, some pundits feel that Bradley's style can give Manny some problems.
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