Muling nagyabang si dating WBA lightweight champion Brandon Rios ng Estados Unidos na inilarawan ang “boksing na mas mainam kaysa sex” kaya nangakong pagreretiruhin ang karibal na si Manny Pacquiao sa kanilang sagupaan sa Nobyembre 23 sa Macau, China.
“I’ll be in the best shape of my life. I’m coming 100 percent ready. Mentally and physically ready,” sabi ni Rios sa programang Face Off With Max Kellerman ng HBO sabay banta kay Pacquiao. “I’ll let you concentrate on being a congressman. I’ve got to go in there and I gotta retire you. I’ve got to retire Manny Pacquiao, because I’m the next star.”
Galing sa pagkatalo kina Timothy Bradley ng US at Mexican na si Juan Manuel Marquez, iginiit naman ni Pacquiao na hindi pa rin nagbabago ang kanyang husay sa boksing.
“My speed and power are still there,” said Pacquiao when asked by Kellerman if he still had anything left,” giit ng Pinoy boxer. “I believe that I can prove to the people that I can still fight and that my boxing career is not done yet. The most important thing is that I want to get back the trust and confidence of the fans. I have a 100 percent desire to continue my boxing career. I’m not old. I’m still young.”
Ayon kay Pacquiao, alam niyang uhaw sa kasikatan si Rios ngunit naniniwala siyang kaya pa niyang magpatuloy sa pagboboksing.
“(Rios is) younger, and I can feel that. I can remember when I was the age like him. I was hungry, really focused on training. I can do that even though I’m 34 years old. Here’ the thing: My time is not over yet. So the generation still is my generation,” paliwanag ng Pinoy boxer.
Nang tanungin na akmang-akma ang kanyang estilo kay Pacquiao, iginiit ni Rios na patutunayan niyang mali ang lahat sa sandal ng kanilang laban.
“That’s what everybody thinks. That’s nothing new to me. He’s saying right now that he’s still confident, and that he wants to show that his legacy isn’t done. I’m here to prove that wrong,” ani Rios. “I’m here to come out and defeat him. I’m here to do that. That’s my job. Of course, I’m going to be ready for him. To me he eats, sleeps, s–ts like I do. So to me, he’s just another human being.” (Gilbert Espeña)
.. Continue: Balita.net.ph (source)
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