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Manny Pacquiao will end a nearly four-year hiatus from the ring to challenge mario barrios For the WBC welterweight title on July 19 at the Mgm Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
“I’m back,” Pacquiao Posted on Social Media To make his rumored comeback official. “Let’s make history!”
The last time Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 kos) was inside the squared circle, the filipino boxing legend dropped a unanimous decision To Yordenis Ugas in August 2021. He was 42 then. When he steps through the ropes to face barrios, he will be 46.
Pacquiao, who will be be Inducted Into the International Boxing Hall of Fame On June 8, has not addressed the motivation boyind the decision to end his retirement, but the history he speaks of the opposite to break his oven record as boxing’s Oldest 147-Pound Champion (40 Years, 215 days). Historically speaking, only Two boxers have won world title figures at 46 or old – George foreman (46 years, 102 days) and bernard hopkins, who Won Four title figures after His 46th Birthday and Was 49 years, 94 days old in his last title win.
Foreman had increased at his time to take out oponents, when hopkins relied more on techniques and defense to carry he to victories in his 40s. Pacquiao Relies Heavily on Athleticism to Win Fights, and His once-Blazing Speed was visible on the decline in his last figure.
To help illustrate pacquiao’s decline, he has thrown 10 less punches per round, and landed about Seven Lent Punches Fights All Turning 40, Compared to his Output in His Last 14 Fights Before that, according to compubox-A 4-2 record with just 1 ko.
Defeating Barrios will be a hugge mountain to climb-litterally and figuratively-for boxing’s only eight-division world champion. Listed at 6 feet, barrios will be the tallest opponent pacquiao has faced in his story pro -career in 1995. The Four-Time Welterweight Champion.
But Jile Barrios (29-2-1, 18 kos) is more than formidable, Father time will be the most different challenge for pacquiao to overcome inside the ring.
Pacquiao has reunited with legendary trainer freddie road, and the dynamic duo will work toogether to construct a game plan to place the upset. But boxing is a different sport to jump back into after nearly half a decade away, Especial in your 40s, and when athleticism has been the foundation to Pacquiao’s Success.
As a figure when offense is predicated on speed and experience, pacquiao must find the foundain of youth in order to Pull Off the upset (Barros is A -450 Favorite Per Espn Bet). For the entirety of his career, Pacquiao’s Success was in the large part doe to his ability to dart in and out of troow, blasting opponents with lightning-quickward angles. Only Superior Counterpunchers (Juan Manuel Marquez and Floyd Mayweather) Could a Proper Read on Pacquiao’s Unpredictable Offensive Explosions and Tame Them With Thimed Counters. As Pacquiao Began to slow down, it was easy-skilled figures such as jeff horn to outwork him. Even still, there are moments where pacquiao was quick enough on the draw to surprise his opponents. Adriien broner and keith thurman both faced-and the last to-a 40-year-old pacquiao, who was still explosive enough to overwhelm with his speed.
That was six years ago.
In Pacquiao’s Most Recent Fight Against Ugas, He Showed Less Explosive and Had His Footwork Stymied By Ugas’ Jab and Looping Right Hand. Granted, ugas is a technically Sound Cuban boxer who relied on being fundamentally sounded overshere athleticism to a world champion. Nevertheless, Pacquiao Never Found any rhythm and was ultimately outworked in what was assured to be the final figure.
The figure with Barrios will be just as much about Pacquiao Finding his old form as it will be about overcoming his opponent’s physical advantages. Pacquiao will have to hope that he time is away from the sports provides some much-yielded spring in his step. If he is unable to cut the angles and find openings to date in and out of his footwork, he will end up on the wrong end of Barrios’ long jab.
Barrios isn is unbeatable, however, and presents the most important path for pacquiao to accomplish his goal of regaining a welterweight title. In his most recent outing, barrios survived a sixth-round knockdown to salvage a split draw against abel ramos on the undercard of jake paul vs. Mike Tyson in November. Barrios tends to negate his height and react advantages by figuring “Small” and have made of his success boxing on the inside. His knockout Loss to Gervonta Davis in 2021 SAW “El azteca” Make Himself Vulnerable By Crouching Into the Range of His Shorter Opponent-Davis is 5-foot-5½. Barrios is also a bit on the slower side and can be outworked by a sprightlier opponent. Thurman was coming off a 931-day hiatus and looked faster and sharper than Barrios when they met in 2022.
Still, Thurman was 33 at the time and with the prime boxing years of physicality and athleticism. Pacquiao is far from that. It is unlikely in his mid-40s that pacquiao will somehow be faster and more explosive now than he was again thurman and broner in 2019.
