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Manny Pacquiao looks to make boxing history in his return to the ring at 46 with his longtime trainer, Freddie Roach, in his corner yet again.
It was a rude awakening. Snow White is still just a cartoon, Peter Pan remains a morning line underdog to Captain Hook and Manny Pacquiao is really 46 years old. The draw he earned Saturday in Las Vegas with Mario Barrios, the WBC welterweight champion, was forged with the only weapons he has left — his courage and his legs.
With trusted trainer Freddie Roach in his corner, the 46-year-old legend is coming out of retirement to challenge welterweight champ Mario Barrios on Saturday.
Manny Pacquiao didn’t get the belt he wanted to win after settling for a draw in his return from retirement Saturday at MGM Grand Garden Arena, but he did enough to commit to another fight
Boxer Manny Pacquiao trains with Freddie Roach at the Wild Card Boxing Club on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP) Roach is one of the rare trainers who is always honest with his fighters.
Pacquiao is back in the ring for the first time in four years. He says he's not in need of cash. “I just missed boxing," he says.
On May 1, 1995, Manny Pacquiao won a six-round decision over Rocky Palma in Cavite, Philippines, pushing his record to 3-0. They both weighed 107 pounds, but Pacquiao had weights in his pocket to qualify for the minimum weight requirement of the division. Seventeen days later, Mario Barrios was born in San Antonio.
Manny Pacquiao will face off against champion Mario Barrios Saturday night, but "Pacman's" toughest opponent is expected to be his age.
Pacquiao, 38, lost a unanimous decision Saturday by scores of 115-113 twice and 117-111. “It does bother me,” Roach said. “That’s why I suggested to Manny, ‘Hey Manny, I think you should ...