By Miko L. Morelos
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Pound for pound king
Manny Pacquiao hinted he might retire any time soon, dashing hopes for a mega-buck fight with the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr., who faces Shane Mosley in May.
The Filipino, who held court in the New World Hotel in Makati, said his mother Dionesia has been asking him not to fight anymore considering the dangers of the sport.
“She [Dionesia] told me that she would be on her knees just to make me stop fighting. I don’t want to see my mother like that,†he told reporters at a brief talk in the hotel lobby where he was accompanied by his family and posse.
Among the familiar faces in the welcoming crowd was Nacionalista standard-bearer Manuel Villar, whose hand Pacquiao raised after his talk. Former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis Chavit Singson and former environment secretary Lito Atienza, the come-backing mayoral hopeful in Manila, stood beside Pacquiao.
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