Pacquiao on loss - 'Tanggap ko naman. Yan ang trabaho ko'

Manny Pacquiao was reflective, a day after his stunning sixth round KO loss to Juan Manuel Marquez, telling Unang Hirit that he's accepted the loss, saying, "Tanggap ko naman. Yan ang trabaho ko."

The Filipino ring icon went on to say, "Kailangan tanggapin kapag dumating ang panahon na matalo. Pero nakikita ko ang mga reaksyon ng mga tao, mga Filipino, maraming mga umiyak, lalo na ang pamilya ko umiyak. Nasasaktan ako."

Pacquiao was cleared by the local hospital in Las Vegas to return to the Philippines on Wednesday, in time for his son Michael's birthday.

He said that he had already watched footage of his defeat and felt that his preparation wasn't lacking. "Sa umpisa pa lang ng round, sa first round pa lang, aggressive na ako, mabilis ang galaw ko hanggang sixth round.

"Ganun talaga. Minsan dumarating yung mga panahon na ganyan ang pangyayari."

Asked what had happened from his perspective, Pacquiao answered, "Nakumpiyansa ako dun dahil narinig ko yung last 10 seconds na warning. Nag-fake ako sa kanya ng dalawa tapos na off balance ako, dun ako tinamaan ng straight niya."

He also shrugged off claims that he had lost because had not worn a rosary, saying, "Hindi naman ito ang una kong talo. Dun sa ibang talo ko suot ko naman yung rosaryo."

Di ko pa alam kung sino ang susunod na lalabanan ko pero sigurado akong boksingero - Pacquiao

— GMA News Sports (@gmanews_sports) December 9, 2012

May age limit ako sa sarili ko. Basta pag 35 ako, magreretire na ako - Pacquiao

— GMA News Sports (@gmanews_sports) December 9, 2012

As for his future plans, Pacquiao wasn't sure, telling GMA News Online jokingly, "Di ko alam kung sino ang susunod na lalabanan ko peru sigurado along boksingero."

On a more serious note, he reiterated his desire to box until the age of 35, saying, "May age limit ako sa sarili ko

"Basta pag 35 ako, magreretire na ako."  - AMD, GMA News