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Pacquiao on July 20 fight with Thurman: My time is not yet over
Boxing champ and incumbent Senator Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday said he is excited for his July 20 fight with Keith Thurman, adding that his time is not yet over.
"My time is not yet over. My career, my journey will continue. That's what I want to prove on July 20," Pacquiao said in a press conference in New York for the upcoming fight, according to a report on Reuters.
The eight-division world champ Pacquiao will fight WBA welterweight world champion Keith Thurman inside the boxing ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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"I'm so excited for this, this fight because I'm fighting a undefeated. Keith Thurman is the kind of fighter that you cannot underestimate. He's undefeated and this gives me more encouragement, motivation to work hard," Pacquiao said.
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— Manny Pacquiao (@MannyPacquiao) May 21, 2019
"I like what I did before in my previous fight against a big name in boxing," he added.
Thurman, however, said Pacquiao may be here now but he will "disappear" on July 20.
"But you know for those who know boxing and truly understand boxing history, you know, times change. I believe boxing has come to a new era. Floyd is gone. Pacquiao is here. Come July 20th, he will disappear okay. He will disappear," Thurman said.
Legend
Thurman however recognized Pacquiao as a legend, but that won't stop him from aiming for victory.
"He announced him as a senator. He belongs as a senator in the Philippines. With all respect, he is a legend. He will always be remembered in the sport. But I'm doing a Manny Pacquiao, what he did to Oscar De La Hoya. You can Google if you want to Oscar De La Hoya never fought again. All right. Facts," he added.
"Manny Pacquiao is a legend. He's done great things. I've never fought, I never lost to a fighter who's lost seven times. I have no intentions of losing to Manny Pacquiao. I don't see him winning any way shape or form," Thurman said.
He added that the July 20 fight "most likely will be Manny Pacquiao's was last fight."
"I love, I love the sport of boxing, but we're in a new generation," Thurman said.
Pacquiao is 10 years older than Thurman, according to a report on GMA News' Unang Balita on Wednesday. —with a report from Reuters/KG, GMA News
