Manny Pacquiao now regrets facing one world champion when he did: “I wish I could change it”

When looking at his illustrious career, it is hard to imagine Manny Pacquiaoan eight-division world champion, has no regrets about how it turned out.

Not only has he earned an obscene amount of money from the sport – and rightly so – but also… Pacquiao’s legacy is perhaps mostly defined by the fights he won and lost.

For example, his intense rivalries with the likes of Juan Manuel Márquez and Erik Morales, regardless of each outcome, were crucial in establishing his reputation as a fighter.

Especially in the lower divisions, “Pac-Man” wowed fans with his dynamic and ferocious style, quickly establishing himself as one of the toughest, attack-minded fighters in the sport.

Then, by moving up to 147 pounds, where many considered him significantly undersized, the Filipino only expanded his ruthless push and scored notable victories over the likes of Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito and Shane Mosley.

At this point, it remains virtually impossible to know where any remorse entered the equation, though it wasn’t until his money-making encounter with Floyd Mayweather Jr That Pacquiao was beginning to doubt his judgment.

When the pair met in 2015, many doubted that the Filipino legend, who is still competing in one way or another at 46, was past his prime.

But while that appears to be the case for both fighters, the main concern for Pacquiao is that he suffered an injury ahead of their welterweight showdown.

Reflecting on that situation, Pacquiao, who lost a clear points decision to Mayweather, said Business insider That things might have gone differently if their battle had been postponed.

“If I could change one thing about my career, I would ask for my 2015 fight against Floyd Mayweather to be postponed after I injured my shoulder in training.

I thought it would be okay and I would feel better without surgery after sustaining that injury two weeks before the fight.

But my injury worsened after the third round. The pressure to have this important fight go ahead as scheduled is my biggest regret.

As for Pacquiao’s future, He looks set to challenge Rolly Romero for the WBA welterweight title in 2026.