Pacquiao to continue fighting after duel with Mayweather, may later seek presidency - report
MANILA, Philippines - It's unlikely that Manny Pacquiao will retire soon after his May 2 fight with undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather. The eight-division world champion and Sarangani congressman will continue to engage in boxing until he's old enough to seek the highest post of the land.
In a recent report, USA Today said that according to Freddie Roach, the coach of the 36-year-old boxer, he didn't think that Pacquiao would hang up his gloves in the near future, adding that later on, the world boxing champ might run for president.
"I don't think so because he's so good at boxing" and still loves to do it, USA Today quoted Roach as saying.
"I think he wants to (eventually) become the president of his country, and I think he'll be old enough in a couple of years," Pacquiao's trainer added.
This was not the first time that media reported about Pacquiao's ambition to become Philippine president.
In a July 2013 exclusive interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP), Pacquiao admitted that he was eyeing to become chief executive.
AFP said that when pressed on whether he had thought about shooting for the top job, Pacquiao replied “Yes”.
“When I started boxing, of course I was planning, you know and thinking about getting to become a champion. So when I enter politics it’s the same thing," AFP quoted Pacquiao as saying.
“But, you know, it’s far away. It’s God’s will," he added.
Last year, there were speculations that Pacquiao might be Vice President Jejomar Binay's running-mate in the 2016 polls. But election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said Pacquiao won't be qualified to run for vice president as he would just turn 37 in 2016. The Charter mandates that candidates for president and vice president should be at least 40 years old on the day of the election.
In a recent report, USA Today said that according to Freddie Roach, the coach of the 36-year-old boxer, he didn't think that Pacquiao would hang up his gloves in the near future, adding that later on, the world boxing champ might run for president.
"I don't think so because he's so good at boxing" and still loves to do it, USA Today quoted Roach as saying.
"I think he wants to (eventually) become the president of his country, and I think he'll be old enough in a couple of years," Pacquiao's trainer added.
This was not the first time that media reported about Pacquiao's ambition to become Philippine president.
In a July 2013 exclusive interview with Agence France-Presse (AFP), Pacquiao admitted that he was eyeing to become chief executive.
AFP said that when pressed on whether he had thought about shooting for the top job, Pacquiao replied “Yes”.
“When I started boxing, of course I was planning, you know and thinking about getting to become a champion. So when I enter politics it’s the same thing," AFP quoted Pacquiao as saying.
“But, you know, it’s far away. It’s God’s will," he added.
Last year, there were speculations that Pacquiao might be Vice President Jejomar Binay's running-mate in the 2016 polls. But election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said Pacquiao won't be qualified to run for vice president as he would just turn 37 in 2016. The Charter mandates that candidates for president and vice president should be at least 40 years old on the day of the election.
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