As Errol Spence Jr. & Terence Crawford Ignore Call-Out, Manny Pacquiao Sets His Eye on Another World Champion Class Boxer

The eight division world champion, Manny Pacquiao has been on a rather intriguing fight quest. In fact, he had even called out unified world welterweight champion, Errol Spence Jr. and three division world champion, Terence Crawford, for potential showdowns. And with no sign of either fighter responding. There is news that Pacquiao has a potential exhibition fight lined up for 2023.

‘Pacman’ is set to face former WBA super middleweight champion, Anthony Mundine. Moreover, the exhibition match will be a vehicle to promote and instill the love for boxing in Papua New Guinea.

Mundine had previously showcased powerful performances against fighters like ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosely and Sergey Rabchenko. In fact, boxing legend, Floyd Mayweather, had also challenged him for a fight, after his fight against Pacquiao in 2015.

Talking about facing Pacquiao, Mundine said, “I just want to say, it will be a pleasure to share the ring with Pacman. I mean I’m a fan of his, I’ve followed his career. He’s a legend. I won’t try and hurt him, I just want to have fun. Try to fight and showcase our boxing skills. And just entertain people.”

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Mundine also mentioned that fighting Pacquiao would be one of the highlights of his career.

Manny Pacquiao wanted to fight Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford

Manny Pacquiao can be considered one of the most skilled fighters in modern pugilism. Meanwhile, he announced his retirement in 2021, after his loss against Yordenis Ugas.

However, it seems like he wishes to come out of retirement to face either Errol Spence Jr. or Terence Crawford.

Pacquiao was recently in conversation with Lance Pugmire from FightHype. Talking about facing the duo, he said, “I’m eager to fight with them because to test them. If they’re really champions. I’ve been fighting a lot of boxers in 147, 140, 135. I’ve been fighting will all the… one of the greatest boxers in the world. So I want to test them.”

Pacquiao also mentioned that he had made it a point to keep training and keep himself in shape. It should also be noted that he was scheduled to face Spence Jr. prior to his retirement in 2021.

But, Spence Jr. had to back out of the fight due to a retinal detachment in his left eye. And he was replaced by Ugas instead.

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