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Pacquiao ‘still full of fight’
- Updated: September 9, 2016
Manny Pacquiao still has “a lot of fight left in him”, insists his trainer Freddie Roach.
Pacquiao has performed a U-turn on his decision to retire and will pull on his gloves for the 67th time when he challenges Jessie Vargas for the WBO welterweight title on November 5.
The Filipino superstar will be one month shy of his 38th birthday when he faces the American in Las Vegas.
Roach admits the eight-division world champion’s age is a cause for concern but Pacquiao’s long-term trainer has told his charge that the very first time he sees him a step slower in the ring, he will have to retire.
“I do have some concerns over his age. I put all the factors together and so forth and I have a deal with Manny,” said Roach.
“I tell him, ‘When you start slowing down just one step, I’m going to tell you to retire.’
“We have an agreement that he will retire when I tell him but I haven’t seen that step lost yet. In his last fight, he fought a very good fight. We saw a lot of aggressiveness come out of Manny.
“He has …
