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Is this the end for Pac Man?
Put simply, Manny Pacquiao is up there with the greatest boxers of all time.
On Saturday night the Filipino suffered his eighth career defeat after losing by unanimous decision to Cuban Yordenis Ugas in the WBA super-welterweight clash.
While taking nothing away from deserved winner Ugas, it’s fair to say Pacquiao was far from his best.
Now 42, has father time caught up with the boxing icon?
Pacquiao says he is “thinking about retirement” and is “60-40” in favour of quitting to focus on his political career.
If this does mark the end, what a career it has been.
After making his debut as a light flyweight on 22 January 1995, Pacquiao dominated the sport for years to come, winning an astonishing 62 of his 72 professional bouts.
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