Manny Pacquiao spoke to the media before his upcoming fight against Keith Thurman.
The future Hall of Famer hosted an international media call that Fightful participated in to discuss his July 20 bout against the WBA welterweight champion on pay-per-view. Among the topics discussed were his fighting style at age 40, his future after this fight and more. Below are is a Twitter thread of highlights from that media call.
At the Manny Pacquiao media call set to start any minute. Pacquiao will fight Keith Thurman for the WBA welterweight title on July 20 in Las Begas on FOX PPV #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
Ray Flores hosting the call. Flores said tickets are selling out very fast for #PacquiaoThurman on July 20 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Tom Brown of TGB Promotions and Leonard Ellerbe of Mayweather Promotions on the call as well
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach on the call and said they are on the final stage of sparring before they close up training camp. #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
When asked about if he imagined himself ever fighting at 40 years old, Manny Pacquiao said he's not really thinking about his age. #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
Manny Pacquiao said he's addicted to exercise, which includes running and playing basketball, as part of his motivation to keep on fighting #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
In regards to Keith Thurman's trash talk throughout the buildup to their fight, Manny Pacquiao said he's not angry with Thurman and is still motivated to win on July 20 #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
Manny Pacquiao said he expects Keith Thurman to be at 100 percent despite Thurman's performance against Josesito Lopez back in January #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
When asked about his next fight, Manny Pacquiao doesn't seem sure if he'll fight again this year #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
I asked Manny Pacquiao why he thinks Keith Thurman reminds him a lot of Ricky Hatton and Pacquiao said they both have very similar styles. Pacquiao knocked Hatton out in the second round back in 2009. #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
I also asked Manny Pacquiao about preparing for a Keith Thurman that hasn't had a huge performance since 2017 due to the long layoff and Pacquiao said he understands Thurman has had the layoff and had to shake off ring rust, but expects him at 100 percent #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
Manny Pacquiao said he believes his style has remained largely the same even at 40 years old #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
Manny Pacquiao said he's supporting his son's boxing career, which is currently at the amateur level. #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
Freddie Roach said Manny Pacquiao's speed is still as good as ever #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
Manny Pacquiao admitted that he's had to change his training a little bit after losing his WBO welterweight title to Jeff Horn back in the summer of 2017. #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
On the subject of training and Jeff Horn, Manny Pacquiao also admitted that he overtrained a little bit for that fight. #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
When asked about fighting in front of his home country fans in the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao said that is what he is looking for in the future #PacquiaoThurman
— Carlos Toro (@CarlosToro360) July 11, 2019
