Manny Pacquiao clearly does not need Floyd Mayweather in their rematch as he is now being head hunted for a huge surprise fight.
The Filipino eight-weight division world champion (boxing’s only one) Manny Pacman Pacquiao knows all about Australia being from Asia.
Not too far away.
Liam Paro a current champion at welterweight and his team are now pursuing Pacquiao, 47, to bring him to Australia to fight for a title.
So much so that they are willing to give up on a unification bout at their weight.
Paro holds one of the old 4 belt companies belts which while are not important anymore, the fights are — and the Pacquiao fight is a cracker.
The whole story of Pacquiao fighting a younger champion at 47 all the way in Australia as well is quality.
Pacquiao fought Mario Barrios to a draw last year at welterweight but was unlucky not to get the decision on the night.
Pacquiao turns 48 years old in December and for a young champion to actually now actively want to forgoe a unification to fight him — says it all.
Not only does it say it all on the story line and quality of fight in terms of the old lion and against the younger one, it goes further.
Paro and his team have gone on record already and said they do not want to unify all the belts at welterweight if the Pacquiao fight is there instead.
This is a new huger move than ever against the old 4 belt companies in boxing.
Champions not only are giving up and vacating their belts like Usyk and Jessie Rodriguez did recently.
They are going further now.
Not only are they no longer paying their sanctioning fees.
They are also continuing to attack them in the media.
Now more than that even.
Now the champions of the old belt companies are actually not interested in unification fights of the old belt companies titles anymore in some cases.
Like this.
If bigger or better fights are available instead.
Let that sink in.
Manny Pacquiao has really landed on his feet here.
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