Manny Pacquiao: ‘I have to pass through Adrien Broner to fight Floyd Mayweather’

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MANNY PACQUIAO went head-to-head again with Adrien Broner in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The two will fight for a WBA regular title on January 19 at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.

Pacquiao maintains that this contest will be on the road to a rematch with Floyd Mayweather, even though the latter is currently retired.

โ€œI have to pass through him [Broner] before fighting Floyd Mayweather. I want to prove to the boxing fans that Manny Pacquiao is still in the pack. You will see more fights with Manny Pacquiao here in the United States,โ€ he said. โ€œIt would be good for me to have that fight [against Mayweather but] I need to pass through him. This is not an easy fight.

โ€œHeโ€™s young and heโ€™s fast โ€“ and heโ€™s fast with his mouth. There will be more action in the ring โ€“ we know what the people want. Itโ€™s going to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a fight you will never forget.

โ€œI continue my career as a boxer because boxing is my passion. When I hung up my gloves once, I felt sad not being in the ring and giving inspiration to people in the Philippines and boxing fans.โ€

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Being thought of merely as a route to Mayweather infuriates Broner. โ€œJanuary 19, I am coming to win. Screw the money, Iโ€™m going to be victorious. They keep talking about a Pacquiao-Mayweather 2, but Iโ€™m going to mess those plans up. I just donโ€™t seeย Manny Pacquiaoย beating me,โ€ Broner said.

โ€œHope isnโ€™t my strategy โ€“ there will be no luck. I feel like he canโ€™t beat me. Look at my resume โ€“ what do I do to southpaws? I stop them. Going into this fight, Iโ€™m very confident. Iโ€™m going to do what I always do to southpaws and dismantle him.โ€

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