{"id":96655,"date":"2019-01-19T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=96655"},"modified":"2019-01-18T23:52:38","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T07:52:38","slug":"40-year-old-manny-pacquiao-defending-wba-welterweight-title-vs-adrien-broner-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/40-year-old-manny-pacquiao-defending-wba-welterweight-title-vs-adrien-broner-on-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"40-Year-Old Manny Pacquiao Defending WBA Welterweight Title vs. Adrien Broner on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Boxing may be a young man\u2019s sport, but Manny Pacquiao plans to show that he still has plenty in the tank when the 40-year-old squares off against Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas this Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Manny
Manny Pacquiao (left) will defend his world heavyweight title against Adrien Broner (right) on Saturday in Las Vegas. (Image: Scott Hirano\/Showtime) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pacquiao will be defending his WBA welterweight championship in the fight, a title he won when he defeated Lucas Matthysse by seventh round TKO in July.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pacquiao Says Mind\nand Body Are Still Sharp<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The WBA championship is a secondary belt, hardly the kind of\nprize associated with Pacquiao throughout his legendary career. But it is a\nsign that the eight-division world champion is still a competitive fighter even\nagainst strong competition in the twilight of his career. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Age is just a number,\u201d Pacquiao told the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>. \u201cThese days I don\u2019t only train my body but also my mind. I\u2019m a Senator [in the Philippines], so my mind is very busy. I also play chess regularly and read books to keep my mind sharp.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Nobody can accuse Pacquiao (60-7-2, 39 KOs) of ducking the competition in his later years. While Broner might not have the stature of legendary opponents like Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Mosley, and Floyd Mayweather<\/a>, he is a four-division champion himself, and represents a clear step up from opponents like Matthysse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broner Looks for\nSignature Victory<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

But even at 29, some also see Broner (33-3-1, 24 KOs) as being on the downside of his career. The American was 27-0 through June 2013, when he won the WBA welterweight title. But since then, he has lost three of his last 10 fights, and is coming off a majority decision draw against Jessie Vargas in April. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0In boxing circles, Broner is seen as someone who has always come up just short of greatness. His three defeats came against the best opponents he has ever faced, though all of those losses were by decision. A win over the legendary Pacquiao \u2013 still one of the best welterweights in the world, even if far past his peak \u2013 could go a long way towards changing that perception.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis win makes me an icon,\u201d Broner said in a prefight press\nconference. \u201cIt makes me what I always wanted to be, and what everybody always\nthought I would be. A win here and I\u2019m a legend overnight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite his age, Pacquiao comes into the fight as a clear\nfavorite. At Bovada, the Filipino hero is fetching -325 odds \u2013 meaning bettors\nmust wager $325 to win $100 \u2013 while Broner is listed at +250. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boxers Have Defied Age\nBefore \u2013 For a While<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it may seem questionable for Pacquiao to still be boxing at the age of 40, he\u2019s hardly the only boxing legend to keep fighting well beyond his prime. And while this has sometimes led to embarrassment for aging athletes, others have performed admirably in their later years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps the most famous example is that of George Foreman, who won the WBA, IBF, and lineal heavyweight titles by knockout over Michael Moorer in 1994 at the age of 45. He would successfully defend that title four more times, through the age of 48. That made Foreman the oldest major title holder ever \u2013 a record that lasted until Bernard Hopkins won the WBC light heavyweight title in May 2011 at age 46.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, though, time always wins. Foreman would end his\ncareer after a majority decision loss to Shannon Briggs in 1997, and while\nHopkins was able to win at least minor world titles through the age of 49, he\nlost his final two fights, including a TKO defeat to Joe Smith Jr. at the age\nof 51. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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