Manny Pacquiao’s comeback: 46-year-old legend, Mario Barrios for the WBC title in the World Heritage Light and ignite the meritocracy debate

Manny Pacquiao will report on July 19 in Las Vegas to get out of the moth balls to challenge the WBC world champion Mario Barrios. The 46-year-old former eight-division world champion Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KOS) will fight for the first time in four years since 2021 and applied for his first victory in six years since 2019. Although Pacquiao is not in the top 15 of the WBC rules, former champions can be challenged for their world titles from retirement.

Meritocratic debate

Box fans on social media are divided into their thoughts that Pacquiao will receive a title shot without earning it. People who are fans of Pacquiao love the idea and cannot see him back and fight with 147 against the weakest connection between the belt owners. On the flipside, critics believe that this is a bad move for that The meritocracy of sport. Fighters should earn title recordings and not be given to them on what they did a decade ago.

“Breaking: Box superstar Manny Pacquiao will end his almost four-year retirement against Mario Barrios for WBC Welterweight Championship on July 19 in Las Vegas. X.

There is no guarantee that Pacquiao will be successful against the 29-year-old Barrios (29-2-1, 18 KOS). While Manny definitely selects the weakest of the Champions at 147, he is not young and active enough to have a good shot when winning. Pacquiao looked poorly washed in his last fight in 2021 and lost a 12-round decision against Yordenis Ugas.

He accused his defense cramps in his calves to run too much in the training camp. From two years he looked out of the ring only too old and ring. Ugas dominated Pacquiao in this fight.

There is the potential that Pacquiao will be injured by Barrios. Hopefully the referee will quickly enter when it looks like Manny arrives. Leaving the 46-year-old out there to soak up the punishment would not be a good idea.

The motif

It is unclear what the purpose is that Pacquiao comes back. Some fans on social media believe that Pacquiao has spent the assets he received from the Mayweather fight in his political career and is now forced to return to the ring.

When Pacquiao has blown all his money through his senator, it is disappointing. He made luck of his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2015. The fight was not entertaining at all, with both fighters looking bad over the hill and Mayweather made the minimum to win.