{"id":178461,"date":"2015-12-08T00:42:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T08:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=178461"},"modified":"2016-01-30T14:24:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-30T22:24:20","slug":"manny-pacquiao-to-announce-the-last-opponent-of-his-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/boxing-news\/manny-pacquiao-to-announce-the-last-opponent-of-his-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Manny Pacquiao to announce the last opponent of his career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The date has already been set. April 9, 2016, one of boxing&#8217;s greats in Manny Pacquiao will fight for the last time. However, the opponent for Pacquiao&#8217;s supposed final fight in the boxing ring remains unknown but is expected to be announced on Friday, according to ESPN&#8217;s Dan Rafael.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arum told me Manny&#39;s foe will be announced Fri on truTV&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boxing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#boxing<\/a> telecast. That seems to mean it&#39;s Bradley (a boadcaster on tru cards).<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanRafael1\/status\/673993556588167168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m told Crawford supposed to also be in PR for truTV card because he&#39;ll be there on vacation. He or Bradley is leaving disappoionted.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DanRafael1\/status\/673999662274240512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 7, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Leading up to this point, Timothy Bradley and Terence Crawford have been the most speculated opponents for Pacquiao.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley and Pacquiao would make for a rubber match. Bradley won a <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/boxing-beat-bradley-insists-he-beat-pacquiao-i-won-the-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\">highly controversial decision<\/a> back in 2012 at the height of Pacquiao&#8217;s career. Pacquiao would get redemption and go on <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/video-pacquiao-vs-bradley-ii-full-fight-highlights\/\" target=\"_blank\">to win a decision<\/a> in their second fight in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>A match with Crawford gives fans something fresh. Crawford is a rising boxing star from Omaha and is the WBO junior welterweight champion. This fight would present a bigger unknown and give fans something much more new to see. However with Bradley and Pacquiao&#8217;s first two fights ending in decisions, it would give the warriors one last chance to stamp a decisive win with a stoppage.<\/p>\n<p>Who would you rather see the &#8220;Pacman&#8221; battle in his last show in the ring?<\/p>\n<p>Share your opinions with us in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The date has already been set. April 9, 2016, one of boxing&#8217;s greats in Manny Pacquiao will fight for the last time. 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