Manny Pacquiao’s retirement: Mario Barrios discusses the fight

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is set to return to fight Mario Barrios in a stunning comeback fight – but Barrios isn’t planning on making it easy for him.

For the longest time now, Manny Pacquiao has been viewed as an absolute icon in the world of professional boxing, and rightfully so. He has achieved some incredible things throughout the course of his career and now, at the age of 46, he plans on making his way back into the squared circle to fight Mario Barrios. Some think it’s a bad idea, whereas others are just excited that they’ll get the opportunity to see him compete again.

Regardless of which camp you fall into, there’s no denying that the return of Manny Pacquiao is going to do some big numbers. There’s a lot on the line for Barrios who, by comparison, is just hitting his prime at the age of 30. There are also a number of different ways in which this fight could go but without seeing Manny in there, we won’t have any real clue.

Ahead of this highly anticipated collision, Mario Barrios has been taking part in some interviews. In a recent one, he spoke about fighting Manny Pacquiao and the intentions he has as we get closer and closer to fight night.

Mario Barrios’ approach to fighting Manny Pacquiao

“I’m going in there with bad intentions,” Barrios said when asked about his approach to the fight. “If I see that I have him hurt, it will be kill or be killed. If I have him touched, I’ll try to get him out of there.”

Quotes via Marca

Buckle up, folks, because while this may not be to everyone’s taste, this is going to be a huge fight – and maybe, just maybe, Manny will be able to roll back the years.