Manny Pacquiao - Rukiya Anpo Exhibition Match July 28 Saitama Japan

[robelneo]

Because of the injury, Suzuki will be replaced by Rukiya Anpo, who is also a good replacement but not of Suzuki's calibre; I guess Suzuki just wanted to withdraw because he was afraid Pacquiao might knock him out and he would lose his reputation.

[Baofeng]

Every one that Manny faces throughout his career, they say the same thing. But once they feel the power of Manny Pacquiao, their whole game plan was thrown out. So this could be the same case here, but if Chihiro wanted a fight, Manny will give him to him.

If he stays very aggressive, Manny might be triggered and be poked and for sure the old version of Manny can comeback with fast and power left and Suzuki doesn't know what hits him.

Small to none, I would say, unless Manny didn't train or underestimated Chihiro which I doubt.

[target]

MMA vs Boxing.  The rules is boxing, Suzuki is no match even if Pacquiao is old he is well rounded in the kind of sport.  It is an exhibition fight however.  Suzuki doesn't sound famous in MMA.

But this is considered another kind of fight to categorized as with Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul.

[robelneo]

MMA vs Boxing.  The rules is boxing, Suzuki is no match even if Pacquiao is old he is well rounded in the kind of sport.  It is an exhibition fight however.  Suzuki doesn't sound famous in MMA.

But this is considered another kind of fight to categorized as with Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul.

This is the first time I read about Suzuki he is a Rizin promotion champion but Rizin is not as popular as UFC and One Championship so he is unknown to many of us, but checking on his highlights on Youtube.

This Suzuki is good but he is a wild fighter and since they are fighting a boxing rule this is going to be easy for Paquaio, he needs to win in this fight because there are reports of Manny fighting Barrios for a world welterweight title.

[0t3p0t]

MMA vs Boxing.  The rules is boxing, Suzuki is no match even if Pacquiao is old he is well rounded in the kind of sport.  It is an exhibition fight however.  Suzuki doesn't sound famous in MMA.

But this is considered another kind of fight to categorized as with Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul.

Yeah I agree this actually happened once with Mayweather and that knock out artist Japanese kickboxing guy that ended up being knocked down several times because of the fact that they are fighting in favor of Mayweather as the game is not MMA therefore it's totally different thing only similarity is that they punch and clinch. Chihiro on the other hand actually has a good record on his MMA career but I am not convinced he will win against pacquiao not unless he scores a knock out.

[bisdak40]

This is just an exhibition match, three minutes in three rounds, but Shihiro Suzuki bows to knock out Manny Pacquiao in round 1. I don't see that he is capable of doing that. Pacquaio may be old, but he is still physically fit. Chihiro is a knockout artist, but this is boxing, and his boxing style is wild. Manny will teach this guy a lesson in boxing.

Manny Pacquiao was slighted upon hearing of Chihiro's intention, but he stated
“Once I hit him, that aggression stops,”

Usually, opponents of Manny always have a good game plan but that will change once they get hit with that left straight or the right hook hehe. This is boxing and it is very different from that of MMA and that wild style of Chihiro won't do good in boxing and you are right, Manny will school him come fight night.

Maybe that statement of Chihiro is just his way of selling this exhibition fight.

[LogitechMouse]

MMA vs Boxing.  The rules is boxing, Suzuki is no match even if Pacquiao is old he is well rounded in the kind of sport.  It is an exhibition fight however.  Suzuki doesn't sound famous in MMA.

But this is considered another kind of fight to categorized as with Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul.

We've seen many MMA Fighters Vs. Boxers fighting in the boxing arena, and we know the results of it.
Is there any MMA fighter that already won against a pure boxer in the boxing arena already ever since this kind of fights started? I can't think of anybody.

Anyway, I don't also think that an MMA fighter will beat a boxer like Pacquiao in the boxing ring. I mean he's Manny Pacquiao. No need for further explanation and despite his age, I know that he can still fight in some exhibition fights like this. We saw him beating a prime Keith Thurman already. Speaking of Manny Pacquiao, this is a good warm-up for him because a possible world title fight between him and Mario Barrios are in talks already. He will try to get the title in the welterweight division again (where he reigned as the king for many years).

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10124072-manny-pacquiao-mario-barrios-discussing-welterweight-boxing-title-fight-in-fall-2024

[robelneo]

Speaking of Manny Pacquiao, this is a good warm-up for him because a possible world title fight between him and Mario Barrios are in talks already. He will try to get the title in the welterweight division again (where he reigned as the king for many years).

I think Manny is over-extending himself at 45. He is good at exhibitions where the rules are not strict, but if it is boxing rules against a young boxer like Barrios, it's a different story.

Manny is still hungry for more until his body gives up; I hate to see that scenario where Manny gets knocked out for him to say it's finally over.

I'm sure Manny can easily beat Chihiro but it is questionable when it comes to Barrios I have to see how good he is in his match against Chihiro

[pawel7777]

Would this mean that Pacquiao Vs Mayweather 2 which was announced (well, somewhat) on 31 Dec 2023 is not going to happen?
I can't find any official confirmation on that.
I wouldn't be very surprised if they scrapped it. When they came up with the idea, there wasn't much going on in the boxing world, so making such fight could draw a lot of interest, but a lot has changed since then, and 2024 is packed with many interesting boxing events, so there's much less demand for seeing two retired legends fighting.

[Zed0X]

I went straight to crypto bookies to check the odds but I haven't seen one so far. They will probably not feature this fight because it's too short but if one sportsbook is kind enough, it's Manny all day. Hopefully, it won't be as low as 1.01.

Would this mean that Pacquiao Vs Mayweather 2 which was announced (well, somewhat) on 31 Dec 2023 is not going to happen?

I thought the announcement by Manny was pre-emptive. No fight will ever happen unless it comes from Floyd's camp.

[electronicash]

pacquiao still fights in pro boxing at age 45. we don't see that everyday.  barrios is still in his prime, i doubt pacquiao will be able to make this fight happen considering how many fights being cancelled in the past already including Mike's.  this is probably just to come up ticket sales and then by the time the fight date, the fight is cancelled. these promotions are scamming sports fan.

chichiro vs pacquiao is possible, i think he can handle an MMA fighter as long as its boxing. but not against barrios, i don't think pacman still has it still against a real boxer.

[Baofeng]

I went straight to crypto bookies to check the odds but I haven't seen one so far. They will probably not feature this fight because it's too short but if one sportsbook is kind enough, it's Manny all day. Hopefully, it won't be as low as 1.01.

Would this mean that Pacquiao Vs Mayweather 2 which was announced (well, somewhat) on 31 Dec 2023 is not going to happen?

I thought the announcement by Manny was pre-emptive. No fight will ever happen unless it comes from Floyd's camp.

Odd are not yet out though. But still, I think we all know who is going to be the favorite in this fight. Manny is not that old and for sure he is still active in his life and far as we have heard, he even dream of fighting in the Olympics which has been rejected already by IOC and then we heard news of him fighting back in the pro against Barrios or even exhibition matches against Floyd Mayweather.

So this is just another get easy fight or money making for Manny here. He has sign with Rizin and so this is just to fulfill his contracts and then getting millions at the same time. And I don't think that the Japanese is going to beat the legendary Pacquiao here.

[pawel7777]

I thought the announcement by Manny was pre-emptive. No fight will ever happen unless it comes from Floyd's camp.

But it wasn't just Manny making stuff up or speculating. The president of RIZIN, Nobuyuki Sakakibara, allegedly also confirmed the fight will take place on one of their cards sometime in 2024.
There were multiple mainstream press hits confirming that, so I think it was more than just speculation.
But there's literally zero news or promotion going on right now, so it must've been scrapped.

[Baofeng]

I thought the announcement by Manny was pre-emptive. No fight will ever happen unless it comes from Floyd's camp.

But it wasn't just Manny making stuff up or speculating. The president of RIZIN, Nobuyuki Sakakibara, allegedly also confirmed the fight will take place on one of their cards sometime in 2024.
There were multiple mainstream press hits confirming that, so I think it was more than just speculation.
But there's literally zero news or promotion going on right now, so it must've been scrapped.

I don't think they need to promote it heavily though, I mean this is Manny Pacquiao and probably he have been paid handsomely to fight Suzuki here. But most likely this fight has been seen in Japan already and so it's create a lot of buzz already and so with Filipinos.

No one mentioned that this is just 3 round exhibition fight and it was even announced June 9, so barely just a month of training for Manny but I think he can easily win here even if he has just short period of time.

What's interesting is that after his win here, would Rizin finally set up a Floyd vs Manny fight next?

[bisdak40]

Would this mean that Pacquiao Vs Mayweather 2 which was announced (well, somewhat) on 31 Dec 2023 is not going to happen?
I can't find any official confirmation on that.
I wouldn't be very surprised if they scrapped it. When they came up with the idea, there wasn't much going on in the boxing world, so making such fight could draw a lot of interest, but a lot has changed since then, and 2024 is packed with many interesting boxing events, so there's much less demand for seeing two retired legends fighting.

Manny vs Money 2 won't happen in my opinion since Mayweather is not keen on fighting Manny Pacquaio even in an exhibition match, he would rather fight an MMA fighter than facing Manny which could potentially beat him.

Manny on the other hand has plan on fighting Barrios after his exhibition fight with Suzuki which for me has the higher chance of taking place.