While there have not been any official announcements yet, but the next opponent of Manny Pacquiao is going to be Mikey Garcia. Neither camp has hinted anything about the upcoming fight. However, it appears that Mikey Garcia is going to be the next possible opponent for the Filipino boxing champ.
Previous reports claimed that Mikey Garcia and Danny Garcia were frontrunners. However, with Errol Spence Jr. dodging that he would be facing Danny Garcia on the PPV broadcast of FOX last night that leaves us with Mikey Garcia as Manny Pacquiao's only possible alternative. Forbes reported that PBC is doing its best to get Garcia a chance at the welterweight title that he lost when he fought with Spence last March in Texas.
Meanwhile, the dream rematch between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquaio is not happening although some oddsmakers are still hoping that it will happen. Manny Pacquaio is a 40 years old boxer, and a fight against Mikey Garcia would be very interesting. Garcia already lost to Errol Spence Jr. and his win against Pacquaio would not mean anything to Spence.
Errol Spence Jr. has to defeat Danny Garcia, which according to Mike Coppinger of The Athletic, might happen in January 2020. If many Pacquaio defeats Mikey Garcia, will we see a Pacquaio vs. Spence fight soon after? Or will Top Rank prioritizes the Errol Spence vs. Terence Crawford fight?
Manny Pacquiao will be turning 41 this December and boxing fans all over the world would be increasingly impatient to wait for his last big fight. Meanwhile, Forbes predicted that the Manny Pacquiao vs. Mikey Garcia world title bout could happen in March 2020 and boxing fans will be in for another treat if the game materializes.
In related boxing news, Errol Spence Jr., the former US Olympian has ticked a lot of boxes in his professional career. Last Saturday, he secured a victory when he outmuscled Shawn Porter to get two pieces of the welterweight title. But, there is still a potential Terence Crawford fight, who is also a 147-pound titleholder and a top candidate.
The Crawford-Spence bout is going to be the biggest fight in the division. Terence Crawford is promoted by Top Rank while Errol Spence Jr. is promoted by Al Haymon. One of the reasons why the Manny Pacquaio vs. Errol Spence fight is not happening is because Pacquaio's camp has no interest in a Spence bout that could potentially end his boxing career in a violent way. The 40 years old Filipino boxer just came off from a crucial win over Keith Thurman. His handlers are far more interested in a fight against Mikey Garcia than Spence.
