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Manny Pacquiao is back out of retirement and he will be up against Rukiya Anpo he is a replacement for Suzuki who suffered from injury, he is former K1 Super Lightweight (-65 kg) the fight will still be held  on July 28 in Saitama, Japan

Anpo, 0-1 in MMA, holds a record of 27-8-1 as a professional kickboxer, scoring knockouts in 14 of his victories, winning and defending the K-1 super lightweight championship.

Do you think Manny Pacquiao still has what it takes to fight in the ring, this could be a tune fight to the match awaited Pacquiao - Mayweather2

I think yeah, the guy looks pretty good and healthy despite his age. the match will only last for 3 rounds with 3 minutes each round so I don't think he will have any trouble in this exhibition match. As for whether this will be a "tune fight" I am not really sure, there have been rumours going around in the past that there are talks between the two camps about a Mayweather vs Pacquiao rematch but nothing conclusive really came out.

Considering everything, since this would be a boxing match, it's definitely in Pacquiao's territory. With the right training for sure, he can get back into the shape that could dominate. Not in the time in his prime but still, it could work. This is probably a propeller for Suzuki to get his name out there. Win or lose, it's an exhibition match.

This fight is not an exhibition match but rather just a paid sparring matched. Manny is now pairing with active champion boxer which is not the typical matchup for a retired boxer doing an exhibition match.

I guess Japanese wants the satisfaction of beating one of greatest boxer of all time even though it’s already passed on his prime. I believe Mayweather will to start to accept match like this since this will be the new norm for exhibition match since people is already tired on useless fight from influencers especially the Paul brothers.  :D

I will bet with Pacman on this match considering the points mention by @acroman08. The people’s champ still have a gas and killer punch for a short round match.

That's only 9 minutes of action it's up to both fighters to make the fight action-packed for the audience to make them feel it is worth the money they paid for the match.

Checking on Chihiro Suzuki  Highlights (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNIHy2mF1FU) he is good in kickboxing but since this is boxing he will be limited and he cannot do what he is doing against his opponents Chihiro Suzuki throws a lot of wild punches something you cannot do against a good counter puncher like Pacquiao.

The answer is no. Manny is over 40 years and Suzuki is in his late twenties. Talk about strength, stamina, speed and dexterity it is more in Suzuki than in Manny. Like the subject of the discussion goes, this is just an Exhibition Match nothing too serious. In other news, I don't think that Manny stands a chance with Mayweather Jr. Does anyone else think we would see a repeat of when Ugas beat Manny with this is forth coming fight?

Many isn't backed out of retirement, he's already in retirement and as this match as an exhibition, just like Floyd that does matches while being said as retired guy, he's just doing the same thing. I guess that all of us are going to see him fight with such matches like this when they're already retired because the fans are still wanting to see more of them fight. I have never heard of Chihiro Suzuki but I guess it's time for the other boxers that are able to showcase their talents against him and have a decent deal and contract to give to him to just keep on asking for a fight.

He can still fight no doubt but I cannot say if his former strength and speed is still there. A lot has changed already but one thing of being legend is cannot be removed from him. So, if there will be a lot of matches going for him at least for this year after this match against Suzuki, that will be nice for him. He's still going to get a lot of exposure and with all of this, he's just going to enjoy some exhibition matches. I guess this is where most of the pro boxers are going once they aged already.

Not late twenties, he's actually 25. He's young of course compared to Manny. I would say, if Manny is staying on his best shape, he can easily beat Suzuki on this match. Even if we say, this is an exhibition match only. This is boxing and Suzuki is more on kickboxing and MMA area of sports. Well, as we put it this way, this is only exhibition match, nothing more.
They have their own mission why they are setting-up for this match. Manny, I believe, will share the proceeds to his chosen charity organizations. Just like when he had his exhibition match with DK Yoo last December 2022.

Proceeds from Manny Pacquiao exhibition match will go to war-plagued Ukraine (https://www.sportskeeda.com/pro-boxing/news-proceeds-manny-pacquiao-exhibition-match-will-go-war-plagued-ukraine)

Pacquiao - Mayweather2 is not possible anymore. Pretty boy is still not found.

What has the world done to the sport?
The only reason why this will still be watched by some people is because it is Pacquiao but they wouldn't really expect something marvelous that will happen in the fight. But Pacquiao may be able to strike still and hit the young man. The muscle reflex of the old fighter still works especially because the fight is boxing.

Why this young kid Suzuki looks like a teenager from boys band on this poster? When Pacman is a true killer :D Just look in their eyes. Nevertheless, that article about the fight made me laugh. So we have Pacman fighting against a good MMA fighter, undefeated in last 9 fights, a champion, bla-bla-bla, in an exhibition fight under boxing rules.

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So we have one of the greatest boxers against a guy who only trains boxing. I would not bet my money on Suzuki :D

I heard that Pacquiao is planning on fighting WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios later this year. This exhibition with Suzuki is just a tune-up fight to shake off the ring rust before facing Barrios. Even though Suzuki is a good MMA fighter, I don’t expect him to be much of a threat to Pacquiao in a boxing match.

If Pacquiao struggles, then he can forget about challenging a world champion, because even somebody as mediocre as Barrios will send him back to retirement. At his age, it is probably better for Pacquiao to stick to exhibitions and collect an easy paycheck.

Yes, I do agree, he even hinted a Manny Pacquiao denied exemption to compete at 2024 Summer Olympics at 45 years old by the IOC. (https://www.cbssports.com/boxing/news/manny-pacquiao-denied-exemption-to-compete-at-2024-summer-olympics-at-45-years-old-by-the-ioc/)

Which means he still wanted to compete a a high level, and he is that active as well in his lifestyle, probably doing some light sparring sessions from time to time and they his favorite basketball and billiards. The Floyd fight might still be in negotiations for now, and perhaps it will be held in Saudi again as most of the fight are being held there and obviously because of the big money that HE Turki is willing to shell out in this kind of big fights. Fans are still drooling and we are hoping that they could have a rematch or at least could have fought during their primes. But still an exhibition is a second best.

So Manny will be the huge favorite coming into this exhibition and again, we might see some of that speed and power again.

 
       -       He said before that he will retire just so he can't leave his boxing career; he still wants to be able to fight even though he is old. And I think he is afraid of being poor again. So all he does is endorse and promote gambling so he doesn't lose his income. There is nothing wrong with that strategy.

I haven't watched that event yet, and it seems like it happened yesterday, right? Then my attention is only on the on the exhibition matches that are happening now in his events,
just noticing them.

Even though it's been a long time since his last match and he's focused on the senate in the country, he's still training and working out, it's been reported that he's retiring from the boxing game but someone has offered him a match so maybe not yet he totally retired, maybe others are taking advantage of his age, we know that Manny Pacquiao is not that young anymore but he has proven a lot, he has a big chance to win that fight especially if he really focuses on training and will get better even in the match itself.

Well, that's just how much it will be looked forward to, somehow everyone in the world wants to see the legend still fight and I think he could still deliver in terms of the amount of entertainment you would be seeing from him when he was in his prime. I just think that it's for the money and just to throw his name out there for Suzuki.

Compared to Pacquaio's contemporaries in boxing like Eric Morales, Hatton, Barrera, and Bradley he is in tip-top shape and never stops training,

Pacquaio has never been so dominated that people will call out for him to retire like what happened to Wilder, he may not have the same power that he used to possess in his great years but he still can hurt, can still counter, and can still last the whole 12 rounds.

The fight is a very short distance only 3 rounds but Pacquiao can still hurt Chihiro and he needs to look good on this fight because he wants the Mayweather fight to happen.

It may be an exhibition match on paper, but both fighters have given up disrespecting words to each other. Chihiro shows confidence that he can knock out Pacquiao in round one, but this is boxing, so Manny answers that he will teach him a lesson, so we'll know on the fight night whose statement will hold.

this is already a crossover fight and then they labeled an exhibition fight at the same time. the Japanese would love this. they are already enjoying as they exchange threats to KO each other.  anyway, this is Pacquiao. it's insane that he kept getting involved in exhibitions since it's of no value to him right now. it's not even an election time.

I thought the same, although I saw Suzuki fight and he's not very technical. You can watch his fights on youtube.
First of all his style is kickboxing with a bit of grappling and choking, but he prefers to stand. He's rather aggressive, sacrifices defense for offense, often takes hits, but just takes them as long as he can hit harder. He doesn't jab much like a typical boxer, just goes all in with hard punches and kicks.
Also, 13-3 is not really a great score. He's going to get a painful lesson from Manny.

Just like any other exhibition matches out there on which if its a cross-sport fighters then boxers would be always having that advantage if it would be done in boxing rules on which its not really that shocking anymore.

As for Pacquiao, since this man is already retired but doesnt mean that he isnt already that dangerous inside the ring but since its an exhibition match then we would really be seeing that very short
3 round match. We would really be seeing some hugging running from that Chichiro guy but well just like as expected this would really be that for the sake of entertainment.

It do seems that exhibition matches are on the trend now and we do still have that upcoming exhibition matches from other boxers on which these retired legends
do really still make some good money with these fights but well as long there would be arrangement then it would always happen.

Manny is one of those fighters that I can see boxing well into his later years.  The lower weight classes the longer they can I feel like.  Heavyweights amd some of the upper weight classes guys fizzle out a lot quicker because of the weight and stamina.  It's not so much theor skill Tha gets lost it's more the stamina.

Idk, I'm pretty sure Manny is still pretty good with his body. Pretty sure he's still constantly training his body and mind, and I mean look at the man, he doesn't look like 40 at all! Not to mention that it's an exhibition match so I don't think it's going to put much pressure to him at all. That doesn't mean that Suzuki would stand no chance though since his victories already speak for themselves. All in all looks like an interesting match imo which there's something in the players for both sides.

Just let him stay there really, tell him to get out of politics already :P.

Pacquiao isn't "back out of retirement". He remains retired. He's just fighting in short exhibition matches.

As to this particular match, I don't see anything special with this. It's a mere three-rounder match with 3 minutes per round. So aside from being an exhibition match, it's also very quick. We might only be seeing jabs and some dancing and then it's over. I'm not expecting betting odds for this as well.

Forget about Pacquiao-Mayweather II, it won't happen. But Pacquiao is into negotiations for a possible comeback fight against Mario Barrios.

so this is the reason why Manny has been shown training recently as he will have another exhibition , and for sure this
will be a not so completely exhibition because Manny wanted a serious fight each time he goes inside the ring.

But about Mayweather-Pacquiao 2? is this another hype for their names? because Mayweather seems to be in silent
mode now and focusing in her businesses and advertising .

like what said , I am not interested in the coming fight but instead in that rematch and now without the injury of
Manny Pacquiao not like when they first fought.

^^ And it's up to his opponent though on how he can take Manny's power if Pacquiao chooses to become series in this exhibition fights. But I observed that during his exhibitions fight with a Youtuber from South Korea, yeah, I do agree, we can see Manny's having that instinct to score a knockout but maybe after that initial shock in his system, he understand that this is just for fun and so he can pull some power and doesn't want to embarrassed his opponents. But for sure if Manny taste blood here, who knows, maybe that old instinct again will comeback and Suzuki will just become a punching bag.

Suzuki said that he's going to knock out Pacquiao at round 1. You know what Pacquiao said? Boxing is different and harder than MMA. I guess that we'll going to see an all out Pacquiao here, he don't underestimate opponents and matches like exhibitions. Surely he's going to humble down Suzuki at his best. I'm not just sure if it's part of the script but whoever is the promoter of it did good job on it. I'm buying the clout on these words from Suzuki and Pacquiao and this is what's making it more exciting to watch. A month and half to do for this bout to happen.

Man, you really want Manny Pacquiao to stay young but he's already 45 not 40. That's totally different. Manny Pacquiao has already proven himself in boxing. There's nothing left to prove. If I were in that situation, I would do what Mayweather is doing right now—clubs, gambling, chicks and a luxury life. Manny should consider his health. What if in this exhibition fight, what happened to Ali also happens to Pacquiao in the future regarding his health condition?

ngl never heard about this manny Pacquiao opponent.

These are the professional records of Suzuki Chihiro and Manny Pacquiao.
This fight is totally joke, well, that's why it was called Exhibition Match where for sure just to gain some popularity on this Suzuki Chihiro and for money for sure.

Is this fight possible available in the sportsbook to be able to place a bet?

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^^ We can't really rely on those records though, I mean it's two different discipline, and it's obvious that one is going to cross over on boxing and this is Suzuki. And we all know that legendary career of Manny in boxing, so there's no point of comparison.

And yes, this is just a obvious fight for the money, and then have the bragging rights to fight for Suzuki as again, Manny is known throughout as a boxing legend. Probably there will sports bookies that will cover this fight. As you can see the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson is all over the crypto base bookies so it could be the same in this fight.

Correct, but the Japanese really looks tough and his weight is just around the welterweight division in boxing wherein Manny used to be a champion and that's where he become the oldest when he beat Keith Thurman. But this fight is boxing, rules, gloves and the ring and so Pacman has all the advantage here.

Definitely, this fight is a must for sports bookies, fiat based or crypto related gambling sites as they all know that Pacman has a lot of fans and so they should list this fight as soon as possible and see money flowing in for Pacman as he will be a huge favorite here.

This isnt the first time Pacman is fighting an guy with perfect record and a master of his sports. What about previous exhibition fight against some martial arts youtuber? That guy also claimed that he is the quickest striker, master of 100 martial arts, can punch through any defence. Showed those Bruce Lee one-inch super punches. Got destroyed in a boxing fight. We dont have to go far - Mayweather vs Nasukawa (44-0 in kickboxing, 4-0 MMA, 99-5 in Muay Thai). Fight was under boxing rules and that uber undefeated machine lost in 2 minutes :D

Pacman has the advantage knowing they gonna fight under the boxing rules. So Suzuki the MMA champ has disadvantage on this fight since we know how MMA fight happen and for sure that he will feel awkward that he can't do his techniques which he can use on MMA. Although Chihiro Suzuki is young but provably that Pacquaio's experience in boxing will show up on this.

Although we cannot downplay the MMA champion since he is also in prime then Pacquaio still need to be more careful on this exhibition fight knowing that he's old already and any lethal damages he get from his opponent can affect his overall health that's why he need to be attentive and finish the fight without getting any injuries. Many fans want him to retire and enjoy his life since there's nothing to prove anymore and I understand what they mean since aged people possible prone for injuries.

Never saw when a professional athlete in one sport, switch to other sport and beat professional athlete of it. If they were at least from same sports, then we could speculate on youth vs experience. Like Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight. But Pacman is 45 only. Not 65. Since this is exhibition fight, Pacman would let that kid to show something, probably fight would even go full distance to create some drama.  But come on, this guy is a fly. 65kg cant beat such pro as Pacman.

The only time we have seen a cross over fight and the MMA fighter almost win is when Ngannou faces Fury. But when Francis fought Anthony Joshua, it was all over, the pro boxer shows him not to messed with this sports even though you have the power to knockout everyone but this is very different.

So this could also apply in this fight, I do agree that Pacquiao is not that old and there are news that he wanted to still fight at the 147 lbs. But most likely he settled for a exhibition against the Japanese and it's going to be easy money for him and could win by knockout.

I've never seen a popular boxer get dominated in an exhibition match against a famous MMA fighter, so I'll be expecting the same thing here. With that said, I believe Pacman will just own Suzuki. An exhibition match that generates a lot of money is good for them, but hopefully, next time Pacman will fight a real boxer, perhaps someone he struggled with before, like Marquez. I hope that happens because people would be interested in watching the fight again, and it would bring in a lot of money for both.

Also, Marquez wouldn't need to worry about losing since it wouldn't affect his pro record. I hope Marquez has maintained his fitness through training, even in retirement, as that would mean we can expect an explosive fight.

I hope Pacquiao will do to Chihiro what Anthony Joshua did to Ngannou by brutally knocking him out although this is just an exhibition fight if Pacquiao is threatened by the recklessness of Chihiro he should go for a knockout I don't like Chihiro disrespecting Manny who is the only eight-division world champion, a feat other boxers can only dream of.

I can confirm that this fight will push but I still see in my feed that Pacquiao and Mario Barrios have a deal to fight possibly in December so we have Pacquiao going back to professional boxing and will be trying to take the Welterweight title to Barrios. Wow, a lot of things stored for Pacquiao this year.

Comeback? Manny Pacquiao says negotiations ongoing for fight vs Mario Barrios (https://www.rappler.com/sports/boxing/manny-pacquiao-says-negotiations-ongoing-fight-mario-barrios-2024/)

Once a fighter, is always a fighter. That's the case with Pacquiao and even Mike Tyson who intends to fight again with a much younger opponent.

I still believe Pacquiao has the skills, strength and stamina to win, even if we know it's just an exhibition match. They would be paid after all.
The match will do more to favour the young Suzuki who still has more length to go in his career as a fighter and  sure it would mean more endorsement deals for Pacquiao too.

I know that Chihiro Suzuki is a fighter with much less achievements compared to Manny Pacquiao, also Chihiro Suzuki is not a great boxer, that's why it may seem like he is at a big disadvantage and that he can lose quickly , but in my opinion the fact that he is very young and currently active in the fight world, gives him a great advantage in this fight because Manny Pacquiao is 45 years old and has been retired since 2021, if I'm not wrong, that's a lot of years away In intense fights, he may have lost his resistance, he may have lost his techniques, he may have lost his strength and speed in his punches, at most what I think he hasn't lost is his experience in fights. but faced with a young opponent who is not active in the fighting world, I will bet on Chihiro Suzuki to win this fight

This is going to go the way Mayweather vs McGregor went because it's a very similar setup.
We have an MMA fighter vs a retired boxing champion, competing in a boxing match.

I just can't see how Manny could lose this. If it was an MMA fight it would be completely different, but if you're not sure about this check former Suzuki's opponents in MMA. These weren't world class fighters.

Boxing is already a business specially into those old retired boxers or even in other sports as well on which they do make out some exhibition matches for them to continually making up some good amount
despite on being retired already. I do believe that this is one of the perks on to those fighters who do ends up become that a champion or a legend on such sport. Its true that there's no way for an
MMA fighter on beating up a boxer in using up on boxing rules on which same as you said that if this one would be making it on MMA rules then we would be seeing that different result on which
they should at least making up some a little bit spice with these exhibition matches. This is why it do become that a little boring on watching up these fights just because they are really
that sharing up on the same set up and ending up with the same results.

This is why im not really that a fan to pay up for some PPV and would rather to see for some replays specially on exhibition matches. It would rather tend to look for those
official fights even on undercards.  :P

That's always been the case though, I mean boxers can't be MMA fighters, but MMA fighter can be boxer because striking is included in their training. What Floyd did is allow McGregor to get tired in this fight because he knows he can't last 5+ rounds and then Floyd go for the kill. Perhaps the same strategy that Manny has in his mind against Suzuki.

But I do agree, we don't see Manny losing this one against a MMA fighter. Maybe is that not old and still much active and even if Suzuki is active, he doesn't have enough time to be pure striker here. And years of experience of Manny under his belt fighting bigger, and heavier fighter, for sure he can get back to the old form and maybe just maybe try to go for a knockout if he is poke by the Japanese and bring out his fire under his belly.

Maybe what you meant is striker, as he is a MMA fighter as compare to the great Manny Pacquiao who is a pro-boxer. So Suzuki is already at a disadvantage here because this fight is in a boxing arena and not Octagon. I think that just because he is young, Suzuki has the advantage, Manny is the oldest welterweight and even beat a prime Thurman.

I do agree that he might lost some resistance, but just like any great boxers, he can just be back in the gym for a couple of weeks and his muscle memory is back. So we shouldn't underestimate Manny in this fight, this might be exhibition but the can still punch and his power might still be the same.

People wake up. Pacman is 45 only. People a little bit younger than 45 managed to became boxing champions. This is not about young vs old, this is about professional boxer vs amateur boxer or newbie (since Suzuki did not have any boxing fight experience). When people predicted that 58 yo Tyson would beat young Jake Paul, there is no doubt that Pacman is going to finish Suzuki.

What makes it fun, that on June 23 Suzuki is fighting 45yo mma veteran with 52 pro fights under exhibition boxing rules, and in a month he is fighting Pacman. Lol. Who is this Suzuki? A terminator? A person who dont need recovery after fight? This fight against Pacman is going to be such a staged, fake and made to entertain spectators...

If we have to compare this young man Suzuki to our legendary fighter Manny Pacquiao, they're both great fighters and when it comes to power I think age is a very interesting part. As person grows older, performance matters most compared the time when they're at young age and based at every analysis and perspectives I think many individuals would prefer picking up choosing Suzuki instead of Pacquiao. They're both the pride of Asia and it could be the most difficult part of every sportsbetting odds now, since the match is a very crucial thing particular when being discussed at so many forums and social media platforms.
Always be updated with their training progress and let's see how this fight would tune in the near future before the scheduled fight commences.

Definitely it's different from Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight where Jake Paul was listed as the heavy favorite because Jake Paul is a rising boxing superstar. here, we can already expect that what Chihiro Suzuki could bring in the ring is only hype, but we know once they will fight it will again be a one sided beatdown, but hopefully Pacman will take it easy, so he could not serioiusly injur Chihiro Suzuki.

Age is just a number of Pacman, he is 45 but he can still fight, I wouldn't even be surprise if he'll come out from retirement and fight in a pro again... But I know Pacman is taking an easy route, this is easy money that is hard to resist.

We can definitely say that its totally different Paul is practicing or trained well his boxing skills so we can really say that he has a match with Tyson.

But for Suzuki we can really say that this is one sided match. The young guy is MMA fighter so provably he's not used to fight using only he's fist there would be an awkward feeling with that compare if you are really a boxing pro which you are settled with boxing fighting style. Also Pacquaio is not easy opponent knowing that he's still capable to knock out any of his opponent. He maintain he's strength and stamina so for sure that Suzuki will have a big problem on their fight night.

It looks like this Chichiro is still very young to be able to fight Pacquiao. If it's speed, I'm sure it'll be Chichiro, but in terms of skills and stamina, I'm a bit hesitant about him. I think if I base it on experience, Paquiao will be the only one, and if I base it on strength and stamina, Paquiao will be tested.

Apparently, this Pacquiao's skin is already stretched, and his body doesn't feel the pain of the punches because of the amount and strength of the punches he received from those he fought before. Whereas this Chichiro might look like a punching bag to Manny Paquiao, that's okay; he will still get big price rewards because his opponent is a former world boxer.

This is really that indeed a one sided match on which we do know that when it comes to cross sports then we do know that boxers would really be always have the advantage
since it would really be that still on boxing rules on which it will be understandable. Plus, if we do tend to look at on the records and on the experience then it is really that way too far off.
Since exhibition fights are really just that for fun then when it comes to this manner. It is really just that it will give out that entertainment that fans been seeking.

Seen some small trashtalks from Chihiro suzuki about beating up Manny pacquiao but we do really know on whose really that at advantage on here.
There's no doubt that this would really be just that an easy win but well its just that a 3 rounder.

Unfortunately for him that's all he can do because once they are in the ring, he won't be able to do the talking anymore, it will be MP doing the talking through his action and we might see a knock out here if Chihiro will try to play hero and go for a KO. MP would love to see his opponent engaging in the fight, but since this is just an exhibition fight, he might not give his 100% here but will ensure the win.

And that is the secret of Manny Pacquiao throughout his legendary career. He didn't talk to much, but when the bell rings, and it's between him and his opponent, he will do the talking then using his fist.

We wouldn't forget Ricky Hatton or Antonio Margarito mocking Manny and trainer Freddie Roach. But look at what Pacquiao did to both of this fighters. He ended up their career for good. So it's better for Suzuki to just throw respect on Manny and then hope that he can win the fight.

How can we take Suzuki seriously, if before Pacman fight he has a fight one month before. And not against a trash fighter. He is young, but how can he be sure that he will recover fully in one month only? What if he gets injured or a cut? Or Suzuki thinks that he is so great, that he only need a few week camp to prepare for Pacman? Ridiculous approach. Or their whole fight is already planned to be a joke.

Suzuki timetable probably is following. Monday - fighting Mayweather, Tuesday - fighting Mike Tyson, Wednesday - reading manga, Thursday - saving world together with Power Rangers, Friday - Friday night, family night, Saturday - fighting Godzilla, Sunday - fighting Pacquiao.

This is not a professional fight; Manny might make an exception here. Honestly, I think these exhibition fights could be rigged since promoters cannot make it look like a pro fight that could result in a serious injury to one boxer, as there might be complaints and the government could stop these kinds of fights. They aren't carefully evaluated to determine if both boxers are really capable and fit during the fight compared to the professional fight where all measures are done to ensure that both have the same weight and prepared to fight.

I don't think that the government will step on something like sports, even if this is just a exhibitions fight. Worst we have seen deaths in the ring, but still boxing is a main sport and it can't be just stop by any government or any entity.

For this fight, Manny's extinct will always be a boxer and maybe if he gets hurt or by chance Suzuki somewhat got lucky and slip a punch, maybe we can see the old Manny who's trying to knockout his opponent. In the beginning there might be an exception for him, but when the bell rings, Suzuki might be serious in trying to get a win and so Manny will do everything to not be upset here.

This fight will draw the attention of the world. Just imagine if something happens to one of the boxers; the worst case would be death. Since exhibition fights are becoming popular, where even a non-boxer could fight a boxer, the risks are significant. As of now, there haven't been any serious injuries to a boxer, but when the time comes, I don't know, maybe they would really step in.

I'm just curious, is there any governing body that regulates these exhibition fights? In professional boxing, there are regulatory bodies ensuring all requirements are complied with before a fight happens, but in exhibition fights, they seem more concerned with the promotion of the fight, rather than the preparation of the boxers.

The country's sports commission where the fight will be held in this case Japan, no fight professional or exhibition can be held without a license or a permit it's illegal to do that.
And on your second question, both fighters are professional fighters who know how to condition themselves and both fighters are fully prepared before they get in the ring.
Pacquiao will win this fight the Japanese who is an MMA is just too amateur in boxing that he will have no chance against a legendary boxer like Pacquiao.

Trying out to make some comparison about into their ability and experience then there's no doubt that Pacquiao would really be having the advantage or having the edge on which it would really be that something that not shocking that who would really be winning up this fight. Somehow it wont really be that something serious considering that this is an exhibition fight on where fights would really be just that for the sake of entertainment specially into those boxing fans who are really that liking to see Pacquiao again fighting on the ring, same goes into those fans of Suzuki then it would be great that
they would be seeing him against a legendary fighter but of course they shouldn't really be that expecting that he would really be able to beat Pacquiao.  :D

Yes, in this case it will be the Japanese Boxing Commission who's going to give this fight a green light. And obviously, this is just exhibition and so there are safety nets for this kind of fights, like the weight of the gloves, minutes per round and how many rounds they will be.

But in any case, since this is a boxing match, Manny will have the advantage although I think the Japanese fighters have some pride in them even in exhibition, Suzuki will be the aggressor as he is the younger fighter, but it will be futile as he might awake the monster in Manny here.

Although this is only an exhibition match, i think all the safety measures are in place and i think there are people who are in charge so as to prevent injuries to both fighters.

I don't think that Manny Pacquiao could hurt Suzuki as he is not the Manny Pacquaio that fought Barrera or Cotto anymore, though he still have some moves left but that is not enough to hurt Suzuki and so is the latter, i don't think he could hurt Manny in this fight.

But still, it's boxing and so Suzuki will have to go and fight and try to punch Pacman in the face and we all know that it is going to hurt and so you have to return back. So the intention is still there to hurt the other party and win. Or even Pacman is not going to go full 100%, still at half of it, Suzuki can feel the power of the Pacman here.

At the end of the day though, it's all for the money and for the fans, and if I'm not mistaken, this is Manny's second fight in exhibition and could get the hang of it by not throwing power in his punch to not hurt a less experience boxer in Suzuki

There is a change of plans, Suzuki got injured, Lol, and so another Japanese fighter steps up, Rukiya Anpo.


https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/6/28/pacquiao-gets-new-opponent-for-japan-exhibition-fight-1654

So I guess Suzuki was really training hard as he breaks his hand. But nothing has change, I think Manny is still going to win this exhibition fight against Anpo. And it could be worst if hasn't train yet.

Maybe he realized he couldn't win against Pacman and faked his injury? Just kidding...

It's good that there's a replacement so the fight won't be canceled. At least they can still make money. However, the outlook on the fight hasn't changed much. I'm sure everyone here thinks Manny can win easily, even if it's just an exhibition fight.

I think @coin-investor should also update the thread title.

Yes I have updated the title of the thread including the information Rukiya is also a worthy opponent with an impressive record as a professional kickboxer

Honestly, I prefer Chihiro because of how he disrespects Manny Pacquiao, but still, Manny should watch out for this guy. He can pull an upset if he thinks this is a much easier opponent, though it is an exhibition match he should also show seriousness here.
After this fight, there's a possibility of Pacquiao going back to professional boxing he is in talks with Mario Barrios camp, but so much depends on the outcome of this exhibition fight.

LOL, but that's also what I'm thinking, Suzuki knows that he will be hurt in this fight even though this is just an exhibition fight. But at least it's better that they have found a replacement fighting very quick. Having seen the record of Anpo though, who knows, maybe he is that good and deserving of a match with Manny Pacquiao.

The title has been updated already.

And I do agree that there is no cancellation like the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight. Also it doesn't change a thing as we all know that Manny is very competitive and will not let this exhibition fight elude him as this could be just a preview of him and Floyd in the future.

            -   I think that Manny Paquiao still has the advantage to win against Rukiya Anpo. Maybe if it's kickboxing, I'll bet on Rukiya, but if it's boxing, only Paquiao will immediately hit the pressure punch there. And just the punch level, for sure, when Anpo was there, Paquiao could catch that.

Then they only have one more fight without judges until round 3. It's really just an exhibition. Then Chichiro should be the one who can fight him, so because he is said to still have an injury, that's why they replaced Anpo.

Here is the pro record of Rukiya Anpo which is called as the "DEMOLITION MAN"

https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/153637-rukiya-anpo

He had lots of wins in his pro career, but last December, he suffered a loss. However, since this fight will be held in Japan, I think it will be easy to market because the Japanese are big fans of Pacquiao. They will surely watch the fight and may even support him instead of their own fighter.

Most of the popular exhibition fights now are in boxing. An MMA fighter versus a legandary boxer, you'll already know who has the edge. We can call it as a big edge for Manny, but I like him, he is good in entertaining the crowd, so Anpo should not take this fight lightly, he had to train as hard as he can but please don't allow himself to get injured as he is just a replacement fight, if he'll get injured, I'm afraid the fight will be cancelled.

I haven't read the full rules of the fight, but usually when it's an exhibition fight, it doesn't need to be serious, sometimes it's even scripted as its purpose is just to entertain the crowd.

Manny just doing an exhibition fights maybe at least twice a year, it would already bring him a lot of money because of his popularity.

It is funny that month before fighting against Pacman, Suzuki was planning to have other fight, that has ended with a draw. How was he planning to face Pacman? Though that he would beat Takanori Gomi without taking any damage and with first punch? No wonder 1 month isnt enough to recover, so he withdrew from the fight.

That Rukiya is crazy either. He had a fight several weeks ago, and in 1 month fights against Pacman. That isnt serious. He is just going to fight, without a goal to win imho.

Anyway, their fight is going to be a freak show. I have looked on Rukiya record, and he has beaten Cyril Abidi last year by TKO punches in exhibition kickboxing fight. A featherweight with a height of 184cm and 70kg, beats heavyweight with 190cm and +107kg ? How come he even get to punching distance if his opponent has reach advantage, is heavier. And was rather good in K1. I would not be surprised, if Pacman would get robbed.

But the rule is boxing here, so even if he has the height advantage, I think Pacman will still win here. And it will not look good if the Japanese will allow Pacman to get robbed in an exhibition match? I mean this guy is a legend already and obviously Anpo is a quick replacement just to get this fight continue and not be cancelled. And if by chance Pacman gets robbed here, it will reverberate in the boxing community as he could be the highest profile boxer that has lost in a exhibition match thru robbery by the Japanese or who ever is the judges here.

Lol, what a monicker, "Demolition Man" but he will be facing the Legend in Manny Pacquaio, the accolades along, 8 division champ might be enough for the Demolition man to fold,  ;D. And with the current status of the Japanese boxers who are enjoying a golden era with a lot of them becoming champion lead by Inoue, yeah, Japanese are crazy over boxer with the likes of Manny Pacquiao.

And I think that they can fill the stadium here because of Manny himself. And if I'm not mistaken, Manny is under Rizin, a big Japanese promoter who is very influential. So good for Rukiya to take Suzuki's place in this fight.

So sad to hear out and this is indeed one of the risks of athletes/fighters when it comes to this kind of accidents on which it could really be causing up that postponement of their upcoming fights ,but well shit happens all the time. Good thing that the fight goes on but now in vs with Anpo. When it comes to exhibition fights then it wont matter on who would be the one will really be going up in the ring
because Pacquiao would really be still the winner on which in boxing rules with a legendary boxer? Then there would really be no doubt on who would win up.

That's the good news, but the excitement probably isn't the same anymore.

I don't think there's a difference. They're still training hard, even if it's just an exhibition match. It also depends on the opponent, and since it's Manny Pacquiao, who's known for being a heavy hitter, no boxer can just relax. They need to prepare to last, even if they have no chance of winning. It's too bad for Suzuki, but it was the right decision not to continue, as it would only aggravate the injury. At least they found a replacement, so we can still see this exhibition match with no judges.

On paper, we can't deny that the vote goes to Pacman. He's fighting an MMA fighter; what can we expect?

Wouldn't say he's out of retirement since he's pretty much hung his gloves for the professional leagues, and besides, this is an exhibition showmatch which doesn't really prove anything in any regard. It's unranked for one, is only 3 mins each round with 3 rounds of play, and there's no title nor glory to be had except bragging rights.

Feel like he just misses the thrill of boxing but is keeping his word of quitting for good, the man already gave so much to the sport and he deserves to have some form of rest and fun for his remaining years, and he's trying to stay sharp despite his age which is the reason why he's accepting show matches like this.

No doubt he still has what it takes to get into pro boxing should he decide to go back, but his age will definitely catch up to him and with the overall increase in skill and power of boxers nowadays it's going to be tough for him to defend titles or bag ones, that's why Floyd stayed out of it for years now. he's old and he's already proven himself to be one of the greats, getting back in the ring with the risk of tarnishing a perfect record is just going to be stupid.

And it's a blessing in disguise for someone, in this case, Rukiya Anpo, perhaps even more popular than Suzuki himself and that's why he was called to replaced him as Manny's new opponent. So it's more on a lost to Suzuki than Manny, as we all know that even if Manny is (semi)retired already, his name is still very much in boxing fans or even boxer themselves as it's their honor to face him in the ring.

But with what majority thinks here, Manny has a high chance to win in this fight. Anpo might be good, but he is facing Manny, fighter of the decade and during his prime, score a great victory to most of his opponents including a lot of legends.

Its exhibition boxing fight. Imho professional boxers care little about it. It is like a part time job for them. Even if Pacman gets robbed, viewers will still get entertained and Pacman gets his huge check. Since the fight will be in Japan, they might make it that "their local fighter wins". But since this isnt a professional fight, Pacman reputation and legacy wont get hurt. Imho the fight will go full distance for fans to have more entertainment, and if Pacman would not dominate, I wont be surprised if it will end by draw :D