Manny Pacquiao is definitely one of the greatest boxers in the history of the sport. Manny Pacquiao also dropped a huge Logan Paul bombshell.
Referee Carlos Padilla, who officiated ‘Pacman’s’ 2000 fight with Nedal Hussein, admitted to extending the standing eight-count by eight seconds when he was knocked down in round four. Padilla also admitted to declaring Pacquiao’s accidental headbuttl, which saved him from a deduction in points.
“I would have been able to buy a house and been so much better off. With my career, I missed out on the big fights [afterward] because of it. It set me back four years. I hated the sport after that.
We didn’t cheat. We were just favored because it was our ‘home court.’ As a boxer, I just did what I had to do,” Pacquiao told local outlet TV Patrol in both English and Filipino.
“I’m just a boxer. I’m just doing my job inside the ring. That’s his problem, not mine.”
Manny retired in 2021 after his loss to Yordenis Ugas to focus on his Philippine presidential bid this past May. Pacquiao ended up losing in the elections and is now preparing for an exhibition match against Korean Youtuber DK Yoo on December 10.
