Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman [FULL INTERVIEW] | FACE TO FACE | PBC ON FOX

now on pbc face-to-face I said I was gonna hurt Manny Pacquiao I'm gonna retire Manny Pacquiao and I want to be a man in my work the year's biggest matchup my best fights lot of people saying that roster but that's easy to say but the hard to do in the room a boxing icon who has extended the boundaries of his sport makes another improbable bid for a world title I can still fight and I want to be an inspiration that at a 240 you can still file system as you discipline yourself and hard work determination is opponent an undefeated champion who can lay claim to complete supremacy of their division the sport of boxing they need me they need undefeated champions that are willing to fight other champions this year is my get back here I brush the dust off I think we got a little bit still hanging July 20th we're gonna shake that off with Manny Pacquiao and a tremendous showdown but before Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman go toe-to-toe first they'll go face-to-face Manny Pacquiao's 25-year pro career has pumped out highlights and achievements second to none in the rain his box is only eight Division champion and at 40 years old he continues to turn back to clock when people think all because 3940 is also you getting slow you're getting tired no it depends of you how you discipline yourself it depends of me how you motivate yourself I'm more experienced now than before so I can use this advantageous to to my opponent since Pacquiao lost a unanimous decision to Floyd Mayweather in 2015 he's won four of his last five fights including his most recent a dominating victory over 29 year-old Adrien Broner this past January he was also elected to the Senate in his native Philippines further advancing his political ambitions Pacquiao is July 20th fight on Fox pay-per-view against 29 and okie Thurman will be a 6th bout against an undefeated world to wait in the last seven years Pacquiao lives for the challenge being passionate of this sport that's why I'm still here a lot of people saying that no need for me to continue to box I'm going to box he is my passion what's more Pacquiao has reunited with his longtime trainer Freddie Roach who was again holding the welterweight with the same unrelenting regimen perfected over a two decade partnership along with boo boy Fernandez Roach as Pacquiao said for his fight with Thurman I've never been separated we'll pray to him we have a good relationship since 2001 so happy to working with him thank God for giving me good health and strength so that I can continue my career at age of 40 of this fight I'm so motivated and focused to the training so if the knockout comes we will come but I'm trying to do my best best Manny Pacquiao Keith thermos returned last January from a 22 month layoff almost in Italy at the hands of journeyman Josesito Lopez a lot of people may have been thinking is Keyes gonna get out of this seventh round they saw that I was clearly hurt it was visible amongst everybody I knew that I was hooking up but I actually recovered from the left hook in about 15 seconds I said to myself you know you're okay nobody in this arena knows you okay right now everybody thinks you bout to be knocked down let's keep it moving and let's get back to boxing but Thurman held on proving that he has the stamina and savvy to remain a champion despite some ring rust it reminded me what it is to be a world champion and how every single opponent in the ring is coming to take my world title and I'm gonna have to fight for I'll be fighting for it once again against Manny Pacquiao some of Thurman's former opponents like Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia have been clamoring for a rematch with Thurman and over the last five months he's been holed up in his Tampa home with a singular focus to take down Manny Pacquiao I'm excited to face a legend man he's excited to get a new world title and the fans should be excited because this is going to be a great fight I plan on outperforming and making it more exciting than the last fight that he had I'm gonna come in from the opening rounds and see how bad Manny and Freddie Roach really wanted to feat Keith one time Thurman in recent months Thurman has promised to send the 40 year-old Pacquiao into retirement a task many before him have failed to do Manny Pacquiao only has two options in this fight we got Mike Tyson right here but down at the bottom he can give up or he can retire there's not a third option we're coming to show Manny Pacquiao why Keith Thurman is the number one walked away in the water weight division today you at the announcement of the July 20th fight on Fox pay-per-view Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman didn't hold back Thurman announced that he was going to destroy Pacquiao's legacy labeling their upcoming showdown in Las Vegas the Keith Thurman show I know who I am as a fighter and it will be proven come July you know I mean I know he likes to quote Bible verses so I'll let you know he's getting crucified Manny how did that go for you when this guy going up to that line maybe crossing it how did you feel some of the words this man said you I'm so motivated and that's good for me that's good it's helped me a lot actually what he says it's a it's not helping him but it's helping me because I'm that's give me more motivation and work hard like determination and focus I like that I love that I respect that I respect that how much it motivates you but he said certain things like I'm gonna send Manny Pacquiao to retirement I'm gonna knock Manny Pacquiao out I'm gonna crucify Manny Pacquiao does that change this from a business a sport to personal for me like I said all those words that I heard give me more inspiration and determination encouragement to work hard believe me but not personal not impersonal I've been in this business more than two decades so we're gonna do our job in the ring this is my moment and this is my fight he's fighting for my belt and yet it's as if the world has forgot so I wanted to wanna stab him a little bit hit him where it hurts cuz if he didn't feel it oh his family felt it oh when I said I'm gonna crucified a man who they say who ah it's almost as if they had a crown of thorns on them themselves they felt it now we all know that Jesus Christ was resurrected but not to walk this earth again he was in spirit he gave messages he gives guidance he is forever loved and maybe Pacquiao when he retires he too will be forever loved man he's getting biblical on you we talked about maybe crossing that line how do you respond to that well I give me my child to him talk they may first talk in the ring or let his fists do absolutely nothing when I dodge everything you know deep down deep down Manny Pacquiao saying I'm gonna but he doesn't want to say it deep down he's saying I'm gonna knock you out too but he doesn't want to say it but at the end of the day I just believe that hourglass is almost finished he doesn't have much left go play basketball Manny you say you like to play basketball every day go shoot hoops with the guy is bad after 20 July 20 this guy's a rock is any of this penetrating your defense here nothing no words don't penetrate defense offense penetrates defense Manny Pacquiao is one of the few fighters that knows that best all right Keith there's there's a devil's advocate to this idea of what's happening here this is the fight before the fight we're not throwing fists we're trading words though and if you poke the better if you try to motivate the great Manny Pacquiao who said it's not a bear closer to a dinosaur you know what I mean is how he said he's got these t-rex arms everybody's talking about how fast he is made Pacquiao t-rex arms and they're like whoa Pacquiao is ready Pacquiao is gonna knock out starmon you know he doesn't have to say it the fans say it for him on his account they already back him he feels the love he feels some of the hate but just like me hate you flip it around it motivates I hope my words motivate him to fight harder fight because for me is just gonna make it easier night I get the feeling he's trying to set a trap for you you know you know I'll say this base of my experience I've been like I said more than two decades in this in this in the boxing I experienced all those hardest fighting in life like when I fight De La Hoya I fight Miguel Cotto I fight Morales Marquez hot on Margarito which is much much taller than me nobody it's impossible I can see it you know but that's because I'm a champion too right it's just a fight it's just a fight it's just a black guy you know just another body shot you know it's not the first it's not the last those would be the first time you've experienced my punch man it's gonna be the first time I experienced your punch I'm looking forward to it I know you're looking forward to it you should be looking forward to it you [Music] Manny Pacquiao's journey as a professional fighter began all the way back in 1995 in his native Philippines nearly 25 years and eight world titles later Pacquiao remains a force at the age of 40 and if there's any world to wait capable of handing Keith Thurman his first loss its Pacquiao you're fresh off a whitewash of Adrien Broner 12 dominant rounds what made you pick this man who came back in January from two years away and defended his welterweight title that's the reason I became so we made a point because of his style he loved to fight Authority threw a lot of punches I love that what I'm looking forward to is seeing how badly Manny backs up the few words that he says which is that he wanted to be exciting he wants to trade he wants to exchange but in that last fight when they said to him Manny how do you feel he said I feel good in my head at home I said Manny felt good because he didn't get punched in the face he felt good because he didn't get hit in the body how good is he gonna feel after 12 rounds of boxing with your man right here Keith one-time Thurman how much do you respect exactly what he brings to the table the idea of one time with that right hand could end the fight I always respect my opponent every point that I had I respect of them and enduring that's different doing my job in the ring to make the defense happy life begins at 40 Manny because I'm waiting for you to slow down it's not happening what's going on here everything it's not happening I'm boxing is my passion and I love to continue my journey you know I've watched many for many years the first time truly being face to face and you know I'm trying to look for some gray hair you know I don't really see much you know he doesn't look to age he's got that and that Asian blood you know he still looks like he's almost 15 years old here you know but does he move like he's 15 after he gets punch is he gonna be able to recover like the young fighter but the few words that Manny said I already toe he's addicted to the fight game he says he loves it too much he says he's ready for it I hope so because I'm gonna bring it Manny what makes a great fight like this great is we can talk all we want there's certain questions that obviously can only be answered in that ring and in Las Vegas July 20th we talked about the questions facing you at 40 can you handle an unbeaten boxer puncher with this ability but let's talk about the questions facing Keith Thurman out of the sport for two years with two major injuries comes back earlier this year against hos acetal Lopez gets a majority decision win what those critics were chirping they watched Keith Thurman on the ropes against hos Osito may be on the verge of getting stopped it's he still in your eyes the same fighter that walked away as the number one welterweight 2017 after he beat Danny Garcia as a boxer I understand of what happened to him two years in India for boxing that it's hard to come back right away your your style but it's good good for him because he served by the the last fight but I'm sure I'm pretty sure that it's different for this fight because you really come back and and he will work hard he work hard for this fight I know I know he's he's focused in thinking that he you need to talk really hard to make sure 100% condition it's been a long time since we've seen many Pacquiao severely hurt and injured in that ring I would love to be the man that destroys Manny Pacquiao he could have picked Shawn Porter he could have picked Danny Garcia they got Mikey Garcia you got Errol Spence I don't think any of these fights the critics speaking like a critic would say Manny Pacquiao beats every Walter wait in the Walter Wade division today he at the age of 40 I remember at the age of 45 Bernard Hopkins won the World title he wants to be a champion and prove that age is nothing but a number that some athletes our special and that they can achieve things that some people can barely think is possible I believe that's what inspires him to step in the ring with me come July 20 I mean that what that was poetic I'll give you credit but can you stop this man of course he's like this big you know he's this big my punch is this big you fill me Manny Pacquiao I told you it's one time he's gonna feel it from the first round not a B not all about defense he's gonna have to survive my office you [Music] Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman are no strangers to a fight of this magnitude and predictably before the night of July 20th there are many unknowns his Thurman back at his best can the reunion of Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach propel him to an improbable title and will this bout live up to the predicted fight of the Year candidate but for now these are the final moments the two men will spend together before they go toe-to-toe in a Las Vegas mecca fight all right Manny when you're breaking this fight down it gets fans excited it gets critics excited because of all you both have accomplished all the skill you bring into the ring there's got to be a weakness when you look at tape of this fighter that gives you that confidence what is this man's weakness inside the ring I saw some witness but I will tell you that you can you can whisper it right think he's found something no he sees weakness and me I see weakness in him not in the fighting spirit of course you know this is nothing new for me this is nothing new for him I can't wait I wish the fight was tomorrow give us a little teaser here Manny what is this flight going to look like inside the ring when you two touch gloves July 20th letter bomb what I can say is I'm more option a lot of boxing in the ring gonna be a war in the ring it's gonna be a lot of boxing you can put that on the poster and Bam Bam Bam Bam that's what you can expect all right let's talk about how you specifically match up if I throw out a category and I said who's got the advantage here speed I think my speed is underestimated I think Pacquiao is fast but what makes them so fast is the is relentless this hand that had you know and then the combination you get to see it just continuously come out as fast as he can let him fly I don't know if my combinations look that fast but when I'm in the ring with people I know that I get right in between right in between and those special moments and it's my speed that opens up other opportunities in that ring the Great Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach was here he might say he can't handle your speed son you have that advantage in this way I think what I saw in this fight is some the speed I know and you know the fact that I'm faster than him we know that all right what about power I mean not else you got many yeah so many fights 40 40 tremendous tremendous respect look Manny Pacquiao is great he will forever be great and it will be great to defeat him July 20th I'm truly looking forward to it all right we talked about what this fight will look like now I want to know how this fight ends July 20th Las Vegas Manny let's start with you it's gonna be a lot of oxygen good fight more oxygen in the ring this is a prediction could fight I mean both of us were working hard in training so we will use that enduring what about you Keith prediction time I predict a great fight just like Manny Pacquiao I predict that he will be broken down at some point in the fight and ultimately when that final bell rings the verdict will be hands undefeated Keith one time Thurman Manny you have any final message for Keith as training camp comes to a close I'll work hard train hard focus on a fight July to integral a job in the ring we have to make the fans happy I can't wait to punch me too can we shake them by 20th Las Vegas Fox pay-per-view to the biggest names in the sport the legend Manny Pacquiao unbeaten Keith one-time Thurman do not miss this fight thank you so much for joining us gentlemen [Music] thank you for watching will if you enjoyed that clip make sure you click somewhere around here and subscribe from fight highlights to exclusive interviews we have got everything you need as a boxing fan right here 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Length: 22min 12sec (1332 seconds)

Published: Tue Jul 16 2019

Reddit Comments

[u/Shan_Jaan]

Pacquiao is very annoyed lmfao.

[u/cmd242]

“Keith Thurman” -Keith Thurman

[u/noelioli]

I like how Thurman keeps making fun of Pac for being short even though he himself is only 5’7

[u/backsing]

Looks like some of Thurman's insulting words are getting to Pacman. Pac's smile isn't that sweet anymore. Will it be good for Thurman? .. Tune in on July 20th...

[u/[deleted]]

I'm sorry for asking this, since I cannot watch this video at full blast because I'm at work and I have to pretend I'm doing something productive, but what is the gist of what Thurman is saying?

[u/Neoncbr]

All time vs one time

[u/blackclover123]

KT: "How many knockouts you got?"

MP: "40"

KT: "40??"

[u/COYS1989]

Manny has heard it all before, I’m gonna do this Manny, I’m gonna do that, he’s too small blah blah blah. It’s easier said than done. I know boxers have to talk up the fight to sell it etc but it’s kinda reminding me of McGregor vs Khabib where Conor chatted so much shit trying to goad Khabib but it didn’t work and eventually McGregor couldn’t back it up. Can Thurman back up all he said? Pacquiao maybe 40 but unless he gets old over night I’m still backing him to pull off the win.

[u/Boxingfansunite]

Manny is a literal living legend, a boxing god that history will remember forever.

Keith is selling it here, he doesn't cross any lines. Expected marketing to hype the fight.

How do you guy's see it going?

I think Pac will start winning with combos and activity.

Keith will line up some big shots which will stun Pacquiao.

Who will then go into hard focus to outbox Thurman.

And we'll see a great fight where both guys have to dig deep.

And someone will lift in the late rounds and get a stoppage.