Up until last week, Manny Pacquiao was concentrating on trying to get the death penalty restored in the Philippines.
Now he’s focusing on something not nearly as controversial – his return to the ring for a November 5 fight with Jesse Vargas.
‘Working in the Senate is not easy while you’re training,’ said Pacquiao, a freshman senator in the Philippines. ‘You manage your time and that’s what I did in training for this fight.’
Pacquiao won’t have to juggle two jobs for at least a few weeks, with the Senate now out of session. He arrived in Los Angeles over the weekend, eager to finish final preparations for yet another fight in a pro career that has stretched 21 years.
What remains to be seen is how eager boxing fans are to see him against a relatively unknown boxer who isn’t given much of a chance to beat him.
‘You can say what you want about Pacquiao and Vargas,’ promoter Bob Arum said. ‘I think it’s competitive, other people don’t. That’s their opinion.’
