Bleacher Report - Boxing: Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Pac Man Will Deliver His Last Great Fight to Win Bout

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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Pac Man Will Deliver His Last Great Fight to Win Bout Dec 7th 2012, 14:00 Manny Pacquiao is spread pretty thin between boxing, politics and religion, but it seems he's done a good job focusing on boxing for his fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. That focus will lead him to a victory over Dinamita on Saturday night. Pacquiao has placed a ton of emphasis on this fight, and for the first time in a long while, you haven't heard a ton of comments about Pacquiao the Congressman or the conflicted Roman Catholic, per Yahoo! Sports. This time, it's been about Pacquiao the fighter. I'm not sure how long he'll be able to hold life at bay, though. Pacquiao has evolved as a person, and he just doesn't have the same killer instinct he once had. That's great for Pacquiao the man but bad for Pacquiao the boxer. As his career progresses from here, it will be increasingly difficult to focus on boxing. Being prepared mentally and physically is necessary, if he plans to remain at the top of the sport. Pacquiao's desire for political involvement and the spiritual pull on him isn't going to go away. Even if he didn't have these outside interests, the older he gets, the tougher it will be for him to beat the top fighters. While I see him rising to the occasion to beat his rival Marquez, if he continues to fight on, he's ripe for another upset defeat. Many dispute the validity of his loss to Timothy Bradley, but I predicted Pacquiao would drop this fight, and I also scored the fight for Bradley. Both were unpopular opinions, as this one may be, but the truth can sometimes be a hard pill to swallow. That is especially the case for fans of such a beloved figure like Pacquiao. In an ideal world, Pacquiao would make this his final fight, and he'd go out a winner. However, I think we all know, he'll fight until someone puts him out. Perhaps that is part of the reason he is so loved.   Follow Brian Mazique and Franchiseplay on YouTube and Twitter for reactions, analysis and news from the world of sports and sports video games Subscribe on YouTube Follow @BrianMazique Follow @franchiseplay Like us on Facebook Read more Boxing news on BleacherReport.com

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