By now, you’ve probably heard that 40-year-old Manny Pacquiao beat 30-year-old Keith “One Time” Thurman via a split, 113-114, 115-112, 115-112 decision to take Thurman’s WBA welterweight championship belt -- and hand him the first loss of his professional career. The question is what this win means for Pacquiao’s legacy and future.
Pacquiao is still very good, but he doesn’t have the killer finishing ability he once had. Pacquiao has only stopped one of his last 10 opponents, despite having knocked down four of them. If Manny was as good as he once was, Thurman may not have survived the first knockdown and would very likely not have survived the 10th round body shot that had him in agony.