Manny Pacquiao He doesn’t perform well when challenged Mario Barrios vying for the WBC welterweight title in July, but the Filipino icon has suggested Ryan Garcia About what he had to do to overcome “El Azteca.”

Despite being winless in six years, “Pac-Man” returned to challenge Barrios for a controversial title shot in an attempt to break his own record as the oldest welterweight champion in boxing history.

However, after some active attempts, Pacquiao can only get a draw on the scorecardsalthough many fans believe boxing’s only eight-division world champion has done enough to achieve that goal.

Now, after holding the belt for 20 months, Barrios is seeking his first victory in a title fight since 2019, having been promoted to world champion in June 2024 and starting his two defenses since.

Even though Garcia lost to WBA welterweight champion Rolando Romero in his last fight, he was taking on Garcia at a sizable disadvantage – a fight in which “The King of Thunder” was tipped to eventually get a world title shot.

talk with FightHype.comPacquiao told Garcia that if he wanted to have his hand raised, he would have to put in the hard yards before fighting Barrios.

“It was a good fight and Ryan had to train hard (to get the win).”

Barrios-Garcia is next Saturday, Two more world title fights are scheduled to take place on the Undercard.

It is understood that WBC mandatory challenger Benn, who will be the next main event champion, is preparing to return to the 147-pound class after a four-year absence from the heavyweight competition.