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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2016/business/01/20/pacmanbradley.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley face off during a press conference at the Beverly Hills Hotel to announce their upcoming boxing fight. Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters.</div></figcaption></figure></div>Boxing analyst Harold Lederman, HBO&#x27;s unofficial scorer during boxing matches, believes Manny Pacquiao won&#x27;t stay retired after his April 9 trilogy bout against WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley Jr.Pacquiao repeatedly said that it would be the last time he steps inside the ring, after which he will focus on his political career.In an interview with <a href="http://www.boxingscene.com/lederman-think-pacquiao-bradley-3-mannys-last-fight--100847">Boxing Scene</a>, Lederman explained why he doubts Pacquiao&#x27;s retirement will be permanent.&quot;Manny spends a lot of money on that entourage of his,&quot; he pointed out. &quot;Any time you see Manny, there&#x27;s 150 people around him.&quot;&quot;Let&#x27;s face reality,&quot; he added, &quot;I&#x27;m sure they&#x27;re all poor. I&#x27;m sure that they need money. And I&#x27;m sure Manny takes very good care of them. I have no resistance to poor people, and I&#x27;m sure Manny doesn&#x27;t either.&quot;&quot;I know Manny takes care of those people,&quot; he stressed.(READ: <a href="http:// http://sports.abs-cbn.com/boxing/news/2016/01/20/manny-pacquiao-insists-ll-retire-bradley-rematch-8033">Manny Pacquiao insists he&#x27;ll retire after Bradley rematch</a>)Lederman said he won&#x27;t be surprised if Pacquiao runs out of money because of his entourage, and will thus make a boxing comeback.&quot;He&#x27;ll make himself a quick $40 million by stepping into the ring for Top Rank, like he normally does,&quot; he said. &quot;Bob Arum takes very good care of Manny, and Manny takes very good care of the 150 Filipinos that he hangs around with.&quot;&quot;It all adds up to the fact that Manny Pacquiao is stepping into the ring again. No questions. I know he&#x27;s going to do it. I just know,&quot; he added.In 2015, Pacquiao was the second-highest paid athlete in the world, earning over $100 million from his &quot;Fight of the Century&quot; against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Based on his <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/08/27/15/why-pacquiao-isnt-among-forbes-richest-pinoys">Statement of Asset and Liabilities and Net Worth</a> (SALN) for 2014, he is worth P1.7 billion.If Lederman&#x27;s prediction comes true and Pacquiao indeed fights again, the analyst already has an idea of whom the &quot;Pacman&quot; should face off.&quot;Kell Brook is an underrated guy,&quot; Lederman told <a href="http://www.boxingscene.com/hbos-lederman-manny-pacquiao-fight-kell-brook-next--100910">Boxing Scene</a>.Brook, who hails from Sheffield, England, has a 35-0 record with 24 wins by knockout, and holds the IBF welterweight championship.&quot;No one knows him, but he just keeps on coming,&quot; Lederman said of Brook. &quot;If you&#x27;re asking for an up and coming guy, it would be Kell Brook. I think Kell Brook would give Manny a great fight at 147.&quot;&quot;I think Kell Brook would give everyone a great fight at 147.&quot;<div>(For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website.</a>)</div>

Boxing analyst Harold Lederman, HBO's unofficial scorer during boxing matches, believes Manny Pacquiao won't stay retired after his April 9 trilogy bout against WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley Jr.

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Why analyst doubts Pacquiao will retire after Bradley fight

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Published Feb 01, 2016 04:27 PM PHT

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