Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero sounds desperate this week and calls out 46-year-old Manny Pacquiao and light heavyweight champion David Benavidez for his next fight. The newly crowned WBA ‘ordinary’ welterweight champion Romero (17-2, 13 COs) said on social media that he would like “No other struggle” But against Pacquiao or benavidez.
Worse than Canelo-Crawford?
The idea that Romero fights against WBC and WBA ‘ordinary’ lightweight champion Benavidez (30-0, 24 COs) is absurd. It would be a circus fight, even worse than Canelo Alvarez’s scheduled collision against Terence Crawford.
This is another reason why boxing needs a governing body to prevent the sport from becoming a secondary narsport No rules, anarchyand pure chaos. Predictably, there would be many fierce fans who saw that Benavidez destroyed the unfortunate Rolly in one round on PPV. It will do more damage to box than the exhibition-like match between Canelo and Crawford, which is a classic example of a money grab without any purpose.
“Pacquiao or me and Benavidez. I don’t want no other fight right now,” Rolly Romero said social mediA, to let his followers know that he wants to face Manny Pacquiao or light heavyweight champion David Banavidez next.
It is understandable that fans mock Rolly (17-2, 13 COs), and his exclamations described as attention-seeking, chasing draws to show fans how he won against Ryan Garcia on May 2.
Even at 46, Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 COs) was likely to embarrass Romero, just as elderly fighter Ismael Barroso did in their fight in 2023 before the referee rescued him.
Romero Ducks WBA Killers
What Rolly, 29, should do is focus on defending his secondary WBA 147-pound belt against one of the top contenders on the rankings, such as #1 Shakhram Giyasov. He is waiting in line for his title shot with the WBA, and he will probably jump the chance to pull the ‘ordinary’ band away from Romero.
Rolly seems to be Try to pay out After his troubled victory over a passive, Ryan Garcia disconnects at the Times Square meeting of Turki Alashikh on May 2. Ryan has shown no interest in fighting a re -broadcast with Romero, and his confidence seems to be at a low. Romero does not seem eager to defend his WBA band against any of the murderers, many of whom are not well known, but good enough to beat him. #1 WBA Giyasov would be a nightmare for Rolly.
Last updated on 05/26/2025
