Manny Pacquiao tells those attacking defenceless Asians to ‘fight me instead’

The Philippines senator tweets ‘stop attacking Asians who can’t defend themselves’ amid increase in attacks against elderly Asians in the US

‘Pac Man’ is reportedly in talks to fight welterweight champion and pound for pound number one Terence Crawford in July

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Manny Pacquiao celebrates his split-decision victory over Keith Thurman in their WBA welterweight title fight. Photo: AFP

Published: 3:56pm, 1 Apr 2021Updated: 3:56pm, 1 Apr 2021

Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao has emerged from training camp and senatorial duties to speak out against the recent spike in anti-Asian attacks in the US.

The 42-year-old (professional record 62-7-1, 39 KO’s), who is reportedly in talks to fight WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford in June, tweeted a message against discrimination in four different languages.

“We have one color in our Blood! Stop discriminating. LOVE AND PEACE TO EVERYONE!! #StopAsianHate”, the Filipino senator said.

“Stop attacking Asians who can’t defend themselves! Fight me instead,” he added in Tagalog, Chinese and Korean alongside a photo of himself against images of elderly Asians who had been attacked in the US and their perpetrators.

Pacquiao announced in February that he was ready “to further add to my legacy in the sport of boxing” having been considered a champion in recess for the majority of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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