Manny Pacquiao\u2019s adviser, Sean Gibbons, says he doesn\u2019t see the point in a rematch with WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios after their clash ended in a 12-round majority draw last Saturday night in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Gibbons Wants Bigger PPV Fight<\/strong><\/p>\n Gibbons saw the early estimates of the PPV numbers for the Pacquiao-Barrios fight on PBC on Prime Video<\/a> Pay-Per-Views, and wants a bigger name for Manny to fight that will bring in the buys for his next fight. Barrios isn\u2019t a big enough draw.<\/p>\n What Gibbons may not recognize is that there\u2019s little interest in his fighter, Pacquiao, among the younger fans who follow the sport now. There aren\u2019t enough older boxing fans to bring in the kind of PPV buys that he\u2019s hoping to bring in. This isn\u2019t 2012. Younger fans just see Pacquiao as an old 50-ish fighter, coming back like other retired fighters, lured by the smell of money.<\/p>\n Gibbons is targeting Gervonta \u2018Tank\u2019 Davis or Rolando \u2018Rolly\u2019 Romero for Pacquiao to fight next. However, Rolly isn\u2019t a PPV draw either.\u00a0 The biggest PPV event Rolly was involved in was his fight against Tank Davis on May 28, 2022, which generated 275,000 PPV buys. That was because of Tank, not Rolly. Davis could have fought anyone and brought in similar numbers. Romero was just the opponent for Tank.<\/p>\n Gervonta won\u2019t agree to fight Pacquiao unless he\u2019s offered more than what he can get fighting Jake Paul or Shakur Stevenson. It\u2019s doubtful that PBC would be willing to offer Tank the kind of money he can get fighting those guys.<\/p>\n Rolly Romero: Fun Pacquiao Fight?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t see why Barrios again. There\u2019s Rolly Romero, \u2018Tank\u2019 Davis. Why do it again? Mario Barrios doesn\u2019t draw anything and brings nothing to the table but that belt. Rolly Romero would be an unbelievably fun fight and one hell of a promotion,\u201d said Sean Gibbons to Boxingscene<\/a> about who could be next for Manny Pacquiao.<\/p>\n Barrios might be as good as it gets for Pacquiao. If he faces Rolly, it won\u2019t be significantly better PPV buys than going up against Barrios again. Moreover, Rolly would have a better chance of beating Pacquiao and knocking him out than the timid, gun-shy Barrios.<\/p>\n