Manny Pacquiao says he pities Floyd Mayweather, and the American should read the Bible.
The Philippine hero on Monday brushed off Mayweather’s latest taunts and urged his welterweight rival to read the Bible.
Pacquiao also assured supporters that he would play a few minutes of professional basketball when the new season opens next month, even though he is training for a bout against unbeaten American Chris Algieri, whom he meets in Macau in November.
Despite many calls for the two to fight each other, Mayweather has refused to commit to a match but has not refrained from baiting Pacquiao.
In his latest jibe, Mayweather, who is undefeated in professional 47 fights, posted several pictures on his social media account, showing Pacquiao knocked down in his past fights. He added that “Miss Pac Man is broke for a pay day”.
The deeply religious Pacquiao, who has 56 wins and five defeats on his record, said: “I’m not affected by it. I pity him and I pray that someday he would change his ways.
“He (Mayweather) should fear God,” Pacquiao said, advising the American to heed the biblical passage “For what is a man profited if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?”
The 35-year-old Pacquiao, who has held world titles in eight weight divisions, has other things to worry about.
Aside from training to defend his WBO welterweight title against Algieri, he is acting coach and player for the new Kia Motors team in the Philippine Basketball Association competition.
The 1.69m tall Pacquiao said he would make training for the fight his main priority, leaving most of his basketball duties to his assistant coach.
“I have already talked to (boxing) coach Freddie Roach that I am going to play in the PBA; maybe just two to three minutes. My focus is on my training for the November fight,” he said.
