22 Saturday, December 9, 2017 SPORTS Matching Fangio’s five would be cool Paris couple of years, that’s my goal. Manny Pacquiao ewis Hamilton wants To try and at least get that.” to equal Juan Manuel Fangio, who won all of his Fangio’sL five Formula One titles in the 1950s and died world titles but doubts he in 1995, was Formula One’s will have the staying power most successful driver until to try and match Michael Germany’s Schumacher Schumacher’s record seven, surpassed the Argentine Pacquiao, McGregor in even if he cannot rule it out great’s tally in 2003. entirely. Hamilton said he would The Mercedes driver, not be defined by the number talks over April fight talking to reporters in Paris of championships he had before a gala awards evening won, but more by how he London out of retirement in 2016 to at the Palace of Versailles had driven and raced over his anny Pacquiao has take the belt from American on Friday where he will be career, what he had extracted revealed he and Jessie Vargas. presented with the champion’s from the car and reacted with MConor McGregor have held McGregor has not fought trophy for a fourth time, said the team. preliminary talks about a in MMA or boxing since he wanted more. “Who knows,” he added. possible fight in April. losing to Floyd Mayweather “We definitely have more “When I was younger I Pacquiao, a senator in his by a 10th-round technical championships to win thought I would have a family native Philippines, was asked knockout in their bout in Las together,” said the most at 28 and I got to 28 and it all yesterday if he had approached Vegas in August. successful British driver of all shifted. So it’s difficult to say McGregor’s representatives Pacquiao, who has won time who won his first title never. about a fight. eight world championships with McLaren in 2008. “Maybe in a couple “Initially,” Pacquiao said. in different weight divisions, How many more he might of years’ time, I’ll be like “But we have not yet had any stressed McGregor is just one achieve remained an open ‘Gee, I want to do another follow-up conversations. of many possible opponents question, however. 10 years’. I really hope that “If we can negotiate it, I have and the fight has to happen “It’s taken me 10 years to that’s not the case,” laughed no problem. It is OK with both during the Senate recess in achieve this four. I currently the unmarried 32-year-old of us.” the Philippines: still don’t have that desire whose jet-setting lifestyle Last month, Pacquiao took “It depends who they can to match it (Schumacher’s is regularly chronicled on to social media with a message finalise as my opponent by seven). Matching Fangio celebrity websites. that appeared to hint at a match April,” he said. would be quite cool,” he said. “Because then I’ll be with with McGregor: Aside from McGregor, Lewis Hamilton (file pic) “Given that I‘m going to you guys when you’re in “Happy Thanksgiving! Stay Pacquiao could also have a be here for at least another Zimmer frames.” (Reuters) fit my friend. #realboxingmatch rematch with Horn or a fight #2018 @thenotoriousmma.” with 29-year-old American Pacquiao, who turns 39 Keith Thurman who holds the this month, lost his WBO WBA Super welterweight title Todt re-elected unopposed as FIA head welterweight title to Australian and the WBC welterweight Paris challenges. team with American Nick Jeff Horn in July, having come title. (skysports) ean Todt was re-elected Formula One, with U.S.- Craw, president of the Senate unopposed as president of based Liberty Media taking that oversees the federation’s theJ International Automobile over the commercial rights management and finances, Federation (FIA), Formula last January, is entering a stepping down and replaced One’s governing body, for potentially turbulent period by New Zealander Brian a further four-year term with team contracts expiring Gibbons. Conor McGregor yesterday with a new role in 2020 and a new engine There is also a role for for his former Ferrari driver format to be agreed. Massa, the Brazilian veteran Felipe Massa. Ferrari chairman Sergio who left Formula One last The 71-year-old Marchionne has already month after one final season Frenchman, confirmed for a threatened to pull the sport’s with Williams. third term on a show of hands oldest and most successful Massa, whose career has Jean Todt (file pic) at the FIA General Assembly team out of the sport if been managed by Todt’s son of that team, takes over as in Paris, told reporters he commercial and technical Nicolas and who was with head of the FIA’s go-karting represented continuity changes are not to their liking. Todt senior at Ferrari when commission CIK-FIA. when the sport is facing big Todt will lead a re-structured the Frenchman was in charge (Reuters) Parker trying to ‘demonise’ me: Anthony Joshua London “trying to mislead the public’s respectable about their peers. fight. nthony Joshua says he has opinion”. “Then you have people Promoter David Higgins Anthony Joshua “no respect” for Joseph “I think it’s not nice, I don’t like Joseph Parker holding a said his fighter would not take AParker’s attempts to “demonise” really respect it and I have no time press conference talking about anything less than a 35 per cent his reputation in order to secure a for it,” said the IBF and WBA everything he thinks I am.” split of revenue if the bout is to heavyweight unification bout. champion, 28. Parker’s news conference, be made. During a news conference last “What’s he trying? Be the big which featured a video showcasing Should the fight happen, the month, WBO world champion bully? Demonise everything I have Joshua being knocked down as winner could then face WBC title Parker offered money for footage done?” both a professional and amateur, holder Deontay Wilder in a bout of the Briton being knocked down Speaking to BBC Sport he was a response to what the New which could unify all four major during sparring. added: “In Formula 1, golf, tennis, Zealander’s team perceived to be a titles in the heavyweight division. Joshua said the 25-year-old was rugby, they are very classy people, poor financial offer for a potential (BBC).
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