First Female Boxing Hall Of Famer Believes Manny Pacquiao Has Nothing Left To Prove

Christy Martin, the first female boxer to be inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame, has gone through a lot in her life.

The former WBC female super welterweight champion went through a lot in her personal life. That included being stabbed several times and shot at least once by her husband, James V. Martin.

Somehow, “The Coal Miner’s Daughter” survived all that and even managed to return to the ring in 2011.

Unfortunately, her fights against Dakota Stone and Mia St. John did not end up in her favor.

The native from West Virginia recently appeared on the Sports For All PH podcast hosted by Vincent Juico and Rica Aquino. She was thrown a lot of questions aside from her domestic issue with her estranged husband.

One of the interesting questions thrown was about Manny Pacquiao. As most know, the eight-division champion has left most guessing on what lies ahead.

Martin admitted she did not watch Pacquiao's bout against Yordenis Ugas over the weekend, a reason why she could not give an honest opinion.

“You can’t beat father time and mother nature. Maybe father time caught up with Manny, but I haven’t really seen the fight so I cannot give an honest opinion,” Martin stated.

But overall, Martin believes that Pacquiao has done more than enough for boxing and has nothing left to prove.

“You know that’s a tough one. Because this is the thing with guys like Manny. I’m gonna guess. I don’t know him personally, but I’m gonna guess that he’s [in] that kind of mindset [that] he doesn’t want a farewell fight against a 'nobody.' He would want to come back and fight another competitive champion probably,” the 53-year-old explained.

Like most who have caught word of the success of the 42-year-old Filipino, Martin believes Pacquiao has already made enough money and proven himself by winning several boxing titles.

“He has made a lot of money, how many belts has he had? A future Hall of Famer, he has nothing left to prove,” she stated. “So why not just hang it up and just continue doing what you do? Do the politics, help the people. He has done enough for boxing.”