Calls for Manny Pacquiao to retire after brutal defeat

Pacquiao was brutally knocked out in the sixth round by Mexican Marquez Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao has been told to hang up his gloves after a stunning sixth round knockout defeat at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday night. The 33-year old slumped to the floor towards the end of the round, running on to a vicious right hand, in a thrilling encounter at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao's wife Jinkee was in tears at ringside and later asked her husband to call it a day: "When you see your husband get hurt, you cannot even sleep. You know the answer to that (question of if I want him to retire). He knows what I am asking him."
Pacquiao's mother Dionisia made a similar appeal and was shocked at the way her son was left unconscious. "I have long asked you son, it is time to retire because you started boxing at such a young age. I asked God to tell my son to stop," she said.
At home in the Philippines, Pacquiao is a congressman and also hosts his own television game show. Boxing experts have questioned his focus on the game after successive defeats. Others are blaming the defeat on a bad year for trainer Freddie Roach who saw his fighters Amir Khan and Julio Caesar Chavez Jr. also lose fights in 2012.
Pacquiao is yet to make a decision on his future but hinted at his family playing an important part, "I don't want to hurt my family and the people who support them."