Source - Marcos Maidana, who won secondary titles at 140 and 147 and gave Floyd Mayweather two of the rougher, more awkward fights of his career, is returning to boxing after a nearly five-year retirement.
Maidana, 35, hasn’t fought since his pair of bouts with Mayweather in 2014, coming in May and September of that year.
After the two big paydays, Maidana left the sport to be fat and happy at home in Argentina. He stayed around boxing, but out of the ring, retiring with a record of 35-5 (31 KO).
But sources say that Maidana recently watched victories by Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman, felt he could beat those guys, and it has inspired him to get back into the action.
Most boxing fans are probably pretty happy about this. After all, "El Chino" has always been a fan favorite. I'm torn though...
Of course I want to see Maidana back in the ring, but that's for mostly selfish reasons. He's the type to force action. He comes forward, throws bombs, and is pretty much guaranteed to give you your money's worth. But man oh man, did I fall hard for chubby Chino. I'm pretty sure he's either been drinking or smoking a cigar in every single picture/video that's been taken of him since he retired, just smiling, happy as fuck. So at peace with being fat and enjoying life that he somehow makes me feel more comfortable just by witnessing it all happen. It looked to be a glorious retirement...
Chino read books (and drank).
Chino took bubble baths (and drank)
Chino enjoyed fine cigars (and drank)
Chubby Chino lived the good life. He lived it fast and he lived it hard. Alas, all good things must come to an end. After a whopping four and a half year long retirement he's decided to call it quits and get back to work. I wish Marcos the best of luck. Here's to hoping his next retirement knocks it out of the park as hard as his first did.
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