But despite Arum’s assertion that his prizefighter could return to the ring before the calendar year is out, Pacquiao’s top personal adviser, Michael Koncz, had a somewhat more cautious assessment.
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Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan pose after holding discussions about the possibility of a future fight, at Fitzroy Lodge Amateur Boxing Club on January 23, 2015 in London, England.
“We have actually sent videos of Manny’s activities to his doctor in the US”, said Koncz in an interview with the Manila Bulletin.
The Philippines Star notes that Pacquiao was originally slated to sit out the rest of the year to let his injuries heal completely. “They said he could be back at the end of this year”, Arum noted. A March bout would put Pacquiao just eight months removed from his May 7 surgery on his injured shoulder.
“My mindset is to beat all the guys that beat me”, Mosley said.
Former world champion Ricky Hatton believes Khan has the tools to win against Mayweather, but will have a hard time against Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao.
“Getting overweight is not concern”.
It is apparent that a 36-year-old who had logged hundreds of hours and thousands of punches in his whole career should be pushed into returning too early from a shoulder injury.
Khan is, of course, left in the sidelines after being shunned by Floyd Mayweather Jr.as a possible opponent on September.
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“That is false; no one from Mayweather’s team got in touch with me”, Khan told The National. From the unique timetable, the worst-case state of affairs for Pacquiao, who suffered a shoulder damage within the lead-up to the Mayweather battle and aggravated it in the course of the bout, is a attainable return to boxing actions by February. Broner would come to fight, but it would only play into Pacquiao’s style. But Arum is allegedly more inclined to promote his ward Crawford than give Al Haymon’s client a chance to face Pacquiao.
