Pacquiao is now taking time out to commune at his Maitum beach house to rehabilitate his injured shoulder after he underwent operation right after the Mayweather fight last May. “We were doing well until the shoulder went in the fourth round and we had a tough time after that”.
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If Arum and Pacquiao aren’t going to give Khan a decent purse split for the fight, then I don’t see Khan agreeing to it. I don’t think a split of 76-24 is going to work for Khan.
Mayweather took the number one spot on Forbes list of highest paid athletes, thanks to the huge paycheck he received for beating Pacquiao in May.
GENERAL SANTOS I’ll fight in April. That’s what 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao and Sarangani congressman told Philboxing here Sunday at Pacquiao’s mansion who had a hectic meeting with local officials belonging to his party as they plot their moves in the upcoming local and national elections in May next year. He is a good commentator and he can have a great life moving forward in boxing, but I think it’s about time for him to think about stopping boxing.
“Manny would do much better in a rematch, if the shoulder gets better”, said Roach, per Gigney.
Even if that is the case, Mayweather may well relinquish his belts at both weights after the Berto offering and leave several fighters in the frame to fight for the four titles now in his possession.
Amir Khan might be the top option for Pacquiao if he’s unable to secure a second fight with Mayweather. “On September 13 I just want to sit back and watch some football”. While Roach would be interested in Pacquiao vs. Khan, he has another idea regarding whom the Filipino boxer should take on in his return match.
Arum told The Telegraph, “This kid Amir Khan keeps shooting his mouth off about Manny Pacquiao“.
“I have to talk to these people first (to determine if a fight can be made)”, Arum said via mb.com.ph.
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Khan’s boxing record now stands at 31 wins with three losses from a total of 34 professional fights. I nearly said “no mas” because of the pain, Pacquiao told the insider but the prospect of the ignominy by quitting dissuaded the WBO fighter of the decade and future hall of famer. His last such break came when he defeated Brandon Rios in November 2013, winning the bout 11 months after he was knocked out by Juan Manuel Marquez.
