Bob Arum claims April 9 fight to be Pacquiao’s last

However, seeing that the planned 2016 fight could very well be Pacquiao’s last, Arum wants to make sure that it will be memorable and even. Unfortunately, he doesn’t see it that way as far as Canelo Alvarez is concerned.

“I’m telling you what he told me last week at dinner in New York”, Arum said.

Pacquiao is now a congressman for his province, Sarangani, but hopes to run for one of the national senate seats, reports ESPN.

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Manny Pacquiao may not just be leaving the boxing world to focus on his aspirations as a politician in the Philippines, but the Filipino boxing great could also be gearing up for his professional basketball career in the hoop country. “If he stays in boxing a little too long his mental faculties might be somewhat impaired”, Arum said.

Arum says at least three fighters are on Pacquiao’s list: Terence Crawford, Amir Khan and Timothy Bradley. There is a silver lining for Arum.

The consolidation of broadcasting from many to few imposed an orderly system for exponentially increasing the revenues generated by select men like Mike Tyson and Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather retired after defeating Andre Berto on September 12.

Pacquiao, 36, has been used to facing fighters of the same assets before; but apparently, he is no longer the same fighter that he was years ago.

Bradley was awarded a controversial split decision in their 2012 fight that most thought Pacquiao had won, and Pacquiao won a 2014 rematch. Crawford is 29-0 after his Saturday victory over Dierry Jean in a bout Arum promoted.

“Manny told me this would be his last fight and I’m not sad about it because he’s going on to a political career which will require a lot of mental acuity”.

Top Rank’s Carl Moretti informed WBN recently that only five opponents remain in the frame to face Pacquiao in what will now be the Congressman’s final outing on April 9.