Manny Pacquiao has not finalized his opponent for his final fight, but he is down to two possible boxers, his promoter says.
The Daily Mail once again jumped the gun regarding the announcement of a fight involving Amir Khan. They reported Tuesday that Khan signed a deal to fight Pacquiao April 9 in Las Vegas. But Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, told ESPN’s Dan Rafael that no deal has been signed and that Pacquiao is deciding between Khan and Terence Crawford.
Arum said over & over he has no deal with any1 & wont until Manny decides who he wants to fight. 'It's such bull—-!" Arum was going crazy.
— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) November 3, 2015
Arum said the candidates to fight Manny are Crawford & Khan. 'Top Rank will send a contract to one when Manny makes his decision.'
— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) November 3, 2015
Arum said the candidates to fight Manny are Crawford & Khan. 'Top Rank will send a contract to one when Manny makes his decision.'
— Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) November 3, 2015
It’s tough to reconcile Khan’s father telling the Daily Mail that they’ve already signed a contract for Arum when Arum is saying they will send a contract out once they’ve decided on an opponent. Just remember that the Daily Mail also erroneously reported two years ago that Khan was going to be fighting Floyd Mayweather. Funny, I don’t remember how that fight turned out. Mind telling me?
Pacquiao may eventually choose to fight Khan, but it sounds like that hasn’t been finalized yet. He’s also considering Crawford, who improved to 27-0 with a win last month.
