Arum says Manny has chosen is opponent. From Eastsideboxing

According to promoter Bon Arum, in speaking to The Philippine Star, it took “30 minutes to get everything done.” Arum was referring to his star fighter Manny Pacquiao and he choosing the next opponent for the P-4-P king.

But, being tight-lipped, Arum will not say who it is that Pac-Man chose. Not until an official press conference set for this coming week some time. Why not? Is it because Arum knows the fans will be unhappy because the chosen next foe is not Floyd Mayweather? Maybe. But Arum has said that Mayweather “is not out of the picture.”

All Arum would say was that “Yes, he [Manny] has made the right choice.” Again, why the need for secrecy then?

It may not mean too much, but whispers coming out of The Philippines say that Pacquiao’s wife, Jinkee, was quoted as saying her husband has chosen Miguel Cotto as his next opponent, meaning, if true, that we will see a return of the November 2009 meeting Pac-Man and Cotto had. How will fans react if this proves to be true? Pacquiao against a guy he has already dominated and stopped, anyone? And at what weight will the reigning WBA 154-pound champ face Pacquiao at if a return happens?

Jinkee said her husband had been going though tapes and, in looking for a June opponent, picked Cotto.

It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Pacquiao did fight Cotto next; or anyone else other than Mayweather come to that. A recent ESPN poll had a whopping 46-percent of voters saying they did not believe Pacquiao-Mayweather would happen this year. I’m one of these people.

Look for Mayweather to fight on his set date of May 5th (probably against Canelo Alvarez), and look for Pacquiao to fight four to six weeks later (probably against Cotto).

Now, let Arum and Pacquiao prove me wrong!

hampo171 wrote:

According to promoter Bon Arum, in speaking to The Philippine Star, it took “30 minutes to get everything done.” Arum was referring to his star fighter Manny Pacquiao and he choosing the next opponent for the P-4-P king.

But, being tight-lipped, Arum will not say who it is that Pac-Man chose. Not until an official press conference set for this coming week some time. Why not? Is it because Arum knows the fans will be unhappy because the chosen next foe is not Floyd Mayweather? Maybe. But Arum has said that Mayweather “is not out of the picture.”

All Arum would say was that “Yes, he [Manny] has made the right choice.” Again, why the need for secrecy then?

It may not mean too much, but whispers coming out of The Philippines say that Pacquiao’s wife, Jinkee, was quoted as saying her husband has chosen Miguel Cotto as his next opponent, meaning, if true, that we will see a return of the November 2009 meeting Pac-Man and Cotto had. How will fans react if this proves to be true? Pacquiao against a guy he has already dominated and stopped, anyone? And at what weight will the reigning WBA 154-pound champ face Pacquiao at if a return happens?

Jinkee said her husband had been going though tapes and, in looking for a June opponent, picked Cotto.

It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Pacquiao did fight Cotto next; or anyone else other than Mayweather come to that. A recent ESPN poll had a whopping 46-percent of voters saying they did not believe Pacquiao-Mayweather would happen this year. I’m one of these people.

Look for Mayweather to fight on his set date of May 5th (probably against Canelo Alvarez), and look for Pacquiao to fight four to six weeks later (probably against Cotto).

Now, let Arum and Pacquiao prove me wrong!

I really can't see the need for this fight again. If Cotto can hit and move then he will have a slightly improved chance, but eventually when he gets hit that warrior is going to come out and he'll want to trade.

Adam D wrote:

hampo171 wrote:

According to promoter Bon Arum, in speaking to The Philippine Star, it took “30 minutes to get everything done.” Arum was referring to his star fighter Manny Pacquiao and he choosing the next opponent for the P-4-P king.

But, being tight-lipped, Arum will not say who it is that Pac-Man chose. Not until an official press conference set for this coming week some time. Why not? Is it because Arum knows the fans will be unhappy because the chosen next foe is not Floyd Mayweather? Maybe. But Arum has said that Mayweather “is not out of the picture.”

All Arum would say was that “Yes, he [Manny] has made the right choice.” Again, why the need for secrecy then?

It may not mean too much, but whispers coming out of The Philippines say that Pacquiao’s wife, Jinkee, was quoted as saying her husband has chosen Miguel Cotto as his next opponent, meaning, if true, that we will see a return of the November 2009 meeting Pac-Man and Cotto had. How will fans react if this proves to be true? Pacquiao against a guy he has already dominated and stopped, anyone? And at what weight will the reigning WBA 154-pound champ face Pacquiao at if a return happens?

Jinkee said her husband had been going though tapes and, in looking for a June opponent, picked Cotto.

It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Pacquiao did fight Cotto next; or anyone else other than Mayweather come to that. A recent ESPN poll had a whopping 46-percent of voters saying they did not believe Pacquiao-Mayweather would happen this year. I’m one of these people.

Look for Mayweather to fight on his set date of May 5th (probably against Canelo Alvarez), and look for Pacquiao to fight four to six weeks later (probably against Cotto).

Now, let Arum and Pacquiao prove me wrong!

I really can't see the need for this fight again. If Cotto can hit and move then he will have a slightly improved chance, but eventually when he gets hit that warrior is going to come out and he'll want to trade.

Doesnt that mean that an even more whopping 54% think that he will?

hampo171 wrote:haha, I didn't see that. You'd think so, I certainly can't see there being a third option in the pole. Maybe Arum is waiting for PBF to serve his time and hope he comes out a different person.

DAVE667 wrote:

hampo171 wrote:haha, I didn't see that. You'd think so, I certainly can't see there being a third option in the pole. Maybe Arum is waiting for PBF to serve his time and hope he comes out a different person.

What, like a mincing cross-dresser who now answers only to 'Kandy'?

rycoys wrote:it will make me so angry if its not floyd , i just wish fans could do something about it , his p4p rank should go down , behind martinez and marquez , hopefully his ppv ratings will go down aswel and just lose the respect of the fans , manny should just say to arum that he does nt care about money and just wants to prove hes the best in the world , i mean how much money does he need !! after all the talk i cant belive freddie roach will allow this to happen either , is anyone outside the phillippines intrested in him fighting cotto again ?

Atila wrote:

rycoys wrote:it will make me so angry if its not floyd , i just wish fans could do something about it , his p4p rank should go down , behind martinez and marquez , hopefully his ppv ratings will go down aswel and just lose the respect of the fans , manny should just say to arum that he does nt care about money and just wants to prove hes the best in the world , i mean how much money does he need !! after all the talk i cant belive freddie roach will allow this to happen either , is anyone outside the phillippines intrested in him fighting cotto again ?

From what I've read, Manny does need money. He gives away a lot and running for office costs money.

What I find sad about Manny though, is that he wants to be a politician, make decisions and so on, but yet he doesn't seem to be able to make decisions concerning his career. What happens when he's asked a question about a crisis or emergency in the Philippines? Does he call Bob Arum for advice?