Top Rank Promotions arch Bob Arum appear that they accept narrowed bottomward the enroll of Manny Pacquiao's accessible opponents in his abutting action on Nov. 22 in Macau.
Arum said on Wednesday that Juan Manuel Marquez is still their top advantage because Pacquiao is still agog to avenge his sixth-round knockout accident to his Mexican battling in their fourth showdown in December 2012.
The acclaimed apostle said that he is appointed to allocution to Marquez on Thursday about the proposed fifth action with Pacquiao, absolute that he abiding a affair with the Mexican battle figure to barometer his absorption personally.
"We brought him here," Arum said of Marquez. "I don't appetite to be racist or annihilation because it's not racist. But you can't absolutely allocution to a Mexican on a buzz about a deal. You've got to sit him in advanced of you, you've got to view at his face."
It is still alien at this point whether or not Marquez is absolutely absorbed in adverse Pacquiao afresh afterwards adage afore that their acclaimed animosity is over afterwards his knockout win in their fourth fight.
And if Marquez continues to appearance no absorption in a rematch with the above pound-for-pound king, Arum said that they will accede ascendant WBO ablaze welterweight best Ruslan Provodnikov and Argentine welterweight Luis Carlos Abregu.
Arum additionally appear that they are because fighters from Golden Boy Promotions, including ascendant WBA and WBC inferior welterweight best Danny Garcia.
"There are affluence of names," Arum said. "Ruslan Provodnikov is on the list. Carlos Abregu, the Argentinian welterweight is on the list. Those are two of the arch names, and afresh we accept to see how abounding Golden Boy fighters would be accessible for the fight, and that will become bright in the abutting anniversary or so."
The 82-year-old apostle said that Garcia will move up on top of their enroll if he is alone with Golden Boy Promotions and not angry with added battle personalities, like Al Haymon.
Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who is additionally beneath Golden Boy Promotions, is additionally actuality advised as a approaching adversary for Pacquiao, but the above middleweight best will not be accessible to action afresh in November.
