By Mark Vester
According to Top Rank's Bob Arum, the next likely opponent for Manny Pacquiao will be WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto. It's not the first time that Arum mentioned the possibility of a fight with Pacquiao and Cotto. Since January the subject came up a number of times. Arum said the overall decision will come down to the fighters. If both boxers want to make the fight, Arum will make the fight. If the fight does take shape, it probably won't happen until November.
Arum told the
Manila Bulletin
that Pacquiao is not looking to fight again until late-November. Both of them have tough fights ahead. Pacquiao has Ricky Hatton on May 2, and Cotto meets Joshua Clottey on June 13.
"We can do it at Madison Square Garden,” said Arum. “Manny told me that after this one (with Hatton), he would be available to fight next in late-November."
There is a secondary plan, which is Pacquiao vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. at the catch-weight of 150-pounds. Some fans would like to Pacquiao fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. but Arum doesn't think that will happen because Mayweather wants the bulk of the money.
“Mayweather wants 60 percent of the revenue and I feel right now that Manny deserves the bigger percentage because he is the star," Arum said.
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