Official: Manny Pacquiao won't fight Mike Alvarado on April 14 in support of Horn-Cra

[Gigantes]

i work with a lot of filionos and they dont want this fight at all. when you bring it up, the look on their face says it all. so maybe pac finally listened for once.

I can agree, nobody wanted that crap.

[Gigantes]

Pac said he wanted Matthysse. Maybe we get a co-main event in May with Loma vs. Beltran and Pac vs. Matthysse. I'd prefer that over Pac vs. Alvarado.

That'll be the better route

[Eff Pandas]

lol naw man check this out

https://twitter.com/ryan********/sta...50793779990531

I don't know who that guy is, that's why I was asking if anyone here heard about it and if it was true

He's got a blue checkmark + its his story so its as legit as this dudes word I guess.

according to Pacquiao’s media manager in the Philippine Senate, Zonio Aquiles.

[Gigantes]

He's got a blue checkmark + its his story so its as legit as this dudes word I guess.

hopefully it's true

[Eff Pandas]

Pac said he wanted Matthysse. Maybe we get a co-main event in May with Loma vs. Beltran and Pac vs. Matthysse. I'd prefer that over Pac vs. Alvarado.

Matthysse isn't happening. He's still with GBP. I don't see anyway he'd match up Manny with a guy not with TR who could potentially beat him & if Horn got the W, Matthysee could get the W.

This isn't how Arum does business.

[WesternChamp]

He's got a blue checkmark + its his story so its as legit as this dudes word I guess.

that dude is actually a very big pac fan. he's always around pac when pac has a fight coming up. he's always eating with the team, etc. i dont think he'll be lying. but pac doesnt have the final word so its all up to bob.

[kidbazooka]

I do too. That's pretty messed up to use Pacquiao like that. You know majority of folks buying tickets/PPV are seeing Manny.

Exactly

Hopefully Manny mans up and tell Arum to fuuck off and make the Lucas fight, that’s the fight that makes the most sense for him.

[kidbazooka]

Matthysse isn't happening. He's still with GBP. I don't see anyway he'd match up Manny with a guy not with TR who could potentially beat him & if Horn got the W, Matthysee could get the W.

This isn't how Arum does business.

Unfortunately.

Manny needs to seriously tell that snake mutha****er off.

[bigdunny1]

Looks like this is real it's on the Ring website.

Official: Manny Pacquiao won’t fight Mike Alvarado on April 14 in support of Horn-Crawford

28 Feb
by Ryan ********

Manny Pacquiao won’t be fighting on the Jeff Horn-Terence Crawford card eyed for April 14, in Las Vegas, according to Pacquiao’s media manager in the Philippine Senate, Zonio Aquiles.

Pacquiao had been rumored to fight Mike Alvarado but Aquiles told RingTV.com that fighting in a non-headlining role would be an “insult” to the eight-division champion.

“It’s confirmed: Senator Pacquiao will not be fighting on the undercard of the Crawford-Horn fight. It’s an insult to him!” Aquiles said via text message.

Messages to Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz and Top Rank Vice President Carl Moretti were not returned by the time of this story’s publication.

Pacquiao (59-7-2, 38 knockouts) hasn’t fought since losing a controversial decision to Horn last July in Brisbane, Australia, and it remains murky when he’ll fight again, and whom will be in his corner. The Los Angeles Times quoted Freddie Roach this past weekend, voicing his uncertainty about whether he would train Pacquiao for future fights.

“I usually leave him alone until I hear from him but I’ve called him five times and haven’t heard back. Maybe he changed his number,” said Roach, who has trained Pacquiao since his U.S. debut in 2001.

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum had told RingTV last week that he would let Pacquiao pick between facing Vasyl Lomachenko and Crawford in the fall, if he could get a win in April.

Pacquiao has been focusing on his political career in the Philippines, where he served two terms as a representative for Sarangani province before being elected to the Senate in 2016.

Jerwin Ancajas, the IBF junior bantamweight titleholder, who Pacquiao co-promotes with Top Rank, has been told to stay ready, as his mandatory title defense against his Filipino compatriot Jonas Sultan could replace Pacquiao, Tempo’s Nick Giongco reported.

Ancajas, who stopped Israel Gonzalez in 10 rounds on February 3, is reportedly already in training at his “Survival Camp” compound in Magallanes, Cavite, Philippines.

MP Promotions matchmaker Sean Gibbons told RingTV.com, “That is correct” when asked if that was the current situation.

[maxberlin61]

Was it ever official that Manny Pacquiao would be on the undercard?

Smells like a fallout, soon, between Arum, Pacquiao and Roach. How can Pacquiao be A side on a return? Horn’s handlers have taken the lead. Crawford will defend his negotiating side. Klimas with Lomahenko will hold their stance. Seems like Pacquiao is running out of options with the new stars under Top Rank. The Alvarado fight to begin with, which industry writer would boast about that? Pacquiao should fight in the UFC and make multi millions