By Scott Gilfoid: If you’re wondering why Amir Khan wasn’t selected as Manny Pacquiao’s next opponent for his 4/9 fight on HBO PPV, it’s because he was rejected by the Cable and satellite distributors, according to Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank.
They rejected the 29-year-old Khan for a variety of reasons for the Pacquiao fight. First of all, they felt that Khan’s record was blemished with defeats, and they weren’t impressed with his ratings for previous fights.
If Khan couldn’t bring in good ratings on regular Showtime or HBO, then it’s likely that he wouldn’t pull in the fans for a pay-per-view fight against Pacquiao. They also thought that Khan wouldn’t perform. I’m not entirely sure what they mean by that, but my guess is they thought Khan would run around the ring trying to keep from getting hit by Pacquiao all night long.
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum will have his work cut out for him in selling the third fight between Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley on 4/9 on HBO pay-per-view. Since many boxing fans have already seen Pacquiao face Bradley twice before, Arum is going to be working a different angle for their first fight so that they don’t see the fight as another win for Pacquiao. 
(Top Rank promoter Bob Arum seen here cradling Tim Bradley’s head after his controversial victory over Manny Pacquiao in their first fight in 2012) By Chris Williams: Many boxing fans were unhappy with Manny Pacquiao selecting Tim Bradley, a fighter he arguably has already beaten twice, for his next fight on April 9th on HBO pay-per-view from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
By Chris Williams: WBA World light welterweight champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner (31-2, 23 KOs) is not too happy about having been led on by Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) and then passed over for WBO 147lb champion Timothy Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) for Pacquiao’s next and possibly final fight of his career on April 9th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Sr. thinks that Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) selected Tim Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) to fight in his next fight on April 9th because he’s the only one of the three candidates that his promoter Bob Arum picked out that he can beat. Arum asked Pacquiao to pick from the following three candidates: Terence Crawford, Tim Bradley and Amir Khan. 
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum refuses to advertise Manny Pacquiao’s next fight against WBO welterweight champion Tim Bradley on April 9th as Pacquiao’s last fight of his career. However, Pacquiao has let it be known that if he gets elected into the senate in the Philippines in the May elections that he will likely be unable to continue his boxing career. 
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is really looking to beef up the undercard of the April 9th Manny Pacquiao vs. Tim Bradley 3 fight card on HBO pay-per-view at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The latest fight that Arum is hoping to add to the undercard for the fight is a showdown between unbeaten #1 WBO Gilberto Ramirez (33-0, 24 KOs) and WBO super middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (44-4, 29 KOs). 
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is interested in adding his fighter unbeaten #8 WBO, #11 IBF, #11 WBC heavyweight Andy Ruiz (26-0, 17 KOs) to the Manny Pacquiao vs. Tim Bradley undercard on April 9th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
By Chris Williams: Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) will be fighting one of his promoter Bob Arum’s Top Rank stable fighters in 32-year-old WBO welterweight champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley (33-1-1, 13 KOs) next in what could be Pacquiao’s final fight of his career on April 9th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum will be making an announcement this Friday on his 84th birthday about who his No.1 money fighter Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) will be facing for his final fight of his career on April 9th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.