Manny Pacquiao Runs Out Of Choices Before Choosing Timothy Bradley For His Next Fight?

Manny Pacquiao's next fight will be against Timothy Bradley but not everyone were pleased with this selection. How did the said bout came about?

The Filipino boxer's adviser Michael Koncz said it is because of the money.

Before the Manny Pacquiao - Timothy Bradley fight was confirmed, Amir Khan was among those up and coming boxers his camp was talking to. However, he was gradually dropped from the conversation.

"We looked at what was the best financial package for Manny and I was dealing directly with Amir Khan. I kept him posted as much as I could. I even let him know what we had to pay Bradley to fight in the hopes that he may become more realistic in his purse," Koncz said in an interview with boxingscene.com.

He added that they were also looking at another fighter but the said boxer also allegedly failed to reach their qualifications.

"And I was even contemplating Adrien Broner, but we had to look at everything in a package deal and fortunately, or unfortunately, the best package financially I could get for Manny was a rematch with Bradley."

With the negative reaction on Manny Pacquiao's next fight with Timothy Bradley fight on April 9, Koncz insisted his guy is not to be blamed.

"It's not our fault we were running out of options on opponents. That's the bottom line. So we can only do the best that we can do and it's not Manny's fault," said Koncz.

"Again, my job is to do the best I can do for Manny and unfortunately whether the fans like it or not, that's in the financial aspect and that's what I did."

Manny Pacquiao's next fight is said to be his last and although the reception is not that great, he promises to knock out his opponent who he already met twice. The previous bouts earned each fighter one victory.

"He can [only] be Timothy Bradley. I know his style," he told Philippine news site Rappler.

"I'm trying to have a knockout in that fight. I'm not saying to predict the fight, but I'm trying to do my best so the people enjoy my last fight."