Pinabulaanan ni Top Rank Promotions big boss Bob Arum ang ulat na inalok niya si WBA light welterweight champion Adrien Broner bilang huling kalaban ni eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao sa Abril 2016 sa Las Vegas, Nevada.

“As far as Broner is concerned, let’s be honest about Broner,” sabi ni Arum sa BoxingScene.com. “There’s all this nonsense and all this media attention that he got.”

Para kay Arum, hindi siya kailanman magiging interesado na isabak si Broner kay Pacquiao dahil marami pang kailangan gawin ang Amerikano sa estilo nito lalo’t pinaglaruan lamang ni Argentinian Marcos Maidana sa kanilang WBA welterweight title bout noong Disyembre 2013.

Tinawag pa niyang “mediocre fighter” si Broner matapos matalo kina Maidana at ex-IBF welterweight titlist Shawn Porter na dating sparring partner ni Pacquiao.

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“The kid is a mediocre fighter,” dagdag ni Arum. “I mean, he got exposed by Maidana. And then in his last fight against (John) Molina, a guy who can’t fight and hadn’t fought for over a year, he struggled with the guy. So, I mean, he can call out Manny and so forth. The point is, he’s not competitive with a Pacquiao.”

Naunang sinabi ni Broner na personal siyang tinawagan ng adviser ni Pacquiao na si Michael Koncz at inalok ng laban kay Pacquiao.

Naniniwala si Broner na kaya niyang talunin si Pacquiao at ayos lang na makalaban niya ang Filipino boxing icon sa huling laban nito bago magretiro sa boksing.

“I love fighting southpaws, man. Just check my record,” giit ni Broner. “He’s a great guy. It would be a hell of a fight A young rising star against an elite Hall of Famer on his way out. I can’t wait to send him home to the Philippines to go be Governor. You can’t put it past nobody. This is boxing.It only takes one shot.” - Gilbert Espeña