Manny Pacquiao prepares for a training session at a gym in General Santos City. AFP PHOTO
Manny Pacquiao prepares for a training session at a gym in General Santos City. AFP PHOTO

Top Rank Promotion chief Bob Arum welcomed the proposal of the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) to allow professional boxers to compete in this year’s Rio Olympics. But Arum quickly added that he believes it’s “unrealistic for Manny Pacquiao, the Philippines’ best boxer to compete in the Rio Games.

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