Former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will fight one more time on April 9 next year and then retire to answer a greater call, hopefully one from the Senate hall. While many are taking Pacquiao’s announcement with the proverbial grain of salt, up-and-comers and established names in the sport are all lining up in the hope of being picked as the Pacman’s last ring partner.

Several names have cropped up, but at least three are apparently in the short list: former junior welterweight (140 pounds) champion Amir Khan, reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior welterweight king Terence Crawford, and the supposedly retired Floyd Mayweather Jr. Promoter Bob Arum is flaunting Khan or Crawford, but Pacquiao also told reporters that he is “negotiating” for a rematch with Mayweather.

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