Here is the reason it is highly likely that Manny Pacquiao will fight Bud Crawford on April 9th. No one wants to see a 3rd Timothy Bradley fight, if he was to fight Amir Khan that means Al Haymon would be involved (how much is debatable, but he would be involved). Arum is suing Haymon, so I just don’t see that happening.
That leaves Bud Crawford and it works for Arum because he promotes both fighters meaning double the money for him.
Asked Arum about a possible Crawford vs Pacquiao fight April 9th and he said the decision is Manny's to make but would love to see it.
— Crystina Poncher (@CrystinaPoncher) October 25, 2015
Arum says its Khan, Crawford or Bradley again for Pacquiao's last fight
— Crystina Poncher (@CrystinaPoncher) October 25, 2015
Also don’t take much stock into Pacquiao retiring, it is just a hook to try to sell PPVs, no different from Mayweather saying he is retiring, even though at least for now Mayweather has shown no desire to come back.