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Published 15:33 8 Mar 2017 GMT
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"Manny wanted to roll the dice. He rolled the dice and it came up snake eyes. If something is too good to be true, it's too good to be true."Pacquiao was in talks to fight Australian welterweight Jeff Horn on April 23, but changed course and asked his Twitter followers who they wanted to see him face off against in his next bout. They overwhelmingly voted in favour of Khan. The Bolton boxer's last fight ended in a sixth round knockout by Mexican middleweight Canelo Alvarez last May. https://twitter.com/mannypacquiao/status/830845509203922944 Arum says the figures being mentioned "made no sense," but the bout can still go ahead later this year, with November the earliest possible date. The veteran promoter also said Pacquiao wants to fight as soon as possible, with July a possibility. Pacquiao hasn't fought since November, when he came out of retirement to beat Jessie Vargas in Las Vegas. The 38-year-old is a six-time world champion. Meanwhile, ESPN report that Khan is still hopeful of fighting the Filipino boxer later this year. The 30-year-old and Pacquiao are former sparring partners, and trained together at Freddie Roach's gym in Los Angeles. Catch up with this week's episode of 888sport Football Friday Live
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