"We're not able to fight Amir Khan because of Ramadan, so we decided to take this fight in the interim," Pacquiao's advisor Michael Koncz told Fox Sports in Australia.
Koncz said Pacquiao's fans preferred him to fight the Briton, with that prospect now on the table for October or November.
"We signed it, so yeah, we're excited about it. But again, my preference was to fight Amir Khan," Koncz said. "That didn't work out. We had this on the table so we decided to take it.
"Manny will train and do the best he can and hopefully we get the fight over with very quickly, we get out of there, we say hi to the Australian fans and media and come home," he added.
"Frankly and honestly, and nothing against Jeff Horn -- I've never met the kid, I don't know him personally -- but the name recognition is I guess why the fans picked Amir Khan."
- See more at: Team Pacquiao Plan To Dispatch of Horn, Then Face Amir Khan - Boxing News

Koncz said Pacquiao's fans preferred him to fight the Briton, with that prospect now on the table for October or November.
"We signed it, so yeah, we're excited about it. But again, my preference was to fight Amir Khan," Koncz said. "That didn't work out. We had this on the table so we decided to take it.
"Manny will train and do the best he can and hopefully we get the fight over with very quickly, we get out of there, we say hi to the Australian fans and media and come home," he added.
"Frankly and honestly, and nothing against Jeff Horn -- I've never met the kid, I don't know him personally -- but the name recognition is I guess why the fans picked Amir Khan."
- See more at: Team Pacquiao Plan To Dispatch of Horn, Then Face Amir Khan - Boxing News











im down for a 2nd round avi bet.




remember krackdagawd saying they were gonna be comparable in size come fight night. 
