Top Rank chief and promoter Bob Arum welcomes the AIBA's efforts to ensure professional boxers will be able to compete in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but Manny Pacquiao's participation would be “unrealistic.”
Arum spoke to Josef T. Ramos of the Manila Times, saying he doesn't believe the veteran would be eligible to begin with:
It’s good for so many young Filipino professional boxers if ever it happens. It boosts the chance of the Philippines to end the [Olympic gold medal] drought. But if you’re going to ask me about Manny’s participation, it’s unrealistic.