...Runs out at the end of 2016? If so, is his decision to retire just a ploy to sit out the rest of his contract with Arum?
That would be smart, wait it out then possibly get a fight with Floyd and make all the $ in the world.
Well, if he continues to fight for Arum, his options are another fight with Brandon Rios or a fourth fight with Tim Bradley or Jessie Vargas. Because that's basically all Arum has. Aside from the Mayweather fight, Pacquaio's career has been at a virtual standstill for the past five years. Just Bradley, and Bradley, and Bradley and Rios, and Marquez and Marquez ... :-( Arum has nothing to offer. All the welterweights are elsewhere.
I don't want to see Pacquaio fight any more rematches. I'd rather see Pacquiao vs. Danny Garcia, Pacquiao vs. Kell Brook, Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman, Pacquaio vs. Amir Khan ...