Top-Rank Promoter Bob Arum is opening its doors for an encounter between Junior Welterweight Kingpin Danny Garcia and Former Pound-for-pound King Manny Pacquiao in November, although he wants to ensure if Golden Boy Promotions has Garcia under contract.

Arum stressed in a recent interview that he's very much interested to make a Pacquiao vs. Garcia showdown. Still, Garcia's contract situation as one of Al Haymon's high-profile boxers could be a stumbling block to pull off a deal.

"You understand I'm a promoter, but also a lawyer," Arum told Boxing Scene before a news conference Wednesday for the Miguel Cotto-Sergio Martinez fight Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. "So I don't go by rumors or anything.

The veteran promoter added Garcia has a chance to move up as a main contender for Pacquiao, if Juan Manuel Marquez eventually decides to stay away from a fifth showdown with the Filipino slugger.

"If Garcia is with Golden Boy and he is free to fight Manny Pacquiao, he would be moving to the top of the list," Arum said, who successfully locked in the eight-division champion for two more years.

Garcia, considered the best fighter in the junior welterweight division, could get the highest paycheck of his career if he's chosen to fight Pacquiao.

Coming off a unanimous decision win over Timothy Bradley to reclaim the WBO Welterweight Championship, the 35-year-old slugger expressed his desire to move down to 140-pound weight division and fight the best fighter available.

"I can still make 135-pound. I was a lightweight but jumped to 147 to fight Dela Hoya. Jr. Welterweight might be the perfect weight class for me," Pacquiao said in an interview with ABS-CBN News.

Meanwhile, Arum said he and Marquez are set to have a meeting on Friday (Thursday in the U.S.) regarding a possible WBO Welterweight slugfest with Pacquiao in November.

"Marquez will be here tomorrow," Arum told Boxing Scene. "We brought him here. I don't want to be racist or anything, because it's not racist. But you can't really talk to a Mexican on a phone about a deal. You've got to sit him in front of you; you've got to look at his face. That's pretty much with all people, but particularly with Mexicans, particularly if there's a language barrier - even though he can speak English. So until I can see really where he is going or thinking, I'm as lost as anybody."