And Bob Arum, his promoter and Top Rank boss, has a short list of possible opponents for Pacquiao next -- Marco Antonio Barrera, Joan Guzman, and current WBC super featherweight king Juan Manuel Marquez.
"If they want to make real money, they have to fight Manny Pacquiao," Arum told a post-fight press conference in San Antonio, where the Filipino pug demolished Solis via an eight-round knockout Saturday.
It was also in San Antonio where Pacquiao scored his epic win over Barrera back in 2003. The victory, fashioned out via an 11th-round TKO, shot Pacquiao to greater heights and eventually earned him fame and fortune.
Marquez was the same fighter whom Pacquiao floored three times in the first round during their 2004 bout, although the bout ended in a controversial draw after one of the judges erred in his scoring.
Marquez eventually dethroned Barrera earlier this year by unanimous decision.
Guzman is the WBO titleholder of the 130-pound belt.
Pacquiao, however, is facing another competition before going back into the ring -- a political battle against Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio for the first district congressional seat in South Cotabato this coming May elections.
"If I win next month, I will still continue to fight," Pacquiao said in the press conference, referring to his showdown with Custodio.
"My boxing career is my business, and my income," Pacquiao added.
