Bob Arum's actions are very much questionable

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  1. psychopath

    psychopath D' "X" Factor Full Member

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    First . . . he agreed on the 50/50 purse split offer from Schaefer and team Hatton without consulting Manny.

    And I also noticed that all his press releases were antagonistic of Team Pacquiao's effort to re-negotiate. Aren't he suppose to be representing Pacquiao's interest in all negotiations?

    Then . . . he seems desperate . . . that he increased Pacquiao's guaranteed purse out of his own pocket. Why would he spend money out of his own pocket? That's highly suprising and unussual for Arum.

    I smell a buy out. It's obvious Schaefer and Arum are now working as a team to force Pac to accept that offer.

    Just my 2 cents . . . What do you people think?
     
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  2. Lance_Uppercut

    Lance_Uppercut ESKIMO Full Member

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    I think that this is just business as usual with fight negotiations. And that posters try to make a dollar with 99 pennies.
     
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  3. psychopath

    psychopath D' "X" Factor Full Member

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    Yeah busisness as ussual . . . he has handled negotiations for countless of big fights . . . where some has fizzled out . . .but have you ever heard Arum spending money out of his own pocket just to make a fight happen? :think
     
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  4. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    The guarantee he gives Pac would hardly be relevant.

    The money that Hatton brings would take it out of the equation.
     
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  5. roly

    roly Boxing Addict Full Member

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    from what i gather pac agreed to the split initially and then changed his mind.
     
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  6. watsinango

    watsinango Active Member Full Member

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    link?
     
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  7. Chert

    Chert Ringside Potato Full Member

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    no. that story also came from arum when he blurted out his 50/50 verbal deal to the boxing media. he probably did this to bully, coerce and trap pac into signing that deal. fight negotiations should be done behind closed doors not out in the open for all to see.
     
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  8. roly

    roly Boxing Addict Full Member

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    yes but its manny who's been negotiating via websites.
     
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  9. Chert

    Chert Ringside Potato Full Member

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    no. arum started it first by proclaiming his 50/50 verbal deal to the boxing media including boxing websites. pac just followed suit as a result.
     
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  10. roly

    roly Boxing Addict Full Member

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    well i don't care anymore about the split, they've both lost out on probably their biggest purse each, and boxing fans have missed out on the biggest and probably best fight of 2009.
     
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  11. Chert

    Chert Ringside Potato Full Member

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    yep. we can definitely agree on this.
     
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  12. Silvermags

    Silvermags Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Agree! The fans of both pac and hatton are the losers. Would have been an exciting fight for both of them win or lose!

    I believe both of them fighting each other is inevitable. They may be facing different opponents on thier next fight but thier fight is a must. So i believe they will be seeing each other on the ring no matter what before the end of 2009.

    Cheers!
     
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  13. watsinango

    watsinango Active Member Full Member

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    roly boy be man enough to provide your links, you have some serious accusations here. negotiate w/ website for a million dollars worth of transaction? WTF
     
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  14. fake_southpaw

    fake_southpaw Cutman Full Member

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    That's what saddens me.
     
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  15. divac

    divac Loyal Member Full Member

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    Why a buyout!:yikes........that surely could not have been happening when an immediate rematch fell apart between JMM and Pac after they first fought.......back when Arum was JMM's promoter and Murad Muhamad was Pac's ........
    Arum and Muhamad (two scoundrels)could clearly not have been in cahoots to screw the fighters (JMM and Pac) out of money that they truly deserved after the epic fight that they both put up!

    No, that could'nt have happened back then, but it is now?:nut:roll:
     
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