Why i think Bob Arum is the one who killed the Pac/Floyd fight

You really cannot have it both ways . . . either it is Arums fault or PBF fault. Personally, I think Arum has been to blame from the start for all the problems

 

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Yes. Too many big egos running around. Both camps trying to have the upper hand is going to make this fight nearly impossible to make. The boxing fans are being held hostage on this one. I concur w/ a lot of posters here when they say, JUST FIGHT DAMMIT!!

 

I agree

 

Way too long to read

 

Bob Arum did kill it or never tried to make it according to Jeff Mayweather and himself. He never talked to Mayweather, Haymon, or Ellerbe who make the decisions in Floyd's Career. He apparently never came off the 14 day stance which Floyd flushed immediately after the Mosley fight. Bob never actually wanted the fight, instead him and Roach just did pageantry of putting up the clock and holding the midnight conference in order to get off the hook for setting Pacquiao up with a showdown with Margarito.

 

Why are you so hang up with a deadline? They have been negotiating for 2 freakin months and someone has to move on. Anyone can complete this in 1 week if Floyd is serious enough. Arum already said that Floyd can always say yes right before signing a contract with Cotto or Margo.

 

I blame Arum.
Publicly calling out Floyd on a deadline was inconsiderate.
Floyd, for the rest of his career, will be calling the shots.
Publicly dictating to him and trying to tell him that he has to answer to someone's deadline won't work.
I understand the need for Team PAC to have a deadline, but they could have mentioned it privately and then moved on.

Also, if Manny didn't agree to testing up until the fight, then the deal was never serious. It was good enough for Mosely, it shoudl be good enough for anyone.

If he wants a shot at Floyd, he must do the full testing and give at least 55% to Money May. Pretty simple really.

I'm not saying Floyd is entitled to either, but that's just the way it is.

 

How can you blame Mayweather? He just wants Olympic style testing. There is no reason for Pacquiao's team to turn it down unless they have something to hide and there is no reason why Floyd shouldn't be able to ask for it. All Pacquiao has to do is accept the testing and there is no valid reason not to.

 

i think pac was the one who killed the fight. thoughts of fighting him, made floyd tentative on making the fight.

 

I think the money should be 50-50% and I think the test should be the one instituted by the boxing commission of whatever state they decide to fight in. Simple as that.

Floyd is a boxer, period, if he has a problem with the way various commissions test their fighters then try changing it by lobbying the various commissions rather than dicating to his opponent what the rules are. Of course he can try doing that, but the opponent can rightfully tell him to take a hike. This is why commissions exist.

As for the money, again he can try dictating all the terms he wants, but at the end of the day it takes two to tango.

This doesn't just apply to Floyd, it applies equally to Pac. If both really wanted the fight to happen, it would have happened by now. Ego's don't help define your legacy, your actiions in the ring, including who you choose to fight do.

 

Nope floyd is to blame. Regardless of what arum is, floyd never said anything in response to what arum was saying or doing. Marked him as guilty for eternity.

 

Too many fights arn't being made because of "negotiations" Klit-Haye, Vklit-NV, Pac-floyd.
It's getting worse hopefully this trend doesn't continue boxing really doesn't need this.