If Bob Arum retires from Boxing Promoting, is this good for Boxing?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by anj, Jan 22, 2013.


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  1. anj

    anj Guest

    And why?

    It is argued that he's not good for boxing because he's the reason why fights like Mayweather-Pacquiao did not happen, and now Donaire-Mares is unlikely to happen.

    However, he is embedded in Boxing history and is very shrewd at what he does. When it goes well, it goes VERY well where Bob's involved.
     
    anj, Jan 22, 2013
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  2. Nipple

    Nipple I hate my username banned

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    Too many potential awesome fights over the last ten years have not happened because of him.

    He's bad news for Boxing in this day and age.
     
    Nipple, Jan 22, 2013
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  3. swilson120

    swilson120 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    was good now a c%#t
     
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  4. MagnaNasakki

    MagnaNasakki Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He'll be replaced.

    I can't say I think much would change. Promoters are a dime a dozen, and they mostly act the same way.

    Where do you think his fighters would go? Probably to Golden Boy, back to Don King who is an absolute cockroach, of to some other oaf like Gary Shaw. And then it would just be a par for the hole.
     
    MagnaNasakki, Jan 22, 2013
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  5. anj

    anj Guest

    oaf haha! haven't heard that one in a decade.
     
    anj, Jan 22, 2013
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  6. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    No.

    It is good for humanity as a whole!
     
    janitor, Jan 22, 2013
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  7. SouthpawJab

    SouthpawJab On his way up!! 4-0!! Full Member

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    Arum has already said that Todd DuBoeuf runs the day to day at Top Rank.
     
    SouthpawJab, Jan 22, 2013
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  8. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    He's a crooked **** but i agree with magna, unlikely much would change.
     
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  9. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Magna got there first; assholes are a dime a dozen in boxing, the business is rife with them. There will always be another Bob Arum.
     
    salsanchezfan, Jan 22, 2013
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  10. MagnaNasakki

    MagnaNasakki Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It's honestly a management and a legal problem right now. Promoters create back breaking contracts with unfair exits(Can you say illusory promise/sham consideration?), and bury or dodge liability from utterly fairly to keep their provisions.

    Fighters sign because of nice bonuses and features that SOUND good but are unenforceable, and then get burnt(mostly). You live and you learn; I'll never sign another such deal in my lifetime.
     
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  11. Squire

    Squire Let's Go Champ Full Member

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    Good ****ing riddance. Bye Arum, you worthless sack of ****
     
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  12. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Aye. Just like he replaced some other cunnyflap. But, they say the devil you know is better than the devil you don't know. :err
     
    Boxed Ears, Jan 22, 2013
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  13. NWS

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    Considering he's one of those reptilian mother****er types, he isn't even going to ever die, much less retire. Settle in, he's been at it for decades.
     
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  14. steve w

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    As is often stated, boxing is the "Red Light" disrict of sport, can you imagine anyone more fitting to reside here than "Honest Bob"?
     
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  15. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Boxing will be better when he's gone, but as has been said, some other slimy ******* will replace him.

    I personally hold him accountable for the Mayweather-Pac fight not happening, which was the biggest blow to boxing in a long time.

    It now looks that he's holding up Donaire-Mares and Matthyse-Rios, which are 2 more big fights.

    Arum is in his 80s and I wish he'd be like King has been the past 10 years and shoved out of the picture or retire.
     
    Bill1234, Jan 22, 2013
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