As a PWill fan Ive always wondered why he fights in Vegas, AC, or the West Coast. Put him in Georgia, DC, or somewhere else in the South.
the Clottey fight was a last-minute deal when it became obvious that the Mayweather fight was not happening on March 13th. Its not the standard. Before Clottey, Pac fought Oscar, Hatton, and Cotto back to back.
What Arum is doing is not new... don king has been doing it his entire career.. he gets a fighter that's a money maker so he'll protect him to keep making money.. when is time to fight somebody that's dangerous he'll make sure that fighter is under contract with him because if his money machine loses the other guy's status goes way up and he still has the money machine.. he wont help another promoter's fighter gain super stardom by beating his guy.. the only times they negotiate with another promoter is when is a super mega fight... is business and that's the way boxing function and people need to understand that :hat