Arum:"for whatever reason..floyd did not want to commit" no pacquiao vs mayweather ..

Arum: “For whatever reason… Floyd did not want to commit”
No Pacquiao vs. Mayweather deal, fight appears off for 2010
(18-Jul-2010)
Notes and quotes from Bob Arum’s (Top Rank Promotions) conference call held July 17 to discuss a potential Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight.

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Long story short: Top Rank Promotions had agreed with HBO’s Ross Greenburg to exclusively negotiate making a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. up until July 17, at which time they would start looking at other possible opponents to sign and finalize a Nov. 13 bout for Pacquiao. No deal with Mayweather has been reached up to this this point, and as of today, July 17, Top Rank will now begin negotiating with other opponents in an attempt to sign and finalize a bout for Pacquiao on Nov. 13.
Arum Quote: “Floyd has not said he will never fight Manny Pacquiao, and Manny Pacquiao has never said if Floyd doesn’t fight him on Nov. 13 that the fight will never happen. There is always next year.”


Notes from Arum’s conference call:
- Arum got a call from Ross Greenburg (President of HBO Sports) after the Mayweather – Mosley fight asking if Manny Pacquiao wants to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr., and they answered yes.
- Arum laid out terms that would be acceptable to Team Pacquiao including (an unspecified) concession they made about drug testing
- Arum would not elaborate on what concession they made about the drug testing but feels “that issue was resolved”
- Arum only spoke to Greenburg and never anyone from Golden Boy… never talked to anyone “on Mayweather’s side”
- Arum did have several things from Al Haymon relayed to him through Greenburg and feels Haymon was working hard to make the fight
- Arum agreed with Greenburg that Top Rank would not negotiate with any other potential opponents for Pacquiao while trying to make Mayweather fight
- That exclusivity agreement ended last night at midnight
- Arum now intends to begin negotiating with other opponents to sign a Nov. 13 fight for Manny Pacquiao… although nothing is finalized now
- Arum has not negotiated with any other potential opponent up to this point
- He anticipates speaking to Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto “in the next couple of days”
- They need to sign a fight as soon as possible claiming Pacquiao’s political duties in the Philippines will make press tours very difficult to arrange
Arum Quote: “The deadline today is the end of our exclusivity of only trying to negotiate a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.. Now we can start negotiating with other possible opponents.”
Arum Quote: “I am sure Floyd Mayweather Jr. has a very good reason for not committing to a fight at this time. I really do believe that. I’m speculating… but I’d have to think that possibly going in to a fight this big without his uncle and head trainer Roger Mayweather is potentially a huge issue. I know Manny Pacquiao would have the same concern if Freddie Roach were unavailable to him for such a big fight.”
Arum Quote: “Boxing fans need to cut Mayweather some slack. We know Mayweather’s uncle and head trainer is facing some legal troubles in Nevada. I think it’s understandable he’s reluctant to sign such a big fight without the services of his trainer.”
Arum Quote: “Mayweather is the fight we want.”
Arum Quote: “Floyd has not said he will never fight Manny Pacquiao, and Manny Pacquiao has never said if Floyd doesn’t fight him on Nov. 13 that the fight will never happen. There is always next year.”...........2011:deal