Do you seriously think Floyd gives a sh*t about Bob Arum's deadline?

bald_head_slick · Jul 17, 2010

How much you guys want to bet FMJ listened to that call laughing? Hahaha.

Irländsk · Jul 17, 2010

He doesn't want to fight Pacquiao, so he obviously doesn't care about the deadline.

Interceptor · Jul 17, 2010

BigBone said: ↑

You can't toss Floyd around at the negotiating table, give him an ultimatum such as a drug testing window or a deadline with a countdown and he'll laugh at it. The negotiating table has a name on it: property of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Love it or hate it, but he's businessman no1 in boxing and he gives the ultimatums. But Bob Arum once again made it look like Mayweather's solely responsible for screwing up a fight that never came close due to BOTH sides.

Floyd's main demand was and still is random drug testing, and how it's properly done, take it or leave it, and Pacquiao's side said no thank you & made the home grown Clottey fight in the Cowboys instead. Arum made shitloads of money as the sole promoter and getting the huge site fee, and in the meantime, Floyd took on the Shane Mosley that Pac refused to face even at 140, and dominated the World WW Champ. Do you seriously think he's afraid of Pac?

It is being reported that Pacquaio's side still did NOT agree to random blood/urine testing up to the fight so in reality nothing changed, you can make a countdown all you want and it's still like "President Obama has 10 days to take an arm-wrestle fight and he's a coward if he doesn't" - he's unlikely to show up. And that is Bob Arum's genious: he knows exactly what it takes to make the fight - the proper testing of the Shane fight - and he knows how to give looking-good-to-the-media demands to Floyd who's likely to refuse them, allowing Arum to make the next installment of all-income-to-me Top Rank only fight while the blame is on Floyd. This is the 2nd use of this trick this year.

Maybe Bob Arum likes the idea of Floyd-Pac, but he definitely likes the idea of Pac-Clottey, Pac-Cotto and Pac-Margarito better and what a promotion it is having!

I asked "do you seriously think Floyd gives a **** about Bob Arum's deadline"? Well, the Bobfather knew the answer before he asked the question. It is called a BLUFFING. :thumbsup
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:deal

Interceptor · Jul 17, 2010

Irländsk;7326617 said:

He doesn't want to fight Pacquiao, so he obviously doesn't care about the deadline.
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Manny expects the same deal he refused to still be there:nut

Somebody should talk to that fool.

bald_head_slick · Jul 17, 2010

Interceptor said: ↑

Manny expects the same deal he refused to still be there:nut

Somebody should talk to that fool.
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His mama did. She said "Don't let Mayweather ger you in the ring! Don't get yourself killed son!"

Relentless · Jul 17, 2010

bald_head_slick said: ↑

His mama did. She said "Don't let Mayweather ger you in the ring! Don't get yourself killed son!"
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mayweather kill someone?:rofl:rofl

good one!

BigBone · Jul 17, 2010

Imagine for a little if Floyd had Bob Arum's promoting skills: how easy it would've been for him to come up with the same exact tactic: make it public that he has a final offer on the table (random testing up to the fight) and Pacquiao has 12 days or something to accept the deal or everyone will call him a coward or cheat. And of course Floyd could've put a countdown on his site and the media would talk about Pacquiao's cowardness today instead of Floyd's. In reality however, it is the same two-sided negotiation with both responsible for not making a final deal, as neither side would give up their stance on drug testing. It just happened that Arum was the smart guy to play the situation in his favor, but it could've been Floyd just as easily.

Both sides are pathetic.

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