So I take it Floyd isnt fighting that tune up in Feb?

Here is the thing. I read an interview with Bob Arum where he said he knows the lawsuit will have to be taken care of before the fight can truly happen. And this was months ago. So it looks to me that both sides are tracking the same thing.

 

Take the Deposition. Floyd's got million dollar lawyers. No reason why he can't give a million dollar answer. :smoke

 

he already did

 

No. This was an interview that Floyd gave. The interviewer gave notice prior to the interview taking place that he would be talking to Floyd about it so it was planned ahead of time so Floyd had time to get his thoughts together for it.

 

Everyone on this forum that claims to know something about law also claims the law suit is bs and not winnable. Arum has said basically it will go away as part of the negotiations. So, why not go into negotiations if he wants the fight? Then he gets the fight AND the law suit goes away. Win/Win for Floyd? No?

 

So Thursday, Floyd along with his father and uncle, who are also being sued, showed up for their depositions.



http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/11/izenberg_floyd_mayweather_jr_c.html

 

You still don't get it. What he says in these interviews in that regard means very little. I have no doubt that he will not sign to fight Pacquiao while that lawsuit is out there. Nobody would, and Top Rank knows it. However, to act like he wouldn't even begin negotiations while the lawsuit is pending is inaccurate. He'll come to the table, but the lawsuit will need to be resolved before anything is finalized.

 

MANNYS CUT TOO BAD HE CANT FIGHT MAY 5th- Bob Arum

 

Floyd makes it sound like a precondition here: http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11434225&postcount=1

http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content11299.html

 

"Haymon said he wanted to resume negotiations for a Mayweather-Pacquiao bout. But he wanted Weinstein to help him get the deposition waived again. Arum says Haymon told Weinstein there was one problem. Floyd had been preparing for the deposition all day, but Haymon said he was afraid that the lawyer would ask a question that would anger Floyd and he would walk away from potential boxing match. Golden Boy, in this case, is representing Floyd.
It was then Weinstein pointed out something that you don't have to be King Solomon to figure out. He told Haymon the two things are not related in any way, shape or form."

10-9 Manny Pacquiao!!:smoke

 

Take this for what it's worth, but it is the first evidence that Arum admits Floyd made contact about the fight, but again, tried to make dropping the suit (or at least postponing the deposition) a prerequisite.

http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2...ther_jr_c.html

 

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Monday, January 24, 2011 1:30 p.m.
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- An evidence hearing for Floyd Mayweather Jr. was reset Monday to March 10 after the marquee boxer made a brief court appearance in a felony domestic violence case.

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if he is convicted of all charges, including felony grand larceny, coercion and robbery. He also faces one misdemeanor domestic battery and three misdemeanor harassment charges.




PUBLISHED Thursday, Apr 28, 2011 at 7:55 am EDT
LAS VEGAS — Court officials in Las Vegas say an evidence hearing will be postponed again for boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a felony domestic violence case.




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evidence hearing on more serious felony charges stemming from the domestic dispute with his ex-girlfriend and two of their children at the woman's home.
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sooner or later this will have to be resolved.

If they go to trial, i don't think Floyd would be doing any boxing unless he gets acquitted.

 

Again , you're stuck on a comment he made to Koncz during an informal conversation. We're going in circles here. If you want to interpret that comment to mean that he won't even open any sort of negotiations without the lawsuit being dropped( even though that's already happened in the past) be my guest.

 

He made the comment during a planned interview because he wanted to make that point. But, see the link above. Arum claims Haymon at least tried to make contact, but it was about the deposition, not the fight.

 

You don't even know what you're reading. In that article, Thompson is paraphrasing a conversation he had with Mayweather in regards to a conversation Mayweather had with Koncz. You then have Thompson giving his own interpretation of the events. Surely you see the problem with your assertion.