Comments Thread For: Bob Arum Smells Backdoor Handshake in MGM Fiasco

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, sent a strong message to the MGM Grand during Wednesday's final press conference for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley HBO Pay-Per-View rematch, which takes place at the venue on Saturday night.

Arum has been furious over the venue's heavy display of promotional items related to the upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Marcos Maidana Showtime Pay-Per-View on May 3rd.

During the end of the press conference, with a stunned Richard Sturm [President of MGM Grand Entertainment] sitting right beside the podium, Arum unleashed his fury.
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[jas]

BOB BE LIKE:

[Fetta]

Someone should stop Arum from talking. Hes already burned bridges and this is a major one hes pouring gasoline on

[bojangles1987]

Boxing is already fractured down to networks. Might as well start fracturing down to specific venues as well.

"Floyd Mayweather III will defend his WBC Golden Boy Diamond MGM Grand USADA Welterweight Championship against..."

[Hougigo]

There's no way MGM thought these guys would go to Barclay's..... nobody is that stupid

[Larry the boss]

Arum did this to himself

[MDPopescu]

Arum is right... Anyone in his position would have been right.

[lets rumble]

really makes a fighter wanna sign with top rank with a rant like that pi55ing off the mecca of world boxing MGM.....
mgm did the wrong thing but for the sake of his fighters he should learn to bite his tongue .
shame on mgm and shame on bob arum

[way2strong]

that is true larry if anything bob saved alot of money hosting the fight in that **** arena maybe next time he will stick to the wynn or T&M ...can't deny arum went there and stole house made them take down family pics n **** haha bet someones getting fired

[tyshun30]

I didnt see this coming lol