If Arum was going to pay 7 million to Mayweather...

[warp1432]

If Bob Arum was going to pay Mayweather 7 million to fight Margarito before the Judah fight, why didn't he offer Mayweather 7 for the Judah fight itself?

If he really did offer that, which is the sole reason I don't, it would have be a dumbass decision. If he had offered Mayweather 7 million dollars to Margarito and then lets say Mayweather accepted that, then Mayweather would have demanded more then 7 million after each fight after Margarito.

"If you gave me 7 million dollars to fight a bum like Margarito, now give me 9 million to fight Zab Judah" Is probably something Mayweather would have said.

Why would Bob Arum give 7 million dollars to Floyd Mayweather against a lesser known name then against a bigger name like Judah? If he had, and Mayweather would have accepted, then Mayweather would have demanded more money in future fights.

This is the sole reason I don't believe Bob Arum ever offered 7 million dollars to Mayweather before the 8 million dollar offer, which Floyd wanted to fight Oscar and leave Bob by then anyway.

[Ray Ray]

If Bob Arum was going to pay Mayweather 7 million to fight Margarito before the Judah fight, why didn't he offer Mayweather 7 for the Judah fight itself?

If he really did offer that, which is the sole reason I don't, it would have be a dumbass decision. If he had offered Mayweather 7 million dollars to Margarito and then lets say Mayweather accepted that, then Mayweather would have demanded more then 7 million after each fight after Margarito.

"If you gave me 7 million dollars to fight a bum like Margarito, now give me 9 million to fight Zab Judah" Is probably something Mayweather would have said.

Why would Bob Arum give 7 million dollars to Floyd Mayweather against a lesser known name then against a bigger name like Judah? If he had, and Mayweather would have accepted, then Mayweather would have demanded more money in future fights.

This is the sole reason I don't believe Bob Arum ever offered 7 million dollars to Mayweather before the 8 million dollar offer, which Floyd wanted to fight Oscar and leave Bob by then anyway.

At least somebody else is thought the same **** I was thinking.

Good point homie!

[Njord777]

There's two fighters - Assy Mc***go and Biggie ****son- whom let's say I promote. Mc***go is the top dog; he's regarded as the best fighter in the business, expects big pay-days and is popular enough to choose his opponents at will.

Now my guy, ****son, has some momentum behind him but is, by no means, at the level that he'd bring in as much money or fans - Mc***go would be the draw. So, not only is he widely considered the better fighter, but he's the more popular fighter by far. But I know if I can just convince Assy to give Biggie ****son a shot- if ****son can pull it out he's hit the big time. He'll make more money, I'll make more money; we have nothing to lose fighting the top dog and everything to gain.

So, how do I convince Mc***go to fight my guy? My guy who brings less money, recognition, or popularity to the fight? Well, I can't genuienly offer him a huge pay check without taking it out of my own pocket; and I'm sure as hell not going to do that. Where would the 7-8 million he wants to fight going to come from if my guy can't generate anything close to that much? I bluff.

My only shot is to try and make Assy Mc***go look like a punk by saying I offered him that much. Then, when he says he doesn't want to fight my guy, he'll look like he's afraid. Hopefully, that'll turn the tables enough to make him fight us just to shut us up. It's a long shot, but I want Mc***go to give ****son a chance...

That's pretty much what happened with Bob Arum and the Margarito-Mayweather issue.

[-Swizzy-]

mayweather doesn't like arum so he always asks for more money than arum is offering. Unless he has something else to gain from the fight like a belt or something. But in the case of margarito who doesn't have a belt, he demands more money (10 million) and Arum turned down the offer.

[Shanus]

mayweather doesn't like arum so he always asks for more money than arum is offering. Unless he has something else to gain from the fight like a belt or something. But in the case of margarito who doesn't have a belt, he demands more money (10 million) and Arum turned down the offer.

He had a belt at the time.

[warp1432]

Yeah, but Baldomir had two and Mayweather wouldn't have had to paid the promoters fee.

[Sweet Pea 50]

There's two fighters - Assy Mc***go and Biggie ****son- whom let's say I promote. Mc***go is the top dog; he's regarded as the best fighter in the business, expects big pay-days and is popular enough to choose his opponents at will.

Now my guy, ****son, has some momentum behind him but is, by no means, at the level that he'd bring in as much money or fans - Mc***go would be the draw. So, not only is he widely considered the better fighter, but he's the more popular fighter by far. But I know if I can just convince Assy to give Biggie ****son a shot- if ****son can pull it out he's hit the big time. He'll make more money, I'll make more money; we have nothing to lose fighting the top dog and everything to gain.

So, how do I convince Mc***go to fight my guy? My guy who brings less money, recognition, or popularity to the fight? Well, I can't genuienly offer him a huge pay check without taking it out of my own pocket; and I'm sure as hell not going to do that. Where would the 7-8 million he wants to fight going to come from if my guy can't generate anything close to that much? I bluff.

My only shot is to try and make Assy Mc***go look like a punk by saying I offered him that much. Then, when he says he doesn't want to fight my guy, he'll look like he's afraid. Hopefully, that'll turn the tables enough to make him fight us just to shut us up. It's a long shot, but I want Mc***go to give ****son a chance...

That's pretty much what happened with Bob Arum and the Margarito-Mayweather issue.

Assy Mc***go... Biggie ****son... LMAO! And good point, by the way...

[the330ballers]

There's two fighters - Assy Mc***go and Biggie ****son- whom let's say I promote. Mc***go is the top dog; he's regarded as the best fighter in the business, expects big pay-days and is popular enough to choose his opponents at will.

Now my guy, ****son, has some momentum behind him but is, by no means, at the level that he'd bring in as much money or fans - Mc***go would be the draw. So, not only is he widely considered the better fighter, but he's the more popular fighter by far. But I know if I can just convince Assy to give Biggie ****son a shot- if ****son can pull it out he's hit the big time. He'll make more money, I'll make more money; we have nothing to lose fighting the top dog and everything to gain.

So, how do I convince Mc***go to fight my guy? My guy who brings less money, recognition, or popularity to the fight? Well, I can't genuienly offer him a huge pay check without taking it out of my own pocket; and I'm sure as hell not going to do that. Where would the 7-8 million he wants to fight going to come from if my guy can't generate anything close to that much? I bluff.

My only shot is to try and make Assy Mc***go look like a punk by saying I offered him that much. Then, when he says he doesn't want to fight my guy, he'll look like he's afraid. Hopefully, that'll turn the tables enough to make him fight us just to shut us up. It's a long shot, but I want Mc***go to give ****son a chance...

That's pretty much what happened with Bob Arum and the Margarito-Mayweather issue.

good explanation

[warp1432]

Yeah, but the point is, people shouldn't be saying some bull**** like "Mayweather advoided the biggest career payday of his career because Arum was going to pay 7 million to fight Margarito and then he took 5 to fight Judah!"

Then again...this is boxingscene after all.

[Horus]

There's two fighters - Assy Mc***go and Biggie ****son- whom let's say I promote. Mc***go is the top dog; he's regarded as the best fighter in the business, expects big pay-days and is popular enough to choose his opponents at will.

Now my guy, ****son, has some momentum behind him but is, by no means, at the level that he'd bring in as much money or fans - Mc***go would be the draw. So, not only is he widely considered the better fighter, but he's the more popular fighter by far. But I know if I can just convince Assy to give Biggie ****son a shot- if ****son can pull it out he's hit the big time. He'll make more money, I'll make more money; we have nothing to lose fighting the top dog and everything to gain.

So, how do I convince Mc***go to fight my guy? My guy who brings less money, recognition, or popularity to the fight? Well, I can't genuienly offer him a huge pay check without taking it out of my own pocket; and I'm sure as hell not going to do that. Where would the 7-8 million he wants to fight going to come from if my guy can't generate anything close to that much? I bluff.

My only shot is to try and make Assy Mc***go look like a punk by saying I offered him that much. Then, when he says he doesn't want to fight my guy, he'll look like he's afraid. Hopefully, that'll turn the tables enough to make him fight us just to shut us up. It's a long shot, but I want Mc***go to give ****son a chance...

That's pretty much what happened with Bob Arum and the Margarito-Mayweather issue.

I give almost the same Kind of analogy and peopple still say Floyd Duck Mar