Bob Arum: "I will RETALIATE against Golden Boy & Showtime...MAJOR retaliation"

Top Rank-Golden Boy feud flares again by Dan Rafael Sep 23, 2011 http://www.batangastoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/bob-arum-son-dead.jpg This week, Showtime scheduled the Golden Boy-promoted bantamweight title doubleheader -- the rematch between titlist Abner Mares and former titleholder Joseph Agbeko, along with titleholder Anselmo Moreno against Vic Darchinyan -- to go up against Arum's pay-per-view show. Even though Cotto-Margarito dwarfs the Golden Boy/Showtime card in terms of significance, Arum was riled about the idea that it might take away some viewers and publicity. He said he found out about the scheduling conflict by reading my ESPN.com story, which broke the news Wednesday night. He was livid and vowed revenge. "I would not have allowed that to happen," Arum said. "If a network told me to go against somebody else's pay-per-view, I would have told them to go themselves. We will retaliate, and when we retaliate it will be tenfold. There will be major retaliation." Arum said he felt betrayed because, when he was going to have Kelly Pavlik fight Lucian Bute on Showtime on Nov. 5 (before Pavlik pulled out) and HBO had given him the same date for a Donaire fight, he went to HBO and asked to move Donaire to Oct. 22 to avoid a conflict with Showtime. Now, Showtime and Golden Boy have counter-programmed him, and that doesn't sit well with him. ... Arum said he thought Showtime's scheduling move was deliberate because it is upset over him taking Pacquiao away from the network. Arum had left HBO and brought Showtime Pacquiao's May 7 pay-per-view fight against Shane Mosley. Recently, he brought Pacquiao back to HBO for his third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, which is scheduled for Nov. 12 on HBO PPV. "It's because they are pissed at us because they didn't get the Pacquiao fight or the Cotto fight," Arum said. "That's how small-minded they are. But revenge will be sweet. It will be on both of them, Golden Boy and Showtime. All I'm saying is there will be retaliation." Schaefer was surprised to hear how upset Arum was and said he would have preferred not go against Arum's pay-per-view. Further, he said he didn't want another fight with Top Rank. http://espn.go.com/boxing/blog/_/name/rafael_dan/id/7008547/top-rank-golden-boy-feud-flares-again-boxing

Comments (17)

Actually I'm more emotionally involved in the Akbeko vs Mares II rematch. I really want Akbeko to get revenge for all of those low blows. Plus a decent match up with Vic vs Moreno makes this card better than Cotto vs Marg unless they add something to that card. Low blows? Those were all legal shots. The ref never took any points away and never warned about anything. Plus, its a fight! and Agbeko should have protected himself at all times.

14y ago

Gino_Ros

I'm boycotting all TR events. At least in the sense of not spending money or giving viewership.

14y ago

heat27

Not interested in a Quitter and a low blow cheat (Quitto) and a cheat (Margacheato) who are shot. Agbeko vs Mares is FREE and more entertaining. I know where ill be tuning in. too a free hbo ppv stream

14y ago

AddiX

He's right though, golden boy should not of done this. And boxing Is just kicking itself in the ass again because now I have 2 fights on the same night both which I REALLY want to see. This iS just a lose lose situation for everyone

14y ago

Leohappy

uh all of u r stupid. if bob arum retaliates means MORE FREE BOXING. next time SHOWTIME/GBP goes PPV, bob arum claims he'll put on counterprogramming 2 fvck them. that's good for us, you douchebags. #OMGPEOPLEONTHEINTERNETARESTUPID internet is loaded with boxing videos. don't need no arum to give me free shows. this is just another excuse he can use to not make any fights outside of his stable.

14y ago

ThePrince

uh all of u r stupid. if bob arum retaliates means MORE FREE BOXING. next time SHOWTIME/GBP goes PPV, bob arum claims he'll put on counterprogramming 2 fvck them. that's good for us, you douchebags. #OMGPEOPLEONTHEINTERNETARESTUPID Yup, what I said in the post just above you. Great for boxing fans and the sport in general. Bob: "What's going to happen is when they have their next pay per view fight, even if it costs me a lot of money, and even if it means going to an over-the-air terrestrial network, I'm going to put a blockbuster up against their fight, and I'm really going to hurt them." Sounds good to me :boxing:

14y ago

Check_hooks

If Arum puts on a free show on a major network (which is what UFC is doing with fox) that would be a huge step in the right direction for boxing. HBO ain't free. Showtime ain't free. HBO PPV damn sure ain't free. I just wish Arum would've made the same deal that UFC did with FOX.

14y ago

ThePrince

What a bitter, vindictive old rich man :lol1: But he threatened to derail Golden Boy's next PPV by putting a 'blockbuster' on free terrestial tv, even if it cost him money. If say Brandon Rios-enter name or Nonito Donaire-Rafa Marquez is on NBC or ABC (would say CBS but :lol1:), then I say retaliate with all your powers Bob.

14y ago

Leohappy

.......and people on this forum keep saying bob isn't a problem.

14y ago

odogg8121

I know which fight i'll be watching...can you say FREE :boxing:

14y ago

Buffalo

Is he really trying to compare moving a date to avoid competing with himself with 2 seperate companies competing on the same date? Just leave already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

14y ago

Ray

Cant wait for this guy to go away finally!!! So all this boxers that he has hostage can finally be free and fight outside of Top ranks..

14y ago

onechance87

arum making excuses already that puto:bottle:

14y ago

Reef08

Pac-May fight will never happen because of this douche.

14y ago

Joeyzagz

The sooner he dies, the better.