All this was probably cleverly staged by Bob Arum

If it was it worked because yesterday I could give 2 fu**s about this fight and today I'm interested.

Felt staged to me. Maybe not the kick or racial slurs but the whole arguing did. It would make sense. I have a few friends who just found out pac is fighting cause of commercial on sunday night football so im guessing there isnt much hype

i dont really think its staged but both camps training in the same gym definatly not helped...wtf is this **** about? Is there only one Gym over there or what? Arum wants to build stadiums so building a little Gym for his sweetheart Pacman shouldnt be a problem... I think it's the one gym in the venetian hotel (or nearby), where they're staying I believe and neither camp wants to travel far when they don't have to. the schedules were bad planning, the camps would always cross paths, coming while the others were going.

I think Roach came in trying to start some fake pre-fight hype. I mean, he conveniently came over to start shit with Garcia while he was in the middle of interview with cameras filming. But it probably got more out of control than Roach intended and it turned into something real when that attention-whore Ariza got involved. Roach got genuinely angry and starting saying **** he probably didn't originally plan to say. I highly doubt Roach would want to have his rep tainted like that for just for a few more PPV buys.

i dont really think its staged but both camps training in the same gym definatly not helped...wtf is this **** about? Is there only one Gym over there or what? Arum wants to build stadiums so building a little Gym for his sweetheart Pacman shouldnt be a problem...

It was real. Lucky for everyone that it didn't escalate, or Pacman would've laid out everyone in the room. :lol1:

It's interesting cause Bob is usually dismissive of fighters acting non gentlemen like, he's been quoted on numerous occasions saying fighters can be gentlemanly and still draw. It's on record that he didn't support Floyd's antics and wanted him to be more like Oscar (lol cause that dudes a h0mo)...but now it seems like he's accepting this recent turn of events. I assume it's because ppv orders aren't as good as they may be expected and realize stuff like this does help whether he likes it or not.

Rather it was staged or not, it's fight week and this will bring in more viewers. Not a surprise at all with the timing.

Just looked at the under card, doubt it's going to change things much. This under card is vintage Arum, just needs Butterbean. Butterbean with a little mix of Mia St John

To sell more PPV's and people here are going crazy over who's racist, who was wrong, etc. I doubt it, Bob Arum is of Jewish descent.

Just looked at the under card, doubt it's going to change things much. This under card is vintage Arum, just needs Butterbean.

I find it pretty hard to believe that Bob Arum would stage a fight just to make more money.

To sell more PPV's and people here are going crazy over who's racist, who was wrong, etc.Here's Arum reaction watching the brawl: